Docking station for mobile telecommunication handset

• US 6,240,297 B1
• Filed: 12/02/1998
• Issued: 05/29/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 12/04/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Alcatel SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Alcatel SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Jadoul, Marc
• Primary Examiner(s): Kuntz, Curtis
• Assistant Examiner(s): Taylor, Barry W
• Application Number:
  US09/203,355
• Time in Patent Office: 909 Days
• Field of Search: 455/466, 455/463, 455/462, 455/573, 455/557, 455/566
• US Class Current: 455/466
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/22 The load being a portable electronic device
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0013 acting upon several batteries simultaneously or sequentially H02J7/1423 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0044 specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries H02J7/0045 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/725 Cordless telephones user interfaces specially adapted therefor H04M1/724
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

Docking station for at least one mobile or cordless telecommunication handset (3), particularly a phone handset, said docking station comprising a base (1) able to receive the handset (3), characterised in that the base (1) is adapted to receive simultaneously a plurality of mobile telecommunication handsets (3) and comprises therefor a plurality of locations (2) for a handset (3), the docking station comprising a public display (4) and an interface processor (5) between each location (2) of the base (1) and the display (4), said interface processor (5) comprising means for detecting an incoming call for a handset (3) docked in the location (2) and for controlling the display (4) in order to notify this detection.

Claims

1. A docking station for at least one mobile or cordless telecommunication handset (3), particularly a telephone handset, said docking station comprising:

a base (1) operative to receive the telecommunication handset (3), wherein said base (1) is adapted to receive simultaneously a plurality of mobile telecommunication handsets (3) and comprises therefor a plurality of locations (2) for a handset (3);

a public display (4); and

an interface processor (5) between each location (2) of the base (1) and the display (4), said interface processor (5) comprising;

means for detecting an incoming call for a handset (3) docked in the location (2); and

means for controlling said public display (4) in order to notify of this detection, including displaying a name of the handset owner on said public display (4), including displaying a name of an owner of the handset receiving the incoming call on said public display (4),

wherein all handsets (3) docked in said docking station are simultaneously monitored for incoming calls.

2. The docking station according to claim 1, wherein said means for controlling the display (4) are such that the display further notifies of an incoming call by displaying a number allotted to the location (2) of the called handset (3).

3. The docking station according to claim 1, wherein said means for detecting an incoming call includes:

a connector (7) at the location (2) permitting a connection with a corresponding output port (8) of the handset (3) docked in this location (2).

4. The docking station according to claim 1, wherein the interface processors (5) are connected to the display (4) by means of electronics (12) mounted in the base (1) and by wiring (13).

5. The docking station according to claim 1, further comprising a power supply (6) which recharges a handset battery (18) of the telecommunication handset (3) docked in one of the locations of said plurality of locations (2) of said base (1).

6. The docking station according to claim 1, wherein said means for controlling the display (4) are such that the display further notifies of an incoming call by displaying a handset identification number.

7. The docking station according to claim 1, wherein said means for controlling the display (4) are such that the display further notifies of an incoming call by displaying custom information.

8. The docking station according to claim 1, wherein said means for controlling the display (4) are such that the display further notifies of an incoming call by displaying an identification of the caller.

9. The docking station according to claim 1, wherein the interface processors (5) are connected to the display (4) by means of electronics (12) mounted in the base (1) and by a wireless transmitter-receiver.

10. The docking station according to claim 1, wherein said public display (4) is situated separately from said base (1).