Wireless docking station system and method for a multiple handset cordless telephone system

A docking station for interconnecting telephone calls between a wireless telephone and a multiple handset cordless telephone system having a cordless base unit, and that operates in accordance with a radio air protocol, which defines individual handset addresses for multiple cordless terminal units, comprising:

• an electrical interface having an audio signal coupling and a data signal coupling for engaging the wireless telephone;
• a transceiver operable to communicate in accordance with the radio air protocol with the multiple handset cordless telephone system as a terminal unit and in accordance with a handset protocol portion the radio air protocol, which is assigned one of the individual handset addresses, thereby enabling communications with the multiple cordless handsets only through the cordless base unit, said transceiver selectively coupled to said audio signal coupling, and
• a controller coupled to control said transceiver and coupled to said data signal coupling, said controller operable to communicate data signals with the wireless telephone when coupled to said electrical interface, and operable to process telephone calls between the wireless telephone and the multiple handset cordless telephone system through control of said transceiver in accordance with the multiple handset radio cordless telephone system radio air protocol and said one of the individual handset addresses, thereby enabling audio communications by selectively coupling said audio signal coupling and said transceiver.