Cellular telephone with plural telephone numbers
First Claim
1. A cellular radio telephone having plural telephone numbers, comprising:
- storage means for storing a plurality of telephone numbers associated with said cellular radio telephone; and
user interface means coupled to said storage means and responsive to a first input from a user, for displaying each one of said plural telephone numbers, said user interface means further responsive to a second input from the user, for selectively and concurrently enabling plural individual ones of said stored telephone numbers to enable said telephone to respond to incoming calls on any of said plural telephone numbers that are selected and for independently, and concurrent with an enablement of said plural individual ones of said stored telephone numbers for incoming calls, enabling any one of said stored telephone numbers for use for outgoing calls.
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Abstract
A cellular radio telephone (5) has two (or more) telephone numbers (TN1 . . . TNN), specifically for example an office telephone number and a private telephone number. In one mode of operation both numbers are operable concurrently. However, in a second mode one of the numbers may be disabled by the user, e.g. using a menu selection facility on a visual display (55). In the first mode, the telephone number of an incoming call is shown on the display (55) so that the user can know which number the call is intended for before answering it. Preferably one of the telephone numbers may be selectively enabled for outgoing calls, again by menu selection. As a consequence all of the other telephone numbers may be automatically disabled for outgoing calls in both modes of operation.
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5 Claims
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1. A cellular radio telephone having plural telephone numbers, comprising:
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storage means for storing a plurality of telephone numbers associated with said cellular radio telephone; and user interface means coupled to said storage means and responsive to a first input from a user, for displaying each one of said plural telephone numbers, said user interface means further responsive to a second input from the user, for selectively and concurrently enabling plural individual ones of said stored telephone numbers to enable said telephone to respond to incoming calls on any of said plural telephone numbers that are selected and for independently, and concurrent with an enablement of said plural individual ones of said stored telephone numbers for incoming calls, enabling any one of said stored telephone numbers for use for outgoing calls. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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