Patent ID: 8285311
Filing Date: 2012-10-09
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A hybrid cordless telephone system, comprising: a base unit of the hybrid cordless telephone system comprising a chip configured with WDCT (wireless digital cordless telecommunications) processing functions; and a plurality of handsets, each handset capable of initiating a telephone call to a called party via the base unit, wherein: each handset comprises an antenna to wirelessly communicate with an RF module of the base unit using the WDCT processing functions, and a VoIP engine configured to provide VoIP engine functionality to its respective handset; the base unit comprises a system router coupled to the RF module of the base unit to receive one or more data packets corresponding to a telephone call initiated by one of the handsets; the system router is configured to forward the received data packets to either a public switched telephone network (PSTN) or to a data network according to information provided by the handset that initiated the telephone call; and the base unit further comprises a base unit processor configured to receive the data packets destined for the PSTN, and to process received data packets destined for the PSTN to produce analog voice signals suitable for transmission over the PSTN to the called party and to process data packets destined for the data network for transmission over the data network.