Systems and methods for using landline telephone systems to exchange information with various electronic devices
First Claim
1. A system for exchanging information between landline telephone and electronic devices, the system comprising:
- a telephone base station having a first short range radio frequency (RF) communications radio transceiver; and
at least two electronic devices each having a second short range RF communications radio transceiver configured to communicate with the first short range RF communications radio transceiver of the base station;
wherein the first and second short range RF communications radio transceivers are configured so that a first of the at least two electronic devices exchanges information with a second of the at least two electronic devices via the base station.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for wireless communications between at least one electronic device and a landline telephone. A system includes at least one electronic device in communication with a cordless telephone base station. In the preferred embodiment in which BLUETOOTH standards are used, each of the cordless telephone base station and the at least one electronic device includes a BLUETOOTH radio transceiver, so that the at least one electronic device can communicate with the base station using BLUETOOTH communications protocol. The cordless telephone base station also includes a cordless radio transceiver to communicate, using cordless radio frequency communications, with at least one cordless handset. The BLUETOOTH radio transceiver and the cordless radio transceiver of the cordless telephone base station are coupled so that a user can use cordless handsets to exchange messages, including audio, video and data, with the at least one electronic device through the control of the telephone base station.
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38 Claims
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1. A system for exchanging information between landline telephone and electronic devices, the system comprising:
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a telephone base station having a first short range radio frequency (RF) communications radio transceiver; and
at least two electronic devices each having a second short range RF communications radio transceiver configured to communicate with the first short range RF communications radio transceiver of the base station;
wherein the first and second short range RF communications radio transceivers are configured so that a first of the at least two electronic devices exchanges information with a second of the at least two electronic devices via the base station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for wireless communications, comprising:
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a base station including a first short range radio frequency (RF) wireless communications transceiver and a first cordless radio transceiver, wherein the telephone base station includes a short range RF communications module that supports one or more profiles;
a handset including a second cordless radio transceiver configured to communicate with the telephone base station; and
at least one electronic device including a second short range RF wireless communications transceiver configured to communicate with the first short range RF wireless communications transceiver of the base station, and wherein when the at least one electronic device is in a range of the first short range RF wireless transceiver of the base station, a wireless communication is established between the at least one electronic device and the telephone base station to exchange information between the at least one electronic device and the handset through the base station. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A telephone base station for exchanging information with at least one electronic device, comprising:
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a short range RF wireless communications module that supports one or more short range RF wireless communications profiles; and
a short range RF wireless communications radio transceiver for transmitting and receiving wireless signals to and from the an electronic device;
wherein at least one of the one or more short range RF wireless communications profile includes a profile that the at least one electronic device supports, and the base station and the at least electronic device uses the common profile to exchange information with each other. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for exchanging messages between a landline telephone and an electronic device, the method comprising:
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activating a wireless communication network with the electronic device through a short range RF wireless communications technology;
establishing a wireless communications link between the landline telephone and the electronic device when the electronic device is within a range of a transceiver of the landline telephone;
establishing a message communications link between the electronic device and the landline telephone; and
exchanging information between the electronic device and the landline telephone according to a short range RF wireless communications profile supported by both of the electronic device and the landline telephone, wherein the landline telephone, after receiving information from the electronic device, further transmit the received information to another electronic device that is wirelessly communication with the base station. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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