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Telephone call receiver indicator

  • US 5,963,877 A
  • Filed: 01/30/1997
  • Issued: 10/05/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/30/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for alerting a passenger of a vehicle of an incoming telephone call, the method comprising:

  • receiving the incoming telephone call;

    transferring to a seat electronics unit telephone information associated with the incoming telephone call and a predetermined voltage substantially larger than used by the seat electronics unit regulating the predetermined voltage by a regulator at the seat electronics unit to control a flow of telephone information for multiple passengers;

    transferring the predetermined voltage and the telephone information intended for the passenger from the seat electronics unit to a passenger control unit proximate to a passenger seat occupied by the passenger, the passenger control unit including a processor, a memory and a regulator;

    regulating the predetermined voltage by the regulator to provide a selected level of power to the processor;

    processing the telephone information to determine whether the telephone information includes a telephone call command indicating that the incoming telephone call is being directed to the passenger control unit; and

    performing a call notification scheme to notify the passenger of the incoming telephone call.

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