Patent ID: 7912016
Filing Date: 2011-03-22
Classification: G06F,G06K,G06Q,G07F,G07G,H03C,H04B,H04L,H04M,H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A handheld communication device comprising: a first radio frequency interface for transmitting and receiving digital information via a first wireless communication network using a first communication protocol and a first portion of radio frequency spectrum; a second radio frequency interface for communicating with at least one peripheral device via a second wireless communication network using a second communication protocol and a second portion of radio frequency spectrum; circuitry for converting between digital and analog representations of sound; wherein the first radio frequency interface of the handheld communication device supports speech communication using the first wireless communication network; wherein the handheld communication device transmits, to a first remote system using the first radio frequency interface, a request for information identifying a call route to a remote voice communication terminal accessible to the handheld communication device via the first wireless communication network; wherein the handheld communication device, upon receiving the requested information, initiates a call connection to the remote voice communication terminal via the first radio frequency interface, using the requested information; and wherein the handheld communication device begins communicating digital voice packets to the remote voice communication terminal using the first radio frequency interface and the first wireless communication network upon receiving a message indicating establishment of a call connection with the remote voice communication terminal.