Information system with detachable information module
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a handheld portable telephone including a keypad for entering data and a display for displaying data; and
a base telephone configured to be coupled with and communicate through a telephone line and including a keypad for dialing a telephone number and a display for displaying information;
the portable and the base telephones being configured to have a mounted configuration in which the portable telephone is removably mounted on the base telephone and covers the base telephone'"'"'s display, and the telephones communicate with each other for the portable telephone'"'"'s display to display information relating to operation of the base telephone.
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Abstract
A unitary handheld portable module includes a keypad for entering data and a display for displaying data. A base module is configured to be coupled with and communicate through a telephone line and includes a keypad for dialing a telephone number and a display for displaying information. The portable and base modules are configured to have a mounted configuration in which the portable module is removably mounted on the base module and covers the base module'"'"'s display, and the modules communicate with each other for the portable module'"'"'s display to display information relating to operation of the base module.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a handheld portable telephone including a keypad for entering data and a display for displaying data; and a base telephone configured to be coupled with and communicate through a telephone line and including a keypad for dialing a telephone number and a display for displaying information; the portable and the base telephones being configured to have a mounted configuration in which the portable telephone is removably mounted on the base telephone and covers the base telephone'"'"'s display, and the telephones communicate with each other for the portable telephone'"'"'s display to display information relating to operation of the base telephone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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