INFORMATION SYSTEM WITH DETACHABLE INFORMATION MODULE
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a unitary handheld portable telephone including a keypad for entering data and a display for displaying data; and
a base telephone configured to be coupled with and communicate through a telephone line and including a keypad for dialing a telephone number and a display for displaying information;
the portable and the base telephones being configured to have a mounted configuration in which the portable telephone is removably mounted on the base telephone and covers the base telephone'"'"'s display, and the telephones communicate with each other for the portable module'"'"'s display to display information relating to operation of the base telephone.
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Abstract
A unitary handheld portable module includes a keypad for entering data and a display for displaying data. A base module is configured to be coupled with and communicate through a telephone line and includes a keypad for dialing a telephone number and a display for displaying information. The portable and base modules are configured to have a mounted configuration in which the portable module is removably mounted on the base module and covers the base module'"'"'s display, and the modules communicate with each other for the portable module'"'"'s display to display information relating to operation of the base module.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a unitary handheld portable telephone including a keypad for entering data and a display for displaying data; and a base telephone configured to be coupled with and communicate through a telephone line and including a keypad for dialing a telephone number and a display for displaying information; the portable and the base telephones being configured to have a mounted configuration in which the portable telephone is removably mounted on the base telephone and covers the base telephone'"'"'s display, and the telephones communicate with each other for the portable module'"'"'s display to display information relating to operation of the base telephone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus comprising:
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a base telephone configured for wired communication through a telephone line; and a portable telephone configured for wireless communication through a wireless network; the telephones being configured such that mounting the portable telephone on the base telephone enables a wireless phone call to be communicated through a communication path that extends from the wireless network through the portable telephone to the base telephone, for a user to conduct the wireless phone call using the base telephone. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus comprising:
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a base telephone configured for wired communication through a telephone line; and a portable telephone configured for wireless communication through a wireless network; the telephones being configured such that when a call is in progress through the base telephone while the portable telephone is mounted on the base telephone, removal of the portable telephone from the base telephone initiates a handoff of the in-progress call from the base telephone to the portable telephone for a user to continue the in-progress call using the base telephone.
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