Method and system for extended network access notification via a broadband access gateway

A method of operating a gateway supporting mobile multimedia communication, the method comprising:

• initializing communication via a broadband network;
• collecting, via at least one of a personal area network and the broadband network, information comprising accessibility of at least one access device;
• receiving a request to hand off wireless multimedia communication of the at least one access device between a wireless wide area network and the personal area network;
• and
• coordinating with the wireless wide area network, via the broadband network, the hand off of wireless multimedia communication of the at least one access device between the wireless wide area network and the personal area network, the at least one access device notifying the user of the hand off.

A machine-readable storage, having stored thereon a computer program having a plurality of code sections for operating a gateway supporting mobile multimedia communication, the code sections executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform the operations comprising:

• initializing communication via a broadband network;
• collecting, via at least one of a personal area network and the broadband network, information comprising accessibility of at least one access device;
• receiving a request to hand off wireless multimedia communication of the at least one access device between a wireless wide area network and the personal area network;
• and
• coordinating with the wireless wide area network, via the broadband network, the hand off of wireless multimedia communication of the at least one access device between the wireless wide area network and the personal area network, the at least one access device notifying the user of the hand off.