Patent ID: 6860554

Claim:
An integrated telephone system adapted to be housed in a seat of a mobile platform, the system comprising: a cradle for housing a telephone handset; a first terminal supported on said cradle, said first terminal providing an electrical connection point for said telephone handset of said system and a first communication link to a remote transmitter of the mobile platform; a second terminal supported on a substantially flat portion of said cradle substantially adjacent to one of four corners of said cradle, said second terminal providing a wireless connection point for a computing device of said a first user and a second communication link to the remote transmitter, said system adapted to provide the first and second communication links simultaneously; and a third terminal supported on said substantially flat portion of said cradle substantially adjacent to another one of said four corners of said cradle, said third terminal providing a wireless connection point for a computing device of a second user and a third communication link to the remote transmitter, said system further adapted to provide said first, second and third communication links simultaneously.