EP0840465A2
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User interface for mobile telephone
Assignee: Nokia Oyj
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Filing: 1997-10-06
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2017-10-06
Abstract
Abstract A radio telephone (1) in accordance with the invention comprises at least a power supply (65), radio part (4), antenna (5) of the radio part, and a user interface having at least one microphone (9, 14), at least one earpiece (8, 13), means (6) for making a call and means (15) for answering a call. The radio telephone (1) is divided at least into a first part (2) and a second part (3). The first part (2) comprises at least the power supply (65), radio part (4), antenna (5) of the radio part, and means (21, 28) for communicating on the first link communication (LINK1) with the second part (3). The second part (3) comprises at least the means (15) for answering the call, and means (33, 39) for communicating with the first part (2).
Inventors
- 👤 Seppo Kivelä
- 👤 Pekka Heinonen
- 👤 Erkki Savilampi
- 👤 Harri Okkonen
- 👤 Ciaron Murphy
- 👤 Heikki Rautila
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 14:25
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04B; H04B1/00; H04B1/38; H04B1/3827; H04B1/3833; G; G02; G02C; G02C11/00; G02C11/10; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/02; H04M1/04; H04M1/05; H04M1/60; H04M1/6033; H04M1/6041; H04M1/6058; H04M1/6066; H04M1/72; H04M1/724; H04M1/72403; H04M1/72409; H04M1/72412; H04W; H04W88/00; H04W88/02; H04W88/04; H04B1/385; H04B1/3877; H04M1/0202; H04M1/0254
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 31
Claim 1
Independent Claim
98 words
Apparatus for wirelessly communicating with a mobile telephone
network, the apparatus comprising; a first unit having a power supply, a radio transceiver with
an antenna for communicating with the mobile telephone network over
a network traffic channel, and first local wireless communication means;
and a second unit having data processing means and second
local wireless communication means arranged to communicate over a
local traffic channel with said first local wireless communication means
to transfer data between the data processing means and said radio
transceiver, wherein in use said local traffic channel is determined by said network
traffic channel.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
17 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said local traffic channel is
tied to said network traffic channel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein in use said local traffic
channel is identified to the apparatus by a message transmitted via said
network traffic channel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
Apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, and
comprising a plurality of said second units which provide respective
different user functions.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
Apparatus according to claim 4, wherein in use the local traffic
channels of the second units are different from one another, but are all
tied to said network traffic channel.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
Apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein
said network traffic channel and said local traffic channel(s) differ in the
time and/or the frequency domain.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
Apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein
said first unit does not have a radio telephone user interface.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
Apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein
said first unit has a radio telephone user interface.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
44 words
Apparatus according to claim 4, wherein at least one of said second
units comprises means for answering a telephone call received by said
first unit and a second of said units comprises an earphone and a
microphone coupled to the data processing means thereof.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
54 words
Apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein
the second unit, or one of the second units, comprises a measuring
device for measuring a physical parameter, said measuring device
being coupled to the data processing means thereof whereby a
measured parameter can be transmitted to the radio transceiver of the
first unit.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
Apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said measuring device is
arranged to measure the glucose level in a blood sample.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
Apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein
said local traffic channel is a radio traffic channel.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
134 words
A radio telephone (1) comprising at least a power supply (65), radio
part (4), antenna (5) of the radio part, and a user interface having at
least one microphone (9, 14), at least one earpiece (8, 13),
means (6, 66) for making a call and means (15) for answering a call,
characterized in that the radio telephone (1) is divided at least into a
first part (2) and a second part (3), the first part (2) comprising at least
the power supply (65), radio part (4), antenna (5) of the radio part, and
means (21, 28) for communicating on a first link
communication (LINK1) with the second part (3), the second part (3)
comprising at least the means (15) for answering a call, and means (33,
39) for communicating with the first part (2).
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
93 words
A radio telephone (1) as set forth in claim 13, characterized in that
it is divided into a first part (2), a second part (3) and a third part (45),
that a user interface (6, 8, 9, 15) is positioned to the first part (2), that
the second part (3) further comprises means (46, 47) for communicating
with the third part (45), and that a supplementary earpiece (13) and
a supplementary microphone (14) are positioned to the third part (45)
which further comprises means (70, 73) for communicating with the
second part (3).
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
95 words
A radio telephone (1) as set forth in claim 13, characterized in that
it is divided into a first part (2), a second part (3) and a third part (45),
and that means (66) for making a call and means (15) for answering a
call are positioned to the second part (3), which further comprises
means (46, 47) for communicating with the third part, and that a supplementary
earpiece (13) and a supplementary microphone (14) are
placed to the third part (45) which further comprises means (70, 73) for
communicating with the second part (3).
