Portable telephone communications system

• US 6,154,663 A
• Filed: 04/20/1999
• Issued: 11/28/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/1998
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Golden Link, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Golden Link, Inc.
• Inventors: Itamochi, Takeshi
• Primary Examiner(s): TO, DORIS HA
• Application Number:
  US09/295,085
• Time in Patent Office: 588 Days
• Field of Search: 455/550, 455/559, 455/568, 455/575, 455/572-574, 455/90, 455/352, 455/344-346, 455/350-351, 455/343, 455/127, 455/212, 455/214, 455/221, 455/218, 455/222, 379/420-422, 379/431-432, 381/110
• US Class Current: 455/569.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6066 including a wireless connection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6091 including a wireless interface

Abstract

A portable telephone communications system has a portable telephone terminal (300) and a repeater unit (100), and a remote receiver unit (200), wherein the repeater unit (100) includes a main power supply control device which includes detection means triggered by a signal from the telephone terminal arising on receipt of an incoming call, and including infra-red transmission means for transmitting the signal as a frequency-modulated signal to the remote receiver unit; the remote receiver unit (200) includes an infra-red receptor, demodulation means (205) and means for outputting the demodulated signals as audible voice signals, and further comprises a noise level comparator (209d) which compares the voltage of noise generated when no infra-red signals are received with a predetermined level and delivers an output signal when said voltage exceeds the predetermined level, and a time counter (210) which outputs a reset signal when the output from the noise comparator has been generated for a predetermined time interval, and a second power supply control device (212) which controls the power supply to the remote receiver unit.

Claims

1. A portable telephone communications system having a portable telephone terminal and a repeater unit, and a remote receiver unit, wherein:

the repeater unit includes a main power supply control device which includes detection means triggered by a signal from the telephone terminal arising on receipt of an incoming call, frequency modulating means for receiving signals representative of a remote caller'"'"'s voice from the telephone terminal, and converting them into a frequency modulated signal, and including infra-red transmission means for transmitting said frequency-modulated signal to the remote receiver unit;

the remote receiver unit includes an infra-red receptor, demodulation means and means for outputting the demodulated signals as audible voice signals, and further comprises a noise level comparator which compares the voltage of noise generated when no infra-red signals are received with a predetermined level and delivers an output signal when said voltage exceeds the predetermined level, and a time counter which outputs a reset signal when the output from the noise comparator has been generated for a predetermined time interval, and a second power supply control device which controls the power supply to the remote receiver unit, and is arranged to switch off the power on output of a reset signal from the time counter.

2. A portable telephone communications system according to claim 1 further comprising a noise reduction control means in the remote receiver unit, triggered by the output signal from the noise comparator.

3. A portable telephone communications system according to claim 1 wherein the main power supply control device comprises comparator means to compare the voltage of signals from the telephone terminal with a predetermined voltage, and when said voltage exceeds the predetermined voltage as occurs on receipt of an incoming call to output said triggering control signal.

4. A portable telephone communications system according to claim 3 wherein the main power supply control device is adapted to switch off power supply to the repeater unit on termination of triggering control signals as occurs when a call is finished.

5. A portable telephone communications system according to claim 1 wherein the receiver unit includes a reset device comprising a logic controller adapted not to provide reset signals to said second power supply control device if infra-red signals are being received.

6. A portable telephone communications system according to claim 5 wherein the logic controller is adapted to provide a reset signal to said second power supply control device when the infra-red signals stop for a predetermined period, to thereby switch off the power supply.

7. A portable telephone communications system according to claim 1 wherein the repeater unit includes an input signal attenuator, an audible signal level controller and an amplitude controller.

8. A portable telephone communications system according to claim 1 wherein the repeater unit is provided with a wave detector which detects emitted radio waves from the portable telephone terminal and rectifies them into a direct current signal, the first main power supply being triggered by the voltage output from the wave detector.

9. A portable telephone communications system, comprising a repeater unit, which converts voice signals output at a portable telephone terminal into infra-red signals by frequency modulation and transmits them to the terminal on the other end of the communication, and a remote receiver unit which receives the infra-red signals, converts them back into voice signals by the demodulation and outputs them as an audible signal wherein the repeater unit has a voice input device to receive caller'"'"'s voice, and a first main body power supply control device which detects the receipt of calls at the portable telephone terminal being triggered by control signals from the portable telephone terminal, and supplies electrical power to the repeater unit according to the detection results, the remote receiver unit including a noise level comparator which compares the voltage of noise elements outside the voice band generated when no infra-red signals are received with that of a predetermined voltage level, and a time counter which outputs reset signals when there is a continuous flow of outputs from the noise level comparator for a period longer than a predetermined period, a reset device whose logic conditions invert upon the input of signals from the time counter, and a second main body power supply control device which controls the power supply to the remote receiver unit.

10. A portable telephone communications system according to claim 9 characterized by the provision of a noise reduction controller in the remote receiver unit adapted to reduce or cut the noise arising through the frequency modulation, and being triggered by the output current from the said comparator.

11. A portable telephone communications system, comprising a repeater unit, which converts voice signals output from a portable telephone terminal into infra-red signals by frequency modulation and transmits them to the terminal on the other end of the communication, and a remote receiver unit which receives the infra-red signals, converts them back into voice signals by the demodulation and outputs them as an audible signal, wherein the repeater unit has a voice input device for receiving the caller'"'"'s voice, a wave detector which detects transmitted radio waves from portable phone and rectifies these into direct current, and a first main body power supply control unit which detects the receipt of calls at the portable telephone terminal, being triggered by the voltage output from the wave detector, and supplies electrical power to the repeater unit according to the detection results, the remote receiver unit having a noise level comparator which compares the voltage of noise elements outside the voice band generated when no infra-red signals are received with that of predetermined voltage level, and a time counter which outputs reset signals when there is a continuous flow of outputs from the noise level comparator for a period longer than a predetermined period, a reset device whose logic conditions invert upon the input of signals from the time counter, and a second main body power supply control device which controls the power supply to the remote receiver unit.

12. A portable telephone communications system according to claim 11 characterized by the provision in the remote receiver unit of a noise reduction controller adapted to reduce or cut the noise arising through the frequency modulation, being triggered by the output current from the comparator.