Enhanced mobility wireless local loop phone
AssigneeAxesstel, Inc.
InventorsSatoru Yukie, Mike Kwon, Duk San Kim, Craig M. Hagopian
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for implementing a wireless local loop phone that operates connected to or disconnected from a terminal unit. In one implementation, a phone system includes: a terminal unit comprising: a power source, a handset connection; a handset comprising: an antenna, a modem connected to said antenna, a terminal unit connection, a handset user interface; wherein said modem provides an air interface using said antenna, said air interface provides a wireless local loop, when said handset is connected to said terminal unit through said handset connection and said terminal unit connection, said handset receives power from said power source.
Claims21
A convertible phone system for use by an end user, comprising:
- a terminal unit;
- a power connector cable coupled to said terminal unit;
- and
- a handset including a multi-format power connection interface,
- wherein said handset is configured to operate in only a fixed wireless loop phone service mode using power provided through said power connector cable when said power connector cable is connected to said multi-format power connection interface of said handset,
- wherein said power connector cable is not removable from said multi-format power connection interface by said end user, and
- wherein said handset is configured to operate in only a mobile wireless phone service mode when said power connector cable is disconnected from said multi-format power connector interface and a battery is connected to said multi-format power connection interface of said handset in replacement of said disconnected power connector cable.
A method of converting a handset for an end user from operating in a fixed wireless local loop phone service mode to operating in a mobile wireless phone service mode, the method comprising:
- attaching with a power connector cable said handset to a terminal unit,
- wherein said power connector cable connects to a multi-format power connection interface of said handset to provide power to said handset, and
- wherein said power connector cable is not removable from said multi-format power connection interface by said end user;
- operating said handset in only a fixed wireless local loop phone service mode using said power provided through said power connector cable;
- detaching said handset from said terminal unit by disconnecting said power connector cable from said multi-format power connection interface of said handset;
- connecting a battery to said multi-format power connection interface of said handset in replacement of said disconnected power connector cable;
- and
- operating said handset in only mobile wireless phone service mode using power provided by said battery.
A system for providing convertible wireless phone service for an end user, comprising:
- means for attaching a handset to a terminal unit, said attaching means connected to said handset at a multi-format power connection interface of said handset,
- wherein said attaching means is not removable from said multi-format power connection interface by said end user;
- means for providing power to said handset through said attaching means;
- means for operating said handset using said power provided through said attaching means to operate in only a fixed wireless local loop phone service mode;
- means for detaching said handset from said terminal unit by removing said attaching means from said multi-format power connection interface of said handset;
- means for connecting a battery to said handset at said multi-format power connection interface of said handset in replacement of said removed attaching means;
- and
- means for operating said handset using power provided by said battery to operate in only a mobile wireless phone service mode.
A handset for an end user, comprising:
- an antenna;
- a modem connected to said antenna;
- a terminal unit connection;
- a handset user interface;
- a multi-format power connection interface compatible with a power connector cable and a battery,
- wherein said power connector cable and said battery are interchangeable,
- wherein said power connector cable is not removable from said multi-format power connection interface by said end user;
- and
- wherein said modem provides an air interface using said antenna,
- wherein said air interface provides a wireless connection to a wireless network,
- wherein said handset is configured to operate in only a fixed wireless loop phone service mode when said power connector cable is connected to said multi-format power connection interface, and
- wherein said wireless phone handset is configured to operate in only a mobile wireless phone service mode when said battery is connected to said multi-format power connection interface.
A method of converting a handset of an end user from operating in a mobile wireless phone service mode to operating in a fixed wireless local loop phone service mode, the method comprising:
- connecting a battery to a multi-format power connection interface of said handset;
- operating said handset in only a mobile wireless phone service mode using power provided by said battery;
- disconnecting said battery from said multi-format power connection interface of said handset;
- attaching with a power connector cable said handset to a terminal unit,
- wherein said power connector cable connects to said multi-format power connection interface of said handset in replacement of said disconnected battery to provide power to said handset, and
- wherein said power connector cable is not removable from said multi-format power connection interface by said end user;
- and
- operating said handset in only a fixed wireless local loop phone service mode using said power provided through said power connector cable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.