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Portable alerting unit for alerting a user to call arrival to portable radio apparatus
Assignee: Lenovo Innovations Ltd Hong Kong
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Filing: 1995-03-23
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Granted: 1998-12-08
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Expires: 2015-03-23
Abstract
Abstract A synthesizer varies the receive frequency band so that a receiver can receive signals in the receive frequency band of the uplink incoming call channel of a portable telephone. A receiver demodulates, from a receive signal entered via an antenna, the incoming call response signal of a portable telephone connected by radio to a base station. A comparator detects, from the incoming call response signal, the portable telephone's own ID number or telephone number stored in a memory. The memory consists of an EEPROM. An alerting section, in response to the detection of the portable telephone's own ID number or telephone number, performs call operation. The alerting section is provided with a loudspeaker for emitting an alerting sound, an LED for intermittently emitting light and a vibrator for generating vibration. A call operation select button selects the setting or resetting of the loudspeaker, the LED and the vibrator. The call operation stop button stops call operation. The portable alerting unit may detect either the ID number or the telephone number of the portable telephone out of the incoming call signal from the base station.
Inventors
- 👤 Osamu Yamashita
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 20:03
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M19/00; H04M19/02; H04M19/04; H04M19/047
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
88 words
A portable alerting unit comprising: detecting means for detecting an incoming call response signal from a portable radio apparatus to a base station; said incoming call response signal notifying the base station of detection of an incoming call and being generated by the portable radio apparatus in response to an incoming call signal from the base station to the portable radio apparatus; and alerting means, responsive to a detection of said incoming call response signal and said incoming call signal, for notifying a user of said incoming call.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
88 words
A portable alerting unit comprising: detecting means for detecting an incoming call response signal from a portable radio apparatus to a base station; said incoming call response signal notifying the base station of detection of an incoming call and being generated by the portable radio apparatus in response to an incoming call signal from the base station to the portable radio apparatus; and alerting means, responsive to a detection of said incoming call response signal and said incoming call signal, for notifying a user of said incoming call.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
The portable alerting unit, as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: receiving means for receiving said incoming call response signal; and a synthesizer for varying the oscillation frequency of local signals to be supplied to said receiving means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
43 words
The portable alerting unit, as claimed in claim 2, wherein said synthesizer scans said frequency band at regular time intervals so that said receiving means can receive in a frequency band in which said portable radio apparatus can transmit incoming call response signal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
54 words
The portable alerting unit, as claimed in claim 3, wherein said detecting means comprises: a memory for storing said portable radio apparatus's own radio number; and a comparator for detecting a radio number contained in said incoming call response signal, and for comparing said detected radio number with the radio number in said memory.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
55 words
The portable alerting unit, as claimed in claim 2, wherein said detecting means comprises: a memory for storing said portable radio apparatus's own identification (ID) number; and a comparator for detecting an ID number contained in said incoming call response signal and for comparing said detected ID number with the ID number in said memory.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
The portable alerting unit, as claimed in claim 5 or 4, wherein said memory comprises an EEPROM.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The portable alerting unit, as claimed in claim 2, wherein said alerting means comprises: a loudspeaker; an LED; and a vibrator.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
The portable alerting unit, as claimed in claim 7, further comprising selector means for setting or resetting said loudspeaker, said LED and said vibrator.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
114 words
A portable alerting unit comprising: detecting means for detecting an incoming call signal transmitted by radio on an incoming call channel from a base station to a portable telephone for indicating receipt of a incoming call, and an incoming call response signal from said portable telephone to said base station; said incoming call response signal indicating detection of the incoming call signal from said base station and being generated by said portable telephone in response to said incoming call signal from said base station to said portable telephone; and alerting means, responsive to a detection of said incoming call signal and said incoming response call signal, for notifying a user of said incoming call.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
114 words
A portable alerting unit comprising: detecting means for detecting an incoming call signal transmitted by radio on an incoming call channel from a base station to a portable telephone for indicating receipt of a incoming call, and an incoming call response signal from said portable telephone to said base station; said incoming call response signal indicating detection of the incoming call signal from said base station and being generated by said portable telephone in response to said incoming call signal from said base station to said portable telephone; and alerting means, responsive to a detection of said incoming call signal and said incoming response call signal, for notifying a user of said incoming call.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
37 words
The portable alerting unit, as claimed in claim 9, further comprising: receiving means for receiving said incoming call signal; and a synthesizer for varying the oscillator frequency of local signals to be supplied to said receiving means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
45 words
The portable alerting unit, as claimed in claim 10, wherein said synthesizer scans said frequency band at regular time intervals so that said receiving means can receive in a frequency band of an incoming call channel to which said portable radio apparatus can be connected.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
55 words
The portable alerting unit, as claimed in claim 9, wherein said detecting means comprises: a memory for storing said portable radio apparatus's own identification (ID) number; and a comparator for detecting a ID number contained in said incoming call response signal and for comparing said detected ID number with the ID number in said memory.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
53 words
The portable alerting unit, as claimed in claim 9, wherein said detecting means comprises: a memory for storing said portable radio apparatus's own radio number; and a comparator for detecting a radio number contained in said incoming call signal and for comparing said detected radio number with the radio number in said memory.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
18 words
The portable alerting unit, as claimed in claim 12 or 13, wherein said memory consists of an EEPROM.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
21 words
The portable alerting unit, as claimed in claim 9, wherein said alerting means comprises: a loudspeaker; an LED; and a vibrator.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
24 words
The portable alerting unit, as claimed in claim 15, further comprising selector means for setting or resetting said loudspeaker, said LED and said vibrator.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
144 words
A portable alerting unit, provided independent of a portable radio apparatus, for notifying the user of an incoming call from a base station to said portable radio apparatus, wherein said portable radio apparatus comprises: detecting means for detecting an incoming call signal from said base station, transmitting means for transmitting, in response to detecting said incoming call signal, an incoming call response signal to said base station for notifying said base station of the detection of said incoming call signal received from said base station, and said portable alerting unit comprises: receiving means for receiving said incoming call signal and said incoming call response signal, and notifying means, responsive to reception by said receiving means of either said incoming call signal or said incoming call response signal, for notifying the user of said incoming call from said base station to said portable radio apparatus.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
144 words
A portable alerting unit, provided independent of a portable radio apparatus, for notifying the user of an incoming call from a base station to said portable radio apparatus, wherein said portable radio apparatus comprises: detecting means for detecting an incoming call signal from said base station, transmitting means for transmitting, in response to detecting said incoming call signal, an incoming call response signal to said base station for notifying said base station of the detection of said incoming call signal received from said base station, and said portable alerting unit comprises: receiving means for receiving said incoming call signal and said incoming call response signal, and notifying means, responsive to reception by said receiving means of either said incoming call signal or said incoming call response signal, for notifying the user of said incoming call from said base station to said portable radio apparatus.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
30 words
The portable alerting unit, as claimed in claim 17, wherein said portable radio apparatus comprises detecting means for detecting, after detecting said incoming call signal, the receive electrical field intensity.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
72 words
A portable alerting unit comprising: detecting means for detecting an incoming call response signal from a portable radio apparatus to a base station; said incoming call response signal notifying the base station of detection of an incoming call and not including a message indicative of an absence of a called party; and alerting means, responsive to a detection of said incoming call response signal, for notifying a user of said incoming call.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
72 words
A portable alerting unit comprising: detecting means for detecting an incoming call response signal from a portable radio apparatus to a base station; said incoming call response signal notifying the base station of detection of an incoming call and not including a message indicative of an absence of a called party; and alerting means, responsive to a detection of said incoming call response signal, for notifying a user of said incoming call.
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