Mobile cellular phone

• US 5,943,627 A
• Filed: 02/18/1997
• Issued: 08/24/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Chi-Man Park, Seong-Soo Kim
• Original Assignee: Chi-Man Park, Seong-Soo Kim
• Inventors: Kim, Seong-Soo, Park, Chi-Man
• Primary Examiner(s): Bost, Dwayne D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): PERSINO, RAYMOND B
• Application Number:
  US08/801,354
• Time in Patent Office: 917 Days
• Field of Search: 455/569, 455/568, 455/550, 455/90, 455/575, 455/404, 455/555, 455/509, 455/402, 455/13.1, 455/11.1, 379/420, 379/426, 379/428, 379/430, 379/432, 381/388, 381/386, 381/374, 381/380, 381/324, 381/327, 381/330, 381/375, 381/381, D14/137, D14/138, D14/147, D14/202, 543/720, 543/721, 370/430, 244/929, 244/930
• US Class Current: 455/569.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/385 Transceivers carried on the body, e.g. in helmets
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0258 for a headset device
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6066 including a wireless connection

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile cellular phone, the mobile cellular phone including: a radio handset and a mobile cellular phone body for transmitting and receiving a sound and a signal information through a wireless channel; and a holder disposed in the body for accommodating the radio handset so that when the radio handset is detached from the holder the body can relay the sound and the signal information between the radio handset and a base station to thereby enable a telecommunication to be realized through the radio handset and when the radio handset is accommodated in the holder, the telecommunication can be realized through the body.

Claims

1. A mobile cellular phone, the mobile cellular phone comprising:

a radio handset; and

a mobile cellular phone body formed thereon with a holder for accommodating the radio handset,

wherein the radio handset and the body operate so that when the radio handset is detached from the holder, a telecommunication can be realized through the radio handset, and when the radio handset is accommodated in the holder the telecommunication can be realized through the body; and

wherein the body comprises;

a transceiver having a speaker, a microphone, and an antenna which is in turn disposed with a light emitting diode at a lower housing thereof and a light emitting body at an upper end thereof and for transmitting and receiving from a base station a sound and a signal information via the antenna;

a relay transceiver for relaying the sound and the signal information between the transceiver and the radio handset;

a control apparatus for controlling the operation of the speaker, microphone, transceiver and the relay transceiver so that when the radio handset is detached from, the sound and the signal information can be relayed between the radio handset and the base station, and when the radio handset is accommodated in the holder, a telecommunication can be possible via the speaker and the microphone; and

a power source apparatus for supplying a power necessary for driving the speaker, microphone, transceiver, relay transceiver, radio handset, and the control apparatus.

2. The mobile cellular phone as defined in claim 1, wherein the radio handset can be used hands-free when it is worn by a user.

3. The mobile cellular phone as defined in claim 2, wherein the radio handset comprises:

an antenna;

a microphone;

an earphone insertable into an ear of the user;

a transceiver for receiving via the antenna of radio handset a sound and a signal information transmitted via a radio channel from the body to thereby output same to the earphone, and for transmitting via the antenna of radio handset a sound information input through the microphone;

a control apparatus for controlling the operation of the microphone, earphone and the transceiver to thereby enable telecommunication via the earphone and the microphone when the radio handset is detached from the holder; and

a power source apparatus for supplying power for driving the microphone;

earphone, transceiver and the control apparatus.

4. The mobile cellular phone as defined in claim 2, wherein the radio handset comprises:

an earphone insertable into an ear of a user;

a radio handset body which can be worn on a collar of a user'"'"'s coat;

a lead wire for electrically connecting the earphone and the radio handset body which further includes a microphone for inputting a user'"'"'s sound;

a radio transceiver for receiving a sound and a signal information transmitted from the mobile cellular phone body to output same to the earphone via the lead wire and for transmitting the sound information input via the microphone to the mobile cellular phone body;

a control apparatus for controlling the operation of the radio transceiver; and

a power source apparatus for supplying power for driving the radio handset transceiver.

