Mobile radio telephone with reduced key set

• US 6,546,239 B1
• Filed: 11/02/1999
• Issued: 04/08/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 05/02/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Easyphone GmbH
• Original Assignee: Easyphone GmbH
• Inventors: Pazdersky, Kristian, Wunsch, Peter, Harisch, Klaus
• Primary Examiner(s): VUONG, QUOCHIEN B
• Application Number:
  US09/423,235
• Time in Patent Office: 1,253 Days
• Field of Search: 455/403, 455/410, 455/411, 455/412, 455/418, 455/419, 455/420, 455/422, 455/460, 455/563, 455/564, 455/572, 455/573, 455/575, 455/79, 455/186.1, 455/90, 379/88.01, 379/88.02, 379/88.03, 379/88.04, 379/355.01, 379/355.06, 381/110, 704/246
• US Class Current: 455/410
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/677 Preventing the dialling or sending of predetermined telephone numbers or selected types of telephone numbers, e.g. long distance numbers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6775 by providing access to preprogrammed keys
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones

Abstract

The invention provides the possibility of reducing the size of a mobile phone (1) by reducing the key set (7, 11, 12, 13).

The invention provides a system and a method for mobile radio transmission by means of a mobile unit (1) which, for setting up a connection, has only one or more direct connection keys (7, 11, 12, 13), the initial activation of which in each case sets up a connection to a destination location assigned to one of the respective direct connection keys (7, 11, 12, 13). By activation of a central key (7) of the mobile unit (1), a connection (33) from the mobile unit (1) to a central switching device (30) is set up.

Claims

1. In a mobile unit having one or more dialing keys, a method for configuring the mobile unit for a mobile radio transmission, said method comprising:

transmitting voice information from the mobile unit to a central switching center, wherein transmitted voice information represents a desired assignment of direct dialing keys of the dialing keys of the mobile unit;

assigning a connection destination to the direct dialing keys of the dialing keys of the mobile unit, based on the transmitted voice information, by using a wireless data transfer from the central switching center, whereby a connection destination assignment is established; and

storing the connection destination assignment in a call number memory of the mobile unit.

2. The method for configuring a mobile unit for a mobile radio transmission, as claimed in claim 1, wherein the connection destination assignment cannot be modified by direct access to the mobile unit.

3. The method for configuring a mobile unit for a mobile radio transmission, as claimed in claim 1, further comprising designating one of the dialing keys as a central key and assigning a switching device as connection destination for the central key.

4. The method for configuring a mobile unit for a mobile radio transmission, as claimed in claim 1, further comprising assigning an emergency-call connection destination to one of the dialing keys.

5. In a mobile unit having one or more dialing keys, a method for configuring the mobile unit for a mobile radio transmission, said method comprising:

assigning a unique connection destination to each of the dialing keys of the mobile unit, wherein activating one of the dialing keys establishes the unique connection destination assigned to said one of the dialing keys;

inserting the mobile unit into a base station, wherein a data transmission from the base station to the mobile station carries out the unique connection destination assigning;

activating a central key to switch on the mobile unit;

activating the central key again to establish a connection to a central switching device;

releasing the connection by yet another activation of the central key, and

switching off the mobile unit by a further activation of the central key.

6. The method for configuring a mobile unit for a mobile radio transmission, as claimed in claim 5, further comprising charging an accumulator in the mobile unit while the mobile unit is inserted in the base station.

7. The method for configuring a mobile unit for a mobile radio transmission, as claimed in claim 5, wherein the unique connection destination assigned cannot be modified by direct access to the mobile unit.

8. The method for configuring a mobile unit for a mobile radio transmission, as claimed in claim 5, further comprising designating one of the dialing keys as a central key and assigning a switching device as connection destination for the central key.

9. The method for configuring a mobile unit for a mobile radio transmission, as claimed in claim 5, further comprising assigning an emergency-call connection destination to one of the dialing keys.

10. A mobile radio transmission system having a mobile unit, which has direct connection keys and a central switching device, the system comprising:

the central switching device having a password table which contains subscriber data with a respectively assigned password;

means for transferring subscriber data and a password to the central switching device after a connection from the mobile unit to the central switching device has been established;

means for comparing the transferred subscriber data and password with the password table;

in the central switching device, means for assigning a connection destination to each one of the direct connection keys through means for transferring wireless data from the central switching center to the mobile unit, the assigning taking place in response to a corresponding transmission of voice information from the mobile unit to the central switching device; and

a memory of the mobile unit for storing the transferred assignment.

11. The mobile radio transmission system, as claimed in claim 10, further comprising a base station into which the mobile unit can be inserted to carry out the assigning of said each one of the direct connection keys, except for a central key, by means for transmitting data from the base station to the mobile unit.

12. The mobile radio transmission system, as claimed in claim 11, further comprising:

the base station includes charging means;

the mobile unit includes an accumulator which can be charged while the mobile unit is inserted in the base station.

13. The mobile radio transmission system, as claimed in claim 11, wherein a list of possible connection destinations, each of which is assigned to a password and respective specific subscriber data, is provided in the password table of the central switching device.