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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2008
Jonathan Allan Arsenault, Orleans, CA;
David William Clark, Carp, CA;
Eric John Wolf, Stittsville, CA;
Sean Maclean Murray, Ottawa, CA;
Jonathan Allan Arsenault, Orleans, CA;
David William Clark, Carp, CA;
Eric John Wolf, Stittsville, CA;
Sean MacLean Murray, Ottawa, CA;
BCE INC., Verdun, CA;
Abstract
A method for effecting communications, such as telephone calls, accesses to data network sites, alarm system communications, and/or other communications, over a communications network. The method comprises: determining that an ability of first end-user equipment at a first end-user premise to communicate via a first communication link connecting the first end-user equipment to the communications network is disrupted; establishing a wireless communication link between the first end-user equipment and second end-user equipment at a second end-user premise; and causing information transmitted by or destined for the first end-user equipment to be exchanged over the communications network via the wireless communication link and a second communication link connecting the second end-user equipment to the communications network. Also provided are apparatus and computer-readable media containing a program element executable by a computing system to perform such a method.