Patent ID: 6081716
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
A wireless private branch exchange for communicating with a wireless communication network having a base transmission station, said wireless private branch exchange comprising:a handset transceiver station including:(a) a receiver configured to receive inbound information from said base transmission station on a receive frequency;(b) a transmitter configured to transmit outbound information to said base transmission station on a transmit frequency;(c) a processor coupled to said receiver and said transmitter, said processor configured to decode said inbound information and to encode said outbound information to communicate with said base transmission station; and(d) a protocol converter coupled to said processor, said protocol converter configured to translate said inbound information froma wireless communication format to a private branch exchange format and to translate said outbound information from said private branch exchange format to said wireless communication format;a private branch exchange coupled to said handset transceiver station and a public switched telephone network, wherein said private branch exchange is configured to communicate said inbound information with said handset transceiver station and to communicate said outbound information with said handset transceiver station, and to route a predetermined amount of information through said public switched telephone network before routing information through said wireless communication network; anda plurality of terminals coupled to said private branch exchange.