Patent ID: 7016481

Claim:
A remote cordless internet telephony device comprising: a remote cordless telephone comprising a remote cordless telephone handset and a remote cordless telephone base unit; said remote cordless telephone handset comprising a microphone, a speaker, a dialpad, a handset rf transceiver for communication with a base unit transceiver, circuitry for translating audio information input to said microphone to an rf signal as an input to said handset rf transceiver, circuitry for translating input from said handset rf transceiver means to an electrical signal as an input to said speaker, and circuitry for translating a keypress on said dialpad into a DTMF tone as an input to said handset rf transmitter; said remote cordless telephone base unit connected to a computer, comprising a base unit rf transceiver for communication with said handset rf transceiver, means for determining whether said communication represents a DTMF signal or audio information, circuitry for translating communications from said handset rf transceiver into digital form for transmission to a computer, circuitry for receiving digital data from said computer and translating said digital data to a form suitable for transmission to said base unit rf transceiver, and means for transmitting signals between said base unit rf transceiver and said computer; and a computer having a connection to a digital telephony network and a connection to said remote cordless telephone bass unit, said computer executing software programmed to accept data from said remote cordless telephone base unit, transmit audio information input from said remote cordless telephone base unit to said digital telephony network, receive audio information input from said digital telephony network, convert said audio information input to a form suitable for said remote cordless telephone base unit and transmit said audio information input to said cordless telephone unit; wherein said software is compatible with telephony software utilized by Internet telephony providers so as to allow emulation of a cordless POTS telephone call over the Internet whereby one user may carry on a voice conversation with a second user over said digital telephony network.