Daniel W Rogers

US Patent:

7545760, Jun 9, 2009

Filed:

Jun 30, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/345668

Inventors:

John S. Daniel - Lawrenceville GA, US
Daniel L. Rogers - Blairsville GA, US

Assignee:

AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. - Reno NV

International Classification:

H04B 7/00

US Classification:

370310

Abstract:

A call from a wireline unit to a wireless unit may be made by the wireline unit using an extension of the wireless unit rather than a wireless number of the wireless unit. A table includes an entry for the wireless unit that includes the wireless extension and a corresponding wireless number of the wireless unit. The extension is used to obtain the corresponding wireless number from the entry for the wireless unit in the table. The call then is routed pursuant to the obtained corresponding wireless number. Similarly, the inclusion of wireless units in the communications network allows for calls using extensions between a wireless unit and a wireline unit, between wireless units, and of course, between wireline units.