CORDLESS TELEPHONE APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME
First Claim
1. A cordless telephone apparatus comprising:
- a portable handset; and
a base station,the base station including;
a first wireless communication unit which, in operation, performs radio communication with a music player;
a first control unit which, in operation, monitors a status of the music player and remotely controls the music player via the first wireless communication unit;
a speaker which outputs audio data;
an audio processing unit which, in operation, reproduces the audio data received by the first wireless communication unit from the music player and outputs the audio data to the speaker;
a second wireless communication unit which performs radio communication with the portable handset; and
a second control unit which, in operation, controls the portable handset as an operation unit to remotely control the music player,whereinwhen the second control unit receives from the portable handset first key information defined to remotely control the music player, the second control unit transmits to the music player remote control information which corresponds to the first key information; and
when the second control unit receives from the portable handset second key information defined to adjust a volume, the second control unit controls the volume of the speaker without remotely controlling the music player.
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Abstract
A cordless telephone apparatus comprises a portable handset and a base station. The base station including a first wireless communication unit which, in operation, communicates data with a music player, a first control unit which, in operation, monitors a status of the music player and remotely controls the music player via the first wireless communication unit, a speaker which outputs audio data, an audio processing unit which, in operation, reproduces the audio data received by the first wireless communication unit from the music player and outputs the audio data to the speaker, a second wireless communication unit which wirelessly communicates data with the portable handset; and a second control unit which, in operation, controls the portable handset as an operation unit to remotely control the music player.
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18 Claims
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1. A cordless telephone apparatus comprising:
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a portable handset; and
a base station,the base station including; a first wireless communication unit which, in operation, performs radio communication with a music player; a first control unit which, in operation, monitors a status of the music player and remotely controls the music player via the first wireless communication unit; a speaker which outputs audio data; an audio processing unit which, in operation, reproduces the audio data received by the first wireless communication unit from the music player and outputs the audio data to the speaker; a second wireless communication unit which performs radio communication with the portable handset; and a second control unit which, in operation, controls the portable handset as an operation unit to remotely control the music player, wherein when the second control unit receives from the portable handset first key information defined to remotely control the music player, the second control unit transmits to the music player remote control information which corresponds to the first key information; and when the second control unit receives from the portable handset second key information defined to adjust a volume, the second control unit controls the volume of the speaker without remotely controlling the music player. - View Dependent Claims (3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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2. A cordless telephone apparatus comprising:
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a portable handset; and
a base station,the base station including; a first wireless communication unit which, in operation, performs radio communication with a music player; a speaker which outputs audio data; an audio processing unit which, in operation, reproduces the audio data received by the first wireless communication unit from the music player and outputs the audio data to the speaker; a second wireless communication unit which performs radio communication with the portable handset; and a control unit which controls a volume of the speaker when the speaker outputs the audio data from the music player and when the base station receives from the portable handset key information defined to adjust the volume. - View Dependent Claims (4, 6, 8, 10, 16)
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17. A control method implemented by a base station of a cordless telephone apparatus, which includes a portable handset and the base station, the method comprising:
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connecting to a music player wirelessly; outputting audio data, which the base station receives from the music player, to a speaker of the base station; transmitting display information for remotely controlling the music player to the portable handset when the base station receives link start information for starting remote-control of the music player, wherein when the base station receives from the portable handset first key information defined to remotely control the music player, the base station transmits to the music player remote control information which corresponds to the first key information; and when the base station receives from the portable handset second key information defined to adjust a volume, the base station controls the volume of the speaker without remotely controlling the music player.
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18. A control method implemented by a base station of a cordless telephone apparatus, which includes a portable handset and the base station, the method comprising:
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connecting to a music player wirelessly; outputting audio data, which the base station receives from the music player, to a speaker of the base station; and controlling a volume of the speaker of the base station when the speaker outputs the audio data from the music player and when the base station receives from the portable handset key information defined to adjust the volume.
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Specification