Method of and apparatus for recording a telephone conversation in a cordless facsimile system

• US 6,246,489 B1
• Filed: 06/18/1998
• Issued: 06/12/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 06/19/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Park, Joo-Seung
• Primary Examiner(s): Grant, II, Jerome
• Application Number:
  US09/099,392
• Time in Patent Office: 1,090 Days
• Field of Search: 358/402, 358/406, 358/442, 358/468, 358/448, 358/479, 358/474, 358/478, 358/497, 358/1.15, 358/1.5, 382/313, 382/314, 382/317, 114/42
• US Class Current: 358/1.15
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/656 for recording conversations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/725 Cordless telephones user interfaces specially adapted therefor H04M1/724
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00281 with a telecommunication apparatus, e.g. a switched network of teleprinters for the distribution of text-based information, a selective call terminal details of transmission H04N1/00095; establishing a communication with one of a facsimile machine or another apparatus sharing a single line H04N1/32704; interfacing cordless telephone terminals with an accessory to increase the functionality of user interface H04M1/72409
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00305 with a cordless telephone apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/001 Sharing resources, e.g. processing power or memory, with a connected apparatus or enhancing the capability of the still picture apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0074 Arrangements for the control of a still picture apparatus by the connected apparatus arrangements for the control of the connected apparatus by the still picture apparatus H04N2201/0013; control of image communication with the connected apparatus H04N2201/0015

Abstract

A method of recording a telephone conversation in a cordless facsimile system including a cordless facsimile apparatus, a portable unit, and a base unit connected to a public switched telephone network, for wirelessly connecting the cordless facsimile apparatus to the portable unit. The portable unit wirelessly transfers a telephone conversation recording command to the wireless facsimile apparatus according to the telephone conversation recording command input by a user of the portable unit. Upon receiving the telephone conversation recording command, the cordless facsimile apparatus receives an RF signal corresponding to the telephone conversation, being transferred between the portable unit and the base unit, converts the received RF signal to voice data, and stores the voice data in a memory. Also, the portable unit can transfer a telephone conversation playback command to the cordless facsimile apparatus according to the telephone conversation playback command input by the user of the portable unit. Upon receiving the telephone conversation playback command, the cordless facsimile apparatus reads the voice data stored in the memory, converts the read voice data to the RF signal, and transfers the RF signal to the portable unit. Then, is the portable unit receives the RF signal transferred from the cordless facsimile apparatus and converts the received RF signal to the voice signal.

Claims

1. A method of recording a telephone conversation in a cordless facsimile system, comprising the steps of:

providing a cordless facsimile system, the cordless facsimile system including a cordless facsimile apparatus, a portable unit for being wirelessly connected to the cordless facsimile apparatus, and a base unit for wirelessly connecting the cordless facsimile apparatus to the portable unit, the base unit for being connected to a public switched telephone network;

inputting by a user through the portable unit a telephone conversation recording command to record a telephone conversation received by the portable unit;

wirelessly transferring from the portable unit the telephone conversation recording command to the cordless facsimile apparatus;

receiving in the cordless facsimile apparatus the telephone conversation recording command from the portable unit;

receiving in the cordless facsimile apparatus a Radio Frequency signal being transferred between the portable unit and the base unit corresponding to the telephone conversation to be recorded;

converting the Radio Frequency signal corresponding to the telephone conversation to be recorded received by the cordless facsimile apparatus to a voice signal;

converting the voice signal in the cordless facsimile apparatus to voice data;

storing the voice data in a memory of the cordless facsimile apparatus;

generating by the portable unit a telephone conversation playback command input by the user of the portable unit; and

transferring from the portable unit the telephone conversation playback command generated by the portable unit to the cordless facsimile apparatus.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

receiving in the cordless facsimile apparatus the telephone conversation playback command;

reading by the cordless facsimile apparatus the voice data stored in the memory of the cordless facsimile apparatus corresponding to the telephone conversation that has been recorded;

converting the read voice data corresponding to the telephone conversation recorded to a voice signal;

converting the voice signal corresponding to the read voice data to a Radio Frequency signal corresponding to the telephone conversation recorded;

transferring the Radio Frequency signal corresponding to the telephone conversation recorded to the portable unit;

receiving in the portable unit the Radio Frequency signal corresponding to the telephone conversation recorded transferred from the cordless facsimile apparatus; and

converting the received Radio Frequency signal corresponding to the telephone conversation recorded to a voice signal in the portable unit.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

generating in the cordless facsimile apparatus a telephone conversation playback command input by a user of the cordless facsimile apparatus;

reading by the cordless facsimile apparatus the voice data stored in the memory of the cordless facsimile apparatus corresponding to the telephone conversation that has been recorded;

converting the read voice data corresponding to the telephone conversation recorded to a voice signal; and

outputting the voice signal corresponding to the telephone conversation recorded that has been stored in the memory of the cordless facsimile apparatus.

