Cellular telephone, personal digital assistant with dual lines for simultaneous uses

Abstract

The present invention includes a method and apparatus for a handheld personal communications device capable of simultaneous wireless voice communications service and wireless data communications service. The invention includes providing wireless voice communications service to a first line of a handheld personal communications device and simultaneously providing wireless data communications service to a second line of the handheld personal communications device.

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       7 . A handheld personal communication device capable of simultaneous wireless voice communication and wireless data communications comprising: 
 a housing;    a first wireless radio transceiver disposed within the housing for operative voice communication across a first communication channel and for operative data communication across a second communication channel;    a sensor operatively connected to the first wireless radio transceiver for transducing voice sound information;    a speaker operatively connected to the first wireless radio transceiver for producing voice sound information;    an intelligent control operatively connected to the first wireless radio transceiver for sending and receiving data; and    a display operatively connected to the processor capable of displaying a visual representation of data received over the second communications channel;    wherein the second communication channel provides for receipt of wireless data to provide wireless web access simultaneously with voice communication.    
   
   
       8 . A method for providing wireless voice communication service to a handheld personal communication device, comprising: 
 providing wireless voice communication service to a first line of the handheld personal communication device;    simultaneously providing wireless voice communication service to a second line of the handheld personal communications device;    charging for the voice communication service to the first line; and    charging for the voice communication service to the second line.    
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 8  wherein the wireless voice communication service is selected from the set comprising PCS, CDPD, AMPS, and GSM.  
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 8  wherein the first line is associated with a first communications channel and the second line is associated with a second communications channel.  
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 8  further comprising the handheld personal communication device.  
   
   
       12 . A method for providing wireless communication service to a handheld personal communication device, comprising: 
 providing wireless communication service to a first line of the handheld personal communication device;    simultaneously providing wireless communication service to a second line of the handheld personal communication device while providing wireless communication service to the first line of the handheld personal communication device;    charging for the wireless communication service to the first line; and    charging for the wireless communication service to the second line.    
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 12  wherein the wireless communication service to the first line is a voice communication service.  
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 13  wherein the wireless communication service to the second line is a data communication service.  
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 12  wherein the handheld personal communication device is a phone.  
   
   
       16 . A method of providing communication service to a phone, comprising: 
 simultaneously providing a first and second channels of communication to the phone and charging for both communications over the first channel and communications over the second channel.    
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 16  wherein the first channel provides for wireless web access and the second channel provides for voice communications.