Telephone with speed dial and recording of remotely transmitted numbers
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1. A telephone apparatus, comprising:
- a key pad including digit keys, a hook key and control keys, for generating respective key signals;
means for taking the telephone off-hook in response to a first depression of said hook key;
a memory including a plurality of individually operator designatable registers for registering telephone numbers;
means for recognizing depression of a predetermined control key of said telephone, at a time after said telephone has been taken off-hook, as an indicator that a telephone number is to be registered in an operator designated one of said registers from a remote source comprising a remote telephone;
a decoder for decoding a telephone number input from said remote telephone;
switch means operated in response to said recognizing means for switching a signal received from said remote telephone to said decoder; and
means for storing the output of said decoder, comprising a decoded telephone number, in an operator designated one of said registers.
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Abstract
A mobile telephone apparatus having a conventional key pad, memory for storing telephone numbers at locations identifiable by certain digits and a processor for controlling the auto dialing of telephone numbers in response to a key pad input of the respective digits. The apparatus further includes a capability of receiving telephone numbers transmitted from a remote operator and storing the numbers at memory location that may be auto dialed.
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1. A telephone apparatus, comprising:
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a key pad including digit keys, a hook key and control keys, for generating respective key signals; means for taking the telephone off-hook in response to a first depression of said hook key; a memory including a plurality of individually operator designatable registers for registering telephone numbers; means for recognizing depression of a predetermined control key of said telephone, at a time after said telephone has been taken off-hook, as an indicator that a telephone number is to be registered in an operator designated one of said registers from a remote source comprising a remote telephone; a decoder for decoding a telephone number input from said remote telephone; switch means operated in response to said recognizing means for switching a signal received from said remote telephone to said decoder; and means for storing the output of said decoder, comprising a decoded telephone number, in an operator designated one of said registers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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