Cellular telephone system including a multi-functional base unit with management wireless telephone data capabilities

• US 20050020258A1
• Filed: 06/09/2004
• Published: 01/27/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tomotu Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Tomotu Incorporated
• Inventors: Aslanian, Berge H.
• Granted Patent: US 7,251,484 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/426.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/04 Supports for telephone transmitters or receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a telecommunication system to be used with a cellular telephone network at a fixed location, including a portable cellular handset, a base unit having a recess for the portable cellular handset, a processor included in the base unit for processing information from the portable cellular handset, a display for displaying information processed by the processor, and controls for manipulating the information from the portable cellular handset. Also disclosed is a method of managing cellular telephone information associated with a particular cellular subscription, and wherein the cellular telephone information is downloaded from the portable cellular handset to the base unit.

Claims

1. A telecommunication system, comprising:

a portable handset;

a base unit having a recess for the portable handset;

a processor included in the base unit for processing information from the portable handset;

a display for displaying information processed by the processor; and

controls for manipulating the information.

2. The telecommunication system according to claim 1, wherein the portable handset is a cellular telephone.

3. The telecommunication system of claim 2, further comprising, a cordless telephone, with a base unit having a second recess for the cordless telephone.

4. The telecommunication system of claim 1, further comprising a keypad for communicating with the portable handset or the base unit.

5. The telecommunication system according to claim 1, further comprising a remote antenna connected to the base unit to provide a signal to the base unit.

6. The telecommunication system of claim 5, wherein the signal is a cellular signal.

7. The telecommunication system according to claim 6, wherein the base unit further comprises a signal amplifier.

8. The telecommunication system of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of output or input jacks adapted to connect the base unit with peripheral equipment.

9. The telecommunication system of claim 8, wherein the output or input jacks include an input jack for connecting the base unit to a land telephone line.

10. The telecommunication system according to claim 1, further comprising at least one extension handset.

11. The telecommunication system according to claim 1, wherein information may be downloaded from the portable handset including call data from the portable handset so as to allow call data from the portable handset to be displayed on the display.

12. The telecommunication system of claim 11, wherein the call data includes minutes used or minutes available under a particular cellular subscription.

13. The telecommunication system according to claim 4, wherein the telecommunication system is adapted to allow a user to communicate with the portable handset and to set parameters in the base unit that correspond to the user'"'"'s cellular subscription.

14. A method of managing cellular telephone information associated with a particular cellular subscription, comprising:

providing a portable cellular handset and a base unit having a recess for the portable cellular handset, the base unit including a processor for processing information from the portable cellular handset, and the base unit further having a display for displaying information processed by the processor;

downloading information from the portable cellular handset to the base unit;

processing the information downloaded from the portable cellular handset;

displaying information downloaded from the portable cellular handset on the display; and

providing controls on the base unit for manipulating the information downloaded from the portable handset.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the user sets parameters in the base unit that correspond with the user'"'"'s cellular subscription.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the user'"'"'s set parameters may include the user'"'"'s anytime minutes, total night minutes, weekend minutes, or total prime time minutes according to the user'"'"'s cellular subscription.

17. The method according to claim 15, wherein the set parameters further include a billing period according to the user'"'"'s cellular subscription.

18. The method according to claim 15, wherein set parameters are resetable by the user either manually or automatically based upon the user'"'"'s billing period.

19. A telecommunication system to be used with a cellular telephone network at a fixed location, comprising:

a portable cellular handset;

a base unit having a recess for the portable cellular handset;

a processor included in the base unit for processing information from the portable cellular handset;

a display for displaying information processed by the processor; and

controls for manipulating the information.

20. The telecommunication system of claim 19, wherein the processor further includes a memory module, for storing input information.

21. The telecommunication system of claim 20, wherein the memory module is adapted to store information relating to a particular cellular subscription.

22. The telecommunication system of claim 19, further comprising a remote antenna connected to the base unit to provide a signal to the base unit.