Patent ID: 7299060

Claim:
A cordless base unit for facilitating wireless communication between a mobile station and a landline station, said mobile station being able to send and receive calls via a wireless telecommunications network, said landline station being able to send and receive calls via a landline telecommunications network, said cordless base unit comprising: an antenna; a wireless transmitter communicatively coupled to said antenna; a wireless receiver communicatively coupled to said antenna; a telephone line interface communicatively coupled to said landline telecommunications network; a multiplexer, for selectively interconnecting said wireless transmitter, said wireless receiver, and said telephone line interface; a controller, for controlling said multiplexer; and a user interface, coupled to said controller, wherein said cordless base unit provides a first communication pathway for communicatively coupling said landline station to said landline telecommunications network, said cordless base unit provides a second communication pathway for communicatively coupling said mobile station with said landline station, via a wireless communication link, independently of said landline telecommunications network, and said cordless base unit wirelessly transmits a bridging signal to said mobile station independently of said wireless telecommunications network, in response to a predetermined instruction from a source selected from the group consisting of said user interface and said landline station.