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Voice tag in a telephone auto-dialer
Assignee: Uniden Corp
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Filing: 1994-03-08
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Granted: 1996-01-02
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Expires: 2014-03-08
Abstract
Abstract A portable telephone is disclosed which comprises a data memory having a plurality of data storage locations for storing telephone numbers used to initiate telephone calls as an auto-dialer function. An audio memory is also disclosed which comprises a plurality of audio storage location, each of which may be linked to one of the data storage locations. A controller with a key matrix for inputting commands and a display for displaying status is included such that commands can be entered that cause the controller to sequentially recall telephone numbers stored in the data memory and play back voice tags stored in the audio memory, that are linked with the data memory. A loud speaker is disclosed for playing back the audio tags at a loud volume. When a tag is heard that represents the desired call destination, that call is initiated. A recording function is provided that allows utterance spoken into a microphone in the portable telephone to be recorded into the various audio storage locations in the portable telephone.
Inventors
- 👤 Susumu Ohashi
- 👤 Hideo Tateishi
- 👤 Toshiaki Fujikura
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 10:11
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/72; H04M1/724; H04M1/72403; H04M1/26; H04M1/27; H04M1/274; H04M1/2745; H04M1/27467; H04M1/2747; H04M1/56; H04M1/7243; H04M1/72433
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
290 words
A telephone, comprising: a data memory having a plurality of data storage locations for storing data, an audio memory having a plurality of audio storage locations for storing audio signals, said audio memory having an input for inputting the audio signals and an output for outputting the audio signals, and any of said plurality of audio storage locations can be linked to a presently selected one of said plurality of data storage locations, a speaker coupled to said output of said audio memory, a microphone coupled to said input of said audio memory, a controller coupled to said data memory and to said audio memory, a first actuator coupled to said controller for selecting said presently selected one of said plurality of data storage locations, a second actuator coupled to said controller for activating a record routine and a playback routine, wherein selecting said record routine causes said controller to cause said audio memory to store an audio signal input from said microphone into an available one of said plurality of audio storage locations and link said available one of said plurality of audio storage locations with said presently selected one of said plurality of data storage locations, and wherein selection of said playback routine causes said controller to cause said audio memory to recall and couple the audio signal stored in the one of said plurality of audio storage locations linked with said presently selected one of said plurality of data storage locations to said output of said audio memory, thereby playing the recalled audio signal through said speaker, and subsequent actuations of said second actuator cause said controller to sequentially select other ones of said plurality of data storage locations and sequentially play the corresponding linked audio signals.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
290 words
A telephone, comprising: a data memory having a plurality of data storage locations for storing data, an audio memory having a plurality of audio storage locations for storing audio signals, said audio memory having an input for inputting the audio signals and an output for outputting the audio signals, and any of said plurality of audio storage locations can be linked to a presently selected one of said plurality of data storage locations, a speaker coupled to said output of said audio memory, a microphone coupled to said input of said audio memory, a controller coupled to said data memory and to said audio memory, a first actuator coupled to said controller for selecting said presently selected one of said plurality of data storage locations, a second actuator coupled to said controller for activating a record routine and a playback routine, wherein selecting said record routine causes said controller to cause said audio memory to store an audio signal input from said microphone into an available one of said plurality of audio storage locations and link said available one of said plurality of audio storage locations with said presently selected one of said plurality of data storage locations, and wherein selection of said playback routine causes said controller to cause said audio memory to recall and couple the audio signal stored in the one of said plurality of audio storage locations linked with said presently selected one of said plurality of data storage locations to said output of said audio memory, thereby playing the recalled audio signal through said speaker, and subsequent actuations of said second actuator cause said controller to sequentially select other ones of said plurality of data storage locations and sequentially play the corresponding linked audio signals.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
The telephone in claim 1, further comprising: a third actuator, coupled to said controller, for initiating a telephone call to a telephone number determined from the data stored in the presently selected one of said plurality of data storage locations.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The telephone of claim 2, further comprising: a display, coupled to said controller, wherein said display displays the data stored in the presently selected one of said plurality of data storage locations.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The telephone in claim 2, wherein: at least one of said first, second, and third actuators is an element in a key matrix.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
11 words
The ]telephone in claim 1, wherein: said speaker is a loudspeaker.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
88 words
The telephone in claim 2, wherein: said speaker is an ear speaker, and further comprising: an amplifier having an input and an output, said input of said amplifier being coupled to said output of said audio memory, a speaker control circuit, coupled to said controller and further coupled to said amplifier for enabling and disabling said output of said amplifier, a loudspeaker, coupled to said output of said amplifier, and wherein actuation of said third actuator causes said speaker control circuit to disable said output of said amplifier.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
61 words
The telephone in claim 2, further comprising: a display, coupled to said controller, wherein said display is capable of displaying the data stored in the presently selected one of said plurality of data storage locations, and, wherein said display is capable of indicating said record mode and said playback mode in accordance with the presently selected condition of said second actuator.
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