4. A method of recording a telephone conversation, comprising the steps of:

providing a cordless facsimile system, the cordless facsimile system including a cordless facsimile apparatus, a portable unit for being wirelessly connected to the cordless facsimile apparatus, and a base unit for being connected to a public switched telephone network, the base unit for wirelessly connecting the cordless facsimile apparatus to the portable unit;

causing the portable unit to wirelessly transfer a telephone conversation recording command to the cordless facsimile apparatus according to the telephone conversation recording command input by a user of the portable unit;

causing the cordless facsimile apparatus to receive a Radio Frequency signal corresponding to the telephone conversation, being transferred between the portable unit and the base unit, upon receiving the telephone conversation recording command, to convert the received Radio Frequency signal to a voice signal, to convert the voice signal to voice data, and to store the voice data in a memory; and

causing the portable unit to generate a telephone conversation playback command and to transfer the telephone conversation playback command generated by the portable unit to the cordless facsimile apparatus.

5. The method as claimed in claim 4, further comprising the steps of:

causing the portable unit to transfer the telephone conversation playback command to the cordless facsimile apparatus according to a telephone conversation playback command input by the user of the portable unit;

causing the cordless facsimile apparatus to read the voice data stored in the memory upon receiving the telephone conversation playback command transferred from the portable unit, to convert the read voice data to a voice signal, to convert the voice signal corresponding to the read voice data to a corresponding Radio Frequency signal, and to transfer the corresponding Radio Frequency signal to the portable unit; and

causing the portable unit to receive the corresponding Radio Frequency signal transferred from the cordless facsimile apparatus, and to convert the received corresponding Radio Frequency signal to a voice signal.

6. The method as claimed in claim 4, further comprising the step of causing the cordless facsimile apparatus to read the voice data stored in the memory in response to a telephone conversation playback command input by a user of the cordless facsimile apparatus, to convert the read voice data to a corresponding voice signal, and to output the corresponding voice signal.

7. A cordless facsimile system, comprising:

a cordless facsimile apparatus for receiving a Radio Frequency signal corresponding to a telephone conversation to be recorded, for converting the received Radio Frequency signal to a voice signal, and for converting the voice signal to voice data, and for storing the voice data in a memory of the cordless facsimile apparatus;

a portable unit, the portable unit for being wirelessly connected to the cordless facsimile apparatus, the portable unit for generating and for wirelessly transferring a telephone conversation recording command to the cordless facsimile apparatus according to the telephone conversation recording command input by a user of the portable unit, and the portable unit is also for generating a telephone conversation playback command and for transferring the telephone conversation playback command generated by the portable unit to the cordless facsimile apparatus; and

a base unit, the base unit for connecting to a public switched telephone network and for wirelessly connecting the cordless facsimile apparatus to the portable unit.

8. The cordless facsimile system as claimed in claim 7, further comprised of:

the portable unit is also for receiving a corresponding Radio Frequency signal transferred from the cordless facsimile apparatus corresponding to the telephone conversation stored in the memory of the cordless facsimile apparatus, and for converting the received corresponding Radio Frequency signal to a voice signal; and

the cordless facsimile apparatus is also for reading the voice data stored in the memory of the cordless facsimile apparatus corresponding to the telephone conversation recorded, for converting the read voice data to a voice signal, for converting the voice signal corresponding to the read voice data to the corresponding Radio Frequency signal, and for transferring the corresponding Radio Frequency signal to the portable unit.

9. The cordless facsimile system as claimed in claim 7, further comprised of the telephone conversation playback command being input by the user of the portable unit.

10. The cordless facsimile system as claimed in claim 7, further comprised of the cordless facsimile apparatus is also for reading the voice data stored in the memory of the cordless facsimile apparatus corresponding to the telephone conversation recorded, for converting the read voice data to a corresponding voice signal, and for outputting the corresponding voice signal.

11. The cordless facsimile system as claimed in claim 10, further comprised of a telephone conversation playback command is input by a user of the cordless facsimile apparatus for reading the voice data stored in the memory of the cordless facsimile apparatus.