Telecommunication system

• US 6,169,908 B1
• Filed: 03/20/1998
• Issued: 01/02/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 03/21/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Koninklijke PTT Nederland N.V. (Royal KPN NV)
• Original Assignee: Koninklijke PTT Nederland N.V. (Royal KPN NV)
• Inventors: Mannak, Jacobine Johannette
• Primary Examiner(s): Hunter, Daniel S.
• Assistant Examiner(s): ZEWDU, MELESS NMN
• Application Number:
  US09/045,504
• Time in Patent Office: 1,019 Days
• Field of Search: 455/31.3, 455/38.1, 455/66, 455/550, 455/556, 455/557, 455/575, 455/426, 455/343, 455/458, 340/825.44
• US Class Current: 455/557
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A telecommunication system comprising a telecommunication network apparatus and at least one terminal. The terminal comprises a radiotelephone section and a pager section. The radiotelephone section and the pager section can be uncoupled from and coupled to each other. The telecommunication network apparatus comprises paging means for transmitting, to the pager section, calls from callers who form part of a preferred group if the pager section is uncoupled from the radiotelephone section. The terminal is provided with coupling detection means for detecting whether the pager section is uncoupled from the radiotelephone section and, if so, for transmitting an indication signal hereof to the paging means.

Claims

1. A telecommunications systems for establishing selective reachability between a user and a preferred group of callers, comprising:

a telecommunications device to be used in a telecommunications network and a terminal, said terminal comprising a radiotelephone section and a pager section, wherein the pager section can be uncoupled from the radiotelephone section;

said telecommunications device comprising paging means for only transmitting calls from callers, who form part of the preferred group of callers, to the pager section if the pager section is uncoupled from the radiotelephone section;

wherein said terminal further comprises coupling detection means for detecting whether the pager section is uncoupled from the radiotelephone section and, in response thereto, for transmitting an indication signal thereof to the paging means; and

wherein the telecommunications device further comprises message storage means for storing messages from callers who do not form part of the preferred group of callers if the pager section is uncoupled from the radiotelephone section.

2. The telecommunications system recited in claim 1 wherein the paging means are arranged for transmitting said calls via a radio channel used for mobile telecommunications.

3. The telecommunications system recited in claim 1 wherein the paging means are arranged for transmitting said calls via a radio channel used for paging.

4. The telecommunications system recited in claim 1 wherein the telecommunications device further comprises:

storage means for storing telephone numbers of callers who form part of the preferred group of callers so as to define stored telephone numbers; and

comparison means for comparing a telephone number of a caller with the stored telephone numbers and emitting a confirmation signal to the paging means if the telephone number of the caller matches any of the stored telephone numbers.

5. The telecommunications system recited in claim 1 wherein the terminal further comprises:

storage means for storing telephone numbers of callers who form part of the preferred group of callers so as to define stored telephone numbers; and

comparison means for comparing a telephone number of a caller with the stored telephone numbers and emitting a confirmation signal to the paging means if the telephone number of the caller matches any of the stored telephone numbers.

6. The telecommunications system recited in claim 1 wherein the telecommunications device further comprises:

storage means for storing a code so as to define a stored code; and

comparison means for comparing a code entered by a caller with the stored code and emitting a confirmation signal to the paging means if the code entered by the caller matches the stored code.

7. The telecommunications system recited in claim 1 wherein the terminal further comprises:

storage means for storing a code so as to define a stored code; and

comparison means for comparing a code entered by a caller with the stored code and emitting a confirmation signal to the paging means if the code entered by the caller matches the stored code.

8. A terminal for use in a telecommunications system for establishing selective reachability between a user and a preferred group of callers, the system comprising a telecommunications device to be used in a telecommunications network and at least one terminal, the terminal comprising:

a radiotelephone section;

a pager section, wherein the pager section can be uncoupled from the radiotelephone section; and

coupling detection means for detecting whether the pager section is uncoupled from the radiotelephone section and, in response thereto, transmitting an indication signal thereof to the telecommunications device.

9. A telecommunications device for use in a telecommunications network, for use in a telecommunications system, for establishing selective reachability between a user and a preferred group of callers, the system comprising the telecommunications device and at least one terminal,

the terminal comprising:

a radiotelephone section;

a pager section, wherein the pager section can be uncoupled from the radiotelephone section; and

wherein the telecommunications device comprises paging means for only transmitting calls to the pager section from callers who form part of the preferred group of callers if the pager section is uncoupled from the radiotelephone section.