Vehicle telephone with call answering and recording means
First Claim
1. A unitary vehicle sun visor and telephone apparatus with telephone call answering and recording means adapted to be operated by an occupant of a motor vehicle, said unitary apparatus being positioned ahead of the occupant and having a panel with first and second oppositely disposed faces mounted for rotation about an axis, said panel being selectively adjustable to a position whereat said first surface is in confronting relationship to said occupant for shading the occupant and to another position whereat said first surface is in concealed relationship to said occupant;
- telephone means mounted in said panel for transmitting and receiving messages to and from said occupant;
telephone answering means mounted in said panel and cooperating with said telephone means to answer telephone calls when the vehicle is unoccupied;
recording means mounted in said panel and cooperating with said telephone means to record incoming telephone messages when said vehicle is occupied or unoccupied;
a face plate mounted on one of said surfaces of said panel; and
controls mounted in said face plate for operating said telephone and said call answering and recording means.
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Abstract
A unitary sun visor and cellular telephone with means for transmitting and receiving telephone cells, answering incoming calls when a vehicle is unoccupied for maintaining contact with others, recording incoming calls when a vehicle is in motion, recording information, such as travel expenses and dictation for subsequent transcribing while on the road, and playing pre-recorded tapes while on the road. The unitary apparatus is adapted to be mounted to a vehicle'"'"'s body structure above the vehicle'"'"'s instrument panel, forward of the front seat occupant, and has an outer panel with opposing surfaces which is adjustable to a downward extending shading position and to an upward non-shading position adjacent to the vehicle'"'"'s headliner. One of the panel surfaces is in confronting relationship to the operator of the telephone when the panel is in the shading position and has controls and an aphanumeric display for operating the telephone and call answering and recording means which are in an operator'"'"'s forward field of vision and are readily accessible without distracting the operator'"'"'s attention from the road.
87 Citations
8 Claims
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1. A unitary vehicle sun visor and telephone apparatus with telephone call answering and recording means adapted to be operated by an occupant of a motor vehicle, said unitary apparatus being positioned ahead of the occupant and having a panel with first and second oppositely disposed faces mounted for rotation about an axis, said panel being selectively adjustable to a position whereat said first surface is in confronting relationship to said occupant for shading the occupant and to another position whereat said first surface is in concealed relationship to said occupant;
- telephone means mounted in said panel for transmitting and receiving messages to and from said occupant;
telephone answering means mounted in said panel and cooperating with said telephone means to answer telephone calls when the vehicle is unoccupied;
recording means mounted in said panel and cooperating with said telephone means to record incoming telephone messages when said vehicle is occupied or unoccupied;
a face plate mounted on one of said surfaces of said panel; and
controls mounted in said face plate for operating said telephone and said call answering and recording means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
- telephone means mounted in said panel for transmitting and receiving messages to and from said occupant;
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8. A unitary vehicle sun visor and telephone apparatus adapted to be operated by an occupant of a motor vehicle, said unitary apparatus having an outer panel with first and second oppositely disposed surfaces for rotation about an axis between a position for shading the occupant whereat said first face confronts the operator of the telephone and a position whereat said first face is concealed from the operator;
- a telephone with call answering and recording means mounted in said panel for transmitting, receiving, answering and recording telephone calls; and
controls mounted on said first face for operating said telephone with call answering and recording means.
- a telephone with call answering and recording means mounted in said panel for transmitting, receiving, answering and recording telephone calls; and
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