Abstract: In order to reduce the usage charges of a wireless telephone, the patent will manage and effect a handoff between a subscriber's wireless instrument and the subscriber's IP location, i.e. home, office, etc., and vice versa. The event may be automatically or manually activated without dropping the call. A gateway system linking the IP connection, the wireless connection, the PSTN and/or other networks will be utilized. The subscriber may change their IP location on the fly in a number of ways so this process is not restricted to one IP location.

Abstract: This invention encompasses the utilization of all of the 16 DTMF tone signals on telephone devices and their use for additional adjunct feature controls over IP networks that offer a plethora of new options from telephone devices. Calls on the PSTN only require the 0-9 digits to be used to complete a call following the North American Numbering Plan and International Telecommunications Union (ITU) standards. Conventional telephones electronically have the standard electronics for all 16 DTMF tone signals, but only 12 are utilized on conventional telephones by the typical 4 row and 3 column keypad matrix arrangement. In other words, 25% of the 16 DTMF tones are not being utilized in the public telephone networks. This invention lays the claims surrounding a 100% utilization methodology and possible expansion thereof when communicating to an IP network.

Abstract: A method of providing a single point of contact, subscription and permission based multi-media communication service, a unique tracking and incentive methodology for marketing companies, and provisions for sponsored services and advertising to the subscribers is described. A software module, referred to as the Communication Assistant (CA), is loaded into a subscriber's computer or mobile device that uses soft-phone based enhanced mnemonic command and control tools to enable easier ways of communicating with multi-media forms of communications on the Internet or the PSTN, cellular, WIFI, etc. type of networks. Subscriber affinity groups may be formed with synchronization of communications, electronic genealogy trees and database updating. Multiple marketing opportunities utilizing the ability of the computer and adjunct program rules determination can be combined with the soft-phone.