Vehicular audio system incorporating detachable cellular telephone

• US 5,797,088 A
• Filed: 10/30/1995
• Issued: 08/18/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Vosi Technologies, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Ivano Stamegna
• Inventors: Stamegna, Ivano
• Primary Examiner(s): Eisenzopf, Reinhard J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): BANKS HAROLD, MARSHA DENISE
• Application Number:
  US08/550,799
• Time in Patent Office: 1,023 Days
• Field of Search: 455/66, 455/89, 455/90, 455/95, 455/99, 455/344, 455/345, 455/346, 455/347, 455/348, 455/349, 455/350, 455/351, 455/127, 455/575, 379/58
• US Class Current: 455/345
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/0241 for telephones
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0294 Apparatus with multi-functionalities, e.g. radio and telephone
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/082 to be used in vehicles H04B1/086 takes precedence; holding or mounting accessories B60R11/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/20 for coupling gramophone pick-up, recorder output, or microphone to receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3805 with built-in auxiliary receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3822 specially adapted for use in vehicles H04B1/3827 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3877 Arrangements for enabling portable transceivers to be used in a fixed position, e.g. cradles or boosters
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3883 Arrangements for mounting batteries or battery chargers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6075 adapted for handsfree use in a vehicle H04M1/6058 takes precedence; arrangements for holding telephones in a vehicle B60R11/0241

Abstract

The present invention is a vehicular audio/cellular telephone system including a vehicular audio system and cellular telephone. In a first embodiment, the vehicular audio system including an AM/FM radio, cassette player, CD player, or combinations of these, integrates a detachable cellular telephone including a transceiver, rechargeable battery, and small non-directional antenna. When integrated into the vehicular audio system, the cellular telephone uses the vehicle'"'"'s power source and external antenna.

Claims

1. A vehicular audio/cellular telephone system comprising:

a cellular telephone including a first antennae, a first power supply, a first speaker assembly, a microphone, a keypad, a transceiver for processing transmitted and received rf signals, and a first set of electrical contacts for receiving and transmitting signals to and from an audio system; and

an audio system including a second antennae for receiving rf signals, a second power supply, a receiver for processing received rf signals, a telephone cradle and a second set of electrical contacts for receiving and transmitting signals to and from said cellular telephone;

said telephone cradle configured to affix said cellular telephone including antennae, transceiver, first power supply, first speaker assembly, keypad, microphone, and first set of electrical contacts, to said audio system so as to permit said first set of electrical contacts to engage second set of electrical contacts; and

said cellular telephone capable of being detachably mounted to said telephone cradle of said audio system to permit the use of said cellular telephone at a location distant from said audio system.

2. The vehicular audio/cellular telephone system of claim 1, wherein:

said cellular telephone is capable of operating in a first mode and a second mode;

said first mode including transmitting and receiving radio signals without utilizing the power supply or antenna of said audio system; and

said second mode including transmitting and receiving radio signals utilizing the power supply and antenna of said audio system.

3. The vehicular audio/cellular telephone system of claim 1, wherein said audio system further comprises:

a tape recorder being capable of recording telecommunications received and transmitted through said cellular telephone.

4. The vehicular audio/cellular telephone system of claim 1, wherein said audio system further comprises:

an intensity controller to control the volume of the audio produced from received AM/FM radio RF signals as a ratio to the volume of the audio produced from received cellular telephone RF signals.

5. The vehicular audio/cellular telephone system of claim 1, wherein:

said cellular telephone further comprises a rechargeable power source; and

said audio system further comprises a recharger being capable of recharging said rechargeable power source of said cellular telephone.