US 11,956,698 B2
Telephone base station for combining mobile and VOIP telephone service
Dominic M. Kotab, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to ONEPHONE UNIFIED LLC, Austin, TX (US)
Filed by Dominic M. Kotab, San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 1, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/108,946.
Application 17/108,946 is a continuation of application No. 16/996,716, filed on Aug. 18, 2020, granted, now 10,887,732.
Application 16/996,716 is a continuation of application No. 16/859,726, filed on Apr. 27, 2020, granted, now 10,785,612, issued on Sep. 22, 2020.
Application 16/859,726 is a continuation of application No. 16/696,392, filed on Nov. 26, 2019, granted, now 10,681,507, issued on Jun. 9, 2020.
Application 16/696,392 is a continuation of application No. 16/512,234, filed on Jul. 15, 2019, granted, now 10,555,137, issued on Feb. 4, 2020.
Application 16/512,234 is a continuation of application No. 12/698,005, filed on Feb. 1, 2010, granted, now 10,536,990, issued on Jan. 14, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/149,644, filed on Feb. 3, 2009.
Prior Publication US 2021/0084454 A1, Mar. 18, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 4/00 (2018.01); H04M 1/253 (2006.01); H04M 7/00 (2006.01); H04W 4/10 (2009.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04W 88/08 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 4/10 (2013.01) [H04M 1/2535 (2013.01); H04M 7/0066 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 88/08 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
a base station comprising:
a display for outputting call related information and a picture associated with the call information;
a first communication port configured to create a wireless connection to a first mobile telephone via a direct wireless connection; and
a second communication port configured to create a voice over internet protocol (VOIP) connection to a first telephone network;
wherein the base station is configured to retrieve, from the first mobile telephone, a first contact list of the first mobile telephone that is stored on the first mobile telephone,
wherein the base station is configured to send information from the first contact list to a memory, and
wherein the base station is configured to place, via the wireless connection to the first mobile telephone, an outgoing call on a mobile telephone network that is in communication with the first mobile telephone.