Desktop docking station for use with a wireless telephone handset

A telephone base unit for use with a mobile telephone handset operating on a predetermined wireless protocol, wherein said mobile telephone handset operates to enable the use of said base unit as a wireless desktop interface when said mobile telephone handset interfaces with said base unit, comprising:

• means for detecting the presence of a handset at said base unit;
• and
• means for interfacing said handset with said base unit such that user definable data entry key settings of said handset can be emulated at data entry keys of said base unit,
• wherein said means for interfacing said handset with said base unit comprises:
• means for transferring said user definable data entry key settings of said handset to said base unit;
• means for storing said user definable data entry key settings of said handset at said base unit;
• and
• controller means to enable a user to use said user definable data entry key settings at data entry keys of said base unit to receive incoming and make outgoing calls from said base unit via said mobile telephone handset and said predetermined wireless protocol.

A telephone apparatus comprising a base unit and a mobile telephone handset wherein said mobile telephone handset operates to enable the use of said base unit as a wireless desktop interface when said mobile telephone handset interfaces with said base unit and said base unit comprises:

• means for detecting the presence of a handset at said base unit;
• and
• means for interfacing said handset at said base unit such that user definable data entry key settings of said handset can be emulated at data entry keys of said base unit,
• wherein said means for interfacing said handset with said base unit comprises:
• means for transferring said user definable data entry key settings of said handset to said base unit;
• means for storing said user definable data entry key settings of said handset at said base unit;
• and
• controller means to enable a user to use said user definable data entry key settings at data entry keys of said base unit to receive incoming and make outgoing calls from said base unit.

A method of interfacing a telephone base unit with a mobile telephone handset operating on a predetermined wireless protocol wherein said mobile telephone handset operates to enable the use of said base unit as a wireless desktop interface when said mobile telephone handset interfaces with said base unit, the method comprising:

• detecting the presence of a handset at said base unit;
• transferring user definable data entry key settings of said handset to said base unit;
• storing said user definable data entry key settings of said handset at said base unit;
• controlling said user definable data entry key settings and data entry keys of said base unit to receive incoming and make outgoing calls from said base unit via said mobile telephone handset and said predetermined wireless protocol.