Patent ID: 7526296
Filing Date: 2009-04-28
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. In a wireless local area network (WLAN) access point, a method comprising: maintaining in data storage a set of allowed-number data that specifies one or more telephone numbers allocable by the wireless access point to telephone devices served by the access point; and during or after association of a client station with the access point, allocating at least one of the one or more allocable telephone numbers for use by the client station to engage in telephony service via the access point, the method further comprising receiving a telephone number allocation-request from the client station, wherein the client station is a mobile station, and wherein receiving the telephone number allocation-request comprises receiving the telephone number allocation-request wirelessly from the mobile station, wherein receiving the telephone number allocation-request wirelessly from the mobile station comprises receiving the telephone number allocation-request wirelessly from the mobile station after the mobile station has associated with the access point and acquired an IP address assigned by the access point.