Patent ID: 7809375

Claim:
A method for operating a home wireless router comprising, the home wireless router: 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, wherein the VoIP wireless terminal is also capable of communicating through a cellular network; determining that the VoIP wireless terminal, which is being serviced by a cellular network, has roamed into the WLAN service area and desires VoIP call servicing of ongoing communication via the WLAN; sending a bandwidth reservation request to the VoIP service accumulator to reserve capacity on the broadband connection for servicing of a VoIP call; receiving a bandwidth reservation response from the VoIP service accumulator to confirm reservation of capacity on the broadband connection for servicing of the VoIP call; and servicing the VoIP call via the WLAN and the broadband connection only when bandwidth capacity is reserved, by having the VoIP service accumulator effect transfer of servicing of the VoIP wireless terminal from the cellular network to the WLAN for transfer of the ongoing communication from the cellular network to the WLAN via the broadband connection.