Group specific simplified cellular telephones

• US 20070265032A1
• Filed: 04/03/2007
• Published: 11/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Alain Aisenberg
• Original Assignee: Alain Aisenberg
• Inventors: Aisenberg, Alain
• Application Number:
  US11/732,493
• Publication Number:
  US 20070265032A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/556.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0279 Improving the user comfort or ergonomics
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27475 using interactive graphical means or pictorial representations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/576 associated with a pictorial or graphical representation
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/677 Preventing the dialling or sending of predetermined telephone numbers or selected types of telephone numbers, e.g. long distance numbers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6775 by providing access to preprogrammed keys
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72424 with manual activation of emergency-service functions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72475 specially adapted for disabled users

Abstract

A group specific communication assembly such as a telephone assembly which is operative to appeal to anyone or all of specific groups of individuals such as, but not limited to, children, teenagers, the elderly, the visually challenged or hearing impaired, the chronically ill, etc. A programmable control assembly includes a plurality of control members which are structured for selective operation of the telephone assembly, such that activation of at least some of said plurality of control members comprise dialing buttons selectively operable by a user to define a limited access operation. At least some of said plurality of control members being disposed in cooperative relation to corresponding ones of a plurality of windows to at least partially define a predetermined display which may be configured to represent facial characteristics applicable to a younger group of users. Furthermore, the communication assembly includes an external game pad assembly structured to be connected to a telephone interface so as to provide a series of controllers to allow convenient direction of gaming actions visible on the telephone display.

Claims

1. A telephone assembly comprising:

a casing including a cover plate mounted thereon in an exposed position,

said cover plate comprising at least one window extending therethrough, said window at least partially defining a predetermined display,

a control assembly including a plurality of control members disposed on said casing and structured for selective operation of the telephone assembly,

an interface structured to connect the telephone assembly to external devices; and

a game pad assembly structured to be connected to said interface, said game pad assembly includes at least one game controller structured to be manipulated by a user so as to control gaming actions visible on said display.