US4979204A
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Radio telephone system having emergency speech control
Assignee: Fujitsu Ltd
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Filing: 1990-01-08
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Granted: 1990-12-18
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Expires: 2010-01-08
Abstract
Abstract A radio telephone system includes a subscriber exchanger accommodating a plurality of subscribers and a plurality of emergency call receiving devices each having a transmission function, a line exchanger interfacing with the subscriber exchanger, emergency speech office lines provided between the subscriber exchanger and the line exchanger, a plurality of channels coupling mobile stations and the line exchanger, and emergency speech extension lines coupled to the line exchanger and corresponding to the emergency speech office lines one by one.
Inventors
- 👤 Mitsukazu Oyama
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 15:11
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W4/00; H04W4/90; H04W76/00; H04W76/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
267 words
A radio telephone system comprising: a subscriber exchanger accommodating a plurality of subscribers and a plurality of emergency call receiving devices each having a transmission function; a line exchanger interfacing with said subscriber exchanger; emergency speech office lines provided between said subscriber exchanger and said line exchanger; a plurality of channels coupling mobile stations and said line exchanger; emergency speech extension lines coupled to said line exchanger and corresponding to said emergency speech office lines one by one; first control means for coupling a mobile station which is one of said mobile stations and requests an emergency speech to one of said emergency call receiving devices through one of said channels, said line exchanger, one of said emergency speech office lines and said subscriber exchanger; memory means for storing a subscriber number of said mobile station which requests the emergency speech; ringing signal detecting means for detecting a ringing signal supplied from said one of said emergency call receiving devices through said one of said emergency speech office lines and a corresponding one of said emergency speech extension lines and directed to said mobile station which precedingly requests said emergency speech and for generating a detection signal when detecting said ringing signal; and second control means for reading out the subscriber number of said mobile station from said memory means when said detection signal is supplied from said ringing signal detecting means and for coupling said one of the emergency call receiving devices to said mobile station through said subscriber exchanger, said one of said emergency speech office lines, said subscriber exchanger and one of said channels.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
267 words
A radio telephone system comprising: a subscriber exchanger accommodating a plurality of subscribers and a plurality of emergency call receiving devices each having a transmission function; a line exchanger interfacing with said subscriber exchanger; emergency speech office lines provided between said subscriber exchanger and said line exchanger; a plurality of channels coupling mobile stations and said line exchanger; emergency speech extension lines coupled to said line exchanger and corresponding to said emergency speech office lines one by one; first control means for coupling a mobile station which is one of said mobile stations and requests an emergency speech to one of said emergency call receiving devices through one of said channels, said line exchanger, one of said emergency speech office lines and said subscriber exchanger; memory means for storing a subscriber number of said mobile station which requests the emergency speech; ringing signal detecting means for detecting a ringing signal supplied from said one of said emergency call receiving devices through said one of said emergency speech office lines and a corresponding one of said emergency speech extension lines and directed to said mobile station which precedingly requests said emergency speech and for generating a detection signal when detecting said ringing signal; and second control means for reading out the subscriber number of said mobile station from said memory means when said detection signal is supplied from said ringing signal detecting means and for coupling said one of the emergency call receiving devices to said mobile station through said subscriber exchanger, said one of said emergency speech office lines, said subscriber exchanger and one of said channels.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
A radio telephone system as claimed in claim 1, wherein when said emergency speech is finished, said first control means releases said one of the channels from a coupling with said one of the emergency speech receiving devices so that said one of the channels becomes idle.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
A radio telephone system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said ringing signal detecting means detects said ringing signal for a predetermined time.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
A radio telephone system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said ringing signal detecting means detects said ringing signal for each of said emergency speech extension lines.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
108 words
A radio telephone system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said memory means has a storage area provided for each of said emergency speech office lines, and wherein said storage area has a first area storing said number of said mobile station, a second area storing a flag indicating whether a corresponding one of said the emergency speech office lines can be used, a third area storing a flag indicating whether said corresponding one of the emergency speech office lines is busy, and a fourth area storing a flag indicating whether said corresponding one of the emergency speech office lines is waiting for said ringing signal supplied therethrough.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
A radio telephone system as claimed in claim 5, further comprising a third control means for revising said flags stored in said first through fourth areas of said storage area of said memory means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
53 words
A radio telephone system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising dial tone detecting means for calling said emergency call receiving devices through said emergency speech extension lines, said line exchanger and said emergency speech office lines and for determining whether each of said emergency call receiving devices sends a dial tone signal.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
51 words
A radio telephone system as claimed in claim 7, wherein said ringing signal detecting means detects said ringing signal for a predetermined time, and wherein when said ringing signal detecting means detects no ringing signal for said predetermined time, said dial tone detecting means starts calling said emergency call receiving devices.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
A radio telephone system as claimed in claim 8, wherein said dial tone detecting means periodically calls said emergency call receiving devices for a definite time.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
90 words
A radio telephone system as claimed in claim 7, wherein said memory means has a storage area provided for each of said emergency speech office lines, and said storage area has an area storing a flag indicating whether or not a corresponding one of said emergency speech office lines is idle, and wherein when said dial tone signal is received from said corresponding one of said emergency speech office lines, said area is provided with flag data indicating that said corresponding one of said emergency speech office lines is idle.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
86 words
A radio telephone system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising speech detecting means provided for each of said emergency speech receiving devices, for detecting whether a speech is supplied from a corresponding one of said emergency speech receiving devices through said subscriber exchanger, a corresponding one of said emergency speech office lines, and a corresponding one of said emergency speech extension lines, wherein said second means couples said corresponding one of said emergency speech receiving devices to said mobile station when said speech is detected.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
54 words
A radio telephone system as claimed in claim 11, wherein said speech detecting means comprises coder means for encoding said speech into a coded signal, and decision making means for determining whether or not said coded signal is an audio signal on the basis of a level and a polarity of said coded signal.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
A radio telephone system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the number of said emergency speech office lines is equal to that of said emergency speech extension lines.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
38 words
A radio telephone system as claimed in claim 7, wherein when said dial tone detecting means calls each of said emergency call receiving devices, a direct current loop including each of said emergency call receiving devices is formed.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
129 words
A radio telephone system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: dial tone detecting means for calling said emergency call receiving devices through said emergency speech extension lines, said line exchanger and said emergency speech office lines and for determining whether each of said emergency call receiving devices sends a dial tone signal; and speech detecting means provided for each of said emergency speech receiving devices, for detecting whether a speech is supplied from a corresponding one of said emergency speech receiving devices through said subscriber exchanger, a corresponding one of said emergency speech office lines, and a corresponding one of said emergency speech extension lines, wherein said second means couples said corresponding one of said emergency speech receiving devices to said mobile station when said speech is detected.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1997-12-17 | 1998-06-18 | 1998-12-18 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2001-12-17 | 2002-06-18 | 2002-12-18 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |