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Wireless telephone system with message storage for plural telephones
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1994-08-26
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Granted: 1997-01-07
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Expires: 2014-08-26
Abstract
Abstract A wireless telephone system includes plural phones, each having a radio transmitting/receiving unit and a storage unit for recording and reproducing incoming messages, and a base unit connected to a telephone line that communicates by radio with the plural phones. In one arrangement, the base unit selects a desired phone and the selected phone records the incoming message. In another arrangement, the plural phones do not include storage units and base unit is adapted to select a desired phone according to a DTMF signal and to record an incoming message corresponding to the selected phone in a storage unit. The base unit reads out the stored incoming message in response to a designation from the selected phone, transmits the message to the phone and the incoming message is reproduced by the selected phone.
Inventors
- 👤 Shigeru Koizumi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 13:59
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/72; H04M1/725; H04M1/64; H04M1/65; H04M1/6505
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 53
Claim 1
Independent Claim
163 words
A wireless telephone system having a plurality of phones and a base unit which is connected to a telephone line and which communicates with said plurality of phones, said base unit comprising first storage means for storing an outgoing message to be transmitted to the telephone line in response to an incoming call, reception means for receiving a selection signal sent from a calling party to select one of said plurality of phones, and transmission means for transmitting an incoming message from said telephone line to one of said plurality of phones selected by the selection signal so as to store the incoming message in the selected phone, and each of said plurality of phones comprising second reception means for receiving the incoming message transmitted by said transmission means, second storage means for storing the incoming message received by said second reception means, and control means for controlling said second storage means to store the incoming message received by said second reception means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
163 words
A wireless telephone system having a plurality of phones and a base unit which is connected to a telephone line and which communicates with said plurality of phones, said base unit comprising first storage means for storing an outgoing message to be transmitted to the telephone line in response to an incoming call, reception means for receiving a selection signal sent from a calling party to select one of said plurality of phones, and transmission means for transmitting an incoming message from said telephone line to one of said plurality of phones selected by the selection signal so as to store the incoming message in the selected phone, and each of said plurality of phones comprising second reception means for receiving the incoming message transmitted by said transmission means, second storage means for storing the incoming message received by said second reception means, and control means for controlling said second storage means to store the incoming message received by said second reception means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The system according to claim 1, wherein said second storage means reproduces the stored incoming message.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
The system according to claim 1, wherein said base unit comprises selection means for selecting one of said plurality of phones in accordance with the selection signal from the calling party.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
The system according to claim 3, wherein said selection means selects one of said plurality of phones in accordance with a DTMF (dual tone multi-frequency) signal from the calling party.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The system according to claim 1, wherein said second storage means consists of a LSI (large scale integrated circuit).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
154 words
A wireless telephone system having a plurality of phones and a base unit which is connected to a telephone line and which communicates with said plurality of phones, said base unit comprising: first storage means for storing an outgoing message to be transmitted to the telephone line in response to an incoming call; selection means for selecting one of said plurality of phones in accordance with a DTMF signal sent by a calling party to select one of said plurality of phones; and transmission means for transmitting an incoming message from the telephone line to one of said plurality of phones selected by said selection means so as to store the incoming message in the selected phone, each of said plurality of phones comprising second storage means for storing the incoming message transmitted by said transmission means; and control means for controlling said storage means to store the incoming message in said storage means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
154 words
