Cellular telephone
First Claim
1. A compact mobile telephone for a motor vehicle comprising in combination:
- (a) a motor vehicle sun visor having a casing whose width and height exceed its thickness and which is selectively positionable to a shading position for shading an occupant of a motor vehicle and to a non-shading position wherein the width and height confront a headliner in the vehicle'"'"'s interior and do not shade the occupant, said visor having an occupant facing portion in the non-shading position;
(b) means for selectively positioning said sun visor to said shading and non-shading positions;
(c) an array of telephone operating controls mounted on the said occupant facing portion of the sun visor, such that when the visor is in said non-shading position, said controls are in the occupant'"'"'s field of vision and are rendered accessible for actuation by the occupant while the occupant'"'"'s attention is directed to the road; and
(d) electronic means mounted in the interior of said sun visor for transmitting, receiving and processing outgoing and incoming telephone calls.
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Abstract
A compact cellular telephone for motor vehicles whose outer case is a vehicle sun visor. Operating controls for placing, receiving and processing incoming and outgoing calls are large and within the driver'"'"'s normal field of vision so that the invention may be operated without distracting a driver'"'"'s attention from the road. Controls for placing outgoing calls are positioned in a linear arrangement across the front surface of the lower case. Controls for selecting functions, also in a linear arrangement, are positioned on the lower surface of the case in parallel relationship to the outgoing call controls. All electronic components and circuitry of the telephone are mounted on a single printed circuit board in the interior of the case. An input jack is provided on the lower surface of the case for the optional use of a driver'"'"'s headset in lieu of a microphone and speaker which are mounted in the interior of the case. Alternate embodiments of the invention provide the optional features of a telephone number index, travel expense log and vanity mirror.
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Citations
23 Claims
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1. A compact mobile telephone for a motor vehicle comprising in combination:
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(a) a motor vehicle sun visor having a casing whose width and height exceed its thickness and which is selectively positionable to a shading position for shading an occupant of a motor vehicle and to a non-shading position wherein the width and height confront a headliner in the vehicle'"'"'s interior and do not shade the occupant, said visor having an occupant facing portion in the non-shading position; (b) means for selectively positioning said sun visor to said shading and non-shading positions; (c) an array of telephone operating controls mounted on the said occupant facing portion of the sun visor, such that when the visor is in said non-shading position, said controls are in the occupant'"'"'s field of vision and are rendered accessible for actuation by the occupant while the occupant'"'"'s attention is directed to the road; and (d) electronic means mounted in the interior of said sun visor for transmitting, receiving and processing outgoing and incoming telephone calls. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A compact mobile telephone for a motor vehicle comprising in combination:
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(a) a motor vehicle sun visor having a casing whose width and height exceed its thickness and which is selectively positionable to a shading position for shading an occupant of a motor vehicle and to a non-shading position wherein the width and height confront a headliner in the vehicle'"'"'s interior and do not shade the occupant, said visor having an occupant facing portion in the non-shaping position; (b) means for selectively positioning said sun visor to said shading and non-shading positions; (c) an array of telephone operating controls mounted on the said occupant facing portion of the sun visor, such that when the visor is in said non-shading position, said controls are in the occupant'"'"'s field of vision and are rendered accessible for actuation by the occupant while the occupant'"'"'s attention is directed to the road; (d) electronic means mounted in the interior of said sun visor for transmitting, receiving and processing outgoing and incoming telephone calls; (e) a means mounted in said sun visor for recording and storing telephone numbers; (f) a means mounted in said sun visor for recording travel expenses; (g) a vanity mirror mounted in the portion of said sun visor which is in confronting relationship to the headliner when said visor is in the non-shading position; and (h) a means mounted in said occupant facing portion of said sun visor for visually displaying the telephone numbers of outgoing calls such that said display means is in the occupant'"'"'s field of vision when his attention is directed to the road.
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- 18. In a compact mobile telephone mounted in a motor vehicle adjacent to the vehicle'"'"'s headliner, of the type wherein the outer case of said telephone is a vehicle sun visor and said sun visor is selectively positionable to a position for shading a vehicle occupant and to a non-shading position wherein the portion of the visor which faces the occupant in the shading position is concealed and is in confronting relationship to the vehicle'"'"'s headliner and the other portion of the sun visor is in facing relationship to the occupant the improvement which comprises at least one linear arrangement of individual controls extending laterally across the forward portion of said occupant facing portion for placing outgoing telephone calls, such that said telephone is operable in the non-shading position for placing outgoing calls and said controls are in the occupant'"'"'s field of vision and accessible for actuation by said occupant when the occupant'"'"'s attention is directed to the road.
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20. In a compact mobile telephone mounted in a motor vehicle adjacent to the vehicle'"'"'s headliner, of the type wherein the outer case of said telephone is a vehicle sun visor and said sun visor is selectively positionable to a position for shading a vehicle occupant and to a non-shading position wherein the portion of the visor which faces the occupant in the shading position is concealed and in confronting relationship to the vehicle'"'"'s headliner and the other portion of the sun visor is in facing relationship to the occupant the improvement which comprises:
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(a) a first linear arrangement of individual controls extending laterally across the forward portion of the sun visor facing the occupant when the sun visor is at the non-shading position, such that said controls are operable in the non-shading position and are in the occupant'"'"'s field of vision and accessible for actuation by said occupant when the occupant'"'"'s attention is directed to the road; and (b) a second linear arrangement of individual controls extending latertally across the forward portion of the sun visor facing the occupant in said non-shading position of said visor, said second arrangement of controls being in parallel relationship to said first linear arrangement, such that said controls are also in the occupant'"'"'s field of vision and accessible for actuation by said ocupant when the occupant'"'"'s attention is directed to the road. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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