System and method for making and receiving cellular telephone calls at a wired analog telephone device
First Claim
1. A method for receiving at least one cellular telephone call at an analog telephone device, the method comprising:
- detecting when a cellular telephone is docked at a docking station;
determining whether a cellular telephone identification matches a docking station identification;
transferring a cellular telephone service associated with the cellular telephone to the docking station; and
disabling the cellular telephone.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A cellular telephone docking station is provided and includes a semiconductor device that has a processor and a memory device that is coupled to the processor. An identification device is coupled to the semiconductor device and the identification device includes a docking station identification. The cellular telephone docking station also includes a cellular telephone cradle that is coupled to the identification device. Further, a computer program is embedded within the memory. The computer program includes instructions to verify that a cellular telephone identification matches the docking station identification. Additionally, the computer program includes instructions to transfer a cellular telephone service associated with the cellular telephone to the docking station. The computer program also includes instructions to disable the cellular telephone.
66 Citations
40 Claims
-
1. A method for receiving at least one cellular telephone call at an analog telephone device, the method comprising:
-
detecting when a cellular telephone is docked at a docking station;
determining whether a cellular telephone identification matches a docking station identification;
transferring a cellular telephone service associated with the cellular telephone to the docking station; and
disabling the cellular telephone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
-
-
10. A method for making a cellular telephone call via an analog telephone device, the method comprising:
-
detecting when a cellular telephone is docked at a docking station;
determining whether a cellular telephone identification retrieved from the cellular telephone matches a docking station identification;
transferring a cellular telephone service associated with the cellular telephone to the docking station;
disabling the cellular telephone detecting when an analog receiver is removed from a cradle at the analog telephone device;
generating a dial tone at a ring tone generator within the docking station; and
transmitting the dial tone from the docking station to the analog receiver. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
-
-
20. A cellular telephone docking station, comprising:
-
a semiconductor device having a processor and a memory device coupled to the processor;
an identification device coupled to the semiconductor device, the identification device including a docking station identification;
at least one cellular telephone cradle coupled to the identification device; and
a computer program embedded within the memory, the computer program comprising;
instructions to verify that a cellular telephone identification matches the docking station identification;
instructions to transfer a cellular telephone service associated with the cellular telephone to the docking station; and
instructions to disable the cellular telephone. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
-
- 24. The docking station of 23, wherein the computer program further comprises instructions to process a received cellular telephone calls at the CDMA/GSM radio component.
-
36. A telephone system, comprising:
-
a wiring system;
at least one analog telephone device coupled to the wiring system;
at least one docking station coupled to the analog telephone device via the telephone wiring system;
wherein the docking station includes a cradle that is configured to receive a cellular telephone, and the docking station is configured to transfer a cellular telephone service associated with the cellular telephone from the cellular telephone to the docking station. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
-
Specification