Module specific interface for cellular phones

• US 6,836,643 B2
• Filed: 02/05/2001
• Issued: 12/28/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 02/05/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Terrestrial Comms LLC (IPValuation Partners, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Moshe Shealtiel
• Inventors: Shealtiel, Moshe
• Primary Examiner(s): Trost, William
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ferguson, Keith
• Application Number:
  US09/775,500
• Publication Number:
  US 20020106993A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,422 Days
• Field of Search: 455/74, 455/74.1, 455/344, 455/346, 455/347, 455/90, 455/575, 455/550, 455/462, 455/463, 455/425, 455/426, 455/517, 379/428.01, 379/428.02, 379/428.04, 379/429, 379/435, 379/446, 379/455
• US Class Current: 455/74.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0254 comprising one or a plurality of mechanically detachable modules
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0289 Telephone sets for operators
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/06 Hooks; Cradles
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/21 Combinations with auxiliary equipment, e.g. with clocks or memoranda pads
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/725 Cordless telephones user interfaces specially adapted therefor H04M1/724

Abstract

A system for connecting between at least one radio communication transceiver and at least one conventional telephone including: (a) at least one detachable adaptor, each adaptor having (i) a cellular transceiver docking connector, the connector operatively connected to the radio communication transceiver, and (ii) an interface module operatively connected to the docking connector, wherein the module is designed and configured for utilization of at least one protocol that enables information transfer between the conventional telephone and the transceiver.

Claims

1. A system for routing a call between at least one radio communication transceiver and at least one of a plurality of conventional telephones, the system comprising:

(a) at least one detachable adaptor, each said adaptor operative for connecting to the at least one radio communication transceiver, each said adaptor having;

(i) a transceiver docking connector, said connector operative for connecting to the radio communication transceiver, and

(ii) an interface module operatively connected to said docking connector, said module designed and configured for enabling information transfer between the at least one of a plurality of conventional telephones and the at least one transceiver;

(b) a transceiver docking station for the at least one transceiver;

(c) a system controller unit, operatively connected to said plurality of conventional telephones, for controlling operation of the system so as to route the call between the at least one radio communication transceiver and at least one of said plurality of conventional telephones, via said adaptor and said docking station.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said docking station includes a chip for communicating with said interface module.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein said interface module is disposed within said detachable adaptor.

4. The system of claim 1, said radio transceiver docking station being a plurality of modular radio transceiver docking stations, wherein at least two of said modular docking stations are connected in series.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the radio communication transceiver is a cellular transceiver.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein said detachable adaptor includes a pocket for receiving the radio communication transceiver.

7. A method for routing a call to and from a radio communication transceiver, the method comprising the steps of:

(a) providing a system including;

(i) a detachable adaptor, said adaptor operative for connecting to the radio communication transceiver, said adaptor having;

(A) a transceiver docking connector, said connector operative for connecting to the radio communication transceiver, and

(B) an interface module operatively connected to said docking connector, said module designed and configured for enabling information transfer between at least one of a plurality of conventional telephones and the radio transceiver;

(ii) a transceiver docking station for the radio transceiver;

(iii) a system controller unit, operatively connected to said plurality of conventional telephones, for controlling operation of the system so as to route the call between the radio communication transceiver and said plurality of conventional telephones, via said adaptor and said docking station;

(b) connecting the radio communication transceiver, via said adaptor, to said transceiver docking station, and

(c) routing a call between the radio communication transceiver and at least one of said conventional telephones by means of said system controller unit.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein said call is an incoming call from the transceiver to at least one of said conventional telephones.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein said call is an outgoing call from one of said conventional telephones to one of the transceivers.

10. The method of claim 7, said system further including a conventional telephone switchboard, wherein said call is normally routed by said switchboard, and wherein said routing is performed solely according to a pre-determined condition.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein said pre-determined condition is selected from at least one of the group consisting of disabled telephone company service, partially disabled telephone company service, overloaded telephone company service, and a manual override of a telephone company service.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein said docking station has a chip for communicating via said interface module.

13. A system for connecting between at least one radio communication transceiver and at least one conventional telephone, the system comprising:

(a) at least one detachable adaptor, each said adaptor operative for connecting to the at least one radio communication transceiver, each said adaptor having;

(i) a transceiver docking connector, said connector operative for connecting to the radio communication transceiver, and

(ii) an interface module operatively connected to said docking connector, and

(b) a radio transceiver docking station for the at least one transceiver, said docking station having a chip for communicating via said interface module, said docking station operatively connecting to the at least one conventional telephone,

wherein said interface module is designed and configured for utilization of at least one protocol that enables information transfer between the at least one conventional telephone and the at least one transceiver via said adaptor and said docking station,

wherein said chip is housed in a first printed circuit board (PCB) assembly, and wherein said interface module includes a second printed circuit board (PCB) assembly.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein said PCB assemblies are configured to communicate with one another.

