| US 7,574,174 B2 | ||
| Apparatus, method and system for a remote-page device | ||
| Tomi Heinonen, Tampere (Finland); Timo M. Laitinen, Tampere (Finland); Tommy Ginman, Espoo (Finland); and Timo K. Perälä, Helsinki (Finland) | ||
| Assigned to Nokia Corporation, Espoo (Finland) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 10, 2002, as Appl. No. 10/192,873. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2004/0009748 A1, Jan. 15, 2004 | ||
| Int. Cl. H04B 7/00 (2006.01); H04M 11/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 455—41.2 [455/41.3; 455/421] | 172 Claims |
| 1. A method, comprising:
sending a remote paging signal to an originating wireless access point from an originating device over a wireless short-range
communication link, wherein the remote paging signal is destined to a remote target device located beyond a coverage area
of the originating device for establishing a communications connection between the originating device and the remote target
device, wherein the remote paging signal includes at least an address of the remote target device;
receiving a paging response signal from the originating wireless access point over the wireless short-range communication
link, wherein the paging response signal is effected from the remote target device; and
establishing, through the originating wireless access point and a remote wireless access point, the communications connection
between the originating device and the remote target device,
wherein the communications connection comprises a wireless short-range connection between the originating device and the originating
wireless access point, a wireless short-range connection between the remote target device and the remote wireless access point,
and a direct connection between the originating wireless access point and the remote wireless access point.
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