Patent ID: 7941147
Filing Date: 2011-05-10
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of call setup and handoff in a communication path that includes a wireless handset, comprising: establishing a first voice bearer path through at least one switching element between a calling party and a called party in a first communication network according to a first communication protocol wherein at least one of the called and calling parties is communicating with the at least one wireless handset; establishing a first wireless headset communication link between the wireless handset that communicates over the first communication network according to the first communication protocol and a wireless headset unit; within the first communication network, performing call setup signaling to establish a call with a landline docking station base unit from the switching element through a second communication network that communicates according to a second communication protocol that is different from the first communication protocol and allocating resources for a second voice bearer path between the at least one switching element and the specified landline docking station base unit through the second communication network; establishing a second wireless headset communication link between the wireless headset unit and the landline docking station base unit; and upon receiving an indication that a communication link has been established with the landline docking station base unit through the second communication network, while the wireless headset communication link with the wireless handset is established, terminating the first voice bearer path from the wireless handset and establishing a connection to the landline docking station base unit by way of the second voice bearer path.