15. The system of claim 13, said transceiver docking station being a plurality of modular transceiver docking stations, said at least one radio communication transceiver being a plurality of radio communication transceivers, wherein each of said docking stations is operatively connected to and paired with one of said plurality of radio communication transceivers.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein each of said modular docking stations is equipped with at least a first connector for receiving an external power supply and an external communication, sand with at least a second connector for transmitting power from said external power supply and transmitting said external communication to at least one other modular docking station of said modular docking stations.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein at least two of said modular docking stations are connected in series, and wherein said first connector of said modular docking stations and said second connector of said modular docking stations are complementary connectors.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein said complementary connectors connect to form a male-female connection.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein said first connector and said second connector are monolithic to said modular docking station.

20. The system of claim 13, said radio transceiver docking station being a plurality of modular radio transceiver docking stations, wherein at least two of said modular docking stations are connected in series.

21. The system of claim 13, wherein said PCB assemblies are configured to communicate with one another so as to share data.

22. The system of claim 13, wherein the radio communication transceiver is a cellular transceiver.

23. A system for connecting between at least one radio communication transceiver and at least one conventional telephone, the system comprising:

(a) at least one detachable adaptor, each said adaptor operative for connecting to the at least one radio communication transceiver, each said adaptor having;

(i) a transceiver docking connector, said connector operative for connecting to the radio communication transceiver, and

(ii) an interface module operatively connected to said docking connector, and

(b) a radio transceiver docking station for the at least one transceiver, said docking station having a chip for communicating via said interface module, said docking station operatively connecting to the at least one conventional telephone,

wherein said interface module is designed and configured for utilization of at least one protocol that enables information transfer between the at least one conventional telephone and the at least one transceiver via said adaptor and said docking station,

wherein said radio transceiver docking station has a mechanical interface for attaching to said detachable adaptor,

and wherein said at least one radio communication transceiver is a plurality of radio communication transceivers of different types, said at least one detachable adaptor is a plurality of detachable adaptors of different types, said adaptors for connecting to, and communicating with, said radio communication transceivers, and wherein said mechanical interface is designed and configured to attach to any of said adaptors.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein the radio communication transceiver is a cellular transceiver.

25. The system of claim 23, wherein said chip is a read and write chip.

26. The system of claim 23, wherein said interface module is disposed within said detachable adaptor.

27. A system for connecting between at least one radio communication transceiver and at least one conventional telephone, the system comprising:

(a) at least one detachable adaptor, each said adaptor operative for connecting to the at least one radio communication transceiver, each said adaptor having;

(i) a transceiver docking connector, said connector operative for connecting to the radio communication transceiver, and

(ii) an interface module operatively connected to said docking connector, and

(b) a radio transceiver docking station for the at least one transceiver, said docking station having a chip for communicating via said interface module, said docking station operatively connecting to the at least one conventional telephone,

wherein said interface module is designed and configured for utilization of at least one protocol that enables information transfer between the at least one conventional telephone and the at least one transceiver via said adaptor and said docking station,

wherein each said adaptor further includes;

(iii) a docking station connector for connecting between said adaptor and said docking station,

and wherein each of said docking stations includes;

(i) a mechanical interface operatively connecting to said docking station connector, and

(ii) a controller, operatively connected to said mechanical interface, for identification of said radio transceiver and for selection and operation of said at least one protocol, based on said identification, from a plurality of protocols for radio transceivers of different types.

28. The system of claim 27, wherein said detachable adaptor includes a pocket for receiving the radio communication transceiver.

29. The system of claim 27, wherein the radio communication transceiver is a cellular transceiver.

30. A system for connecting between at least one radio communication transceiver and at least one conventional telephone, the system comprising:

(a) at least one detachable adaptor, each said adaptor operative for connecting to the at least one radio communication transceiver, each said adaptor having;

(i) a transceiver docking connector, said connector operative for connecting to the radio communication transceiver, and

(ii) an interface module operatively connected to said docking connector, and

(b) a radio transceiver docking station for the at least one transceiver, said docking station having a chip for communicating via said interface module, said docking station operatively connecting to the at least one conventional telephone,

wherein said interface module is designed and configured for utilization of at least one protocol that enables information transfer between the at least one conventional telephone and the at least one transceiver via said adaptor and said docking station,

said transceiver docking station being a plurality of modular transceiver docking stations, said at least one radio communication transceiver being a plurality of radio communication transceivers, wherein each of said docking stations is operatively connected to and paired with one of said plurality of radio communication transceivers,

and wherein each station of said modular docking stations has a bypass switch, such that upon activation of said switch, said power from said external power supply and said external communication are bypassed to a subsequently-disposed station of said modular docking stations.

31. The system of claim 30, wherein the radio communication transceiver is a cellular transceiver.