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Cellular phone with special standby feature

  • US 6,377,795 B1
  • Filed: 03/10/1998
  • Issued: 04/23/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/10/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A cellular telephone having a normal operating mode and a special operating mode to enable a conversation between a caller and a user, wherein upon receiving a call in the special operating mode the cellular telephone;

  • automatically establishes an audio channel of communication enabling the user to converse with the caller;

    sends a signal to the caller indicating that the cellular phone is in a special operating mode indicating that the user will attend to the call momentarily;

    thereby informing the caller that the caller may begin conversation although the user may not answer.

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