Cordless telephone with MP3 player capability
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Abstract
A cordless telephone which allows a user to play MP3 digital audio bit stream music, a video game, either alone or with a user of another cordless telephone, using the remote handset of a cordless telephone to control the functions of the MP3 player. The cordless telephone remains usable as a typical cordless telephone with all the features and conveniences of a cordless telephone including, but not limited to, connection of a telephone call between a calling party and a called party, caller ID information, voice messaging features, etc. MP3 digital audio bit stream music may be downloaded from a remote source through, e.g., the Internet and a PC.
109 Citations
43 Claims
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6. A method of integrating an MPEG audio a player in a cordless telephone, comprising:
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connecting a base unit of said cordless telephone to a public switched telephone network (PSTN);
switching a remote handset of said cordless telephone from performing as a telephony device to performing as an MPEG audio player; and
playing MP3 music from said remote handset of a cordless telephone. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 17)
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18. Apparatus for integrating an MPEG audio player in a cordless telephone, comprising:
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means for playing pre-loaded MP3 music from a remote handset of a cordless telephone;
means for switching a remote handset of said cordless telephone from performing as a telephony device to performing as an MPEG audio player; and
means for connecting a base unit of said cordless telephone to a public switched telephone network (PSTN). - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 27)
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30. A wireless device, comprising:
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a wireless handset;
a base station connected to a wired local area network (WLAN);
an MPEG audio player integrated within at least one of said wireless telephone and said base station;
wherein said wireless telephone can switch between performing as a telephony device and performing as said MPEG audio player. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method of integrating an MPEG audio player in a wireless telephone, comprising:
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connecting a radio access point of said wireless telephone to a public switched telephone network (PSTN);
switching said wireless telephone from performing as a telephony device to performing as an MPEG audio player;
pre-loading MP3 music into said wireless telephone;
playing said MP3 music from said wireless telephone; and
muting said playing of said MP3 music when said wireless telephone is active in a current telephone call. - View Dependent Claims (36)
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37. A method of integrating an MPEG audio player in a wireless telephone, comprising:
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connecting a radio access point of said wireless telephone to a public switched telephone network (PSTN);
switching said wireless telephone from performing as a telephony device to performing as an MPEG audio player;
pre-loading MP3 music into said wireless telephone;
playing said MP3 music from said wireless telephone;
downloading digital bit stream music comprised in an MPEG format to said wireless telephone directly from a remote bit stream audio source; and
storing said downloaded digital bit stream music comprised in an MPEG format in Flash memory in said wireless telephone.
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38. A method of integrating an MPEG audio player in a wireless telephone, comprising:
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connecting a radio access point of said wireless telephone to a public switched telephone network (PSTN);
switching said wireless telephone from performing as a telephony device to performing as an MPEG audio player;
pre-loading MP3 music into said wireless telephone;
playing said MP3 music from said wireless telephone; and
downloading digital bit stream music comprised in an MPEG format to said wireless telephone directly from a remote bit stream audio source;
wherein said remote bit stream audio source is accessible by said wireless telephone via an Internet.
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39. Apparatus for integrating an MPEG audio player in a wireless telephone, comprising:
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means for playing pre-loaded MP3 music from a wireless telephone;
means for switching said wireless telephone from performing as a telephony device to performing as an MPEG audio player;
means for connecting a radio access point of said wireless telephone to a public switched telephone network (PSTN); and
means for muting said playing of said pre-loaded MP3 music when said wireless telephone is active in a current telephone call. - View Dependent Claims (40)
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41. Apparatus for integrating an MPEG audio player in a wireless telephone, comprising:
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means for playing pre-loaded MP3 music from a wireless telephone;
means for switching said wireless telephone from performing as a telephony device to performing as an MPEG audio player;
means for connecting a radio access point of said wireless telephone to a public switched telephone network (PSTN);
means for downloading digital bit stream music comprised in an MPEG format to said wireless telephone directly from a remote bit stream audio source; and
means for storing said downloaded digital bit stream music comprised in an MPEG format in Flash memory in said wireless telephone.
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42. Apparatus for integrating an MPEG audio player in a wireless telephone, comprising:
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means for playing pre-loaded MP3 music from a wireless telephone;
means for switching said wireless telephone from performing as a telephony device to performing as an MPEG audio player;
means for connecting a radio access point of said wireless telephone to a public switched telephone network (PSTN); and
means for downloading digital bit stream music comprised in an MPEG format to said wireless telephone directly from a remote bit stream audio source;
wherein said remote bit stream audio source is accessible by said wireless telephone via an Internet.
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43. Apparatus for integrating an MPEG audio player in a wireless telephone, comprising:
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means for playing pre-loaded MP3 music from a wireless telephone;
means for switching said wireless telephone from performing as a telephony device to performing as an MPEG audio player;
means for connecting a radio access point of said wireless telephone to a public switched telephone network (PSTN);
means for downloading digital bit stream music comprised in an MPEG format to said wireless telephone directly from a remote bit stream audio source; and
means for decompressing MPEG formatted music into digital music samples for digital to analog output.
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Specification