Cellular cordless telephone

A cellular cordless telephone for making and receiving cellular telephone calls on cellular radio channels of a cellular telephone system and cordless telephone calls on at least one cordless radio channel of a base station coupled to a telephone landline having a landline telephone number, said cellular cordless telephone comprising in combination as a single unit:

• a cellular telephone having a cellular telephone number and including a handset, a first antenna, cellular transceiver means coupled to said first antenna for communicating cellular telephone calls on cellular radio channels, and control means coupled to said cellular transceiver means for making and receiving cellular telephone calls;
• cordless transceiver means including a second antenna for communicating cordless telephone calls on the cordless radio channel, and said control means further being coupled to said cordless transceiver means for making and receiving cordless telephone calls;
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• audio switching means responsive to said control means for coupling said cellular transceiver means to said handset during cellular telephone calls and coupling said cordless transceiver means to said handset during cordless telephone calls.

A cellular cordless telephone for making and receiving cellular telephone calls on cellular radio channels of a cellular telephone system and cordless telephone calls on at least one cordless radio channel of a base station coupled to a telephone landline having a landline telephone number, said cellular cordless telephone comprising in combination as a single unit:

• a handset;
• a first antenna and a second antenna;
• cellular transceiver means having a cellular telephone number and being coupled to said first antenna for communicating cellular telephone calls on cellular radio channels;
• cordless transceiver means coupled to said second antenna for communicating cordless telephone calls on the cordless radio channel;
• control means coupled to said cellular transceiver means for making and receiving cellular telephone calls, and coupled to said cordless transceiver means for making and receiving cordless telephone calls;
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• audio switching means responsive to said control means for coupling said cellular transceiver means to said handset during cellular telephone calls and coupling said cordless transceiver means to said handset during cordless telephone calls.

A cellular cordless telephone for making and receiving cellular telephone calls on cellular radio channels of a cellular telephone system and cordless telephone calls on at least one cordless radio channel of a base station coupled to a telephone landline having a landline telephone number, said cellular cordless telephone comprising in combination as a single unit:

• a cellular telephone having a cellular telephone number and including a handset, an antenna, cellular transceiver means coupled to said antenna for communicating cellular telephone calls on cellular radio channels, and control means coupled to said cellular transceiver means for making and receiving cellular telephone calls;
• cordless transceiver means coupled to said antenna for communicating cordless telephone calls on the cordless radio channel, and said control means further being coupled to said cordless transceiver means for making and receiving cordless telephone calls;
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• audio switching means responsive to said control means for coupling said cellular transceiver means to said handset during cellular telephone calls and coupling said cordless transceiver means to said handset during cordless telephone calls.

A cellular cordless telephone for making and receiving cellular telephone calls on cellular radio channels of a cellular telephone system and cordless telephone calls on at least one cordless radio channel of a base station coupled to a telephone landline having a landline telephone number, said cellular cordless telephone comprising in combination as a single unit:

• a handset;
• an antenna;
• cellular transceiver means having a cellular telephone number and being coupled to said antenna for communicating cellular telephone calls on cellular radio channels;
• cordless transceiver means coupled to said antenna for communicating cordless telephone calls on the cordless radio channel;
• control means coupled to said cellular transceiver means for making and receiving cellular telephone calls, and coupled to said cordless transceiver means for making and receiving cordless telephone calls;
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• audio switching means responsive to said control means for coupling said cellular transceiver means to said handset during cellular telephone calls and coupling said cordless transceiver means to said handset during cordless telephone calls.