US5335261A
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Radio telephone apparatus
Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 1991-11-21
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Granted: 1994-08-02
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Expires: 2011-11-21
Abstract
Abstract A radio telephone comprising a main body enclosing a transmitting circuit and a receiving circuit; a handset removably mounted to the main body, the handset including a microphone electrically connected to the transmitting circuit and a speaker electrically connected to the receiving circuit; a voice recognition circuit for recognizing a voice input to the microphone and for performing a dialing operation based on the voice. An extension module is removably mounted on the main body. A mute switch, which also enables the voice recognition circuit, is removably connected to the main body, or to an extension module removably mounted on the main body, thus adding to the portability of the radio telephone.
Inventors
- 👤 Akihiko Fujinaka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 07:30
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/26; H04M1/27; H04M1/271; H04M1/60; H04M1/6033; H04M1/6041
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
A radio telephone comprising: a main body enclosing a transmitting circuit and a receiving circuit; a handset removably mounted to the main body, the handset including a microphone electrically connected to the transmitting circuit and a speaker electrically connected to the receiving circuit; a voice recognition circuit for recognizing a voice input to the microphone and for performing a dialing operation based on the voice; and a switch which, if activated when the radio telephone is in a talk state, disconnects the microphone from the transmitting circuit, and if activated when the radio telephone is not in a talk state, enables the voice recognition circuit.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
105 words
A radio telephone comprising: a main body enclosing a transmitting circuit and a receiving circuit; a handset removably mounted to the main body, the handset including a microphone electrically connected to the transmitting circuit and a speaker electrically connected to the receiving circuit; a voice recognition circuit for recognizing a voice input to the microphone and for performing a dialing operation based on the voice; and a switch which, if activated when the radio telephone is in a talk state, disconnects the microphone from the transmitting circuit, and if activated when the radio telephone is not in a talk state, enables the voice recognition circuit.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The radio telephone as claimed in claim 1 wherein the switch is removably connected to the main body.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The radio telephone as claimed in claim 2 wherein the switch is removably connected to a connection jack on the main body by a current-conducting wire and a connection plug.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The radio telephone as claimed in claim 1 wherein the voice recognition circuit is enclosed in an extension module removably mounted on the main body.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The radio telephone as claimed in claim 4 wherein the extension module is mounted to the main body by interengaged retention means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
46 words
The radio telephone as claimed in claim 4 wherein when the extension module is mounted to the main body, each of a plurality of connection terminals on the extension module are electrically connected to separate ones of a plurality of connection terminals on the main body.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The radio telephone as claimed in claim 4 wherein the switch is removably mounted to the extension module.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
95 words
A radio telephone comprising: a main body enclosing a transmitting circuit and a receiving circuit; a handset removably mounted to the main body, the handset including a microphone electrically connected to the transmitting circuit and a speaker electrically connected to the receiving circuit; a voice recognition circuit for recognizing a voice input to the microphone and for performing a dialing operation based on the voice, the voice recognition circuit being enclosed in an extension module removably mounted on the main body; a switch removably connected to the extension module for enabling the voice recognition circuit.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
95 words
A radio telephone comprising: a main body enclosing a transmitting circuit and a receiving circuit; a handset removably mounted to the main body, the handset including a microphone electrically connected to the transmitting circuit and a speaker electrically connected to the receiving circuit; a voice recognition circuit for recognizing a voice input to the microphone and for performing a dialing operation based on the voice, the voice recognition circuit being enclosed in an extension module removably mounted on the main body; a switch removably connected to the extension module for enabling the voice recognition circuit.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
The radio telephone as claimed in claim 8 wherein the extension module is mounted to the main body by interengaged retention means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
46 words
The radio telephone as claimed in claim 8 wherein when the extension module is mounted to the main body, each of a plurality of connection terminals on the extension module are electrically connected to separate ones of a plurality of connection terminals on the main body.
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