Remotely operable telephone answering device and method of operation thereof
    1.
    发明授权
    Remotely operable telephone answering device and method of operation thereof 失效
    遥控电话应答装置及其操作方法

    公开(公告)号:US06370236B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-04-09

    申请号:US09119996

    申请日:1998-07-21

    IPC分类号: H04M164

    CPC分类号: H04M1/652

    摘要: A telephone answering device (TAD) and a method of controlling such TAD. In one embodiment, the TAD includes: (1) an external interface couplable to a telephone line outbound from a site, (2) an internal interface couplable to a client telephone and (3) decode circuitry, associated with the internal interface, that interprets affirmative commands received from the client telephone to allow the client telephone to control the TAD.

    摘要翻译: 一种电话应答设备(TAD)和一种控制这种TAD的方法。 在一个实施例中,TAD包括:(1)外部接口,可耦合到从站点出站的电话线,(2)可连接到客户端电话的内部接口;以及(3)与内部接口相关联的解码电路, 从客户端电话接收的肯定命令,以允许客户端电话控制TAD。

    Adaptive digital RF communication in a cordless telephone
    3.
    发明授权
    Adaptive digital RF communication in a cordless telephone 有权
    无绳电话中的自适应数字RF通信

    公开(公告)号:US06690941B1

    公开(公告)日:2004-02-10

    申请号:US09419483

    申请日:1999-10-15

    IPC分类号: H04Q720

    CPC分类号: H04M1/72502 H04M1/57

    摘要: A method of transmitting digital data between a base unit and a handset of a cordless telephone includes the step of transmitting a frame including a speech data portion, and a non-speech data portion. In one particular example, the size of the speech data portion and the size of the non-speech data portion are variable. In an alternative embodiment, a cordless telephone includes a base unit, including a codec adapted to convert analog speech data from a far end party to digital samples, a variable encoder adapted to encode the digital samples, and a transceiver adapted to transmit and receive encoded digital samples. The cordless telephone also includes a handset, including a transceiver adapted to transmit and receive encoded digital samples, a controller adapted to act on non-speech data, and a transducer adapted to be responsive to speech data. According to this embodiment, the variable encoder is adapted to encode a speech data portion of a frame based upon a non-speech data portion of the frame. In another alternative embodiment, a frame structure for digital RF communications between a base unit and a handset of a cordless telephone includes a speech data portion, and a non-speech data portion. In one particular example a size of the speech data portion and a size of the non-speech data portion are variable.

    摘要翻译: 在无绳电话的基本单元和手机之间发送数字数据的方法包括发送包括语音数据部分和非语音数据部分的帧的步骤。 在一个特定示例中,语音数据部分的大小和非语音数据部分的大小是可变的。 在替代实施例中,无绳电话包括基本单元,其包括适于将来自远端方的模拟语音数据转换为数字样本的编解码器,适于对数字样本进行编码的可变编码器以及适于发送和接收编码的收发器 数字样品。 无绳电话还包括手机,包括适于发送和接收编码数字样本的收发器,适用于非语音数据的控制器以及适于响应于语音数据的换能器。 根据该实施例,可变编码器适于基于帧的非语音数据部分对帧的语音数据部分进行编码。 在另一替代实施例中,用于无绳电话的基本单元和手机之间的数字RF通信的帧结构包括语音数据部分和非语音数据部分。 在一个特定示例中,语音数据部分的大小和非语音数据部分的大小是可变的。

    Robust signaling tone duration measurement
    4.
    发明授权
    Robust signaling tone duration measurement 失效
    稳健的信号音持续时间测量

    公开(公告)号:US06671252B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-12-30

    申请号:US09285669

    申请日:1999-04-05

    IPC分类号: H04J1100

    CPC分类号: H04Q1/46

    摘要: Apparatus and methods for adaptively, reliably, and accurately measuring the duration of an alerting or other signaling tone. A tone detector in accordance with the principles of the present invention accurately measures a duration of a tone burst (i.e., tone pulse) using a long frame length DFT and a short frame length DFT. Based on information obtained by the short frame length DFT, the long (i.e., standard) frame length DFT may be interrupted and reset to begin a new frame of data synchronized with the start of the next short frame corresponding to the processing by the short frame length DFT to minimize noise in the processing by the long frame length DFT and to greatly improve the resolution of the measurement of the duration of a particular tone to correspond to the lengths of the short frames used by the short frame length DFT. If desired, after a tone is initially detected, the frame length of the short frame length DFT can be iteratively reduced to increase a resolution of the measurement of a tone start time and a tone end time used to determine the duration of the detected tone burst.