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
68 words
A radio telephone (1) as set forth in any of the claims 13 to 15, characterized in that at least means (21, 28) of the first part for communicating
on the first link communication (LINK1) with the second
part (3), and means (33, 39) of the second part for communicating with
the first part (2) are arranged to be occasionally switched on in order to
lower power consumption.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
106 words
A radio telephone (1) as set forth in any of the claims 13 to 16, characterized in that the first link communication (LINK1) between the
first (2) and second (3) part is a bi-directional radio communication,
wherein the signals transferred from the first part (2) to the second
part (3) are arranged to be transmitted on a transmission frequency
band (uplink), and the signals transferred from the second part (3) to
the first part (2) are arranged to be transmitted on a reception frequency
band (downlink), wherein each transmission frequency and
reception frequency used are preferably situated at a constant distance
from each other (duplex separation).
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
121 words
A radio telephone (1) as set forth in claim 17, characterized in that
data transfer in the first link communication (LINK1) is arranged to be
performed as frequency modulated signals, wherein the first part (2)
comprises a link module (10) having a transmitter (28) for transmission
of signals transferred from the first part (2) to the second part (3), and a
receiver (21) for reception of signals transferred from the second
part (3) to the first part (2), and the second part (3) comprising a
transmitter (39) for transmission of signals transferred from the second
part (3) to the first part (2), and a receiver (33) for reception of signals
transferred from the first part (2) to the second part (3).
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
81 words
A radio telephone (1) as set forth in claims 17 or 18, characterized in that a transmitter (28) of the link module and a transmitter (39) of
the second part are arranged to be switched on only during
the call, and a receiver (21) of the link module and a receiver (33) of the
second part are arranged to be switched on periodically in
order to check whether there exists messages in the first
link communication (LINK1), and during a call.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
42 words
A radio telephone (1) as set forth in claim 18, characterized in that
the link module (10) comprises means (20, 21, 27, 28, D1) for selecting
the transmission and reception frequency used in each separate case
in the first link communication (LINK1).
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
75 words
A radio telephone (1) as set forth in claim 20, characterized in that
the selection of the carrier frequency used in each separate case in the
first link communication (LINK1) is arranged to be carried out by scanning
the reception frequency band selected for the first link communication
in the receiver of the link module, and by examining the
output signal of the receiver during the scan in order to clarify the
message-free carrier frequency.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
61 words
A radio telephone (1) as set forth in claim 20, characterized in that
the selection of transmission and reception frequency used in each
separate case in the first link communication (LINK1) is arranged to be
carried out by adjusting a local oscillator (20) of the link module according
to the frequency set to a local oscillator (51) of the radio part.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
41 words
A radio telephone (1) as set forth in claim 22, characterized in that
the difference of the frequency of the local oscillator (20) of the link
module and the frequency of the local oscillator (51) of the radio part is
constant.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
48 words
A radio telephone (1) as set forth in claim 20, wherein one or several
traffic channels are arranged to be used in the communication, characterized in that a link channel corresponding to each traffic
channel or specific channel group is arranged to the link communications
(LINK1, LINK2, LINK3).
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
72 words
A radio telephone (1) as set forth in claim 22, characterized in that
it is a digital telephone in which, in communication in traffic channel, a
time division (TDMA) is arranged to be used, wherein in each traffic
channel different time slots are arranged to be used, and that time
division is arranged to be used in link channels, wherein different time
slot is arranged to be used in each link channel.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
36 words
A radio telephone (1) as set forth in claim 24, characterized in that
spread spectrum communication is arranged to be used on link
channels, wherein an individual pseudorandom binary sequence is
arranged for each link channel.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
35 words
A radio telephone (1) as set forth in claim 24, characterized in that
frequency hopping is arranged to be used in the link channels, wherein
an individual hopping sequence is arranged for each link channel.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
37 words
A radio telephone (1) as set forth in claims 14 or 15, characterized in that the difference of the transmission frequencies (uplink) used in
the first (LINK1) and second (LINK2) link communications at a time is
constant.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
59 words
A radio telephone (1) as set forth in claim 14 or 15, characterized in that audio signals are arranged to be transferred directly between the
first (2) and third (45) part, wherein the first part further comprises a
transmitter/receiver for communication with the third part, and the third
part further comprises a transmitter/receiver for communication with the
first part.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
34 words
A radio telephone (1) as set forth in any of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least an auxiliary earphone (13) and an auxiliary
microphone (14) are placed in connection with spectacles (79).
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
65 words
A radio telephone (1) as set forth in any of the preceding claims, characterized in that identification of the second part (3) of the radio
telephone is arranged to take place by transmitting a password from the
first part (2) to the second part (3) with means (34) for examining the
password, and that the password is the equipment identification (IMEI)
of the radio telephone.
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