A wireless telephone system having a plurality of phones and a base unit which is connected to a telephone line and which communicates with said plurality of phones, said base unit comprising: first storage means for storing an outgoing message to be transmitted to the telephone line in response to an incoming call; selection means for selecting one of said plurality of phones in accordance with a DTMF signal sent by a calling party to select one of said plurality of phones; and transmission means for transmitting an incoming message from the telephone line to one of said plurality of phones selected by said selection means so as to store the incoming message in the selected phone, each of said plurality of phones comprising second storage means for storing the incoming message transmitted by said transmission means; and control means for controlling said storage means to store the incoming message in said storage means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The system according to claim 6, wherein said second storage means reproduces the stored incoming message.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
144 words
A wireless telephone system having a plurality of phones and a base unit which is connected to a telephone line and which communicates with said plurality of phones, comprising: storage means for storing an outgoing message to be transmitted to the telephone line in response to an incoming call; recording means for recording an incoming message from said telephone line corresponding to each of said plurality of phones in accordance with a selection signal sent from a calling party to select one of said plurality of phones; and transmission means for transmitting the incoming message recorded by said recording means to one of said plurality of phones to which the incoming message corresponds according to a request for transmitting the recorded message from the phone, each of said plurality of phones comprising reproduction means for reproducing the incoming message transmitted by said transmission means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
144 words
A wireless telephone system having a plurality of phones and a base unit which is connected to a telephone line and which communicates with said plurality of phones, comprising: storage means for storing an outgoing message to be transmitted to the telephone line in response to an incoming call; recording means for recording an incoming message from said telephone line corresponding to each of said plurality of phones in accordance with a selection signal sent from a calling party to select one of said plurality of phones; and transmission means for transmitting the incoming message recorded by said recording means to one of said plurality of phones to which the incoming message corresponds according to a request for transmitting the recorded message from the phone, each of said plurality of phones comprising reproduction means for reproducing the incoming message transmitted by said transmission means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
47 words
The system according to claim 8, wherein said recording means records the incoming message to one of said plurality of phones in an area corresponding to one of said plurality of phone, and said transmission means transmits the incoming message from one of said plurality of phones.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
52 words
The system according to claim 8, wherein said recording means records an identifier corresponding to one of said plurality of phones which is included in the incoming message, and said transmission means transmits the incoming message recorded by said recording means with the identifier corresponding to one of the plurality of phones.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
31 words
The system according to claim 8, wherein said recording means comprises selection means for selecting one of said plurality of phones in accordance with a DTMF signal from a calling side.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
14 words
The system according to claim 8, wherein said recording means consists of a LSI.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
21 words
The system according to claim 8, wherein said recording means comprises selection means for selecting one of said plurality of phones.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
28 words
The system according to claim 8, wherein said reproduction means comprises designating means for designating said base unit to transmit the incoming message recorded by said recording means.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
30 words
The system according to claim 8, wherein said recording means comprises receiving means for receiving a selection signal from a communication partner to select one of said plurality of phones.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
25 words
The system according to claim 8, wherein said transmission means transmits the incoming message according to a command from one of said plurality of phones.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
31 words
The system according to claim 1, wherein said transmission means comprises selection means for selecting one of said plurality of phones in accordance with a selection signal from a communication partner.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
24 words
The system according to claim 1, wherein said first storage means comprises second transmission means for transmitting the outgoing message to the telephone line.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
38 words
The system according to claim 1, wherein said transmission means transmits a call signal to one of said plurality of phones when an incoming call arrives, and transmits the incoming message to one of said plurality of phones.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
24 words
The system according to claim 6, wherein said first storage means comprises second transmission means for transmitting the outgoing message to the telephone line.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
38 words
The system according to claim 6, wherein said transmission means transits a call signal to one of said plurality of phones when an incoming call arrives, and transits the incoming message to one of said plurality of phones.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
111 words
A base unit for connecting a plurality of radio phones, comprising: storage means for storing an outgoing message to be transmitted to a telephone line in response to an incoming call; recording means for recording an incoming message corresponding to each of the plurality of radio phones in accordance with a selection signal sent from a calling party to select one of said plurality of radio phones; reception means for receiving a message request from one of the plurality of radio phones; and transmission means for transmitting the incoming message, recorded by said recording means, corresponding to a radio phone from which the message request is sent to the radio phone.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
111 words
A base unit for connecting a plurality of radio phones, comprising: storage means for storing an outgoing message to be transmitted to a telephone line in response to an incoming call; recording means for recording an incoming message corresponding to each of the plurality of radio phones in accordance with a selection signal sent from a calling party to select one of said plurality of radio phones; reception means for receiving a message request from one of the plurality of radio phones; and transmission means for transmitting the incoming message, recorded by said recording means, corresponding to a radio phone from which the message request is sent to the radio phone.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
55 words
The base unit according to claim 22, wherein said recording means records the incoming message to one of the plurality of radio phones in an area corresponding to one of the plurality of radio phones, and said transmission means transmits the incoming message from the area corresponding to one of the plurality of radio phones.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
55 words
The base unit according to claim 22, wherein said recording means records an identifier corresponding to one of the plurality of radio phones which is included in the incoming message, and said transmission means transmits the incoming message recorded by said recording means with the identifier corresponding to one of the plurality of radio phones.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
33 words
The base unit according to claim 22, wherein said receiving means comprises selection means for selecting one of the plurality of radio phones in accordance with a DTMF signal from the calling party.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
29 words
The base unit according to claim 22, wherein said recording means comprises selection means for selecting one of the plurality of radio phones in accordance with the selection signal.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
32 words
The base unit according to claim 22, wherein said recording means comprises receiving means for receiving a selection signal from a communication partner to select one of the plurality of radio phones.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
18 words
The base unit according to claim 22, wherein said recording means comprises a LSI (Large Scale Integrated circuit).
Claim 33
Independent Claim
114 words
A method for controlling a wireless communication system having a master unit and a plurality of slave units, comprising the steps of: transmitting an outgoing message to a calling party in response to an incoming call from the master unit; receiving a selection signal sent from a calling party to select one of a plurality of the slave units at the master unit; transmitting an incoming message sent from the calling party to one of said plurality of slave units selected by the selection signal so as to store the incoming message in the selected phone; and storing the incoming message transmitted from said master unit at each of the plurality of slave units.
Claim 34
Independent Claim
114 words
A method for controlling a wireless communication system having a master unit and a plurality of slave units, comprising the steps of: transmitting an outgoing message to a calling party in response to an incoming call from the master unit; receiving a selection signal sent from a calling party to select one of a plurality of the slave units at the master unit; transmitting an incoming message sent from the calling party to one of said plurality of slave units selected by the selection signal so as to store the incoming message in the selected phone; and storing the incoming message transmitted from said master unit at each of the plurality of slave units.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method according to claim 29, a call signal in the form of the radio signal for selecting one of said plurality of slave units is transmitted to the selected slave unit from the master unit at the step of transmitting the incoming message.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method according to claim 29, wherein the incoming message is stored in an audio memory at the step of storing the incoming message.
Claim 37
Independent Claim
100 words
A method for controlling a wireless communication system having a master unit and a plurality of slave units, comprising the steps of: recording an incoming message from a calling party corresponding to each of the plurality of slave units in the master unit; transmitting the recorded incoming message in a form of a radio signal to one of the plurality of slave units which requests to transmit the recorded incoming message; and reproducing the incoming message transmitted from said master unit in the form of the radio signal in the slave unit which requests to transmit the recording incoming message.
