US RE36,056 E · Mobile telephone device with low power consumption

A mobile telephone device comprising:

an antenna for transmitting or receiving a first high frequency signal having either a voice signal or a control signal modulated thereon and receiving a second high frequency signal having a paging signal modulated thereon;
receiver means connected to the antenna end the below recited control means for demodulating the first high frequency signal received with said antenna to a base band signal;
transmitter means connected to the antenna and the below recited control means for modulating a base band signal of either a voice signal or control signal to generate an outgoing signal of the first high frequency via the antenna;
paging signal receiver means connected to the antenna for extracting the paging signal from the second high frequency signal received by said antenna;
data modulation/demodulation means connected to said transmitter means and receiver means so as to convert either an incoming control signal or an outgoing digital control signal received by or to be output from the antenna;
frequency synthesizer means providing a tuned frequency for said transmitter means and receiver means and connected therebetween;
voice inputting means and voice outputting means for inputting and outputting voice signals into and from said device;
voice signal processing means for processing voice signals inputted from the voice inputting means to output it to said transmitter means and further processing a base band signal inputted from said receiving means to output it to said voice outputting means;
operator input means for outputting control signals selected by an operator to a control means within the device;
display means for displaying a calling party's telephone number received by the paging signal receiver means;
said control means being responsive to a control signal from said operator input means for causing the display of the calling party's telephone number on said display means;
instantaneous calling means contained in said operator input means, for detecting the calling party's telephone number in a paging signal outputted by said paging signal receiver means and outputting said calling party's telephone number as said outgoing digital control signal to said data modulation/demodulation means in response to an excitation signal inputted by an operator to said operation input means;
power supply means for supplying electrical power to said telephone device, said power supply means being connected to each of the foregoing means of the mobile telephone device;
and
power supply control means connected to said power supply means for shutting off the supply of electrical power from said power supply means to at least said frequency synthesizer means when waiting for an incoming paging signal.

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A mobile telephone device comprising:

an antenna for transmitting or receiving a first high frequency signal having a voice signal or a control signal modulated thereon and for receiving a second high frequency signal having a paging signal modulated thereon;
receiver means connected to the antenna and the below recited control means for demodulating the first high frequency signal received by said antenna into a base band signal;
transmitter means connected to the antenna and the below recited control means for modulating either a voltage signal or a base band signal of a control signal to generate an outgoing signal of the first high frequency signal via the antenna;
paging signal receiver means connected to the antenna for extracting a paging signal from the second high frequency signal received by said antenna;
data modulation/demodulation means connected to said transmitter means and receiver means for converting either an incoming control signal or an outgoing digital control signal received by or to be output from the antenna;
frequency synthesizer means for providing a tuned frequency for said transmitter means and receiver means and connected therebetween;
voice inputting means and voice outputting means for inputting and outputting voice signals into and from said device:
voice signal processing means for processing voice signals inputted from the voice inputting means to output it to said transmitter means and further processing a base band signal inputted from said receiver means to output it to said voice outputting means;
operator input means for inputting a transfer telephone number associated with a telephone at a remote location and to input an energization and completion signal to a control means within the device;
display means for displaying a calling party's telephone number received by the paging signal receiver means;
control means for acknowledging a paging signal inputted from said paging signal receiver means and displaying a calling party's telephone number on said display means;
synthetic voice generator means for storing numerical data convertible to voice signal data and outputting the voice signal data to said voice signal processing means as a voice signal;
transferring means contained in said control means for storing a transfer telephone number associated with a remote telephone device inputted to said operator input means and the calling party's telephone number detected in the paging signal by said paging signal receiver means, and outputting said transfer telephone number to said data modulation/demodulation means as said outgoing digital control signal in response to an energization signal inputted from said operator input means;
voice responding means contained in said control means for outputting a series of numbers corresponding to said calling party's telephone number to said synthetic voice generator means;
power supply means for supplying electrical power to said telephone device, said power supply means being connected to each of the foregoing means of the mobile telephone device;
and
power supply control means for shutting off the supply of electrical power from said power supply means to at least the frequency synthesizer means when waiting for an incoming paging signal.