5. The mobile cellular phone as defined in claim 3 or 4, wherein the earphone and the microphone are respectively connected to ends of an antenna of radio handset, and the antenna can be extended and tucked in so that depending on the state of the antenna, a distance between the earphone and the microphone can be adjusted.

6. The mobile cellular phone as defined in claim 3 or 4, wherein the power source apparatus can be charged by receiving power from a power source apparatus in the mobile cellular phone body through a power source terminal of the radio handset and a power source terminal of the mobile cellular phone body mutually connected when the radio handset is accommodated into the holder.

7. The mobile cellular phone as defined in claim 3 or 4, wherein the power source apparatus is disposed with a solar battery by which the apparatus can be charged.

8. The mobile cellular phone as defined in claim 3 or 4, wherein a power source terminal, a control terminal and a ground terminal, which are respectively formed at the radio handset and the holder, are interconnected when the radio handset is accommodated into the holder, wherein the control terminal formed at the holder is a spring clip, so that when the radio handset is accommodated into the holder, the control terminal of the radio handset is fixedly forced into the spring clip.

9. A mobile cellular phone, the mobile cellular phone comprising:

a radio handset; and

a mobile cellular phone body formed thereon with a holder for accommodating the radio handset,

wherein the radio handset and the body operate so that when the radio handset is detached from the holder, a telecommunication can be realized through the radio handset, and when the radio handset is accommodated in the holder, the telecommunication can be realized through the body,

wherein the radio handset can be used hands-free when it is worn by a user; and

wherein the radio handset comprises;

an antenna;

a microphone;

an earphone insertable into an ear of the user, wherein the earphone and the microphone of radio handset respectively connected to ends of the antenna of radio handset, and the antenna can be extended and tucked in so that depending on the state of the antenna, a distance between the earphone and the microphone can be adjusted;

a transceiver for receiving via the antenna of radio handset a sound and a signal information transmitted via a radio channel from the body to thereby output same to the earphone, and for transmitting via the antenna of radio handset a sound information input through the microphone;

a control apparatus for controlling the operation of the microphone, earphone and the transceiver to thereby enable telecommunication via the earphone and the microphone when the radio handset is detached from the holder; and

a power source apparatus for supplying power for driving the microphone;

earphone, transceiver and the control apparatus.

10. The mobile cellular phone as defined in claim 9, wherein the body comprises:

a transceiver having a speaker, a microphone, and an antenna and for transmitting and receiving from a base station a sound and a signal information via the antenna;

a relay transceiver for relaying the sound and the signal information between the transceiver and the radio handset;

a control apparatus for controlling the operation of the speaker, microphone, transceiver and the relay transceiver so that when the radio handset is detached from, the sound and the signal information can be relayed between the radio handset and the base station, and when the radio handset is accommodated in the holder, a telecommunication can be possible via the speaker and the microphone; and

a power source apparatus for supplying a power necessary for driving the speaker, microphone, transceiver, relay transceiver, radio handset, and the control apparatus.

11. The mobile cellular phone as defined in claim 10, wherein the antenna is disposed at a lower housing thereof with a light emitting diode and at an upper end thereof with a light emitting body.

12. The mobile cellular phone as defined in claim 9, wherein the radio handset comprises:

an earphone insertable into an ear of a user;

a radio handset body which can be worn on a collar of a user'"'"'s coat;

a lead wire for electrically connecting the earphone and the radio handset body which further includes a microphone for inputting a user'"'"'s sound;

a radio transceiver for receiving a sound and a signal information transmitted from the mobile cellular phone body to output same to the earphone via the lead wire and for transmitting the sound information input via the microphone to the mobile cellular phone body;

a control apparatus for controlling the operation of the radio transceiver; and

a power source apparatus for supplying power for driving the radio handset transceiver.

13. The mobile cellular phone as defined in claim 9 or 12, wherein the power source apparatus can be charged by receiving power from a power source apparatus in the mobile cellular phone body through a power source terminal of the radio handset and a power source terminal of the mobile cellular phone body mutually connected when the radio handset is accommodated into the holder.

