Cordless telephone apparatus and control method of the same

• US 9,325,815 B2
• Filed: 11/19/2014
• Issued: 04/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Fukuda, Hikaru, Matsuo, Hideyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Kasraian, Allahyar
• Assistant Examiner(s): Seyedvosoghi, Farid
• Application Number:
  US14/547,910
• Publication Number:
  US 20150148027A1
• Time in Patent Office: 524 Days
• Field of Search: 455/420, 340/12.3, 340/4.31, 348/14.05
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0202 Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets constructional features of telephone transmitters or receivers, e.g. of speakers or microphones H04M1/03
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72442 for playing music files
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72502 with one base station connected to a single line
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2205/021 Aspects relating to docking-station type assemblies to obtain an acoustical effect, e.g. the type of connection to external loudspeakers or housings, frequency improvement
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2227/005 Audio distribution systems for home, i.e. multi-room use
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2420/07 Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2430/01 Aspects of volume control, not necessarily automatic, in sound systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 5/04 Circuit arrangements, e.g. for selective connection of amplifier inputs/outputs to loudspeakers, for loudspeaker detection, or for adaptation of settings to personal preferences or hearing impairments combinations of amplifiers H03F3/68; stereophonic systems H04S

Abstract

A cordless telephone apparatus comprises a portable handset and a base station. The base station including a first wireless communication unit which, in operation, communicates data with a music player, a first control unit which, in operation, monitors a status of the music player and remotely controls the music player via the first wireless communication unit, a speaker which outputs audio data, an audio processing unit which, in operation, reproduces the audio data received by the first wireless communication unit from the music player and outputs the audio data to the speaker, a second wireless communication unit which wirelessly communicates data with the portable handset; and a second control unit which, in operation, controls the portable handset as an operation unit to remotely control the music player.

Claims

1. A cordless telephone apparatus comprising:

a portable handset; and

a base station,

the base station including;

a first wireless communicator which, in operation, performs radio communication with a music player;

a first controller which, in operation, monitors a status of the music player and remotely controls the music player via the first wireless communicator;

a speaker which outputs audio data;

an audio processor which, in operation, reproduces the audio data received by the first wireless communicator from the music player and outputs the audio data to the speaker;

a second wireless communicator which performs radio communication with the portable handset; and

a second controller which, in operation, controls the portable handset as an operation unit to remotely control the music player, wherein

when the second controller receives from the portable handset first key information defined to remotely control the music player, the second controller transmits to the music player remote control information which corresponds to the first key information; and

when the second controller receives from the portable handset second key information defined to adjust a volume, the second controller controls the volume of the speaker without remotely controlling the music player.

2. The cordless telephone apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the base station transmits display information, to be displayed on a display unit of the portable handset, to the portable handset when the base station receives from the portable handset link start information for starting remote control of the music player.

3. The cordless telephone apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the display information includes information regarding operational entry display for use when the portable handset functions as the operation unit to remotely control the music player.

4. The cordless telephone apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the base station receives music information of the audio data or status information of the music player from the music player, and

the display information includes the music information and the status information.

5. The cordless telephone apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the base station transmits the display information to the portable handset when the base station detects a change in the music information or the status information.

6. The cordless telephone apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the base station receives information regarding a defined key from the portable handset functioning as the operation unit to remotely control the music player, the base station transmits remote control information to the music player, wherein the remote control information includes directive information that directs remote control of the music player according to the defined key.

7. The cordless telephone apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the directive information includes information that directs a play procedure, a stop procedure, and a pause procedure of the audio data to the music player.

8. The cordless telephone apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

when the base station receives information regarding a defined key from the portable handset functioning as the operation unit to remotely control the music player, the base station transmits remote control information to the music player, wherein the remote control information includes directive information that directs remote control of the music player according to the defined key.

9. The cordless telephone apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the directive information includes information that directs a play procedure, a stop procedure, and a pause procedure of the audio data to the music player.

10. The cordless telephone apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

a communication method of the first wireless communicator conforms to IEEE802.15.1 standard.

11. A cordless telephone apparatus comprising:

a portable handset; and

a base station,

the base station including;

a first wireless communicator unit which, in operation, performs radio communication with a music player;

a speaker which outputs audio data;

an audio processor unit which, in operation, reproduces the audio data received by the first wireless communicator unit from the music player and outputs the audio data to the speaker;

a second wireless communicator unit which performs radio communication with the portable handset; and

a remote controller which is capable of allowing the portable handset to remotely control the music player,

wherein, in case when the speaker outputs the audio data from the music player and when the base station receives from the portable handset key information defined to adjust a volume, the remote controller does not allow for remote control of the music player and instead controls a volume of the speaker.

12. The cordless telephone apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the base station transmits display information, to be displayed on a display unit of the portable handset, to the portable handset when the base station receives link start information for starting remote control of the music player.

13. The cordless telephone apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the display information includes information regarding operational entry display for use when the portable handset functions as an operation unit to remotely control the music player.

14. The cordless telephone apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the base station receives music information of the audio data or status information of the music player from the music player, and

the display information includes the music information and the status information.

15. The cordless telephone apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the base station transmits the display information to the portable handset when the base station detects a change in the music information or the status information.

16. The cordless telephone apparatus according to claim 11, wherein a communication method of the first wireless communicator conforms to IEEE802.15.1 standard.

17. A control method implemented by a base station of a cordless telephone apparatus, which includes a portable handset and the base station, the method comprising:

connecting to a music player wirelessly;

outputting audio data, which the base station receives from the music player, to a speaker of the base station;

transmitting display information for remotely controlling the music player to the portable handset when the base station receives link start information for starting remote control of the music player, wherein

when the base station receives from the portable handset first key information defined to remotely control the music player, the base station transmits to the music player remote control information which corresponds to the first key information; and

when the base station receives from the portable handset second key information defined to adjust a volume, the base station controls the volume of the speaker without remotely controlling the music player.

18. A control method implemented by a base station of a cordless telephone apparatus, which includes a portable handset and the base station, the method comprising:

connecting to a music player wirelessly;

outputting audio data, which the base station receives from the music player, to a speaker of the base station;

selectively allowing the portable handset to remotely control the music player; and

in case when the speaker outputs the audio data from the music player and when the base station receives from the portable handset key information defined to adjust a volume, not allowing for remote control of the music player and instead controlling a volume of the speaker of the base station.