Cisco Technology, Inc.

Jennifer Kay Walker

Kamaldip S Toor

Carlos V Laux

Marcio Guidorizzi De Siqueira

Hisham Sami Abdelhamid

Randall Bernard Baird

Mukul Jain

Cullen F Jennings

Vinod Katkam

Daniel Victor Eskenazi

Paul Norwood Booth

Seyamak Vaziri

Cullen Frishman Jennings

Larry E Schessel

Sam Hague

Bhaskar Peddinti

Tony Siu Kong Leung

Larry Schessel

In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, by a directory service, a call from a user of a mobile phone requesting a number of a communication device associated with a callee. The number is then retrieved from a database by the directory service and then dialed to connect the mobile phone with the communication device. The directory service also sends the number to the mobile phone, the mobile phone being configured to store the number in a storage location. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure.

Pushing a number obtained from a directory service into a stored list on a phone

Providing probe signals from a node includes receiving at the node an instruction to send the probe signals over channels, where the instruction comprises probe parameter values describing deployment of the probe signals. The node sends the probe signals to a controller through access points. Each access point is associated with one or more channels. The controller is operable to assign an access point to the node in accordance with an analysis of the probe signals.

Providing probe signals from a node to a centralized controller

The present invention provides a mechanism for categorizing telephone calls and for providing special information about calls that appear on call lists maintained in a telephone. The invention provides for both providing an indication and for providing an action. When an entry on a call list is highlighted (in a conventional manner), pressing one key adds a flag to the entry on the call list to indicate that follow up action is required. Pressing a second key initiates an action such as attaching a reminder so that the user will be reminded to take action later. Pressing a third key will provide a text message balloon indicating information about the call. The flags and text messages can be added by either the called party or the calling party.

Categorization of telephone calls

A mobile handset transmits a radio frequency (RF) signal. The mobile handset determines when it is in close proximity to a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) capable device. If the mobile handset is in close proximity to a VoIP capable device, then the RF signal to the base station is disabled and a communications link is established with the VoIP capable device such that a call can be made by the mobile handset and routed as VoIP packets through the VoIP capable device.

Method for establishing voice communications using a mobile handset

Identifying one or more access points in one or more channels to facilitate communication includes identifying an access point in a channel in a first channel band of a first frequency range to facilitate communication with a network. The first channel band includes a plurality of channels and the first frequency range includes a plurality of channel bands. The identified access point is used to communicate with the network. A scanning sequence is initiated in the first frequency range and a second frequency range to identify one or more access points in one or more channels to facilitate communication. The second frequency range includes a plurality of channel bands.

Identifying one or more access points in one or more channels to facilitate communication

A connector that mechanically connects and provides power to two or more telecommunication devices in series, for example a phone and an expansion module or accessory device, from a single or multiple power source is provided. In one embodiment, the connector includes a support body and a pair of outwardly extending projections for connection to a base and expansion module.

Connector for telecommunication devices

Handing off a node from a first access point to a second access point includes facilitating communication between a node and a network using a first access point. A handoff rule of one or more handoff rules is accessed. One or more handoff factors associated with the first access point and a second access point are determined. A handoff factor is relevant in deciding whether to handoff from the first access point to the second access point. The handoff rule is applied to the one or more handoff factors. Handoff of the node to the second access point is initiated if the one or more handoff factors satisfy the applied handoff rule.

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Jackson, WY, United States of America

Jennifer Kay Walker