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Portable, compact voice and data telecommunications apparatus
Assignee: OIS Optical Imaging Systems Inc
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Filing: 1991-12-13
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2011-12-13
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed is a portable, compact telecommunications system (1) adapted to send and receive information in either voice or facsimile fashion. The telecommunications system can transmitted and receive information over the standard or mobile telephone networks, and stores received facsimile information in on board memory devices (926), while displaying the message on a information display (920). <IMAGE>
Inventors
- 👤 Zvi Yaniv
- 👤 Robert Hoffman
- 👤 Clive Catchpole
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 22:10
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/0035; H04N1/00352; H04N1/00384; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/72; H04M1/724; H04M1/72403; H04N1/00405; H04N1/00408; H04N1/00411; H04N1/00413; H04N1/00437; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/0096
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 44
Claim 1
Independent Claim
134 words
A portable, compact, voice and facsimile information telecommunications system (1), said system comprising; a voice/facsimile data signal receiving/transmitting means (922) (924) adapted to transmit and receive both voice and facsimile information; processing means connected to said voice/facsimile information signal receiving/transmitting means, said processing means adapted to demodulate incoming voice and facsimile information and modulate outgoing voice and facsimile information; memory means connected to said processing means for storing information (926); display means (920) for displaying received information; an thin film image scanning device (934) for digitizing information on an image bearing member; information compression means (930) adapted to perform algorithmic operations associated with facsimile information transmission and receipt; and electronic control means (916) for coordinating operation of said processing means, memory means, display means, information signal receiving/transmitting means, information compression means and scanning device.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
41 words
The telecommunications system of Claim 1, further including an information outlet means operatively associated with said electronic control means and said memory means, adapted to download information stored in said memory means for recording, in human readable form, said stored information.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The telecommunications system of Claim 2, wherein the information outlet means is a standard printer connection.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
The telecommunication system of Claim 1, wherein said voice/facsimile information signal receiving/transmitting means is selected from the group consisting of a standard telephone, a cellular telephone, a radio, a wireless communication terminal and combinations thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The telecommunications system of Claim 1, wherein said processing means is a modem integrated circuit.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
The telecommunications system of Claim 5, wherein said modem integrated circuit further includes interface means for communication with standard telephone service through either direct access or the mobile cellular network.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The telecommunications system of Claim 5, wherein said modem integrated circuit is further adapted to perform protocol conversion for communication with standard facsimile equipment.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
The telecommunications system of Claim 1, wherein said memory means comprises a plurality of memory means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The telecommunications system of Claim 1, wherein said memory means is a long term memory means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
The telecommunications system of Claim 9, where said memory means is erasable and programmable.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
The telecommunications system of Claim 9, wherein said memory means is a serial access random access memory.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
15 words
The telecommunications system of Claim 9, where said memory means is erasable, programmable and removable.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
The telecommunications system of Claim 12, wherein the memory means is flash memory card.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
17 words
The telecommunications system of Claim 1, wherein said memory means is further adapted to store voice data.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
17 words
The telecommunications system of Claim 1, wherein said memory means is adapted to store received facsimile information.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
21 words
The telecommunication system of Claim 1, wherein said memory means is adapted to store information digitized by said image scanning device.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
38 words
The telecommunications system of Claim 1, wherein said display means is selected from the group consisting of an active matrix liquid crystal display, a passive liquid crystal display, an electroluminesent display, a gas plasma display and combinations thereof.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
35 words
The telecommunications system of Claim 17, wherein said display means is an active matrix liquid crystal display including a plurality of discrete picture elements arranged in an N by M matrix of rows and columns.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
41 words
The telecommunications system of Claim 18, wherein each liquid crystal picture element comprises a pair of electrodes having liquid crystal material disposed therebetween and at least one threshold device connected at one of the terminals thereof to one of said electrodes.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
28 words
The telecommunications system of Claim 19, wherein a pair of threshold devices are provided, said threshold devices electrically coupled together at a common node in non-opposing series relationship.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
18 words
The telecommunications device of Claim 20, wherein said threshold devices are fabricated from deposited layers of semiconductor material.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
23 words
The telecommunications system of Claim 19, wherein said at least one threshold device comprises a transistor formed from deposited layers of semiconductor material.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
19 words
The telecommunications system of Claim 20, wherein the threshold devices comprise diodes formed from deposited layers of semiconductor material.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
15 words
The telecommunications system of Claim 21, wherein the semiconductor material is an amorphous semiconductor material.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
32 words
The telecommunications system of Claim 24, wherein the amorphous semiconductor material is selected from the group consisting essentially of amorphous silicon, amorphous silicon alloys, amorphous germanium, amorphous germanium alloys and combinations thereof.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
20 words
The telecommunications system of Claim 1, wherein said display means further includes an integrally formed touch position sensor input means.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
27 words
The telecommunications system of Claim 26, wherein said display and integrally formed touch position sensor input means are adapted to function as a dynamically varying control panel.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
21 words
The telecommunications system of Claim 27, wherein said integral touch position sensor input means is a thin film membrane switch panel.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
21 words
The telecommunications system of Claim 27, wherein said integral touch position sensor input means is a solid state touch sensor panel.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
30 words
The telecommunications system of Claim 1, further including sound sensing/recognition means connected to said switching means, said sound sensing/recognition means adapted to provide voice actuated operation of said telecommunications system.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
62 words
The telecommunications system of Claim 1, wherein said thin film image scanning device comprises an array including at least one column of light sensitive elements operatively disposed upon a substrate, so as to be adjacent to and cover at least a portion of at least one dimension of an image bearing member, so as to provide electrical signals representative of said member.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
14 words
The telecommunications system of Claim 31, wherein said light sensitive elements comprise photovoltaic cells.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
13 words
The telecommunications system of Claim 31, wherein said light sensitive elements comprise photoresistors.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
17 words
The telecommunications system of Claim 31, wherein said light sensitive elements are formed from deposited semiconductor material.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
16 words
The telecommunications system of Claim 31, wherein said deposited semiconductor material is an amorphous semiconductor alloy.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
32 words
The telecommunications system of Claim 31, further including a light source arranged for projecting light onto said image bearing member, on the side thereof immediately adjacent said array of light sensitive elements.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
27 words
The telecommunications system of Claim 31, wherein said light sensitive elements are adapted to provide electrical signals representative of different colors carried by said image bearing member.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
15 words
The telecommunications system of Claim 1, wherein said electronic control means is a microprocessor circuit.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
18 words
The telecommunications system of Claim 38, wherein the microprocessor circuit includes a real time clock and associated memory.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
13 words
The telecommunications system of Claim 1, further including a compact ergonomically designed housing.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
31 words
The telecommunications system of Claim 40, wherein said housing has a via formed therein adapted to allow said thin film contact image scanning device to operate as a hand held scanner.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
11 words
The telecommunications system of Claim 1, further including a power source.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
15 words
The telecommunications system of Claim 42, wherein the power source is a portable power source.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
16 words
The telecommunications system of Claim 43, wherein said portable power source is a rechargeable battery pack.
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