US5812955A — Base station which relays cellular verification s…

Claim 1

Independent Claim 166 words

A telephone base station for connecting a wire telephone network to a cellular terminal within a local region of a wide area cellular network, said telephone base station comprising: wire telephone network connecting means, for connecting said base station to said wire telephone network; means for relaying cellular verification signals between said wide area cellular network and a cellular terminal, via said wire telephone network connecting means; and detecting means, electrically connected to said wire telephone network connecting means, for detecting if the electrical connection between said wire telephone network and said wire telephone network connecting means has been lost; wherein said relaying means is responsive to said detecting means for preventing radiotelephone communication between said cellular terminal and said base station via said wire telephone network connecting means, after loss of the electrical connection to said wire telephone network, unless said relaying means again relays cellular verification signals between said wide area cellular network and said cellular terminal, via said wire telephone network connecting means.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 166 words

A telephone base station for connecting a wire telephone network to a cellular terminal within a local region of a wide area cellular network, said telephone base station comprising: wire telephone network connecting means, for connecting said base station to said wire telephone network; means for relaying cellular verification signals between said wide area cellular network and a cellular terminal, via said wire telephone network connecting means; and detecting means, electrically connected to said wire telephone network connecting means, for detecting if the electrical connection between said wire telephone network and said wire telephone network connecting means has been lost; wherein said relaying means is responsive to said detecting means for preventing radiotelephone communication between said cellular terminal and said base station via said wire telephone network connecting means, after loss of the electrical connection to said wire telephone network, unless said relaying means again relays cellular verification signals between said wide area cellular network and said cellular terminal, via said wire telephone network connecting means.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 81 words

The telephone base station of claim 1 further comprising: coupling means, electrically connected to said relaying means, and adapted to cooperatively mate with a cellular terminal so that an electrical connection is provided between the cellular terminal and the base station when the cellular terminal is parked in the telephone base station, for coupling said cellular verification signals between said cellular terminal and said relaying means through the electrical connection when the cellular terminal is parked in the telephone base station.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 33 words

The telephone base station of claim 2 wherein said relaying means further relays cellular encryption signals between said wide area cellular network and said cellular terminal, via said wire telephone network connecting means.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 32 words

The telephone base station of claim 1 further comprising: radio transceiving means, electrically connected to said relaying means, for coupling said cellular verification signals between said cellular terminal and said relaying means.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 31 words

The telephone base station of claim 4 wherein said relaying means further relays cellular encryption signals between said wide area cellular network and said cellular terminal, via said radio transceiving means.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 32 words

The telephone base station of claim 1 further comprising: means for exchanging local telephone verification signals with said cellular terminal, for communications therewith when said cellular terminal is within said local region.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 87 words

The telephone base station of claim 6 further comprising: coupling means, electrically connected to said exchanging means, and adapted to cooperatively mate with a cellular terminal so that an electrical connection is provided between the cellular terminal and the base station when the cellular terminal is parked in the telephone base station, for coupling said local telephone verification signals for verifying the cellular terminal between said cellular terminal and said exchanging means through the electrical connection when the cellular terminal is parked in the telephone base station.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 33 words

The telephone base station of claim 6 further comprising: radio transceiving means, electrically connected to said exchanging means, for coupling said local telephone verification signals between said cellular terminal and said exchanging means.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 47 words

The telephone base station of claim 6 wherein said exchanging means further comprises means for preventing radiotelephone communication between said cellular terminal and said wire telephone network via said wire telephone network connecting means unless the exchanged local verification signals indicate that said radiotelephone communication is authorized.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 18 words

The telephone base station of claim 9 wherein said preventing means comprises means for decrypting the called number.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 26 words

The telephone base station of claim 1 further comprising means for receiving cellular encryption keys from said cellular network via said wire telephone network connecting means.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 23 words

The telephone base station of claim 8 further comprising means for exchanging encryption signals with said cellular terminal, via said radio transceiving means.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 23 words

The telephone base station of claim 1 wherein said cellular verification signals include a temporary key which is stored in said base station.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 48 words

The telephone base station of claim 13 wherein said relaying means further comprises means for preventing radiotelephone communication between said cellular terminal and said wide area cellular network via said wire telephone network connecting means unless the relayed cellular verification signals indicate that said radiotelephone communication is authorized.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 18 words

The telephone base station of claim 14 wherein said preventing means comprises means for decrypting the called number.

Claim 17

Dependent Claim 38 words

The telephone base station of claim 13 further comprising: power line connecting means; and battery charging means electrically connected to said power line connecting means, for charging a battery in a cellular terminal which is cooperatively mated thereto.

