Cordless Telephone with Digital Audio Player Capability
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Abstract
A cordless telephone which allows a user to play MP3 digital audio bit stream music, using the remote handset of a cordless telephone to control the functions of the MP3 player. The cordless telephone remains usable as a typical cordless telephone with all the features and conveniences of a cordless telephone including, but not limited to, connection of a telephone call between a calling party and a called party, caller ID information, voice messaging features, etc. MP3 digital audio bit stream music may be downloaded from a remote source through, e.g., the Internet and a PC.
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30 Claims
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6. A method of operating a cordless telephone comprising a remote handset and a base unit matched to said remote handset, the method comprising:
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the remote handset playing a digital audio bit stream comprising music; the remote handset digitally summing a digitally synthesized ring tone indicating an incoming call to said base unit with the digital audio bit stream to allow a user of said cordless telephone to hear said cordless telephone ringing along with said music; and the remote handset muting said playing of said digital audio bit stream by an action initiated by a user of said cordless telephone when said cordless telephone receives a telephone call; wherein said digital audio bit stream is either (i) pre-loaded before said step of playing or (ii) played substantially real-time as it is received by said cordless telephone. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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21. A cordless telephone, comprising:
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a remote handset; and a base unit matched to said remote handset, wherein said remote handset comprises; means for playing a digital audio bit stream comprising music; means for digitally summing a digitally synthesized ring tone indicating an incoming call to said base unit with a digital audio bit stream to allow a user of said cordless telephone to hear said cordless telephone ringing along with said music; and means for muting said playing of said digital audio bit stream by an action initiated by a user of said cordless telephone when said cordless telephone receives a telephone call; wherein said cordless telephone further comprises a means for downloading digital bit stream music to said remote handset from a remote bit stream audio source. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 28)
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29. A cordless telephone, comprising:
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a remote handset; and a base unit matched to said remote handset, wherein said remote handset comprises; a digital audio bit stream player adapted to play a digital audio bit stream comprising music; a summer adapted to digitally sum a digitally synthesized ring tone indicating an incoming call to said base unit with the digital audio bit stream to allow a user of said cordless telephone to hear said cordless telephone ringing along with said music; a means for muting the playing of said digital audio bit stream by an action initiated by a user of said cordless telephone when said cordless telephone receives a telephone call, and. a memory adapted to store said digital audio bit stream, wherein said cordless telephone is adapted to pre-load said digital audio bit stream into said memory before said digital audio bit stream player plays said digital audio bit stream.
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30. A cordless telephone, comprising:
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a remote handset; a base unit matched to said remote handset, wherein; said remote handset comprises; a digital audio bit stream player adapted to play a digital audio bit stream comprising music; a summer adapted to digitally sum a digitally synthesized ring tone indicating an incoming call to said base unit with the digital audio bit stream to allow a user of said cordless telephone to hear said cordless telephone ringing along with said music; and a means for muting the playing of said digital audio bit stream by an action initiated by a user of said cordless telephone when said cordless telephone receives a telephone call; said cordless telephone is adapted to receive said digital audio bit stream, and said digital audio bit stream player is adapted to play said digital audio bit stream substantially real-time as it is received by said cordless telephone.
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