Patent ID: 6766175
Filing Date: 2004-07-20
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A docking station for interconnecting telephone calls between a wireless telephone, which accesses telephone service from a wireless telephone network, and a cordless telephone handset, which employs radio waves instead of a cord to connect telephone signals with a base unit, comprising:an electrical interface, having a plurality of connectors for coupling audio and data signals with the wireless telephone; a transceiver operable to communicate telephone calls via radio signals to the cordless telephone handset, said transceiver coupled to at least a first audio signal connector in said electrical interface, and a controller coupled to said transceiver, and coupled to at least a first data connector in said electrical interface, said controller operable to communicate data signals with the wireless telephone when coupled to said electrical interface, and operable to process telephone calls between the wireless telephone and the cordless telephone handset via said transceiver.