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 36 words

The telephone base station of claim 13 further comprising means for detecting that said cellular terminal is outside said local region, and for erasing a previously used temporary key from said base station in response thereto.

Claim 19

Dependent Claim 33 words

The telephone base station of claim 13 further comprising means for detecting that the cellular terminal is outside said local region and for rotating the use of said temporary keys in response thereto.

Claim 20

Dependent Claim 143 words

A security method for a telephone base station which connects a wire telephone network to a cellular terminal within a local region of a wide area cellular network, said security method comprising the following steps which are performed by the telephone base station: detecting if the electrical connection between the wire telephone network and the base station has been lost; and relaying cellular verification signals between the wide area cellular network and a cellular terminal, via the wire telephone network wherein said relaying step is preceded by said detecting step and wherein said relaying step further comprises the step of preventing radiotelephone communication between the cellular terminal and the base station after loss of the electrical connection to said wire telephone network until again relaying cellular verification signals between the wide area cellular network and the cellular terminal, via the wire telephone network.

Claim 21

Dependent Claim 143 words

A security method for a telephone base station which connects a wire telephone network to a cellular terminal within a local region of a wide area cellular network, said security method comprising the following steps which are performed by the telephone base station: detecting if the electrical connection between the wire telephone network and the base station has been lost; and relaying cellular verification signals between the wide area cellular network and a cellular terminal, via the wire telephone network wherein said relaying step is preceded by said detecting step and wherein said relaying step further comprises the step of preventing radiotelephone communication between the cellular terminal and the base station after loss of the electrical connection to said wire telephone network until again relaying cellular verification signals between the wide area cellular network and the cellular terminal, via the wire telephone network.

Claim 22

Dependent Claim 57 words

The security method of claim 19 wherein said relaying step comprises the step of relaying the cellular verification signals for verifying the cellular terminal between the wide area cellular network and the cellular terminal through an electrical connection provided between the cellular terminal and the base station when the cellular terminal is parked in the base station.

Claim 23

Dependent Claim 39 words

The security method of claim 20 wherein said relaying step further comprises the step of relaying cellular encryption signals between the wide area cellular network and the cellular terminal, when the cellular terminal is parked in the base station.

Claim 24

Dependent Claim 40 words

The security method of claim 19 wherein said relaying step comprises the step of relaying cellular verification signals between the wide area cellular network and the cellular terminal via radio transmission, when the cellular terminal is within the local region.

Claim 25

Dependent Claim 39 words

The security method of claim 22 wherein said relaying step further comprises the step of relaying encryption signals between the wide area cellular network and the cellular terminal, via radio, when the cellular terminal is within the local region.

Claim 26

Dependent Claim 41 words

The security method of claim 19 further comprising the following step which is performed by the telephone base station step: exchanging local telephone verification signals with the cellular terminal, for communications therewith when said cellular terminal is within said local region.

Claim 27

Dependent Claim 58 words

The security method of claim 24 wherein said exchanging step comprises the step of exchanging the local telephone verification signals for verifying the cellular terminal between the wide area cellular network and the cellular terminal through an electrical connection provided between the cellular terminal and the base station when the cellular terminal is parked in the base station.

Claim 28

Dependent Claim 33 words

The security method of claim 25 wherein said exchanging step further comprises the step of exchanging cellular encryption signals with the cellular terminal, when the cellular terminal is parked in the base station.

Claim 29

Dependent Claim 42 words

The security method of claim 24 wherein said exchanging step comprises the step of exchanging the local telephone verification signals between the wide area cellular network and the cellular terminal via radio transmission, when the cellular terminal is within the local region.

Claim 30

Dependent Claim 34 words

The security method of claim 27 wherein said exchanging step further comprises the step of exchanging cellular encryption signals with the cellular terminal, via radio, when the cellular terminal is within the local region.

Claim 31

Dependent Claim 48 words

The security method of claim 24 further comprising the following step which is performed by the telephone base station: preventing radiotelephone communication between said cellular terminal and said wire telephone network via the base station, unless the exchanged local verification signals indicate that said radiotelephone communication is authorized.

Claim 32

Dependent Claim 22 words

The security method of claim 29 wherein the cellular verification signals include a temporary key which is stored in said base station.

Claim 33

Dependent Claim 48 words

The security method of claim 27 further comprising the following step which is performed by the telephone base station: preventing radiotelephone communication between said cellular terminal and said wire telephone network via the base station, unless the relayed cellular verification signals indicate that said radiotelephone communication is authorized.

Claim 34

Dependent Claim 20 words

The security method of claim 31 wherein said preventing step comprises the step of encrypting and decrypting the called number.

