Patent ID: 6149353
Filing Date: 2000-11-21
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
A process of wireless operation whereby a plurality of wireless telephone instruments with stored prepaid balances are interfaced with a public switched telephone network to communicate with other telephone terminals, comprising the steps:establishing wireless telephonic communication with an active wireless telephone instrument;identifying the active wireless telephone instrument;testing the active wireless telephone instrument for calling approval;cueing the active wireless telephone instrument for spoken calling data signals to identify a called telephone terminal;selectively receiving and converting the spoken calling data signals to converted telephone dial up signals;bridging the active wireless telephone instrument through the public switched telephone network to the called telephone terminal for a dial-up connection in accordance with the converted telephone dial-up signals and communication between the active wireless telephone instrument and the called telephone terminal; andmonitoring the communication between the active wireless telephone instrument and the called telephone terminal to reflect call charges in the stored prepaid balance for the active wireless telephone instrument.