Wired cellular telephone system
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorHaim M. Weissman
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Abstract
Disclosed is a telephone system using a telephone network interface configured to couple a cellular telephone to a cable network. The interface coupled in this way enables transmission and reception of communication signals to and from a cellular telephone network over the cable network allowing communication of the cellular phone to a cellular network connected to the cable network, for instance. The telephone network interface is further configured to enable the interface to communicatively couple with the cellular telephone using packet-based communication, such as session interface protocol (SIP) packet based communication.
Claims27
A communication apparatus comprising:
- a telephone network interface configured to communicatively couple a cellular telephone to a cable network enabling transmission and reception of communication signals to and from a cellular telephone network over the cable network;
- wherein the telephone network interface is further configured to enable the interface to communicatively couple with the cellular telephone using packet based communication.
The communication apparatus as defined 3, further comprising:
- a second cellular telephone operable using SIP and communicatively coupled to the telephone network interface allowing SIP packet based communication between the second cellular telephone and the cellular telephone or another SIP telephone via the cable network.
A method for telephone communications comprising:
- communicatively coupling a cellular telephone to a cable network using a telephone network interface operable for transmission and reception of communication signals to and from a cellular telephone network over the cable network;
- wherein the telephone network interface is further configured to enable the interface to communicatively couple with the cellular telephone using packet based communication.
The method as defined 12, further comprising:
- providing a second cellular telephone operable using SIP and communicatively coupleable to the telephone network interface allowing SIP packet based communication between the second cellular telephone and the cellular telephone or another SIP telephone via the cable network.
A communication apparatus comprising:
- means for communicatively interfacing a cellular telephone with a cable network to enable transmission and reception of communication signals to and from a cellular telephone network with the cellular telephone over the cable network;
- wherein the means for communicatively interfacing is further configured to communicate with the cellular telephone using packet based communication.
The communication apparatus as defined 21, further comprising:
- a second cellular telephone operable using SIP and communicatively coupled to the means for communicatively interfacing allowing SIP packet based communication between the second cellular telephone and the cellular telephone or another SIP telephone via the cable network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.