Patent ID: 7424008

Claim:
A method for operating a home wireless router comprising: establishing a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) that supports wireless communications within a WLAN service area; establishing broadband communications via a broadband connection with a VoIP service accumulator; servicing a plurality of wireless terminals within the WLAN service area, the plurality of wireless terminals including a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) wireless terminal; receiving a request to terminate a WLAN VoIP call to the VoIP wireless terminal; determining that the VoIP wireless terminal is currently servicing a cellular call via a cellular network; misleading the cellular network into concluding that another cellular call is to be serviced by the VoIP wireless terminal by initiating another cellular call to the VoIP wireless terminal via the cellular network; the cellular network placing the cellular call on hold in the incorrect conclusion that it will service the another cellular call; and the home wireless router and the VoIP service accumulator setting up and terminating the WLAN VoIP call to the VoIP wireless terminal.