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Time management for cordless telephone by inputs from a user through the keypad to cause data to be transferred to the external source via input terminals and mating terminals on a battery charger

  • US 5,528,667 A
  • Filed: 02/17/1995
  • Issued: 06/18/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/13/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A combination of a cordless telephone and a battery charging apparatus, whereinsaid cordless telephone has a housing, and comprises within said housing a rechargeable battery, a microcontroller, a transceiving means, a keypad, display means, a real time clock and storage means for storing time management data;

  • and said cordless telephone has battery charging terminals in said housing, andsaid battery charging apparatus has a casing having means for receiving the cordless telephone, and charger terminals for mating with said battery charging terminals when the cordless telephone is received by said means for receiving,characterized in that the cordless telephone further comprises at least one input terminal on said housing adjacent to, but spaced from, said battery charging terminals, and means for transferring data in at least one direction between the storage means and said at least one input terminal,said battery charging apparatus comprises at least one signal terminal disposed adjacent to, but spaced from, the charger terminals for mating with said at least one input terminal when the cordless telephone is received by said means for receiving, and means for connecting said at least one signal terminal to an external source to permit transfer of data in at least one direction between the storage means in the telephone and the external source while the battery is being charged, andsaid microcontroller is operable, in response to inputs from a user through the keypad, to cause data in the storage means to be transferred to the external source via the at least one input terminal and the at least one signal terminal while the battery is being charged.

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