Vehicular multimode cellular/PCS phone

• US 8,897,844 B2
• Filed: 05/01/2013
• Issued: 11/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC (Lumen Technologies, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC (Lumen Technologies, Inc.)
• Inventors: Mathur, Mohit, Morissey, Michael P.
• Primary Examiner(s): GONZALES, APRIL GUZMAN
• Application Number:
  US13/874,703
• Publication Number:
  US 20130244617A1
• Time in Patent Office: 573 Days
• Field of Search: 455/557, 455/558, 455/41.2, 455/569.2, 455/569.1, 455/575.9, 455/552.1, 703/24, 703/14, 703/26
• US Class Current: 455/575.9
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/0241 for telephones
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/0247 for microphones or earphones
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0005 Dashboard
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/001 Vehicle control means, e.g. steering-wheel or column
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6075 adapted for handsfree use in a vehicle H04M1/6058 takes precedence; arrangements for holding telephones in a vehicle B60R11/0241
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6091 including a wireless interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/16 Discovering, processing access restriction or access information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

A vehicular multimode cellular/PCS phone including a chipset located in the vehicle for communicating with at least one of a plurality of wireless service provider networks; an multimode antenna in communication with the chipset for communicating with a wireless base antenna of at least one of the plurality of wireless service provider networks; at least one medium port for receiving a removable medium, the removable medium containing at least one of access numbers, access codes, and access authentication numbers of at least one of the plurality of wireless service provider networks.

Claims

1. A vehicular wireless communication system comprising:

a chipset, located in a vehicle, that communicates with at least one of a plurality of wireless service provider networks, the chipset configured to communicate with a plurality of disparate service providers;

a multimode antenna, in communication with the chipset, that communicates with a wireless base antenna of the at least one of the plurality of wireless service provider networks; and

a medium port that receives a removable medium, the removable medium containing at least one of access numbers, access codes, and access authentication numbers of the at least one of the plurality of wireless service provider networks;

wherein in response to the at least one of access numbers, access codes, and access authentication numbers, the chipset chooses a service provider and corresponding mobile telecommunications standard.

2. The vehicular wireless communication system of claim 1, further comprising:

a microphone in communication with the chipset for receiving voice dialing commands.

3. The vehicular wireless communication system of claim 1, further comprising:

a speaker located in the vehicle in communication with the chipset for transmitting voice signals.

4. The vehicular wireless communication system of claim 1, wherein the vehicular wireless communication system is configured to establish a wireless personal area network in communication with the chipset for enabling hands-free communication with the vehicular wireless communication system.

5. The vehicular wireless communication system of claim 1, wherein the chipset comprises:

a multimode digital signal processor (DSP) modem in communication with a digital/analog transceiver for converting analog voice signals to digital signals and digital signals to analog voice signals.

6. The vehicular wireless communication system of claim 1, wherein the chipset further comprises:

a processor in communication with a memory for processing and storing the at least one of access numbers, access codes, access authentication numbers, Mobile Station Identification Code (“

MISD”

), Mobile Identification Number (“

MIN”

), International Mobile Subscriber Identity (“

IMSI”

), firmware, network lock codes, country lock codes, service provider lock codes, 32 bit Electronic Serial Number (“

ESN’

), integrated circuit card ID (“

ICCID”

), IMSI, authentication key, local area identity, operator-specific emergency number, short message service center number, service provider name, and service dialing numbers.

7. The vehicular wireless communication system of claim 1, further comprising:

a voice recognition interface in communication with the chipset for interpreting voice commands into at least one of analog and digital signals.

8. The vehicular wireless communication system of claim 1, further comprising:

a steering wheel having at least one of a voice dialing button, call answer button, Bluetooth system button, and call hang-up button for operating the vehicular wireless communication system.

9. A method, comprising:

communicating, by a vehicular wireless communication system, with at least one of a plurality of wireless service provider networks, the vehicular wireless communication system comprising;

a chipset, located in a vehicle, that communicates with the at least one of a plurality of wireless service provider networks, the chipset configured to communicate with a plurality of disparate service providers;

a multimode antenna, in communication with the chipset; and

a medium port;

communicating, by the multimode antenna, with a wireless base antenna of the at least one of the plurality of wireless service provider networks; and

receiving, with the receiving port, a removable medium, the removable medium containing at least one of access numbers, access codes, and access authentication numbers of the at least one of the plurality of wireless service provider networks;

in response to the at least one of access numbers, access codes, and access authentication numbers, choosing a service provider and corresponding mobile telecommunications standard.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the vehicular wireless communication system further comprises:

a microphone in communication with the chipset for receiving voice dialing commands.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the vehicular wireless communication system further comprises:

a speaker located in the vehicle in communication with the chipset for transmitting voice signals.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the vehicular wireless communication system is configured to establish a wireless personal area network in communication with the chipset for enabling hands-free communication with the vehicular wireless communication system.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the chipset comprises:

a multimode digital signal processor (DSP) modem in communication with a digital/analog transceiver for converting analog voice signals to digital signals and digital signals to analog voice signals.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the chipset further comprises:

a processor in communication with a memory for processing and storing the at least one of access numbers, access codes, access authentication numbers, Mobile Station Identification Code (“

MISD”

), Mobile Identification Number (“

MIN”

), International Mobile Subscriber Identity (“

IMSI”

), firmware, network lock codes, country lock codes, service provider lock codes, 32 bit Electronic Serial Number (“

ESN’

), integrated circuit card ID (“

ICCID”

), IMSI, authentication key, local area identity, operator-specific emergency number, short message service center number, service provider name, and service dialing numbers.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein the vehicular wireless communication system further comprises:

a voice recognition interface in communication with the chipset for interpreting voice commands into at least one of analog and digital signals.

16. The method of claim 9, wherein the vehicular wireless communication system further comprises:

a steering wheel having at least one of a voice dialing button, call answer button, Bluetooth system button, and call hang-up button for operating the vehicular wireless communication system.

17. A vehicle comprising a vehicular wireless communication system, the vehicular wireless communication system comprising:

a chipset, located in a vehicle, that communicates with at least one of a plurality of wireless service provider networks, the chipset configured to communicate with a plurality of disparate service providers;

a multimode antenna, in communication with the chipset, that communicates with a wireless base antenna of the at least one of the plurality of wireless service provider networks; and

a medium port that receives a removable medium, the removable medium containing at least one of access numbers, access codes, and access authentication numbers of the at least one of the plurality of wireless service provider networks;

wherein in response to the at least one of access numbers, access codes, and access authentication numbers, the chipset chooses a service provider and corresponding mobile telecommunications standard.

18. The vehicle of claim 17, further comprising:

a microphone in communication with the chipset for receiving voice dialing commands; and

a speaker located in the vehicle in communication with the chipset for transmitting voice signals.

19. The vehicle of claim 17, further comprising:

a voice recognition interface in communication with the chipset for interpreting voice commands into at least one of analog and digital signals.

20. The vehicle of claim 17, further comprising:

a steering wheel having at least one of a voice dialing button, call answer button, Bluetooth system button, and call hang-up button for operating the vehicular wireless communication system.