System and apparatus for adapting operations of a communication device
US8179826B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 5, 2008 |
| Grant date | May 15, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 6, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/045
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a base unit operable in part as a femtocell having a controller to detect a cellular phone, wirelessly establish communications with the cellular phone, establish communications with a cellular communication system by way of a broadband interface, and enable one or more landline phones communicatively couplable to the base unit to communicate with the cellular communication system responsive to establishing communications with the cellular phone. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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