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2005-10-18

2010-10-05

Eng, George (Department: 2617)

Multiplex communications

Communication over free space

Having a plurality of contiguous regions served by...

C455S552100

Reexamination Certificate

active

07808945

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method for communicating voice communications to the communications devices of respective recipients thereof using multiple call modes, including, but not limited to, a fee-based network call mode and non-fee based mode. Generally, the fee-based call mode utilizes a wireless communications network to communicate voice communications over relatively large distances and the non-fee based call mode utilizes a proximity communication transport mechanism to communicate voice communications over relatively small distances. The non-network communication transport mechanism includes, for example, the unlicensed free radio spectrum. The apparatus is operable in either of the call modes or in an auto-select call mode in which the apparatus initially attempts to communicate voice communications via a proximity communication transport mechanism and if unsuccessful, subsequently communicates voice communications via a wireless communications network. The apparatus is configurable to operate in any of the call modes.

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