Telecommunications – Radiotelephone system – Zoned or cellular telephone system
Reexamination Certificate
2006-04-25
2006-04-25
Corsaro, Nick (Department: 2682)
Telecommunications
Radiotelephone system
Zoned or cellular telephone system
C455S426200, C455S462000, C455S550100, C455S552100
Reexamination Certificate
active
07035633
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus is provided for creating a gateway between a wired telephone and a wireless telephone network. The gateway device is connected to a wired home telephone network having one or more wired telephones, a wired telephone network, such as the PSTN, and a wireless telephone network. The apparatus may operate in a first mode that allows the wired telephone network to be utilized as a primary telephone network for the wired home telephone network and the wireless telephone network to be utilized as a backup in case of failure of the wired telephone network. Alternatively, the apparatus may operate in a second mode that allows the wireless telephone network to be utilized as a primary telephone network for the wired home telephone network and the wired telephone network to be utilized as a backup in case of failure of the wireless telephone network. The selection of the operating mode for the apparatus may be based upon user selection, a user-specified time schedule, dialed digits, or other factors.
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BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation
Corsaro Nick
Merchant & Gould LLC
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