WO2009145922A1 - Système portatif de conversion de téléphone cellulaire en vue d’une compatibilité avec un réseau téléphonique domestique - Google Patents

Système portatif de conversion de téléphone cellulaire en vue d’une compatibilité avec un réseau téléphonique domestique Download PDF

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WO2009145922A1
WO2009145922A1 PCT/US2009/003325 US2009003325W WO2009145922A1 WO 2009145922 A1 WO2009145922 A1 WO 2009145922A1 US 2009003325 W US2009003325 W US 2009003325W WO 2009145922 A1 WO2009145922 A1 WO 2009145922A1
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Stanley F. Williams
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W88/00—Devices specially adapted for wireless communication networks, e.g. terminals, base stations or access point devices
    • H04W88/02—Terminal devices
    • H04W88/021—Terminal devices adapted for Wireless Local Loop operation
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/72—Mobile telephones; Cordless telephones, i.e. devices for establishing wireless links to base stations without route selection
    • H04M1/725—Cordless telephones

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  • the invention is generally directed to a cellular conversion system that provides cellular telephone connectivity throughout a home via wiring of an existing home telephone network.
  • the wired telephone service is an expensive duplication of service, it provides the users with two distinct benefits over their existing cellular telephone service, namely clear, reliable connectivity regardless of the proximity to nearest cellular telephone repeater site or tower, and the use of multiple independent telephone handsets spread throughout the house in which to answer or place telephone calls.
  • users who use their cellular telephones at home find that they often miss calls to their cellular telephones because they cannot hear their cell phones ring from where they last placed the cellular phones at home, and they also find it inconvenient to carry their cellular phones with them or clip the cellular phones to their pajamas at night.
  • the present invention involves a cellular conversion system that provides for consistent cellular telephone service in a home by utilizing an existing home wired telephone network.
  • the cellular conversion system comprises a cellular high gain antenna, a signal amplifier, and a docking station capable of converting cellular telephone signals into signals suitable for a wired network.
  • the docking station includes a docking station antenna, at least one cellular telephone cradle, at least one telephone jack, and a cellular high gain antenna connector.
  • a user connects the docking station to the cellular high gain antenna via the cellular high gain antenna connector, and the user also connects the docking station to the home's wired telephone network via the at least one telephone jack on the docking station.
  • the docking station When a user places a cellular telephone in the cellular telephone cradle of the docking station, the docking station connects the cellular telephone to the wired home telephone network. The docking system then converts and transmits cellular telephone signals to and from the home wired network. As a result, once the cellular telephone is connected to the home telephone network via the docking station, the data carried by the cellular signals can be transmitted to and received from every home telephone connected to the home network.
  • the cellular conversion system provides the user with the convenience of a reliable home phone network system without the additional high cost for a separate home phone service provider.
  • Fig. 1 shows a docking station for the cellular conversion system of the present invention
  • Fig. 2 shows a home installation of the cellular conversation system.
  • the invention involves utilizing a cellular conversion system that reroutes cellular telephone communications through wiring of an existing home telephone network to provide cellular telephone connectivity throughout the home and thus, eliminating the need for a wired telephone service.
  • the cellular conversion system includes a cellular telephone docking station 5, a cellular high gain antenna 11 for receiving and transmitting cellular telephone signals 8 and 9, a signal amplifier 12 for boosting the incoming and outgoing cellular signals 8 and 9, a first connecting cable 13, which connects the signal amplifier 12 to the docking station 5, and a second connecting cable 14, which connects the signal amplifier 12 to the docking station high gain antenna 11.
  • the cellular high gain antenna 11 is connected via either hard- wire or wireless connection to the signal amplifier 12, and the docking station 5 is wirelessly connected to the signal amplifier 12.
  • a user mounts the high gain antenna 11 to a home 7 so that the antenna 11 can receive and transmit cellular telephone signals 8 and 9, which represent not only telephone calls, but also text messages and other forms of data transmitted via cellular telephone signals.
  • the user secures the antenna 11 to the roof or exterior wall of the home 7 to optimize the performance of the high gain antenna 11.
  • a user may mount the high gain antenna 11 inside the home 7. The user then mounts the signal amplifier 12 near the antenna 11 and connects the amplifier 12 and antenna 11 with the second cable 14. Once the user mounts the antenna 11 and the amplifier 12, the user connects the docking station 5 to the signal amplifier 21 with the first connecting cable 13.
  • the home 7 includes a wired home telephone network 130, which is hardwired to a home telephone service provider 150 via a disconnect 140.
