US 2003/0083099 A1 · System and method for interfacing a wireless telephone to a personal computer

Abstract

A telecommunications system includes a wireless telephone (14) and a personal computer (18) having a wireless telephone interface (24). The wireless telephone (14) is equipped with a personal computer (PC) function key (22) for activating PC controlled functionality. More particularly, when the PC function key (22) is activated, the wireless telephone (14) signals the PC it is ready to receive PC controlled functions. Thus, a menu of options may be transmitted from the PC (18) to the wireless telephone. The user clicks the desired selection to activate or interact with the corresponding program on the personal computer (18).

Claims22

Dependent claims

A cordless telephone, comprising:

a wireless computer interface adapted to interface to a personal computer;
and
at least one user interface key adapted to supervise communicating over said wireless computer interface.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

10/001,159Filed 31 Oct 2001

Published

1 May 2003

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification7 codes

H04M 1/72502
Cordless telephones: with one base station connected to a single line
H04M 1/72412
By interfacing with external accessories: using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
H04W 88/02
Devices specially adapted for wireless communication networks, e.g. terminals, base stations or access point devices: terminal devices
H04M 2250/02
Details of telephonic subscriber devices: including a Bluetooth® interface

System and method for interfacing a wireless telephone to a personal computer

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System and method for interfacing a wireless telephone to a personal computer

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Abstract

Claims22