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US5140632A
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Telephone having voice capability adaptor
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1990-07-05
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Granted: 1992-08-18
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Expires: 2010-07-05
Abstract
Abstract An adaptor unit is designed to fit over the touch tone telephone pad of a cellular car phone. The adaptor unit has an electronic voice quality chip module in it so that when push buttons having numbers on them on the adaptor unit corresponding to the numbers on the touch tone pad are pressed, the voice module says the number. The adaptor unit has a built in speaker and battery supply so that it can be snapped over and attached to an existing telephone touch tone pad and does not require any wiring.
Inventors
- 👤 Lewis Anten
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 02:26
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/56; H04M1/02; H04M1/23
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
132 words
An adaptor for operating a device having push buttons comprising a housing, said housing having a plurality of push buttons positioned so as to correspond in position to the push buttons on the device desired to be operated, means associated with said push buttons on said adaptor whereby pushing one of said push buttons on said adaptor permits depression of the corresponding one of said push buttons on said device desired to be operated, a sound chip, a power means for providing power to said sound chip, a speaker and whereby depression of said one of said push buttons on said adaptor causes said sound chip to audibly create a sound corresponding to the desired sound associated with said corresponding one of buttons said push on the device desired to be operated.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
132 words
An adaptor for operating a device having push buttons comprising a housing, said housing having a plurality of push buttons positioned so as to correspond in position to the push buttons on the device desired to be operated, means associated with said push buttons on said adaptor whereby pushing one of said push buttons on said adaptor permits depression of the corresponding one of said push buttons on said device desired to be operated, a sound chip, a power means for providing power to said sound chip, a speaker and whereby depression of said one of said push buttons on said adaptor causes said sound chip to audibly create a sound corresponding to the desired sound associated with said corresponding one of buttons said push on the device desired to be operated.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
The adaptor of claim 1 whereby depressing said one of said push buttons on said adaptor results in the mechanical coupling of said one of said push buttons on said adaptor to the corresponding of said buttons on the device desired to be operated.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The adaptor of claim 1 in which said push buttons on said device correspond to the functions on the bush buttons on a cellular car phone.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
The adaptor of claim 3 wherein said cellular car phone has a handset wherein said adaptor has attachment means for attachment to the handset of the cellular car phone.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The adaptor of claim 4 in which the housing includes depending side arms for attachment to the handset of the cellular car phone.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
42 words
The adaptor of claim 4 in which each of said push buttons on said adaptor has a rod depending from a bottom surface on the push buttons on said adaptor for depressing the corresponding push button the on the cellular car phone.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
The adaptor of claim 6 in which each of said push buttons on said adaptor upwards in its normal position by a spring means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
The adaptor of claim 1 in which said sound chip is a voice sound chip for generating sounds corresponding to all of the numbers and functions of the push buttons of a telephone.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
45 words
The adaptor of claim 1 in which depression of said one of said push buttons on said adaptor closes a contact causing said sound chip to indicate the corresponding function of the corresponding on of said push button on the device desired to be operated.
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