System and method for wireless home communications

A system for wireless communications, the system comprising:

• a router operable to coordinate communications with a earpiece, the router being operable to communicate with a wired telephone to enable voice communications through the earpiece, the router being operable to communicate with the earpiece and one or more appliances through one or more wireless connections, the router communicates with the wired telephone and the one or more appliances according to user preferences, the user preferences are capable of specifying (i) types of alerts sent to the earpiece from the wired telephone and the one or more appliances the types of alerts including at least audible alerts, user recorded messages, and text-to-voice messages, and (ii) conditions for communicating the alerts, wherein the router downloads at least some of the user preferences to the earpiece;
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• the earpiece operable to alert a user of incoming communications through a wired telephone in communication with the router according to the user preferences, the earpiece is further operable to receive voice communications through the one or more wireless connections in response to receiving user input to initiate a communication through the wired telephone, the earpiece is further operable to play one of the alerts to a user from the one or more appliances in communication with the router in response to the router receiving a status of the one or more appliances and the user preferences.

A router for home communications, the router comprising:

• a processor for executing a set of instructions;
• a memory in communication with the processor, the memory operable to execute the set of instructions to:
• link an earpiece with the router for wireless communications;
• receive user preferences for sending communications between a wired telephone or one or more appliances and the earpiece, the user preferences are capable of specifying types of alerts sent to the earpiece from the wired telephone and the one or more appliances including at least audible alerts, user recorded messages, and text-to-voice messages, and conditions for communicating alerts;
• download at least some of the user preferences from the router to the earpiece;
• alert the earpiece of incoming communications through the wired telephone in communication with the router according to user preferences;
• connect the earpiece to the wired telephone for enabling voice communications in response to user input to accept a call;
• sending one of the alerts indicating a status of one or more appliances in communication with the router to the earpiece according to user preferences;
• and communicate a command received from the earpiece through the router to the one or more appliances to implement an action.