Patent ID: 8301130
Filing Date: 2012-10-30
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that when executed by a computer communicates an incoming call on a first phone to a second phone, the computer-readable media comprising: determining whether a plurality of phones are connected to a beacon gateway, wherein the beacon gateway is configured to communicate the incoming call to one of the plurality of phones, and wherein the beacon gateway comprises at least an antenna, a transmitter, a transcoder, a power manager, a landline-interface module, a thin client module, a tones generator, a receiver, and a dual-tone multifrequency (DTMF) module; configuring the plurality of phones connected to the beacon gateway, wherein each phone rings with a unique ring tone; transmitting the incoming call to an intended destination of the first phone; transmitting a ring tone of the first phone such that the plurality of phones connected to the beacon gateway ring with the ring tone of the first phone; providing the ring tone to the second phone, wherein the ring tone is indicative of the first phone, such that a user answering the second phone understands the incoming call was originally destined for the first phone.