Claim 35

Dependent Claim 36 words

The security method of claim 30 further comprising the following steps which are performed by the base station: detecting that the cellular terminal is outside said local region; and erasing said temporary key in response thereto.

Claim 36

Dependent Claim 33 words

The security method of claim 30 wherein said relaying step is preceded by the following step which is performed by the base station: detecting reentry of the cellular terminal into the local region.

Claim 37

Dependent Claim 22 words

The telephone base station of claim 1 further comprising means for receiving a frequency indicating signal from said wide area cellular network.

Claim 38

Dependent Claim 34 words

The telephone base station of claim 35 wherein said frequency indicating signal receiving means comprises means for receiving said frequency indicating signal only if said cellular verification signals are accepted by said cellular network.

Claim 39

Dependent Claim 169 words

A telephone base station for connecting a wire telephone network to a cellular terminal within a local region of a wide area cellular network, said telephone base station comprising: wire telephone network connecting means, for connecting said base station to said wire telephone network; means for relaying cellular verification signals between said wide area cellular network and a cellular terminal, via said wire telephone network connecting means; means for exchanging local telephone verification signals with said cellular terminal, for communications therewith when said cellular terminal is within said local region; and detecting means, electrically connected to said wire telephone network connecting means, for detecting if the electrical connection between said wire telephone network and said wire telephone network connecting means has been lost; wherein said exchanging means is responsive to said detecting means for preventing radiotelephone communication between said cellular terminal and said base station, after loss of the electrical connection to said wire telephone network, unless said exchanging means again exchanges local verification signals with said cellular terminal.

Claim 40

Dependent Claim 169 words

A telephone base station for connecting a wire telephone network to a cellular terminal within a local region of a wide area cellular network, said telephone base station comprising: wire telephone network connecting means, for connecting said base station to said wire telephone network; means for relaying cellular verification signals between said wide area cellular network and a cellular terminal, via said wire telephone network connecting means; means for exchanging local telephone verification signals with said cellular terminal, for communications therewith when said cellular terminal is within said local region; and detecting means, electrically connected to said wire telephone network connecting means, for detecting if the electrical connection between said wire telephone network and said wire telephone network connecting means has been lost; wherein said exchanging means is responsive to said detecting means for preventing radiotelephone communication between said cellular terminal and said base station, after loss of the electrical connection to said wire telephone network, unless said exchanging means again exchanges local verification signals with said cellular terminal.

Claim 41

Dependent Claim 152 words

A security method for a telephone base station which connects a wire telephone network to a cellular terminal within a local region of a wide area cellular network, said security method comprising the following steps which are performed by the telephone base station: relaying cellular verification signals between the wide area cellular network and a cellular terminal, via the wire telephone network; detecting if the electrical connection between the wire telephone network and the base station has been lost; and exchanging local telephone verification signals with the cellular terminal, for communications therewith when said cellular terminal is within said local region wherein said exchanging step is preceded by said detecting step wherein said exchanging step further comprises the step of preventing radiotelephone communication between the cellular terminal and the base station, after loss of the electrical connection to said wire telephone network, until again exchanging local verification signals with the cellular terminal.

Claim 42

Dependent Claim 152 words

A security method for a telephone base station which connects a wire telephone network to a cellular terminal within a local region of a wide area cellular network, said security method comprising the following steps which are performed by the telephone base station: relaying cellular verification signals between the wide area cellular network and a cellular terminal, via the wire telephone network; detecting if the electrical connection between the wire telephone network and the base station has been lost; and exchanging local telephone verification signals with the cellular terminal, for communications therewith when said cellular terminal is within said local region wherein said exchanging step is preceded by said detecting step wherein said exchanging step further comprises the step of preventing radiotelephone communication between the cellular terminal and the base station, after loss of the electrical connection to said wire telephone network, until again exchanging local verification signals with the cellular terminal.

Claim 43

Dependent Claim 20 words

The security method of claim 29 wherein said preventing step comprises the step of encrypting and decrypting the called number.

Claim 44

Dependent Claim 34 words

The telephone base station of claim 35 further comprising reactivation detecting means, for detecting reentry of said cellular terminal into said local region, said relaying means being further responsive to said reactivation detecting means.

Claim 45

Dependent Claim 21 words

The telephone base station of claim 35 further comprising telephone connecting means, for connecting said base station to a wire telephone.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	2001-09-21	2002-03-23	2002-09-22	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	2005-09-21	2006-03-23	2006-09-22	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	2009-09-21	2010-03-23	2010-09-22	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Base station which relays cellular verification signals via a telephone wire network to verify a cellular radio telephone

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