Cell phone accessory

• US 20060035688A1
• Filed: 08/12/2004
• Published: 02/16/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: David D. Yeldo, Saraa C. Paho
• Original Assignee: David D. Yeldo, Saraa C. Paho
• Inventors: Yeldo, David D., Paho, Saraa C.
• Application Number:
  US10/916,891
• Publication Number:
  US 20060035688A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/575.200
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/05 specially adapted for use on head, throat or breast
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/575 Means for retrieving and displaying personal data about calling party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6066 including a wireless connection

Abstract

A cellular telephone headset according to the present invention provides a remote caller-id display near the microphone. When an incoming call is received, the user can decide whether the answer the call based upon the information displayed on the remote caller-id display. The user does not have to remove the cellular telephone from the user'"'"'s pocket or clip in order to view the caller-id information. The user can also handle the call using buttons on the headset microphone. The headset of the present invention is therefore much more convenient to use in a truly hands-free many.

Claims

1. A cellular telephone headset comprising:

an earpiece;

a microphone;

a caller-id display; and

a connection for communicating to a cellular telephone, including providing sound from a call to the earpiece, providing sound to the call from the microphone and providing caller-id information from the call to the caller-id display.

2. The headset of claim 1 wherein the connection includes a wire.

3. The headset of claim 1 wherein the connection includes a wireless transceiver.

4. The headset of claim 1 further including a lower housing, the microphone and the caller-id display mounted in the lower housing.

5. The headset of claim 4 wherein the earpiece is connected to the lower housing via a wire.

6. The headset of claim 5 wherein the connection is in the lower housing.

7. The headset of claim 6 wherein the connection includes a wireless transceiver.

8. The headset of claim 4 further including a camera mounted in the lower housing, the camera sending images to the cellular telephone via the connection.

14. The headset of claim 6 wherein the connection includes a wireless transceiver.

9. A cellular telephone headset comprising:

a lower module;

a microphone mounted in the lower module;

a caller-id display mounted in the lower module

an earpiece remote from the lower module and connected to the lower module; and

a connection for communicating to a cellular telephone, including providing sound from a call to the earpiece, providing sound to the call from the microphone and providing caller-id information from the call to the caller-id display.

10. The headset of claim 9 wherein the connection includes a wire.

11. The headset of claim 9 wherein the connection includes a wireless transceiver.

12. The headset of claim 9 wherein the earpiece is connected to the lower housing via a wire.

13. The headset of claim 9 wherein the connection is in the lower module.

15. The headset of claim 9 further including a camera mounted in the lower module, the camera sending images to the cellular telephone via the connection.

16. The headset of claim 9 connected to a cellular telephone, wherein the microphone sends sound to the call on the cellular telephone, the earpiece receives sound from the call on the cellular telephone and the cellular telephone provides caller-id information to the caller-id display.

17. The headset of claim 9 wherein the lower module further include at least one switch for handling phone calls.

18. A method for receiving a cellular telephone call including the steps of:

a) receiving caller-id information at a cellular telephone;

b) transmitting the caller-id information to a remote module, remote from the cellular telephone;

c) displaying the caller-id information at the remote module;

d) sending sound from the call from the cellular telephone to the remote module; and

e) relaying sound from the remote module to the call at the cellular telephone.

19. The method of claim 18 wherein the caller-id information and sound is transmitted to the remote module wirelessly.

20. The method of claim 18 wherein the remote module is a headset including a microphone and an earpiece.