Methods and apparatus for reducing cellular telephone radiation exposure
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1. A system comprising:
- a mobile telephone, wherein the mobile telephone comprises;
a low radiation handset; and
a cellular unit separate from the low radiation handset and adapted to communicate with the low radiation handset and to allow the low radiation handset to communicate over a cellular network;
wherein low radiation handset includes a low radiation (LR) wireless communicator including a user interface; and
wherein the cellular unit includes a high radiation (HR) wireless communicator including a high power cellular network communication circuit;
wherein;
the LR and HR wireless communicators are adapted to physically couple together for conventional use as a mobile telephone;
the LR and HR wireless communicators are adapted to be physically separated and still allow use of the mobile telephone to make calls on a cellular network, wherein the HR wireless communicator relays communications signals between the LR wireless communicator and the cellular network, and a first communication power level between the LR and HR wireless communicators is lower than a second communication power level between the HR wireless communicator and the cellular network to reduce radiation exposure to a user; and
the HR wireless communicator is operable to sense that the HR wireless communicator is separated from the LR wireless communicator; and
an application executable on the mobile telephone, the application including computer program code operative to direct the mobile telephone to;
detect the presence of a WiFi network; and
in response to detecting the presence of the WiFi network;
switch the mobile telephone to a low radiation mode by communicating using low radiation emitting communications circuitry and a WiFi communications protocol;
stop communicating directly with a cellular network; and
allow voice communication from the mobile telephone over the WiFi network without communicating directly over a cellular network and using a radiation level that is less than is used to communicate directly over a cellular network using the mobile telephone;
wherein during voice communication over the WiFi network, a user of the mobile telephone is not exposed to higher radiation levels used to communicate directly with a cellular tower.
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Abstract
In some aspects, a cellular telephone includes (1) a user interface portion having a communications circuit; and (2) a cellular portion having a first communications circuit adapted to communicate with the communications circuit of the user interface portion and a second communications circuit adapted to communicate with a cellular network. The cellular portion is removably coupled to the user interface portion so as to allow a user of the cellular telephone to communicate over a cellular network by using the user interface portion while the cellular portion is separated from the user interface portion. Numerous other aspects are provided.
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1. A system comprising:
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a mobile telephone, wherein the mobile telephone comprises; a low radiation handset; and a cellular unit separate from the low radiation handset and adapted to communicate with the low radiation handset and to allow the low radiation handset to communicate over a cellular network; wherein low radiation handset includes a low radiation (LR) wireless communicator including a user interface; and wherein the cellular unit includes a high radiation (HR) wireless communicator including a high power cellular network communication circuit; wherein; the LR and HR wireless communicators are adapted to physically couple together for conventional use as a mobile telephone; the LR and HR wireless communicators are adapted to be physically separated and still allow use of the mobile telephone to make calls on a cellular network, wherein the HR wireless communicator relays communications signals between the LR wireless communicator and the cellular network, and a first communication power level between the LR and HR wireless communicators is lower than a second communication power level between the HR wireless communicator and the cellular network to reduce radiation exposure to a user; and the HR wireless communicator is operable to sense that the HR wireless communicator is separated from the LR wireless communicator; and an application executable on the mobile telephone, the application including computer program code operative to direct the mobile telephone to; detect the presence of a WiFi network; and in response to detecting the presence of the WiFi network; switch the mobile telephone to a low radiation mode by communicating using low radiation emitting communications circuitry and a WiFi communications protocol; stop communicating directly with a cellular network; and allow voice communication from the mobile telephone over the WiFi network without communicating directly over a cellular network and using a radiation level that is less than is used to communicate directly over a cellular network using the mobile telephone; wherein during voice communication over the WiFi network, a user of the mobile telephone is not exposed to higher radiation levels used to communicate directly with a cellular tower. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system comprising:
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a mobile telephone; and an application executable on the mobile telephone, the application including computer program code operative to direct the mobile telephone to; detect the presence of a WiFi network; and in response to detecting the presence of the WiFi network; switch the mobile telephone to a low radiation mode by communicating using low radiation emitting communications circuitry and a WiFi communications protocol; stop communicating directly with a cellular network; and allow voice communication from the mobile telephone over the WiFi network without communicating directly over a cellular network and using a radiation level that is less than is used to communicate directly over a cellular network using the mobile telephone;
wherein;during voice communication over the WiFi network, a user of the mobile telephone is not exposed to higher radiation levels used to communicate directly with a cellular tower; the mobile telephone comprises; a low radiation (LR) wireless communicator including a user interface, and high radiation (HR) wireless communicator including a high power cellular network communication circuit; the LR and HR wireless communicators are adapted to physically couple together for conventional use as a mobile telephone; the LR and HR wireless communicators are adapted to be physically separated and still allow use of the mobile telephone to make calls on a cellular network, wherein the HR wireless communicator relays communications signals between the LR wireless communicator and the cellular network, and a first communication power level between the LR and HR wireless communicators is lower than a second communication power level between the HR wireless communicator and the cellular network to reduce radiation exposure to a user; the HR wireless communicator is operable to sense that the HR wireless communicator is separated from the LR wireless communicator; the HR wireless communicator is operable to automatically increase the second communication power level to a third communication power level when the HR wireless communicator senses that the HR wireless communicator is separated from the LR wireless communicator; the first communication power level of the LR wireless communicator is provided by a first power supply that includes a battery; and the second communication power level of the HR wireless communicator is provided by a second power supply.
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