Cordless telephone

• US 5,794,152 A
• Filed: 12/01/1995
• Issued: 08/11/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 08/04/1995
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Uniden Corporation (Cornwall Capital Management LP)
• Original Assignee: Uniden Corporation (Cornwall Capital Management LP)
• Inventors: Ishida, Hiroyuki, Takahashi, Kunihiro, Fujino, Masayasu, Hikuma, Hideo, Ishida, Yuzo, Otsuji, Katsuhiko
• Primary Examiner(s): Bost, Dwayne D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): MAUNG, NAY AUNG
• Application Number:
  US08/565,857
• Time in Patent Office: 984 Days
• Field of Search: 455/403, 455/424-426, 455/462, 455/463, 455/502, 455/550, 455/554, 455/555, 455/561, 375/354, 375/377, 341/110, 341/126
• US Class Current: 455/502
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72505 Radio link set-up procedures
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72508 using a control channel

Abstract

A cordless telephone consisting of base and handset units is disclosed wherein a control circuit incorporated in the base unit comprises first and second D/A converters, first and second A/D converters, and first and second sync. signal generation circuits. The first and second D/A converters respectively convert digital signals from the handset unit and a PBX. The first and second A/D converters convert the analog signals provided from the first and second D/A converters to transmit them to the PBX and handset unit, respectively. The first sync. signal generation circuit regenerates a first clock signal synchronously with a sync. signal provided from the PBX to render the first A/D and second D/A converters to operate in synchronism with the sync. signal from the PBX. The second sync. signal generation circuit generates a second clock signal which is independent of the sync. signal from the PBX to render the first D/A and second A/D converters to operate in synchronism with the second clock signal. Accordingly, the synchronization between the base and handset units is effected independently of the synchronization signal from the PBX.

Claims

1. A cordless telephone consisting of a base unit connected to a PBX and a handset unit which wirelessly transmits or receives signals to or from said base unit, wherein a control circuit incorporated in said base unit comprises:

a first D/A converter for converting a digital signal from said handset unit to an analog signal;

a first A/D converter for converting the analog signal from said first D/A converter to a digital signal to transmit it to said PBX via a data transmission/reception circuit of said base unit;

a second D/A converter for converting a digital signal from said PBX to an analog signal;

a second A/D converter for converting the analog signal from said second D/A converter to a digital signal to transmit it to said handset unit via a transmitter of said base unit;

a first synchronization means for regenerating a first clock signal synchronously with a synchronization signal provided from said PBX to render said first A/D and second D/A converters to operate in synchronism with said synchronization signal from said PBX; and

a second synchronization means for generating a second clock signal which is independent of said synchronization signal from said PBX to render said first D/A and second A/D converters to operate in synchronism with said second clock signal, whereby the synchronization between said base and handset units being effected independently of the synchronization signal from said PBX.

2. A method of transferring signals from/to a handset unit of a cordless telephone to/from a PBX through a base unit of said cordless telephone, comprising the steps, which are executed in said base unit, of:

regenerating a first clock signal synchronously with a synchronization signal provided from said PBX;

generating a second clock signal which is independent of said synchronization signal from said PBX;

converting a digital signal from said handset unit to an analog signal by a first D/A converter, synchronously with said second clock signal;

converting the analog signal provided from said first D/A converter to a digital signal, synchronously with said first clock signal;

transmitting the digital signal provided from said first A/D converter to said PBX via a data transmission/reception circuit;

converting a digital signal from said PBX to an analog signal by a second D/A converter, synchronously with said first clock signal;

converting the analog signal provided from said second D/A converter to a digital signal by a second A/D converter, synchronously with said second clock signal; and

transmitting the digital signal provided from said second A/D converter to said handset unit, whereby the synchronization between said base and handset units being effected independently of the synchronization signal from said PBX.