HANDS FREE DEVICE FOR A CELLULAR PHONE

• US 20060264246A1
• Filed: 05/22/2006
• Published: 11/23/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/23/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: BURY Spzoo
• Original Assignee: BURY Spzoo
• Inventors: Piekarz, Roman
• Granted Patent: US 7,756,550 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/569.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6075 adapted for handsfree use in a vehicle H04M1/6058 takes precedence; arrangements for holding telephones in a vehicle B60R11/0241
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface

Abstract

A hands free device for a cellular phone which has a telephone transceiving unit for a mobile radio network and in addition a communication device for the wireless transmission of audio and data signals, with a housing in which a communication device forming a wireless communication connection with the communication device of the cellular phone is located, provides for the activation by a cellular phone without or at least without voluminous permanent installations in a motor vehicle in that a telephone transceiving unit for a mobile radio network is integrated in the housing, which telephone transceiving unit is set up for receiving user-specific data from a cellular phone via the communication device and providing a user-specific cellular phone function, specified by the user-specific data, through the telephone transceiving unit, the telephone transceiving unit is connected to a display in the housing and the housing has a power supply connection and an antenna connection.

Claims

1. A hands free device for a cellular phone which has a telephone transceiving unit for a mobile radio network and in addition a communication device for the wireless transmission of audio and data signals, with a housing in which a communication device forming a wireless communication connection with the communication device of the cellular phone is located, wherein a telephone transceiving unit is integrated in the housing, which telephone transceiving unit is set up for receiving user-specific data from a cellular phone via the communication device and providing a user-specific cellular phone function, specified by the user-specific data, through the telephone transceiving unit, the telephone transceiving unit is connected to a display in the housing and the housing has a power supply connection and an antenna connection.

2. The hands free device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the housing is constructed of two parts and consists of a permanently mounted plug-in foot and a display part which can be connected thereto in a locking manner.

3. The hands free device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the housing has at least one inbuilt loudspeaker.

4. The hands free device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the at least one loudspeaker is built into the display part of the housing.

5. The hands free device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the housing is provided with a connection socket for an external microphone.

6. The hands free device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the connection socket is arranged on the display part.

7. The hands free device as claimed in claim 1, wherein, for the power supply connection, a power supply cable is provided with a connector for contacting a cigarette lighter.

8. The hands free device as claimed in claim 1, wherein, for the power supply connection, a power supply cable is connected to a permanently installed connection box to which a supply voltage (+, −

) and any loudspeakers and microphone installed can be connected.

9. The hands free device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the power supply cable and the antenna connection cable is connected to the plug-in foot and can be connected by means of contact plug-in connections to the electronics contained in the housing.

10. The hands free device as claimed in claim 2, wherein an antenna is arranged in the plug-in foot of the housing.

11. The hands free device as claimed in claim 1, wherein an antenna receiving traffic radio messages and an evaluating circuit decoding the traffic radio messages are arranged in the housing and/or the plug-in foot.

12. The hands free device as claimed in claim 1, wherein an operating unit is arranged on a top side of the display part.

13. The hands free device as claimed in claim 1, wherein an operating unit is provided for the hands free device and constructed as a wireless remote control.