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EP0478213A2
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Cordless communication system
Assignee: GPT Ltd
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Filing: 1991-09-18
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2011-09-18
Abstract
Abstract The invention concerns cordless Communication Systems and enables cordless subscribers to make and receive calls to other cordless subscribers. Each cordless hand set (9) includes a pager device (17) which can co-operate with a parallel pager system (14). A mobile telephone facility 10 holds a look-up table for associating pager network identification with individual handsets.
Inventors
- 👤 Geoffrey Webster
- 👤 Julian Charles Heaton
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 10:08
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W84/00; H04W84/02; H04W84/022; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/72; H04M1/725; H04M1/72502; H04M1/72505
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
66 words
A cordless telephone system having a plurality of base stations (15) connected to a telephony network (7), the base stations (15) being associated with cordless handsets (9), and characterised in that each base station (15) is associated with a pager system (14) capable of co-operating with a pager network, each cordless handset including a pager device (17) capable of co-operating with the pager system ( 14).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
33 words
A system as claimed in Claim 1, and further characterised in that each handset has a display (18) and a memory (19), the receipt of a paging message being shown on the display.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
56 words
A system as claimed in Claim 2, and further characterised in that each base station (15) is associated with a mobile telephone facility (10) containing a look-up table held in a memory (22) for associating an incoming call with the pager identity of a particular handset, and a holding point (15) for holding the incoming call.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
A system as claimed in Claim 3, and further characterised in that the memory (19) in each handset is capable of storing a plurality of incoming messages in order of priority.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
84 words
A system as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, and further characterised in that a cordless subscriber is capable of making a call to another cordless subscriber, the system being operative to correct an incoming call to a call holding point (20), to translate the called telephone subscriber number via the look-up table into a pager number, to contact the called subscriber via the pager system (14), and to reserve a number in the mobile telephone facility (10) as a recall number.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
47 words
A system as claimed in Claim 5, and further characterised in that when the called cordless subscriber moves within range it activates a recall sequence, and the identity of the called number is utilised to look up the call holding point where the originating call is held.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
49 words
A system as claimed in Claim 6, and characterised in that a holding point (20) is a virtual location with a switch (11) in the mobile telephone facility (10) such that when a call is attached to a holding point its signalling capability is restricted to clearing the call.
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