  • the wired home network 130 comprises a plurality of telephone jacks 120, 121, 122, and 123 throughout the home 7, and the telephone jacks 120, 121, 122, and 123 are connected to the home telephone service provider 150 via the home wired telephone network 130 so that each of the jacks 120, 121, 122, and 123 is capable of providing telephone services to telephones 110, 111, 112, and 113 when the one of the telephones 110, 111, 112, and 113 is connected to one of the jacks 120, 121, 122, and 123 via a telephone cable.
  • the telephones 110, 111, 112, and 113 are preferably cordless telephones so that a user may move throughout the home 7 while using the telephones 110, 111, 112, and 113.
  • the docking station 5 includes a docking station antenna 10, a cellular telephone cradle adaptor 20, an internal backup battery 30, a cellular high gain antenna connector 40, a USB port 50, telephone jacks 60 and 61, a power supply jack 70, and an external power supply connection status LED 80.
  • a user connects an external power source to the power supply jack 70 of the docking station 5 to provide power to the docking station 5.
  • the external power supply connection status LED 80 will light up once power is supplied to the docking station 5 from the external power source, and the LED will remain lit as power is supplied from external power source. In the event of a failure of the power source, the battery backup 30 will power the docking station 5.
  • the user After connecting a power source to the docking station 5, the user connects the second connecting cable 14 to the cellular high gain antenna connector 40 to link the docking station 5 with the antenna 11 and the signal amplifier 12. Once the user connects the docking station 5 to an external power source and to the high gain antenna 11, the user then disconnects the home wired telephone network 130 from the home telephone service provider 150 via the disconnect 140. After the wired home network 130 is disconnected, the user connects the docking station 5 to one of the telephone jacks 120, 121, 122, and 123 of the home 7 via a telephone cable secured to one of the telephone jacks 60 and 61.
  • the user can use the cellular conversion system to make and receive cellular telephone calls and text messages via the existing home wired network 130.
  • the user places a cellular telephone into the cellular telephone cradle adaptor 20 of the docking station 5.
  • the cradle adaptor 20 is designed to accommodate a specific type of cellular telephone. Accordingly, the docking system 5 can be equipped with different cellular telephone cradle adaptors so that the docking system can be used with a various types, makes, and models of cellular telephones. Further, if cellular phones include standardized features, then the docking station 5 would not need different cradle adaptors.
  • the docking station 5 can not only control the cellular telephone, but also charge the cellular phone.
  • the docking station 5 When a cellular telephone is placed in the cradle adaptor 20 of the docking station 5, the docking station 5 connects the cellular telephone to the wired home telephone network 130.
  • the docking station 5 is capable converting cellular telephone signals 8 and 9 into signals suitable for a wired network.
  • the data carried by the cellular signals 8 and 9 can be transmitted to and from every home telephone 110, 111, 112, and 113 connected to the home network 130 via telephone jacks 120, 121, 122, and 123.
  • the user can use a plurality of telephones 110, 111, 112, and 113 to send and receive cellular telephone data.
  • the cellular high gain antenna 11 which is directly connected to the signal amplifier 12 for maximum signal strength, receives the signal 8 and sends the signal 8 to the docking station 5 either wirelessly or via first connecting cable 13.
  • the docking station 5 will then receive the incoming cellular signal 8, convert the data carried by the signal 8, and send the data to the home wired network 130 via the telephone jack to which the docking station 5 is connected.
  • every telephone 110, 111, 112, and 113 connected to the wired network 130 will ring or indicate that a text message or other data has been received.
  • the user can then use any of the telephones 110, 111, 112, or 113 to receive the telephone call or access the cellular telephone data.
  • the user can use any of the telephones 110, 111, 112, and 113 connected to the home telephone network 130.
  • the information is transmitted from the telephone 110, 111, 112, or 113 to the home network 130 via the telephone jack 120, 121, 122, or 123 to which the telephone 110, 111, 112, or 113 is connected.
  • the docking station 5 then receives the outgoing information, converts the information to an outgoing cellular telephone signal 9, and sends the outgoing signal 9 to the signal amplifier 12 and the high gain antenna 11 either wireless or via the first and second connection cable 13 and 14, respectively.
  • the antenna 11 then transmits the outgoing cellular signal 9 to a cellular telephone network.
  • the user can have cellular telephone connectivity throughout the home 7.
  • the user will have the convenience of a home phone network system without paying the additional high cost for a separate home phone service provider.
  • a user can forego the expense of a home wired telephone service, while maintaining reliable telephone connectivity throughout the home 7.
  • the cellular conversion system is expandable and scalable.
  • the system can include multiple docking stations 5.
  • Each docking station 5 is connected to one of the telephone jacks 120, 121, 122, and 123. If the system employs multiple docking stations 5, the multiple cellular telephones can be connected to the home wired network 130.
