Dynamic binding and bridging in a communication system
CA 2260434 C · Owner: Lucent Technologies Inc. · Inventors: Liu, James Cheng-Pin; Rose, Eileen Patricia; Choy, Vincent H.
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The invention provides dynamic binding and bridging between a mobile terminal and other more complex terminals in a communication system. In an illustrative embodiment a temporary association is established in a memory of a system switch, between the mobile and at least one other system terminal. While the mobile is "registered" in this manner to the other terminal the mobile user can request permission to utilize the functions of the other terminal in order to for example, receive incoming calls or place outgoing calls. The temporary association may be established based on a determination of the proximity of the mobile to the other terminal such that the mobile registers to different …
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- Filed January 28, 1999 and granted November 19, 2002. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 28, 2019.
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