Method and apparatus of facilitating interchanging the use of a mobile station and a permanently wired telephone set
First Claim
1. A method of facilitating interchanging the use of a mobile station and a permanently wired telephone set, said mobile station being equipped with a keyset and circuits connected thereto for controlling and performing desired functions, said keyset in addition to dialling also permitting ordering of such interchanging in a telephone network system which includes the permanently wired telephone set and which permits interchanging upon request from the mobile station, comprising the steps of:
- providing a number of said permanently wired telephone set as a bar code nearby said permanently wired telephone set,connecting a bar code reader to said mobile station for scanning said bar code for ordering of interchanging the mobile station and said permanently wired set without dialling said number by means of said keyset,designating and connecting a predetermined interchanging key on said keyset as a means for ordering said interchanging, andinitiating said interchanging by scanning said bar code with said bar code reader and pressing said interchanging key.
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Abstract
A method of facilitating interchanging the use of a mobile station and a permanently wired telephone set includes providing the number of the permanently wired telephone set as a bar code near the telephone set. A bar code reader is connected to the mobile station for scanning the bar code for ordering of interchanging the mobile station and the permanently wired set without dialing the number on a keyset of the mobile station. A predetermined interchanging key on the keyset is designated and connected for ordering the interchanging. The interchange is initiated by scanning the bar code with the bar code reader and pressing the interchanging key.
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1. A method of facilitating interchanging the use of a mobile station and a permanently wired telephone set, said mobile station being equipped with a keyset and circuits connected thereto for controlling and performing desired functions, said keyset in addition to dialling also permitting ordering of such interchanging in a telephone network system which includes the permanently wired telephone set and which permits interchanging upon request from the mobile station, comprising the steps of:
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providing a number of said permanently wired telephone set as a bar code nearby said permanently wired telephone set, connecting a bar code reader to said mobile station for scanning said bar code for ordering of interchanging the mobile station and said permanently wired set without dialling said number by means of said keyset, designating and connecting a predetermined interchanging key on said keyset as a means for ordering said interchanging, and initiating said interchanging by scanning said bar code with said bar code reader and pressing said interchanging key. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A mobile station comprising a keyset and means connected thereto for controlling and performing desired functions, said keyset in addition to dialing also permitting ordering interchanging to a permanently wired telephone set in a telephone network system, and a bar code reader for facilitating interchanging the mobile station and a permanently wired telephone set in the network, a number of the permanently wired telephone set being provided in the proximity thereof in the form of a bar code,
said bar code reader being connected to the mobile station for scanning of such bar coded number for ordering of interchanging the mobile station and the telephone set without dialing the number by the keyset, said bar code reader further comprising a function key on said keyset designated and connected for initiating said interchanging.
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