  • the cellular conversion system can transmit the cellular telephone data to only certain telephones in the home 7. Specifically, if the wired network 130 includes independent connection lines, the cellular conversion system transmits cellular telephone data to only home telephones 110, 111, 112, and 113 that are hardwired to the telephone jack 120, 121, 122, or 123 to which the docking station 5 is connected. For example, only telephones 110, 111, 112, and 113 that are hardwired to the telephone jack 120, 121, 122, and 123 to which the docking station 5 is connected would ring when there is an incoming to the cellular phone placed in the docking station 5.
  • the cellular conversion system can be used by a cordless phone network system.
  • the cordless phone network system consists of a cordless phone base station and multiple independent cordless phones that are uniquely coded to only that specific cordless phone network base station.
  • a user plugs a new or existing cordless phone network system having multiple independent handsets into one of the telephone jacks 60 and 61 of the docking station 5.
  • the docking station 5 will not only reroute or retransmit cellular phone signals 8 and 9 to the home wired network 130, but also these signals can also be retransmit the signals 8 and 9 to the cordless telephone base station network.
  • each cellular telephone requires a separate docking station 5 and each separate docking station 5 has phone jacks 60 and 61, the user can have a separate independent cordless telephone network system plugged into each docking station 5.
  • each cordless phone within a particular cordless telephone network will ring only when calls are received on that cellular phone and only on networks or hardwired phones that are plugged into or connected to that docking station 5.
  • cellular conversion system is programmable to use different ring tones or music to notify the user of an incoming cellular signal 8, such as incoming call.
  • home telephones 110, 111, 112, and 113 can be capable of sending and receiving text messages. When a text message is received, each of the home telephones 110, 111, 112, and 113 will briefly ring and display the messages when the telephones.
  • the telephones 110, 111, 112, and 113 may also each include a text message reception indicator light that lights up when the telephone receives a text message.
  • the home telephones 110, 111, 112, and 113 can be equipped with full alphanumeric lighted keypads for maximum convenience and texting speed capability. Further, home telephones 110, 111, 112, and 113 that are capable of receiving and sending text messages will also have memory storage capability for user recall convenience.
  • the cellular conversion system is also has bluetooth capabilities.
  • Each docking system 5 includes a bluetooth antenna 10.
  • the bluetooth antenna can transmit cellular data via a bluetooth signal to hands-free headsets.
  • the bluetooth feature of the cellular conversion system provides the user with the option of answering cellular telephone calls via either a bluetooth capable headset or one of the home telephones 110, 111, 112, and 113.
  • the cellular conversion system also be used as a re-radiator for wireless internet service capability currently offered through cellular service providers.
  • Signals 8 and 9 that come in through the high gain antenna 11 and boosted through the amplifier 12 will be converted and re-radiated by the docking station 5 through an optional wireless router. Incoming and outgoing signals 8 and 9 will be retransmitted through the cellular conversion system to the wireless router via an ethernet cable.
  • the user connects the wireless router of the docking system 5 to the home wired network 130 via an ethernet cable.
  • the user also installs an 802.1 lg/b/n wireless network adapter device to the home computer system, if the home computer system is not already equipped with a wireless network device.
  • the user then places a wireless access card for the wireless network device installed on home computer system in a specially designed adaptor on the docking station 5. Once the user places the wireless access card in the docking station 5, the docking station 5 will convert incoming and outgoing cellular telephone signals to usable data that can be passed through the wireless router to the wireless network device of the home computer system.
  • the cellular conversion system can also interface with a wireless router to communicate with cordless telephones specifically designed to operate using 802.11 g/b/n wireless technology.
  • the cellular conversion system will convert the 802.11 g/b/n wireless technology data format to cellular data format and retransmit incoming and outgoing signal data through the high gain antenna 11 to a local area cellular phone tower.

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L'invention concerne un système de conversion cellulaire assurant un service cohérent de téléphone cellulaire dans un domicile en utilisant un réseau téléphonique domestique filaire existant. Le système comporte une antenne cellulaire à gain élevé, un amplificateur de signal et une station d’accueil qui convertit des signaux cellulaires en signaux adaptés à un réseau filaire. La station d’accueil comprend un logement de téléphone, une prise téléphonique et un connecteur d’antenne cellulaire à gain élevé. Un utilisateur relie la station à l’antenne via le connecteur d’antenne. L’utilisateur relie également la station au réseau téléphonique filaire via la prise téléphonique. Lorsque l’utilisateur place un téléphone cellulaire dans le logement de téléphone, la station d’accueil relie le téléphone cellulaire au réseau filaire, et convertit et transmet les signaux cellulaires vers et depuis le réseau téléphonique domestique. De ce fait, des données transportées par des signaux cellulaires peuvent être transmises vers et reçues depuis tous les téléphones domestiques reliés au réseau domestique.
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