Patent ID: 8364139

Claim:
A method for using a media player and a long-range communications device to enable a user to participate in a telephone call, the media player comprising a user interface, a display screen, and circuitry for wirelessly communicating with the long-range communications device, and the long-range communications device comprising circuitry for wirelessly communicating with an external source and does not include a user interface for enabling a user to control any aspect of the telephone call, the method comprising: using the media player to initiate the telephone call, the media player comprising locally stored communications event data, wherein the media player requires access to a long-range communications protocol provided in the circuitry of the long-range communications device to provide user access to telephone calls, wherein the media player does not include circuitry for wirelessly communicating directly with the external source; transmitting authentication information to the long range communications device, wherein the authentication information is used to authenticate long range communications device with the external source; and allowing the user to participate in the telephone call via the long-range communications device by directly interacting with the media player.