Central alert for a cellular telephone

• US 20060194620A1
• Filed: 02/27/2006
• Published: 08/31/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Donald Baskin
• Original Assignee: Donald Baskin
• Inventors: Baskin, Donald
• Application Number:
  US11/364,904
• Publication Number:
  US 20060194620A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/567
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72475 specially adapted for disabled users
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/04 the ringing-current being generated at the substations

Abstract

A central alert for a cellular telephone has a cellular telephone with a call signal. A transmitter is coupled to the call signal and transmits the call signal. A central alert station has a receiver that receives the call signal.

Claims

1. A central alert for a cellular telephone, comprising:

a cellular telephone having a call signal;

a transmitter coupled to the call signal, transmitting the call signal; and

a central alert station having a receiver receiving the call signal.

2. The central alert of claim 1, wherein the transmitter is coupled to a headset input of the cellular telephone.

3. The central alert of claim 1, wherein the transmitter transmits over an RF channel.

4. The central alert of claim 1, wherein the transmitter transits over a infrared channel.

5. The central alert of claim 1, wherein the transmitter transits over a ultrasonic channel.

6. The central alert of claim 1, wherein the central alert station is powered by a wall outlet.

7. A central alert for a cellular telephone, comprising:

an incoming call indicator; and

a receiver coupled to the incoming call indicator and receiving a call signal associated with a particular cellular telephone, wherein the receiver and the incoming call indicator are separate from the particular cellular telephone.

8. The central alert of claim 7, wherein the incoming call indicator indicates a call with an audible sound.

9. The central alert of claim 7, wherein the incoming call indicator indicates a call with a visual indicator.

10. The central alert of claim 7, further including a transmitter electrically coupled to the particular cellular telephone and transmitting the call signal to the receiver when the particular cellular telephone receives an incoming call indicator.

11. The central alert of claim 7, wherein the call signal is from a cellular base station.

12. The central alert of claim 11, wherein the receiver receives the call signal for a plurality of cellular telephones.

13. The central alert of claim 12, wherein the incoming call indicator has a separate alert signal for each of the plurality of cellular telephones.

14. A central alert for a cellular telephone, comprising:

a plurality of incoming call indicators; and

a receiver coupled to each of the plurality of incoming call indicators and receiving a call signal associated with a particular cellular telephone, wherein the receivers and the plurality of incoming call indicators are physically remote from the particular cellular telephone.

15. The central alert of claim 14, wherein the receiver receives the call signal for a plurality of cellular telephones.

16. The central alert of claim 15, further including a transmitter electrically coupled to the particular cellular telephone and transmitting the call signal to the receiver when the particular cellular telephone receives an incoming call indicator.

17. The central alert of claim 15, wherein the call signal is from a cellular base station.