Patent ID: 7403544

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 from the VoIP wireless terminal to establish a VoIP conference call with at least two other VoIP wireless terminals; interacting with the VoIP service accumulator to determine at least one other home wireless router required to service the VoIP conference call; querying the at least one other home wireless router to determine its ability to service the VoIP conference call for at least one serviced VoIP wireless terminal; receiving a response from the at least one other home wireless router to indicate its ability to service the VoIP conference call for at least one serviced VoIP wireless terminal; and the home wireless router, the at least one other home wireless router, and the VoIP service accumulator setting up and servicing the VoIP conference call.