Communicating modem or multimedia terminal adapter status to a handset for a cordless telephone
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1. A cordless telephone system for use at a customer'"'"'s premises, the system comprising;
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a handset configured to communicate wirelessly with the base station and physically connect to the base station to receive power therefrom; and
a modem connected to the base station, the modem being capable of establishing communication with equipment at the customer'"'"'s premises,wherein when the modem receives communication related event information from the equipment regarding communication related event, the modem transmits the communication related event information to the handset regardless of whether a call is in progress,wherein the handset provides an indication of the event to a user of the handset, the indication being provided via a display if a call is in progress and via at least one of the display or another output if a call is not in progress.
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Abstract
A cordless telephone system provides indication of event information for customer premises equipment. The cordless telephone system includes a base station and handsets. The base station receives event information from the CPE. The base station transmits the event information to a handset, and the handset provides an indication of the event information to a user.
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1. A cordless telephone system for use at a customer'"'"'s premises, the system comprising;
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a base station; a handset configured to communicate wirelessly with the base station and physically connect to the base station to receive power therefrom; and a modem connected to the base station, the modem being capable of establishing communication with equipment at the customer'"'"'s premises, wherein when the modem receives communication related event information from the equipment regarding communication related event, the modem transmits the communication related event information to the handset regardless of whether a call is in progress, wherein the handset provides an indication of the event to a user of the handset, the indication being provided via a display if a call is in progress and via at least one of the display or another output if a call is not in progress. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method providing event information through a cordless telephone system, the method comprising:
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receiving communication related event information at a cordless telephone system base station from customer premises equipment (CPE) which provides Internet access, the cordless telephone base station configured to provide power to at least one telephone handset responsive to the at least one handset being physically connected to the base station; transmitting the event information to the at least one handset of the cordless telephone system from the cordless telephone system base station regardless of whether a call is in progress; and providing an indication of the communication related event information to a user via at least one output device in the at least one handset, the indication being provided via a display if a call is in progress and via at least one of the display or another output if a call is not in progress. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A handset for a cordless telephone system comprising:
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a microphone operable to receive voice data from a user; a speaker operable to present voice data to the user; a display; a connector for physically contacting a base station and receiving power from the base station responsive to physically contacting base station; a processor operable to run software providing communication related event information received from CPE providing Internet access at the base station for the cordless telephone system; and at least one output device of the handset providing an indication of the communication related event information to the user, the indication being provided via the display if a call is in progress and via at least one of the display or another output if a call is not in progress. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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