FORWARDING OF TELECOMMUNICATION CALLS AND MESSAGES

摘要

An apparatus for place-shifting telecommunication messages is presented. The apparatus includes a telecommunication service interface compatible with a telecommunication network that provides telecommunication service to the apparatus, and a network interface compatible with a data communication network that provides data connectivity between the apparatus and a remote user device. The apparatus also includes a data network conversion module and a telecom network conversion module. The data network conversion module is coupled between the telecommunication service interface and the network interface, and the telecom network conversion module is configured to convert local telecommunication signals received by the telecommunication service interface into a first format compatible with the data communication network. The telecom network conversion module is coupled between the network interface and the telecommunication service interface, and the telecom network conversion module is configured to transform remote network data received by the network interface into a second format compatible with the telecommunication network.