    摘要翻译: 用于自适应地,可靠地和准确地测量警报或其他信号音的持续时间的装置和方法。 根据本发明的原理的音调检测器使用长帧长度DFT和短帧长度DFT来精确地测量音调脉冲串(即音调脉冲)的持续时间。 基于通过短帧长度DFT获得的信息,长(即,标准)帧长度DFT可以被中断并且复位以开始与通过短帧对应的下一个短帧的开始同步的新数据帧 长度DFT以使处理中的噪声最小化为长帧长度DFT,并且大大提高特定音调的持续时间的测量的分辨率以对应于由短帧长度DFT使用的短帧的长度。 如果需要,在最初检测到音调之后,可以迭代地减少短帧长度DFT的帧长度,以增加音调开始时间的测量的分辨率和用于确定检测到的音调脉冲串的持续时间的音调结束时间 。

    Real-time slow drift correction of alignment of handset's local oscillator for cordless telephone
    5.
    发明授权
    Real-time slow drift correction of alignment of handset's local oscillator for cordless telephone 失效
    用于无绳电话的手机本地振荡器对准的实时慢漂移校正

    公开(公告)号:US06650874B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-11-18

    申请号:US09447286

    申请日:1999-11-23

    IPC分类号: H04B100

    摘要: A method and apparatus to perform a real-time drift correction of a remote handset's local oscillator in a digital cordless telephone. The remote handset begins in a standby (sniff) mode. The remote handset periodically wakes from a sleep mode and goes into a normal link verification mode. Once in the link verification mode, the remote handset enters a time division duplexing (TDD) mode and attempts to establish a link with a base unit based on the timing of the TDD data frame. After the remote handset establishes a link with the base unit, the remote handset requests a security word from the base unit. Upon receiving the requested security word, the remote handset determines if the requested security word matches a security word of the remote handset. The remote handset implements a software frequency adjustment of its local oscillator. Once per frame, the remote handset enters a timing recovery state where the current state of the frame is compared with a previous state. When the cumulative timing slip is greater than a designated threshold, a frequency adjustment is made. During this exchange of commands between the remote handset and base unit, the remote handset continuously adjusts its local oscillator to achieve frequency alignment within, e.g., 1 part per million (ppm). Alternatively, frequency alignment may be achieved to a specified value.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在数字无绳电话中执行远程手机的本地振荡器的实时漂移校正的方法和装置。 远程手机开始处于待机(嗅探)模式。 远程手机周期性地从休眠模式唤醒并进入正常的链路验证模式。 一旦处于链路验证模式,远程手机进入时分双工(TDD)模式,并尝试基于TDD数据帧的定时建立与基本单元的链路。 在远程手机与基本单元建立链接之后,远程手机从基本单元请求安全字。 在接收到所请求的安全字时,远程手机确定所请求的安全字是否与远程手机的安全字匹配。 远程手机实现其本地振荡器的软件频率调整。 每帧一次,远程手机进入定时恢复状态,其中帧的当前状态与先前状态进行比较。 当累积定时滑差大于指定的阈值时,进行频率调整。 在远程手机和基站单元之间的这种命令交换期间,远程手持机连续地调整其本地振荡器以实现例如百万分之一(ppm)内的频率对准。 或者,可以将频率对准实现为指定值。

