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US 2023/0179957 A1Published application
Wireless communications system and method
AssigneeVTech Telecommunications Limited
InventorsSupajet Guy Pothiboon, Bennett Cheng, Gary Louie, Ralph Tischler, Chung Shing Lam
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Abstract
A telecommunications system includes a base, a plurality of handsets, and a status database for storing status information. Each handset is localized to the base. The status information may be that of a first handset of the plurality of handsets. The base broadcasts to the plurality of handsets a status broadcast that includes the status information.
Claims28
A telecommunications system comprising:
- a base;
- a plurality of handsets, wherein each handset of the plurality of handsets is localized to the base;
- and
- a status database for storing a status information of a first handset of the plurality of handsets,
- wherein the base broadcasts to the plurality of handsets a status broadcast that comprises the status information and enables a busy monitoring capability of a second handset of the plurality of handsets to monitor the status information of the first handset.
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A telecommunications system comprising:
- at least two bases;
- a plurality of handsets, wherein each handset is localized to one of the at least two bases;
- and
- a status database for storing a status information of a line shared among at least two handsets of the plurality of handsets,
- wherein the at least two bases broadcast to the plurality of handsets a status broadcast that comprises the status information.
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A telecommunications method comprising:
- providing a telecommunications system comprising at least two bases, a plurality of handsets, wherein each handset is localized to one of the at least two bases, and a status database;
- storing in the status database a first status information of one or more of a first handset and a line shared among at least two handsets;
- detecting a second status information of one or more of the first handset, if the first status information was of the first handset, and the shared line, if the first status information was of the shared line;
- updating the status database with the second status information;
- and
- broadcasting a status broadcast comprising the second status information, wherein the status broadcast is broadcast to the plurality of handsets by the at least two bases.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.