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A mobile telephone device comprising:

a main body for containing,
an antenna for transmitting or receiving a first high frequency signal having a voice signal or a control signal modulated thereon and receiving a second high frequency signal having a paging signal modulated thereon;
receiver means connected to the antenna and the below recited control means for demodulating the first high frequency signal received with said antenna to a base band signal;
transmitter means connected to the antenna and the below recited control means for modulating a base band signal of either a voice signal or a control signal to generate an outgoing signal of the first high frequency via the antenna;
paging signal receiver means connected to the antenna for extracting a paging signal from a second high frequency signal received by said antenna;
data modulation/demodulation means connected to said transmitter means and receiver means for converting either an incoming control signal or an outgoing digital control signal received by or to be output from the antenna;
frequency synthesizer means for providing a tuned frequency to said transmitter means and receiver means and connected therebetween;
voice signal processing means for processing an inputted voice signal to output it to said transmitter means, and processing a base band signal inputted from said receiver means to output it as a voice signal;
control means including instantaneous calling means for detecting a calling party's telephone number in a paging signal outputted by said paging signal receiver means and for outputting said calling party's telephone number to said data modulation/demodulation means as said outgoing digital control signal in response to an inputted energization signal from the below recited operator input means;
power supply means for supplying electrical power to said telephone device, said power supply means being connected to each of the foregoing means in the main body of the device and each means in the below recited handset;
power supply control means for shutting off the supply of electrical power from said power supply means to at least said frequency synthesizer means when waiting for an incoming paging signal;
a handset containing,
said operator input means connected to said control means for inputting an energization signal and a terminating signal thereto;
display means connected to the control means for displaying a calling party's telephone number received by said control means from said paging signal receiver means;
handset control means for acknowledging a signal inputted from said operator input means to output it to said control means and for displaying the calling party's telephone number inputted from said control means to said display means;
voice inputting means and voice outputting means for use in inputting and outputting voice signals to and from said device;
handset voice signal processing means for processing voice signals inputted from said voice inputting means to output said voice signal and for supplying a voice signal inputted from said voice signal inputting means to said voice outputting means;
and
handset power supply control means for shutting off the supply of electrical power from said power supply means to at least said handset voice signal processing means before performing a call to said calling party.

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A mobile telephone device comprising:

a main body containing,
an antenna for transmitting or receiving a first high frequency signal having a voice signal or a control signal modulated thereon and receiving a second high frequency signal having a paging signal modulated thereon;
receiver means connected to the antenna and the below recited control means for demodulating the first high frequency signal received with said antenna to a base band signal;
transmitter means connected to the antenna and the below recited control means for modulating either a voice signal or a base band signal or a control signal to generate an outgoing signal of the first high frequency via the antenna;
paging signal receiver means connected to the antenna for extracting a paging signal from the second high frequency signal received by said antenna;
data modulation/demodulation means connected to said transmitter means and receiver means for converting either an incoming control signal or an outgoing digital control signal received by or to be output from the antenna;
frequency synthesizer means for providing a tuned frequency to said transmitter means and receiver means and connected therebetween;
voice signal processing means for processing an inputted voice signal to output it to said transmitter means and to process a base band signal inputted from said receiver means to output it as a voice signal;
synthetic voice generator means connected to the voice signal processing means for storing numerical data convertible to voice signal data and outputting this data as a voice signal to said voice signal processing means;
control means including transferring means for storing a transfer telephone number associated with a remote telephone inputted to the below recited operator input means contained in the below recited handset and storing a calling party's telephone number detected in the paging signal outputted by said paging signal receiver means and outputting said calling party's telephone number to said data modulation/demodulation means as said outgoing digital control signal in response to an inputted energization signal from said operator input means;
voice responding means included in said control means for outputting a series of numbers corresponding to said calling party's telephone number to said synthetic voice generator means after calling operation is performed through said transferring means;
power supply means for supplying electrical power to said telephone device, said power supply means being connected to each of the foregoing means in the main body of the device and each means in the below recited handset;
and
power supply control means for shutting off the supply of electrical power to at least said frequency synthesizer means while waiting for receipt of a paging signal;
a handset containing,
said operator input means for inputting to said control means a transfer telephone number associated with the remote telephone and further inputting an energization signal and a terminating signal;
display means connected to the control means for displaying a calling party's telephone number received by said control means from said paging signal receiver means;
handset control means for outputting the transfer telephone number inputted from said operator input means and the energization signal to said control means and displaying the calling party's telephone number on said display means;
voice inputting means and voice outputting means for inputting and outputting voice signals to and from said handset;
handset voice signal processing means for processing a voice signal inputted form the voice inputting means to output it to said voice signal processing means and providing a voice signal inputted from said voice signal processing means to said voice outputting means;
and
handset power supply control means for shutting off the supply of power from said power supply means to at least said handset voice signal processing means when waiting for a paging signal.

