Patent ID: 8364081
Filing Date: 2013-01-29
Classification: H04B,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A system, comprising: a cellular phone capable of communicating via a long-range cellular network protocol and a short-range protocol; a computer system capable of communicating via a long-range hard-line network protocol and the short-range protocol; and a cellular phone headset separate from the cellular phone for communicating with the cellular phone via the short-range protocol, and the cellular phone headset which is separate from the cellular phone further comprising logic positioned therein for communicating directly with the computer system via the short-range protocol without having to be channeled through the cellular phone; wherein, when the cellular phone headset is in proximity of the computer system, the cellular phone headset is capable of communicating with the computer system utilizing the short-range protocol, so that the cellular phone headset is used to communicate via the long-range hard-line network protocol; wherein the cellular phone headset and the computer system automatically detect each other, and communicate via the short-range protocol upon said detection.