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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2004
Steven Tischer, Atlanta, GA (US);
Kevin Kleinfelter, Atlanta, GA (US);
Steven Tischer, Atlanta, GA (US);
Kevin Kleinfelter, Atlanta, GA (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for interfacing plain old telephone system (POTS) devices, cellular network devices, and computer network devices with computer networks and cellular networks is presented. In a broad sense, the system includes an interface that bridges the POTS devices and the cellular devices with computer networks. The interface also bridges computer network devices with the cellular network. The interface is configured to convert signals which are compatible with POTS networks and cellular networks into signals compatible with computer networks. The signals may include content signals representing a telephone call and call attribute signals used to establish a telephone call. The interface is further configured to convert computer network compatible signals into cellular network compatible signals. The interface may also be utilized to aggregate cellular and computer network signals for communicating segmented data over multiple networks.