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A mobile telephone device comprising:

a main body for containing,
an antenna for receiving a first high frequency having a voice signal or a control signal modulated thereon;
receiver means connected to the antenna and the below recited control means for demodulating a first high frequency signal received with said antenna to a base band signal;
transmitter means connected to the antenna and the below recited control means for modulating either a voice signal or a base band signal of a controlling signal to generate a first high frequency signal via the antenna;
data modulation/demodulation means connected to said transmitter means and receiver means for converting either an incoming control signal or an outgoing digital control signal received by or to be output from the antenna;
frequency synthesizer means providing a tuned frequency to said receiver means and transmitter means and connected therebetween;
voice signal processing means for processing an inputted voice signal to output it to said transmitter means and for processing a base band signal inputted from said receiver means to output it as a voice signal;
control means including instantaneous calling means for outputting a calling party's telephone number received from said paging signal receiver means to said data modulation/demodulation means as said outgoing digital control signal in response to an energization signal;
simplified wireless means connected to said control means and voice signal processing means for receiving a control signal modulated to a third high frequency signal to output it to said instantaneous calling means, for modulating a voice signal outputted from said voice signal processing means to said third high frequency signal to output it, and for inputting the voice signal modulated into said third high frequency signal to output it to said voice signal processing means;
a simplified wireless antenna for transmitting the third high frequency signal outputted from said simplified wireless means, receiving the third high frequency signal to output it to said simplified wireless means;
power supply means for supplying electrical power to each of the means contained within the main body;
and
power supply control means for shutting off the supply of electrical power from said power supply means to at least said frequency synthesizer means when waiting for the receipt of an incoming call,
a handset for containing,
operator input means for inputting an energization signal and a termination signal to the below recited handset control means;
display means connected to said handset control means for displaying a calling party's telephone number;
a handset antenna for receiving a second high frequency signal having a paging signal modulated thereon, transmitting or receiving a third high frequency signal having a voice signal or a control signal modulated thereon;
paging signal receiver means connected to said handset antenna for extracting a paging signal from the third high frequency signal received by said handset antenna;
handset control means for detecting a calling party's telephone number in a paging signal outputted by said paging signal receiver means and for recognizing an energization signal inputted from said operator input means;
voice inputting means and voice outputting means for inputting or outputting voice signals to or from the handset;
voice signal processing means for processing a voice inputted from said voice inputting means and providing an inputted voice signal to said voice outputting means;
handset simplified wireless means for modulating an energization signal outputted from said handset control means and a calling party's telephone number into said third high frequency signal as a control signal, or modulating a voice signal outputted from said handset voice signal processing means onto said third high frequency signal to output it to said handset antenna, and then modulating the third high frequency signal received with said handset antenna having a voice signal modulated thereon to output the voice signal to said handset voice signal processing means;
handset power supply means for supplying electrical power to each of the means within said handset;
and
handset power supply control means for shutting off the supply of electrical power from said handset power supply means to at least sand handset voice signal processing means when waiting for receipt of a paging signal.

