US5636265A
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Radio telephone with automatic answering
Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones UK Ltd
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Filing: 1992-04-22
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Granted: 1997-06-03
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Expires: 2012-04-22
Abstract
Abstract A mobile telephone operated from a vehicle battery comprises an input line for providing a signal indicative of the ignition stage of the vehicle. The telephone has a menu facility for selecting an automatic answer mode. The telephone goes off-hook automatically after a predetermined interval if the automatic answer mode has been selected and the signal on input line (11) indicates that the ignition is turned on. An incoming call can thus be answered without the user having to physically touch the telephone. On the other hand the automatic answer mode is not enabled when the ignition is off, i.e when the telephone is more likely to be unattended.
Inventors
- 👤 Donal O'Connell
- 👤 Michael Overy
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 07:20
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/64; H04M1/65; H04M1/6505; H04M1/60; H04M1/6033; H04M1/6041; H04M1/6075; H04W; H04W88/00; H04W88/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 28
Claim 1
Independent Claim
58 words
In a radio telephone operated from the power supply of a vehicle, the improvement comprising: answering means for automatically producing an off-hook condition in response to an incoming call, the automatic answering means having means, which is dependent on an ignition state of the vehicle, for preventing automatically producing the off-hook condition when the ignition state is OFF.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
58 words
In a radio telephone operated from the power supply of a vehicle, the improvement comprising: answering means for automatically producing an off-hook condition in response to an incoming call, the automatic answering means having means, which is dependent on an ignition state of the vehicle, for preventing automatically producing the off-hook condition when the ignition state is OFF.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
A radio telephone as claimed in claim 1, including means for selectively enabling the automatic answering means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
A radio telephone as claimed in claim 2, wherein the selective enabling means are user actuable.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
A radio telephone as claimed in claim 3, wherein the enabling means comprise means for selecting one of a plurality of pre-set operating instructions stored in memory and indicated on visual display means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A radio telephone as claimed in claim 4, comprising a handset, wherein the enabling means has at least one manually actuable key present externally on said handset.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
A radio telephone as claimed in claim 5, wherein the at least one key is associated with at least one alternative function.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
A radio telephone as claimed in claim 1, wherein the automatic answering means are adapted to produce an off-hook condition in response to an incoming call only after a predetermined interval.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
41 words
A radio telephone as claimed in claim 1, including means for indicating an incoming call adapted to operate in a first mode when the automatic answering means are disabled and in a second mode when the automatic answering means are enabled.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
A radio telephone as claimed in claim 1 wherein the automatic answering means are disabled when a vehicle ignition is not activated.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
60 words
A radio telephone for operating from the power supply of a vehicle, comprising: means for providing a signal indicative of an ignition state of the vehicle, and answering means responsive to said signal for automatically producing an off-hook condition in response to an incoming call, and means for preventing automatically producing the off-hook condition when the ignition state is OFF.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
60 words
A radio telephone for operating from the power supply of a vehicle, comprising: means for providing a signal indicative of an ignition state of the vehicle, and answering means responsive to said signal for automatically producing an off-hook condition in response to an incoming call, and means for preventing automatically producing the off-hook condition when the ignition state is OFF.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
17 words
A radio telephone as claimed in claim 10, including means for selectively enabling the automatic answering means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
16 words
A radio telephone as claimed in claim 11, wherein the selective enabling means are user actuable.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
33 words
A radio telephone as claimed in claim 12, wherein the enabling means comprise means for selecting one of a plurality of pre-set operating instructions stored in memory and indicated on visual display means.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
27 words
A radio telephone as claimed in claim 13, comprising a handset, wherein the enabling means has at least one manually actuable key present externally on said handset.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
22 words
A radio telephone as claimed in claim 14, wherein the at least one key is associated with at least one alternative function.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
31 words
A radio telephone as claimed in claim 10, wherein the automatic answering means are adapted to produce an off-hook condition in response to an incoming call only after a predetermined interval.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
41 words
A radio telephone as claimed in claim 10, including means for indicating an incoming call adapted to operate in a first mode when the automatic answering means are disabled and in a second mode when the automatic answering means are enabled.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
22 words
A radio telephone as claimed in claim 10 wherein the automatic answering means are disabled when the vehicle ignition is not activated.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
23 words
A radio telephone as claimed in claim 1 wherein the answering means is disabled when the ignition of the vehicle is not activated.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
24 words
A radio telephone as claimed in claim 1 further comprising means for operating the telephone when the ignition of the vehicle is not activated.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
23 words
A radio telephone as claimed in claim 10 wherein the answering means is disabled when the ignition of the vehicle is not activated.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
24 words
A radio telephone as claimed in claim 10 further comprising means for operating the telephone when the ignition of the vehicle is not activated.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
74 words
A radio telephone operated from a power supply of a vehicle comprising: answering means for automatically producing an off-hook condition in response to an incoming call depending on an ignition state of an ignition of the vehicle, the answering means having means for preventing automatic production of the off-hook condition in response to an incoming call when the ignition is not activated; and means for operating the telephone when the ignition is not activated.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
74 words
A radio telephone operated from a power supply of a vehicle comprising: answering means for automatically producing an off-hook condition in response to an incoming call depending on an ignition state of an ignition of the vehicle, the answering means having means for preventing automatic production of the off-hook condition in response to an incoming call when the ignition is not activated; and means for operating the telephone when the ignition is not activated.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
26 words
A radio telephone as claimed in claim 1 wherein the telephone is electrically connected to the power supply regardless of the ignition state of the vehicle.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
26 words
A radio telephone as claimed in claim 10 wherein the telephone is electrically connected to the power supply regardless of the ignition state of the vehicle.
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