Method and apparatus for sending an aural message indicative of a status of a facsimile apparatus to a user of a cordless handset of a wireless telephone set
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorKyeong-Taeg Yang
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Abstract
A wireless telephone set having a cordless handset and a base unit incorporating a facsimile apparatus. The cordless handset comprises a transmission mode key and a reception mode key which may be activated by a user of the cordless handset for controlling the facsimile apparatus in order to transmit or receive facsimile data. A voice mixer is provided which stores a plurality of messages to be read out and processed in order to transmit an aural message to the cordless handset under the control of a control unit in accordance with specific codes indicating the current status of the facsimile apparatus.
Claims20
A method for sending an aural message to a user of a cordless handset of a wireless telephone set having and a base unit incorporating a facsimile apparatus, said method comprising the steps of:
- determining an operational state of said facsimile apparatus;
- and
- transmitting an aural message, stored in a voice mixer and corresponding to the operational state of said facsimile apparatus, to said cordless handset.
An apparatus for sending an aural message indicative of a status of a facsimile apparatus to a user of a cordless handset of a wireless telephone set, said apparatus comprising:
- a network control unit forming an interface for controlling communication between a telephone line and said facsimile apparatus;
- a first switch selectively connecting one of said facsimile apparatus and said wireless telephone set to said network control unit;
- a voice mixer storing a plurality of messages corresponding to predetermined status codes of said facsimile apparatus;
- a second switch for selectively connecting one of said first switch and said voice mixer to said wireless telephone set;
- control means responsive to user activation of one of a facsimile transmit key and a facsimile receive key on said cordless handset for controlling switching of said second switch to connect said wireless telephone set to said voice mixer;
- sensor means providing status codes of said facsimile apparatus;
- said control means detecting a current status code of said facsimile apparatus by checking said sensor means;
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- said control means controlling said voice mixer to transmit one of said plurality of stored messages corresponding to said current status code to said cordless handset via a base unit of said wireless telephone set.
A method for sending an aural message to a user of a cordless handset of a wireless telephone set having and a base unit incorporating a facsimile apparatus, said method comprising the steps of:
- detecting when said user attempts to make a call from said cordless handset;
- placing said wireless telephone set into a speech mode of operation by connecting said wireless telephone set to a telephone line after detecting when said user attempts to make a call from said cordless handset;
- detecting, during said speech mode, input of key data from said cordless handset;
- determining whether said key data corresponds to one of a facsimile transmit key or a facsimile receive key;
- transmitting a first aural message to said cordless handset when it is determined that said key data corresponds to neither said facsimile transmit key nor said facsimile receive key;
- checking a current state of a sensor in said facsimile apparatus to determine whether facsimile transmission is possible when it is determined that said key data corresponds to said facsimile transmit key;
- and
- checking a current state of said sensor in said facsimile apparatus to determine whether facsimile reception is possible when it is determined that said key data corresponds to said facsimile receive key.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.