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A mobile telephone device comprising:

a main body containing,
an antenna for receiving a first high frequency signal having a voice signal for a control signal modulated thereon;
receiver means connected to the antenna and the below recited control means for modulating a first high frequency signal received by said antenna to a base band signal;
transmitter means connected to the antenna and the below recited control means for modulating either the voice signal or a base band signal of a control signal to generate an outgoing signal of the first high frequency via the antenna;
data modulation/demodulation means connected to said transmitter means and receiver means for converting either said incoming control signal or an outgoing digital control signal received by or to be output from the antenna;
frequency synthesizer means for providing a tuned frequency to said receiver means and transmitter means and connected therebetween;
voice signal processing means for processing an inputted voice signal to output it to said transmitter means and for processing the base band signal inputted from said receiver means to output it as a voice signal;
synthetic voice generator means connected to the voice signal processing means for storing numerical data convertible to voice signal data and for outputting the voice signal data to said voice signal processing means as a voice signal;
control means including transferring means storing an inputted transfer telephone number associated with a remote telephone and a calling party's telephone number received from the below recited paging signal receiver means within the below recited handset and for outputting said transfer telephone number as said outgoing digital control signal to said data modulation/demodulation means in response to an inputted energization signal;
voice responding means included in said control means for outputting a series of numbers corresponding to said calling party's telephone number to said synthetic generating means after a call placed through said transferring means is performed;
simplified wireless means connected to said control means for receiving a control signal modulated to a third high frequency signal to output it to said transferring means, modulating a voice signal outputted from said voice signal processing means to said third high frequency to output it, and inputting a voice signal modulated to said third high frequency signal to output it to said voice signal processing means;
an output simplified wireless antenna for transmitting a third high frequency signal outputted from said simplified wireless means, receiving the third high frequency signal to output it from said simplified wireless means;
power supply means for supplying electrical power to each of the means within the main body;
and
power supply control means for shutting off the supply of electrical power to at least said frequency synthesizer when waiting for a paging signal;
a handset containing,
operator input means for inputting a transfer telephone number associated with a remote telephone and inputting the calling party's telephone number received by the below recited paging signal receiver means and inputting an energization signal and a termination signal;
display means connected to the below recited handset control means for displaying the calling party's telephone number;
a handset antenna for receiving a second high frequency signal having a paging signal modulated thereon, transmitting or receiving a third high frequency signal having a voice signal or a control signal modulated thereto;
paging signal receiver means for extracting a paging signal from the third high frequency signal received with said handset antenna;
handset control means for detecting a calling party's telephone number in a paging signal outputted by said paging signal receiver means and recognizing an energization signal inputted from said operator input means;
voice inputting means and voice outputting means for inputting and outputting voice signals from said handset;
handset voice signal processing means for processing a voice inputted from said voice inputting means and providing an inputted voice signal to said voice outputting means;
handset simplified wireless means for modulating an energization signal outputted from said handset control means, a calling party's telephone number and a transfer telephone number to said third high frequency signal as a control signal, or modulating a voice signal outputted from said handset voice signal processing means to said third high frequency signal to output it to said handset antenna, and at the same time for demodulating a third high frequency signal received with said handset antenna having a voice signal modulated thereon and for outputting it to said handset voice signal processing means;
handset power supply means for supplying electrical power to each means in the handset;
and
handset power supply control means for shutting off said handset power supply before a calling operation.

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A mobile telephone device comprising:

an antenna for receiving and transmitting high frequency communication signals;
operator input/output means for enabling an operator to input data or voice communications into said telephone device or receive data or voice communications from the device via said antenna, said input/output means including,
means for generating a standby signal for initiating a call waiting period in which the telephone device can receive incoming calls, and
means for generating a transmit signal for initiating a voice transmission period in which the telephone device can transmit and receive voice and data communications;
control means connected to said operator input/output means for receiving said standby and transmit signals to place said telephone device in either standby or voice transmission modes, respectively;
first signal processor means connected to said antenna and said control means for receiving and transmitting voice and data communication signals from and to the antenna and transporting said voice and data communication signals between the antenna and the control means, said first signal processor means having a first power consumption level when energized by electrical power;
second signal processor means connected to said antenna and said control means for receiving data communication signals of incoming calls from the antennae and transporting the data communication signals from the antenna to the control means, said second signal processor means having a second power consumption level when energized by electrical power which is lower than the first power consumption level of the first processor means;
power supply means connected to each of the above-recited means for energizing the telephone device with electrical power;
and
power supply control means, responsive to the control means placing the telephone device in the standby mode, for selectively supplying said electrical power only to said operator input/output means, control means and second signal processor means, and responsive to the control means placing the telephone device in a voice transmission mode, for also supplying said electrical power to said first signal processor means.

