System and method for providing a single telephone number for use with a plurality of telephone handsets

摘要

Systems and methods providing integrated voice and data services utilizing wired cordless access with unlicensed/unregulated connectivity sources and wireless access with licensed/regulated connectivity sources. A single telephone directory number is assigned for use with both a mobile wireless telephone and for use with a cordless wired Internet Protocol (IP) telephone. The mobile wireless telephone operates via a conventional licensed spectrum wireless network, and the IP telephone operates over voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) over a broadband packet data network service. Incoming calls simultaneously ring the user's mobile wireless telephone and IP telephone. The user may be provided a personal voice mailbox that may be accessed from their mobile wireless telephone or from their IP telephone. The user may be provided a single services bill associated with use of both telephones.

主权项

1. A gateway device, comprising:
a memory to store executable instructions; and a processor, coupled to the memory, that facilitates execution of the executable instructions to perform operations, comprising:
in response to detecting that a cordless handset device has entered a coverage range of a wireless network of a wireless access point device, assigning a network address to the cordless handset device and sending the network address and a device identifier of the cordless handset device to a service node device of a wired data network;facilitating routing voice data associated with a voice service between a network device of the wired data network and the wireless access point device;facilitating access to the network device of the wired data network via a wireless connection of the wireless access point device; andin response to receiving an incoming call directed to a phone number that is common to the cordless handset device and a wireless telephone, directing the incoming call to be sent to the cordless handset device communicatively coupled to the wireless access point device via the wireless connection, wherein the directing comprises directing the incoming call according to a call processing rule associated with the cordless handset device.