Telephone device with enhanced audio-visual features for interacting with nearby displays and display screens
First Claim
1. A method of using a telephone device to allow a user to communicate with a remotely located entity, the telephone device including (i) a button which facilitates communication between the telephone device and the remotely located entity, and (ii) a wireless receiver, the method comprising:
- (a) an object or a device connected to an object emitting a signal containing a telephone number of the remotely located entity;
(b) the wireless receiver receiving the signal emitted by the object or the device connected to the object; and
(c) the telephone device automatically establishing two-way communication with the remotely located entity upon selection by the user of the button, wherein selection of the button causes the telephone device to automatically dial the telephone number of the remotely located entity.
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Abstract
A telephone device is used to establish two-way communication with a remotely located entity, or to transfer content from a display screen of the telephone device to a nearby display screen for full viewing of the content. The two-way communication is initiated by an object emitting a signal containing a telephone number to the telephone device, which, in turn, automatically dials the telephone number. Alternatively, the object emits a signal containing an electronic address to a telephone device, which, in turn, automatically goes to the electronic address. Transfer of content also is achieved by transmitting an electronic address of content shown on a telephone device display screen to a nearby device which retrieves the content and then displays it on the nearby display screen.
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41 Claims
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1. A method of using a telephone device to allow a user to communicate with a remotely located entity, the telephone device including (i) a button which facilitates communication between the telephone device and the remotely located entity, and (ii) a wireless receiver, the method comprising:
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(a) an object or a device connected to an object emitting a signal containing a telephone number of the remotely located entity;
(b) the wireless receiver receiving the signal emitted by the object or the device connected to the object; and
(c) the telephone device automatically establishing two-way communication with the remotely located entity upon selection by the user of the button, wherein selection of the button causes the telephone device to automatically dial the telephone number of the remotely located entity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of using a telephone device to allow a user to communicate with a remotely located entity, the telephone device including (i) a button which facilitates communication between the telephone device and the remotely located entity, and (ii) a wireless receiver, the method comprising:
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(a) an object or a device connected to an object emitting a signal containing an electronic address of the remotely located entity;
(b) the wireless receiver receiving the signal emitted by the object or the device connected to the object; and
(c) the telephone device automatically establishing communication with the remotely located entity upon selection by the user of the button, wherein selection of the button causes the telephone device to automatically contact the electronic address contained within the emitted signal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of using a telephone device to view content on a nearby display screen which is not physically connected to the telephone device, the telephone device including (i) a display screen which displays content, (ii) a button which facilitates communication of content between the telephone device and a local control device connected to the nearby display screen, and (iii) a wireless transmitter, the method comprising:
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(a) storing content in the telephone device;
(b) displaying the content on the display screen of the telephone device;
(c) communicating the content from the telephone device to the local control device via a signal sent by the wireless transmitter upon selection of the button; and
(d) the local control device receiving the signal and providing the content to the nearby display screen for display thereon. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A method of using a telephone device to view content on a nearby display screen which is not physically connected to the telephone device, the telephone device including (i) a display screen which displays content, or a portion thereof, (ii) a button which facilitates communication of content between the telephone device and a local control device connected to the nearby display screen, and (iii) a wireless transmitter, the method comprising:
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(a) storing content, or a portion thereof, and an electronic address of the content in the telephone device;
(b) displaying the content, or a portion thereof, on the display screen of the telephone device;
(c) communicating the electronic address of the content from the telephone device to the local control device via a signal sent by the wireless transmitter upon selection of the button;
(d) the local control device receiving the signal and transmitting a request over an electronic network to retrieve the content from a remote location; and
(e) upon receiving the content, the local control device provides the content to the nearby display screen for display thereon. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of using a telephone device to view content on a nearby display screen which is not physically connected to the telephone device, the telephone device including (i) a display screen which displays an electronic address of content, (ii) a button which facilitates communication of the electronic address between the telephone device and a local control device connected to the nearby display screen, and (iii) a wireless transmitter, the method comprising:
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(a) the telephone device retrieving an electronic address of content from a remote source, and storing the electronic address in the telephone device;
(b) displaying the electronic address on the display screen of the telephone device;
(c) communicating the electronic address from the telephone device to the local control device via a signal sent by the wireless transmitter upon selection of the button; and
(d) the local control device receiving the signal and transmitting a request over an electronic network to retrieve content at the electronic address from a remote location; and
(e) upon receiving the content, the local control device provides the content to the nearby display screen for display thereon. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of using a wireless telephone device and a set-top box of a TV system to allow a user to communicate with a remotely located entity, the wireless telephone device including a button which facilitates communication between the telephone and the remotely located entity, the set-top box including a base station of the wireless telephone device, the set-top box being in communication with a telephone system and being connected to a television, the method comprising:
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(a) the set-top box storing a telephone number and causes telephone number information to be displayed on the television; and
(b) upon selection by the user of the button, the telephone device sending a signal to the set-top box to dial the telephone number, thereby establishing two-way communication between the telephone device and the remotely located entity via base station and the telephone system. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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