Patent ID: 6990321

Claim:
A telephone system for providing a telephony feature, comprising a phone system controller and a first telephone system interface, wherein: said first telephone system interface is coupled between a first telephone handset and a telephone line said first telephone system interface operable to (i) selectively couple said first telephone handset to said telephone line, and (ii) establish a first wireless control channel to said phone system controller, said wireless control channel operable to carry control signals associated with said telephony feature between said first telephone system interface and said phone system controller, said phone system controller is coupled to said telephone line and operable to (i) receive said first control signals via said wireless control channel, and (ii) process said first control signals to provide said telephony feature, said second telephone system interface is operable to (i) selectively couple said second telephone handset to said telephone line, (ii) transmit second control signals via said wireless control channel to said first telephone system interface, and (iii) establish a wireless communication channel between said first telephone system interface, said wireless communication channel operable to carry voice signals of said second telephone handset to said first telephone system interface, and said first telephone system interface is further operable to (i) receive said voice signals of said second telephone system via said wireless communication channel, and (ii) provide said voice signals to said first telephone handset.