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A communication system comprising:

a mobile telephone device having a main body containing,
a first antenna for receiving and transmitting high frequency communication signals;
operator input/output means for enabling an operator to input data or voice communications into said telephone device or receive data or voice communications from the device via said first antenna;
said input/output means including,
means for generating a transmit signal for initiating a voice transmission mode in which the telephone device can transmit and receive voice and data communications, and
means for generating a receive signal for initiating a standby mode in which the telephone device can receive incoming calls;
first control means connected to said operator input/output means for receiving said standby and transmit signals to place said telephone device in either standby or voice transmission modes, respectively;
first signal processor means connected to said first antenna and said first control means for receiving and transmitting voice and data communication signals from and to the first antenna, and transporting said voice and data communication signal between the first antenna and the first control means, said first signal processor means having a first power consumption level when energized by electrical power;
first data input/output means for feeding data into and out of said main body to and from said first control means;
power supply means connectable to each of the above-recited first means for energizing the telephone device with electrical power;
and
power supply control means, responsive to the first control means placing the telephone device in the standby mode, for selectively supplying said electrical power only to said operator input/output means and first control means and responsive to the first control means placing the telephone device in a voice transmission mode, for also supplying said electrical power to said first signal processor means;
a separate receiver device containing,
a second antenna for receiving high frequency communication signals;
second signal processor means connected to said second antenna and said second control means for receiving data communication signals of incoming calls from the second antenna and transporting the data communication signals from the antenna to a second control means in the separate receiver device, said second signal processor means having a second power consumption level when energized by electrical power which is lower than the first power consumption level of the first processor means;
second power supply means for supplying electrical power to said second signal processor means and connected thereto;
and
second data input/output means connected to said first input/output data means and said second control means.

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A mobile telephone device comprising:

an antenna for receiving and transmitting high frequency communication signals;
control means connected in circuit with said antenna for processing signals related to the communication signals;
transceiver means connected to said antenna and said control means for receiving and transmitting voice and data communication signals from and to the antenna, and transporting said voice and data communication signals between the antenna and the control means, said transceiver means having a first power consumption level when energized by electrical power;
receiver means connected to said antenna and said control means for receiving incoming call data signals from the antenna from a calling party and transporting the data communication signals from the antenna to the control means, said receiver means having a second power consumption level when energized by electrical power which is lower than the first power consumption level of the processor means;
power supply means connected to each of the above-recited means for energizing the telephone device with electrical power;
and
power supply control means for blocking the supply of electrical power to the transceiver means when waiting for the incoming data communication signals received by said receiver means.

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A mobile telephone device comprising:

an antenna for receiving and transmitting high frequency communication signals;
control means connected in circuit with the antenna for processing signal related to the communications signals;
first signal processing means connected to said antenna and said control means for receiving and transmitting voice and data communication signals from and to the antenna, and transporting said voice and data communication signals between the antenna and the control means, said first signal processing means having a first power consumption level when energized by electrical power;
paging signal processing means connected to said antenna and said control means for receiving paging signals within incoming calls from the antenna and transporting the data communication signals from the antenna to the control means, said paging signal processing means having a second power consumption level when energized by electrical power which is lower than the first power consumption level of the first signal channel means;
power supply means connected to each of the above-recited means for energizing the telephone device with electrical power;
and
power supply control means for blocking the supply of electrical power to said first signal processor means when waiting for receipt of a paging signal.