14. The mobile cellular phone as defined in claim 9 or 12, wherein the power source apparatus is disposed with a solar battery by which the apparatus can be charged.

15. The mobile cellular phone as defined in claim 9 or 12, wherein a power source terminal, a control terminal and a ground terminal, which are respectively formed at the radio handset and the holder, are interconnected when the radio handset is accommodated into the holder, wherein the control terminal formed at the holder is a spring clip, so that when the radio handset is accommodated into the holder, the control terminal of the radio handset is fixedly forced into the spring clip.

16. A mobile cellular phone, the mobile cellular phone comprising:

a radio handset; and

a mobile cellular phone body formed thereon with a holder for accommodating the radio handset,

wherein the radio handset and the body operate so that when the radio handset is detached from the holder, a telecommunication can be realized through the radio handset, and when the radio handset is accommodated in the holder the telecommunication can be realized through the body,

wherein the radio handset can be used hands-free when it is worn by a user;

wherein the radio handset comprises;

an earphone insertable into an ear of a user;

a radio handset body which can be worn on a collar of a user'"'"'s coat;

a lead wire for electrically connecting the earphone and the radio handset body which further includes a microphone for inputting a user'"'"'s sound;

a radio transceiver for receiving a sound and a signal information transmitted from the mobile cellular phone body to output same to the earphone via the lead wire and for transmitting the sound information input via the microphone to the mobile cellular phone body;

a control apparatus for controlling the operation of the radio transceiver; and

a power source apparatus for supplying power for driving the radio handset transceiver; and

wherein a power source terminal, a control terminal and a ground terminal, which are respectively formed at the radio handset and the holder, are interconnected when the radio handset is accommodated into the holder, wherein the control terminal formed at the holder is a spring clip, so that when the radio handset is accommodated into the holder, the control terminal of the radio handset is fixedly forced into the spring clip.

17. The mobile cellular phone as defined in claim 16, wherein the body comprises:

a transceiver having a speaker, a microphone, and an antenna and for transmitting and receiving from a base station a sound and a signal information via the antenna;

a relay transceiver for relaying the sound and the signal information between the transceiver and the radio handset;

a control apparatus for controlling the operation of the speaker, microphone, transceiver and the relay transceiver so that when the radio handset is detached from, the sound and the signal information can be relayed between the radio handset and the base station, and when the radio handset is accommodated in the holder, a telecommunication can be possible via the speaker and the microphone; and

a power source apparatus for supplying a power necessary for driving the speaker, microphone, transceiver, relay transceiver, radio handset, and the control apparatus.

18. The mobile cellular phone as defined in claim 17, wherein the antenna is disposed at a lower housing thereof with a light emitting diode and at an upper end thereof with a light emitting body.

19. The mobile cellular phone as defined in claim 16, wherein the radio handset comprises:

an antenna;

a microphone;

an earphone insertable into an ear of the user;

a transceiver for receiving via the antenna of radio handset a sound and a signal information transmitted via a radio channel from the body to thereby output same to the earphone, and for transmitting via the antenna of radio handset a sound information input through the microphone;

a control apparatus for controlling the operation of the microphone, earphone and the transceiver to thereby enable telecommunication via the earphone and the microphone when the radio handset is detached from the holder; and

a power source apparatus for supplying power for driving the microphone;

earphone, transceiver and the control apparatus.

20. The mobile cellular phone as defined in claim 16 or 19, wherein the earphone and the microphone are respectively connected to ends of an antenna of radio handset, and the antenna can be extended and tucked in so that depending on the state of the antenna, a distance between the earphone and the microphone can be adjusted.

21. The mobile cellular phone as defined in claim 16 or 19, wherein the power source apparatus can be charged by receiving power from a power source apparatus in the mobile cellular phone body through a power source terminal of the radio handset and a power source terminal of the mobile cellular phone body mutually connected when the radio handset is accommodated into the holder.

22. The mobile cellular phone as defined in claim 16 or 19, wherein the power source apparatus is disposed with a solar battery by which the apparatus can be charged.