Automatic dialing device, a system, and a method for automatically dialing a telephone number and/or placing an order

• US 20040032948A1
• Filed: 08/19/2002
• Published: 02/19/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 08/19/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: David Johnson
• Original Assignee: David Johnson
• Inventors: Johnson, David
• Granted Patent: US 7,170,995 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/419
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/275 implemented by means of portable electronic directories
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/505 signals generated in digital form

Abstract

An automatic dialing device, system, and method for automatically dialing telephone numbers, placing orders and making announcements are provided. A user of the device places the device near the receiver of a telephone and presses a button on the device. By pressing the button, the user activates a circuit board in the device, and a tone necessary to dial a telephone number or otherwise relay an electronic code is generated. The generated tone is recognized by the telephone receiver, and the telephone number or code is transmitted. The code transmitted may be directed to a business, a person, or the like.

Claims

1. An automatic dialing device comprising:

a housing having walls defining an interior;

a circuit board in the interior of the housing wherein the circuit board stores a pre-determined code for producing a tone representative of a telephone number; and

a button on the housing wherein the button electrically contacts the circuit board to activate the circuit board to produce the tone.

2. The automatic dialing device of claim 1 further comprising:

a hole associated with the housing for passing of the tone from the housing.

3. The automatic dialing device of claim 1 further comprising:

a top cover attached to a bottom cover wherein the top cover and the bottom cover form the housing defining the interior of the housing.

4. The automatic dialing device of claim 1 further comprising:

a battery in the housing.

5. The automatic dialing device of claim 1 further comprising:

indicia on the housing associated with the telephone number.

6. A method for automatically transmitting a code, the method comprising the steps of:

providing a housing having a processor;

programming the processor with a plurality of digits representing a code;

placing the housing next to a telephone receiver;

pressing a first button associated with the housing wherein the button activates the processor;

generating a tone necessary to dial a telephone number; and

generating a tone necessary to transmit a code.

7. The method of claim 6 further comprising the step of:

pressing a second button associated with the housing wherein the second button activates the processor;

8. The method of claim 6 further comprising the step of:

pressing the first button associated with the housing a second time to generate a tone necessary to transmit a code.

9. The method of claim 6 further comprising the step of:

displaying indicia on the housing.

10. The method of claim 6 further comprising the step of:

displaying information associated with the code on the housing.

11. The method of claim 6 further comprising the step of:

providing a plurality of buttons associated with the housing wherein each of the plurality of buttons electronically activates the processor.

12. The method of claim 10 further comprising the step of:

programming the processor with a plurality of codes wherein each of the plurality of codes corresponds to each of a plurality of buttons respectively.

13. The method of claim 6 wherein the code is a telephone number.

14. The method of claim 6 further comprising the step of:

transmitting the tone necessary to transmit the code for placing an order.

15. The method of claim 6 further comprising the step of:

transmitting the tone necessary to transmit the code for operating a door.

16. The method of claim 6 further comprising the step of:

transmitting the tone necessary to transmit the code for paying a bill.

17. A system for automatically dialing a telephone number to place an order, the system comprising:

a dialing device having a processor wherein the processor stores a pre-determined code indicative of a telephone number and the order and further wherein the processor interprets the pre-determined code and produces a tone necessary to dial the telephone number;

a telephone receiver receiving and transmitting the code; and

an outside source receiving the code.

18. The system of claim 17 further comprising:

a memory associated with the processor.

19. The system of claim 17 further comprising:

a speaker associated with the dialing device.

20. The system of claim 17 further comprising:

a display window associated with the dialing device.