Claim 38
Independent Claim
100 words
A method for controlling a wireless communication system having a master unit and a plurality of slave units, comprising the steps of: recording an incoming message from a calling party corresponding to each of the plurality of slave units in the master unit; transmitting the recorded incoming message in a form of a radio signal to one of the plurality of slave units which requests to transmit the recorded incoming message; and reproducing the incoming message transmitted from said master unit in the form of the radio signal in the slave unit which requests to transmit the recording incoming message.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
22 words
The system according to claim 32, wherein one of said plurality of slave units corresponding to the destination reproduces the incoming message.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
26 words
The system according to claim 32, wherein said master unit transmits the incoming message according to a request from one of said plurality of slave units.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method according to claim 32, wherein an outgoing message to be transmitted to the calling party in response to the incoming message is stored in said master unit.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method according to claim 32, wherein an outgoing message is transmitted to the calling party in response to the incoming message at the step of recording the incoming message.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system according to claim 32, wherein each of said plurality of slave units includes an audio memory.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method according to claim 32, wherein a selection signal from the calling party is received at the step of recording the incoming message.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
155 words
A wireless telephone system having a plurality of phones and a base unit which is connected to a telephone line and which communicates with said plurality of phones, said base unit comprising detection means for detecting a selection signal sent from a calling party to select one of said plurality of phones, selection means for selecting one of said plurality of phones in accordance with the selection signal from the calling party, transmission means for transmitting an incoming message from the calling party to one of said plurality of phones selected by said selection means so as to store the incoming message in the selected phone; each of said plurality of phones comprising: storage means for storing the incoming message transmitted by said transmission means; control means for controlling said storage means to store the incoming message transmitted by said transmission means, and reproduction means for reproducing the incoming message stored by said storage means.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
155 words
A wireless telephone system having a plurality of phones and a base unit which is connected to a telephone line and which communicates with said plurality of phones, said base unit comprising detection means for detecting a selection signal sent from a calling party to select one of said plurality of phones, selection means for selecting one of said plurality of phones in accordance with the selection signal from the calling party, transmission means for transmitting an incoming message from the calling party to one of said plurality of phones selected by said selection means so as to store the incoming message in the selected phone; each of said plurality of phones comprising: storage means for storing the incoming message transmitted by said transmission means; control means for controlling said storage means to store the incoming message transmitted by said transmission means, and reproduction means for reproducing the incoming message stored by said storage means.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system according to claim 39, wherein said selection signal is a DTMF signal from the calling party.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
139 words
A wireless telephone system having a plurality of phones and a base unit which is connected to a telephone line and which communicates with said plurality of phones, comprising: recording means for recording an incoming message from a calling party corresponding to each of said plurality of phones in accordance with a selection signal sent from the calling party to select one of said plurality of phones, and transmission means for transmitting the incoming message recorded by said recording means to one of said plurality of phones to which the incoming message corresponds in accordance with a request for transmitting the recorded incoming message from the phone, each of said plurality of phones comprising reproduction means for reproducing the incoming message transmitted by said transmission means and request means for requesting said base unit to transmit the recorded message.
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
139 words
A wireless telephone system having a plurality of phones and a base unit which is connected to a telephone line and which communicates with said plurality of phones, comprising: recording means for recording an incoming message from a calling party corresponding to each of said plurality of phones in accordance with a selection signal sent from the calling party to select one of said plurality of phones, and transmission means for transmitting the incoming message recorded by said recording means to one of said plurality of phones to which the incoming message corresponds in accordance with a request for transmitting the recorded incoming message from the phone, each of said plurality of phones comprising reproduction means for reproducing the incoming message transmitted by said transmission means and request means for requesting said base unit to transmit the recorded message.
Claim 50
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system according to claim 41, wherein said selection signal is a DTMF signal from the calling party.
Claim 51
Dependent Claim
106 words
A phone included in a wireless telephone system having a plurality of phones and a base unit which communicates with one of the plurality of phones selected by a selection signal from a calling party via a telephone line and stores an outgoing message to be transmitted to the telephone line, comprising: reception means for receiving an incoming message from the calling party which transmits the selection signal to select the phone; storage means for storing the incoming message received by said reception means; and control means for controlling said storage means to store the incoming message received by said reception means in said storage means.
Claim 52
Dependent Claim
106 words
A phone included in a wireless telephone system having a plurality of phones and a base unit which communicates with one of the plurality of phones selected by a selection signal from a calling party via a telephone line and stores an outgoing message to be transmitted to the telephone line, comprising: reception means for receiving an incoming message from the calling party which transmits the selection signal to select the phone; storage means for storing the incoming message received by said reception means; and control means for controlling said storage means to store the incoming message received by said reception means in said storage means.
Claim 53
Dependent Claim
20 words
The phone according to claim 43, further comprising reproduction means for reproducing the incoming message stored in said storage means.
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