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A mobile telephone device comprising:

an antenna for transmitting or receiving a first high frequency signal having either a voice signal or a control signal modulated thereon and receiving a second high frequency signal having a paging signal modulated thereon;
receiver means connected to the antenna and the below recited control means for demodulating the first high frequency signal received with said antenna to a base band signal;
transmitter means connected to the antenna and the below recited control means for modulating a base band signal of either a voice signal or control signal to generate and outgoing signal of the first high frequency via the antenna;
paging signal receiver means connected to the antenna for extracting the paging signal from the second high frequency signal received by said antenna;
data modulation/demodulation means connected to said transmitter means and receiver means so as to convert either an incoming control signal or an outgoing digital control signal received by or to be output from the antenna;
frequency synthesizer means providing a tuned frequency for said transmitter means and receiver means and connected there between;
voice inputting means and voice outputting means for inputting and outputting voice signals into and from said device;
voice signal processing means for processing voice signals inputted from the voice inputting means to output it to said transmitter means and further processing a base band signal inputted from said receiving means to outputted to said voice outputting means;
operator input means for outputting control signals selected by an operator to a control means within the device;
display means for displaying a calling party's telephone number received by the paging signal receiver means;
said control means being responsive to a control signal from said operator input means for causing the display of the calling party's telephone number on said display means;
and
instantaneous calling means contained in said operator input means, for detecting the calling party's telephone number in a paging signal outputted by said paging signal receiver means and outputting said calling party's telephone number as said outgoing digital control signal to said data modulation/demodulation means in response to an excitation signal
inputted by an operator to said operation input means.

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A mobile telephone device comprising:

an antenna for transmitting or receiving a first high frequency signal having either a voice signal or a control signal modulated thereon and receiving a second high frequency signal having a paging signal modulated thereon;
receiver means connected to the antenna and the below recited control means for demodulating the first high frequency signal received with said antenna to a base band signal;
transmitter means connected to the antenna and the below recited control means for modulating a base band signal of either a voice signal or control signal to generate an outgoing signal of the first high frequency via the antenna;
paging signal receiver means connected to the antenna for extracting the paging signal from the second high frequency signal received by said antenna;
data modulation/demodulation means connected to said transmitter means and receiver means so as to convert either an incoming control signal or an outgoing control signal received by or to be output from the antenna;
and
instantaneous calling means for outputting a calling party's telephone number detected in the paging signal as said outgoing control signal.

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A mobile telephone device comprising:

a handset;
a main body comprising:
antenna means for transmitting or receiving a high frequency signal;
first control means;
receiver means connected to the antenna means and said first control means for demodulating the high frequency signal having a voice signal and a first signal including information of a calling party's telephone number;
transmitter means connected to the antenna means and said first control means for modulating a second signal of either a voice signal or a control signal to generate an outgoing signal of the high frequency via the antenna means;
and
said first control comprising means for detecting a calling party's telephone number in the first signal, for outputting the calling party's telephone number to said handset, and for calling the calling party by using said calling party's telephone number via said transmitter means in response to a excitation signal;
memory means for storing the calling party's telephone number detected by said first control means;
simplified antenna means;
simplified wireless means connected to said first control means and said simplified antenna means for receiving a control signal modulated to a second high frequency signal to output it to the first control means, for modulating signals from the first control means to the second high frequency signal to output it;
and
said simplified antenna means comprising means for transmitting the second high frequency signal outputted from said simplified wireless means, receiving the second high frequency signal to output it to said simplified wireless means;
and
said handset comprising:
second control means;
operator input means for outputting the excitation signal in response to operator's input;
display means for displaying the calling party's telephone number inputted from said second control means;
second control means comprising means for outputting the calling party's telephone number stored in said memory means to said display means via said first control means and for outputting the excitation signal outputted from said operator input means to said first control means;
handset simplified antenna means;
handset simplified wireless means for modulating signals outputted from said second control means into said second high frequency signal to output it to said handset simplified antenna means, and for demodulating the second high frequency signal received with said handset simplified antenna means to signals to output it to second control means;
and
said handset simplified antenna means comprising means for transmitting the second high frequency signal outputted from said handset simplified wireless means and for receiving the second high frequency signal to
output it to said handset simplified wireless means.

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