Patent ID: 6049719
Filing Date: 2000-04-11
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A communication system comprising:service switching point;a base station communicatively connected to said service switching point;a cordless terminal unit including a handset and a charging station; andat least one corded terminal unit, including a corded handset, communicatively connected to said service switching point,wherein a call is diverted or forwarded from said corded terminal unit to said cordless terminal unit once said cordless terminal unit has been removed from the charging station,wherein a signal indicative of the removal of said cordless terminal unit from the charging station is detected by said corded terminal unit and is transmitted to said service switching point,wherein said cordless terminal unit sends a control signal to said base station once said cordless terminal unit has been removed from the charging unit, andwherein said base station activates the call diversion or call forwarding in response to the control signal so that the call is diverted or forwarded to said cordless terminal unit via said base station.