Cellular phone cordless home base unit

• US 7,142,885 B2
• Filed: 11/08/2002
• Issued: 11/28/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Carl Underwood
• Original Assignee: Carl Underwood
• Inventors: Underwood, Carl
• Primary Examiner(s): Kincaid, Lester G.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Figueroa, Marisol
• Application Number:
  US10/482,847
• Publication Number:
  US 20050085262A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,481 Days
• Field of Search: 455/556.1, 455/556.2, 455/426.1, 455/558, 455/457, 455/418, 455/425, 455/461, 455/462, 455/463, 455/552.1, 455/551, 455/553.1
• US Class Current: 455/556.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/725 Cordless telephones user interfaces specially adapted therefor H04M1/724
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72502 with one base station connected to a single line

Abstract

A cellular telephone can be integrated in a base unit, and thereby used in addition to, or in place of a land line. Viewed from another perspective, a cellular phone or other communication device can be integrated with a communication network by at least temporarily coupling it to another cellular phone or communication device that was previously integrated with the communication network. Such a unit may integrate itself when coupled to a previously integrated phone by obtaining a MIN and ESN from the previously integrated phone. Such a unit may also provide access to non-integration information contained in the previously integrated phone, such as data related to contacts, tasks, and appointments.

Claims

1. A non-mobile cellular telephone having a first mobile identification number and adapted to be integrated into a cellular telephone network by temporarily coupling the non-mobile cellular telephone to a second cellular telephone having a second mobile identification number previously integrated into the cellular telephone network, and

the non-mobile cellular telephone is configured to obtain integration information from the second cellular telephone, wherein the non-mobile cellular telephone is capable of remaining integrated into the cellular telephone network when the second cellular telephone is not coupled to the non-mobile cellular telephone;

wherein the non-mobile cellular telephone comprises a cordless handset and a base unit, the handset is adapted to communicate with the base unit, and the base unit is adapted to be temporarily coupled to a mobile cellular telephone; and

wherein the base unit is adapted to obtain integration information while it is temporarily coupled to the mobile cellular telephone and to retain such information even if the mobile cellular telephone is uncoupled from the base unit.

2. The communication device of claim 1 wherein the second cellular telephone is a mobile cellular telephone.

3. The communication device of claim 1 wherein the wherein the non-mobile cellular telephone comprises at least two transceivers and two antennas with a first antenna and a first transceiver being adapted to communicate with one or more wireless handsets, and a second antenna and a second transceiver being adapted to communicate with the cellular telephone network.

4. The communication device of claim 1 wherein the integration information comprises an electronic serial number and a mobile identification number.

5. The communication device of claim 1 wherein the wherein the non-mobile cellular phone is adapted to provide access via the cordless handset to non-integration data contained in a mobile cellular telephone coupled to the base unit.

6. The communication device of claim 1 wherein the non-integration data comprises data relating to at least one of the following:

contacts, tasks, appointments, calls made, calls received, and calls missed.

7. The communication device of claim 1 wherein the base unit is adapted to charge a battery contained in a mobile cellular telephone while any such telephone is temporarily coupled to the base.

8. The communication device of claim 1 wherein the base unit includes first and second cradles.

9. The communication device of claim 1 wherein the base unit further includes a keypad.

10. The communication device of claim 1 wherein the base unit is adapted to charge a battery contained in a mobile cellular telephone while any such telephone is temporarily coupled to the base.

11. The communication device of claim 1 wherein the base unit includes first and second cradles.

12. The communication device of claim 1 wherein the base unit further includes a keypad.

13. A method of integrating a non-mobile cellular telephone having a first mobile identification number into a cellular telephone network comprising:

temporarily coupling the non-mobile cellular telephone to a second cellular telephone having a second mobile identification number and previously integrated into the cellular telephone network; and

causing the non-mobile cellular telephone to be integrated to obtain integration information from the second cellular telephone;

wherein the second cellular telephone is a mobile cellular telephone;

wherein the non-mobile cellular telephone comprises a cordless handset and a base unit, the handset is adapted to communicate with the base unit, and the base unit is adapted to be temporarily coupled to a mobile cellular telephone; and

wherein temporarily coupling a mobile cellular telephone to the base unit causes the base unit to obtain integration information from the mobile cellular telephone and to integrate itself with the network the mobile cellular telephone is integrated with.