Method and system for enhance utilization of a cell phone

• US 20050107098A1
• Filed: 01/22/2004
• Published: 05/19/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 11/18/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Oliver Wendel Gamble
• Original Assignee: Oliver Wendel Gamble
• Inventors: Gamble, Oliver Wendel
• Application Number:
  US10/762,411
• Publication Number:
  US 20050107098A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/462
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72502 with one base station connected to a single line
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/82 Line monitoring circuits for call progress or status discrimination for detecting caller identity H04M1/573
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

This invention will provide a means by which an extension phone can be attached to a wireless telephonic device. The addition of an extension to a cell phone will enable it to provide increase access and functionality. The extension phone capability will allow for greater access to the cell phone, ability to add on additional electronic devices, ability to personalize the behavior of the extension phone to mimic that of the cell phone (ringing signal), and the ability to hold multi-person conversations.

Claims

1. A method of adding an extension phone to a cell wireless telephonic device, comprising:

(a) Interfacing the a wireless telephonic device with one or more extension phone(s);

(b) the interfacing will allow each device to be aware of what is happening in the other device;

(c) the interfacing will allow each device to initiate activity within the other device;

(d) Each device will coordinate it activity with the other device.

2. The method of claim 1b, wherein extension phones will be able to detect incoming calls to the wireless telephonic device.

3. The method of claim 1c, wherein the extension phone will be able to make outgoing call through the wireless telephonic device.

4. The method of claim 1c, wherein the wireless telephonic device will be able to cause the extension phone signal an incoming call.

5. The method of claim 1b, wherein monitoring can detect when an incoming call is being answered at the extension phone.

7. The method of claim 1b, wherein monitoring can detect incoming calls to the wireless telephonic device.

8. The method of claim 1b, wherein initiated activity can be signaling an incoming call at the extension phone(s).

9. The method of claim 1b, wherein monitoring can detect when an incoming call is being answered at the extension phone.

6. A method of adding an extension phone to a cell wireless telephonic device, comprising:

(a) creating a module that will allow both a cell phone and an extension phone to interface with one another;

(b) the interfacing module will be able to monitor and initiate activity within either of the cell or extension phone;

(c) the cell phone can induce activity in the extension and the interfacing module;

(d) the extension phone can induce activity in the wireless phone and the interfacing module.

10. A method by which a wireless telephonic device can control the behavior of an extension phone, comprising:

(a) determining when the extension phone will be able to make outgoing calls;

(b) determining when the extension phone will be able to accept incoming calls;

(c) determining when the extension phone will signal an incoming call.