SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONFIGURING AND OPERATING A CELLULAR TELEPHONE AS A CORDLESS TELEPHONE HANDSET
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1. A communications device, comprising:
- a cellular telephone radio frequency (RF) transceiver;
a radio frequency identification (RFID) transceiver; and
control logic coupled to the cellular telephone RF transceiver and the REID transceiver;
wherein the control logic configures the RFID transceiver and enables the communications device to communicate with a cordless telephone base station.
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Abstract
The present disclosure describes systems and methods for configuring and operating a cellular telephone as a cordless telephone handset. Some illustrative embodiments may include a communications device that includes a cellular telephone radio frequency (RF) transceiver, a radio frequency identification (RFID) transceiver; and control logic coupled to the cellular telephone RE transceiver and the RFID transceiver. The control logic configures the RFID transceiver and enables the communications device to communicate with a cordless telephone base station.
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1. A communications device, comprising:
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a cellular telephone radio frequency (RF) transceiver; a radio frequency identification (RFID) transceiver; and control logic coupled to the cellular telephone RF transceiver and the REID transceiver; wherein the control logic configures the RFID transceiver and enables the communications device to communicate with a cordless telephone base station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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- 13. A method for configuring and operating a communications device, comprising causing an RFID transceiver within a communications device to operate so as to be capable of communicating with a cordless telephone base station.
- 22. An information carrier medium comprising software that can be executed on a processor to cause the processor to configure an RFID transceiver within a communications device to operate so as to allow the communications device to communicate with a cordless telephone base station through the RFID transceiver.
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