Patent ID: 6937854

Claim:
An apparatus for conducting a conference call between a wireless line and a land line using customer premise equipment comprising: a cordless telephone handset; a base unit connected to the public switched telephone network, the base unit further being operable to communicate with the cordless handset via radio signals toward permitting a user to make and receive telephone calls using the cordless handset; the base unit further including a wireless telephone cradle for receiving and establishing electrical connection with a wireless telephone capable of making and receiving calls over a wireless telephone network; interface circuitry residing in the base unit for controlling operation of the cordless telephone handset and the wireless telephone handset when positioned in the cradle; the interface circuitry further capable of connecting a first call between a user and a first party via the public switched telephone network and a second call between the user and a second party via the wireless telephone network toward establishing a conference call among the user, the first party and the second party.