Telephone set with on hold function

• US 6,763,090 B2
• Filed: 05/06/2002
• Issued: 07/13/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Inventors: Che, Chiwei, Chu, Ya-Cherng
• Primary Examiner(s): SMITH, CREIGHTON H
• Application Number:
  US10/139,201
• Publication Number:
  US 20020191778A1
• Time in Patent Office: 799 Days
• Field of Search: 379/201.01, 379/88.01, 379/88.04
• US Class Current: 379/88.04
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72513 On hold, intercom or transfer communication modes

Abstract

A telephone set starts ringing when receiving in incoming call. The user of the telephone set is able to give an on-hold user command given after start of said signaling. In response to the on-hold command the incoming call is placed automatically on-hold.

Claims

1. A television set, comprising

an input for receiving a call setup message for an incoming call;

an output for signaling the setup message to a user of the telephone set;

a user interface supporting an on-hold user command given after start of said signaling and before the user answers the incoming call and having a voice command unit arranged to receive the on-hold user command, the user interface responding to the on-hold user command by causing the incoming call to be placed automatically on-hold prior to establishment of a voice connection between the user and the incoming call.

2. A telephone set according to claim 1, having an operating mode in which functions for normally answering the incoming call, other than putting the call on-hold, are operated by one or more buttons, not by voice control.

3. A telephone set according to claim 2, wherein the voice command unit is switched on upon said set-up message and switched off in response to the user answers the call or giving the on-hold user command.

4. A telephone set according to claim 1, wherein the telephone set signals back an on-hold message to the incoming call in response to the on-hold user command, the on-hold message being specific to execution of the on-hold user command received after the start of said signaling.

5. A telephone set according to claim 1, the telephone set being a mobile telephone set.