Patent ID: 8244228
Filing Date: 2012-08-14
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A first cellular phone having mobility, the first cellular phone comprising: an access point in the first cellular phone, the access point configured to control access of a plurality of second cellular phones to a wireless local area network, wherein the wireless local area network complies with an 802.11 wireless local area network protocol, and wherein the access point is an 802.11 access point configured to provide access to the wireless local area network according to the 802.11 wireless local area network protocol; a conference controller configured to control a flow of communication in a communication link between the plurality of second cellular phones accessing the wireless local area network via the access point, wherein i) the flow of communication in the communication link between the plurality of second cellular phones and the first cellular phone via the access point is compatible with the wireless local area network protocol and ii) the plurality of second cellular phones establish the communication link through the access point to form a teleconference; a wireless local area network transceiver configured to communicate packet-based information to and from the wireless local area network via the access point; and an IP interface configured to: