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Cordless telephone unit including audible confirmation of called party

  • US 8,428,567 B2
  • Filed: 02/19/2008
  • Issued: 04/23/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A phone apparatus comprising:

  • an electronic telephone list for storing names corresponding to respective telephone numbers;

    a sound generator configured to convert the names into sound data corresponding to a voice;

    a speaker configured to output the sound data; and

    a display for displaying one of the names being called by the phone apparatus,wherein the sound data output from said speaker is stopped before all of the sound data corresponding to the one of the names is output responsive to said sound generator receiving a new one of the names, said sound generator converts the new one of the names received by said input unit into new sound data, and said speaker outputs the new sound data, andsaid display replaces display of the one of the names with the new one of the names.

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