Patent ID: 8781523

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: a cellular phone capable of communicating via a long-range cellular network protocol and a short-range protocol such that, when the cellular phone is in communication with a system capable of communicating via a long-range Internet communication protocol, the cellular phone is capable of communicating using the system via the short-range protocol, so that the cellular phone is capable of being used to communicate via the long-range Internet communication protocol; wherein the cellular phone is configured to automatically detect the system, and communicate via the short-range protocol upon the detection; wherein the cellular phone is configured such that a single phone number is capable of being used for a call whether the call is carried out via the short-range protocol so that the cellular phone is used to communicate via the long-range Internet communication protocol, or the call is carried out via the long-range cellular network protocol so that the cellular phone is used to communicate via the long-range cellular network protocol, such that: if the cellular phone detects the system and is capable of communicating using the system via the short-range protocol, the call is carried out via the short-range protocol so that the cellular phone is used to communicate via the long-range Internet communication protocol, and details regarding the communication via the long-range Internet communication protocol are capable of being indicated utilizing an interface by displaying long-range Internet communication protocol information; and if the cellular phone does not detect the system via the short-range protocol, the call is carried out via the long-range cellular network protocol so that the cellular phone is used to communicate via the long-range cellular network protocol.