Programmable system for interfacing a standard telephone set with a radio transceiver

A programmable telephone interface system for coupling a standard touch-tone/rotary dial telephone set with a cellular-type radio transceiver comprising:

• a telephone number digital conversion means for converting a group of telephone numbers to digital data and for providing the digital data to the transceiver;
• programmable determination means for programmably determining the last number of the group of telephone numbers;
• send signal means coupled with said programmable determination means for sending a predetermined send code signal to the transceiver in response to the determination means determining the last number;
• call detecting means for detecting an incoming call from the transceiver;
• and
• ring frequency generating means responsive to the incoming call for providing periodic audio ring tone frequency signals to said telephone set.

A cellular--type radio/telephone communication system having at least one remote radio station transmitter-receiver linked with a master cellular-type switching center which is in turn linked with a local telephone central switching office, wherein the remote radio station transmitter-receiver provides a wireless communication link with a base station transceiver, the improvement comprising:

• a standard touch-tone/pulse dialing telephone set;
• a cellular-type radio transceiver mounted at a fixed site;
• programmable interfacing means for programmably interfacing said telephone set to said transceiver, said interfacing means including,
• (a) power supply means for supplying DC voltage to said transceiver;
• (b) telephone number digital conversion means for converting touch-tone dialed/pulse-dialed telephone numbers from said telephone set to digital data for temporary storage;
• (c) programmable sending means for enabling said transceiver to transmit the digital data;
• and
• (e) telephone simulation means for providing ring-type and dial-tone type tone frequency signals to the telephone set.

A programmable telephone interface system for coupling a standard touch-tone/rotary dial telephone set with a radio transceiver used in a telephone communication system, wherein the transceiver is capable of radio communication with a telephone network, wherein the programmable interface system comprises:

• telephone number digital conversion means for converting a group of telephone numbers to digital data and for providing the digital data to a transceiver;
• send signal means for providing a send signal to the transceiver for enabling the transceiver to transmit the digital data;
• programmable determination means for programmably and automatically determining when the send signal is to be provided to the transceiver;
• and
• call detecting means for detecting an incoming call from the transceiver.