Patent ID: 6466799
Filing Date: 2002-10-15
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
A Communications premises station system for receiving a hand-held wireless communications device which communicates with a wireless network and has a premises station interface, the communications premises station system comprising:a network interface configured to communicate with a telephone network; a hand-held wireless communications device interface configured to connect with the premises station interface of the hand-held wireless communications device to communicate with the wireless network; a first port for connecting to a first telephonic device; a second port for connecting to a second telephonic device; a switching system connected to the network interface, the hand-held wireless communications device interface, the first port, and the second port and configured to connect the first telephonic device to one of the network interface or the hand-held wireless communications device interface and connect the second telephonic device to another one of the network interface or the hand-held wireless communications device interface to allow the first telephonic device and the second telephonic device to place calls simultaneously; and a call processing element electrically coupled to the hand-held wireless communications device interface, for converting incoming signals from the hand-held wireless communications device to incoming signals to the first or second telephonic device, and for converting outgoing signals from the first or second telephonic device to outgoing signals to the hand-held wireless communications device.