    Call related information receiver to receiver transfer

    公开(公告)号:US06574318B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-06-03

    申请号:US09285671

    申请日:1999-04-05

    IPC分类号: H04M156

    摘要: A call related information detector/receiver system which is capable of downloading call related information received at that device to another call related information detector/receiver system remote from the system which initially received the call related information, back over the telephone line. Thus, a remote user while away from the home or office can receive and synchronize call related information at a system other than the one which initially received the call related information. Thus, a remote user can update a local call related information system and review past callers to their home or business telephone at their leisure. Upon establishment of a telephone call between customer premises equipment respectively associated with the two relevant call related information detector/receiver systems, a remote call related information system will request download of call related information logged from another call related information system using the established telephone call. In the disclosed embodiment, the request signals are encoded with DTMF tones, which the receiving call related information system monitors for. Upon acceptance of a request to transmit logged call related information, previously logged call related information is retrieved from its log, formatted for transmission together with suitable header information such as the identity of the transmitting call related information system, and FSK modulated for transmission back over the telephone line. Preferably, the speaker or earpiece of off-hook customer premises equipment will be muted or suppressed during transmission of the data corresponding to the call related information. The particular call related information transmitted may be particularly or generally requested by the remote call related information system, either by pre-stored commands based on a power up configuration of the requesting call related information system, and/or in response to a direct command input by the remote user using DTMF tones.

    Accelerometer influenced communication device
    7.
    发明授权
    Accelerometer influenced communication device 有权
    加速度传感器影响通讯装置

    公开(公告)号:US06549792B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-04-15

    申请号:US09339893

    申请日:1999-06-25

    IPC分类号: H04B138

    摘要: In one embodiment, a communication device according to the invention includes an accelerometer, and an operational aspect of the communication device is adapted to be influenced by an output of the accelerometer. The communication device may be a telephone, such as a wireless telephone, and the accelerometer may influence the operational aspect of the wireless telephone to advantageously make the wireless telephone operate more like a wired telephone. An exemplary wireless handset according to the invention may include a wireless transceiver, a controller, and an accelerometer, wherein the controller is adapted to receive an output from the accelerometer and affect a state of the wireless transceiver based thereon. In another embodiment according to the invention, a method of operating a communication device includes the steps of determining a motion characteristic of the communication device, and affecting an operational aspect of the communication device based on the motion characteristic. An exemplary method of operating a wireless telephone handset according to the invention includes the steps of receiving a ring signal, sensing a movement of the handset, and transitioning to an off-hook state from an on-hook state based on the sensed movement. An alternative method of operating a wireless telephone handset includes the steps of determining an absence of voice activity, determining an absence of motion, and transitioning to an on-hook state based on the absence of voice activity and absence of motion.

    摘要翻译: 在一个实施例中,根据本发明的通信设备包括加速度计,并且通信设备的操作方面适于受到加速度计的输出的影响。 通信设备可以是诸如无线电话的电话,并且加速度计可以影响无线电话的操作方面,以有利地使无线电话更像有线电话操作。 根据本发明的示例性无线手机可以包括无线收发器,控制器和加速度计,其中所述控制器适于从所述加速度计接收输出并且基于所述加速度计影响所述无线收发器的状态。 在根据本发明的另一实施例中,一种操作通信设备的方法包括以下步骤:确定通信设备的运动特性,并且基于运动特性影响通信设备的操作方面。 根据本发明的操作无线电话手机的示例性方法包括以下步骤:基于感测到的移动,接收环形信号,感测手机的移动,以及从挂机状态转变到摘机状态。 操作无线电话手机的替代方法包括以下步骤:基于没有语音活动和不存在运动来确定语音活动的不存在,确定不存在运动,以及转换到挂机状态。

    Adaptive paging signal in cordless telephone

    公开(公告)号:US06269257B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-07-31

    申请号:US09234737

    申请日:1999-01-21

    IPC分类号: H04M100

    摘要: In one embodiment, a cordless telephone according to the invention includes a base unit, including a paging mechanism, and a handset, including an alerting mechanism responsive to the paging mechanism. At least one of the base unit and the handset includes a page adjusting mechanism to affect an alerting signal output from the alerting mechanism based on a condition. Thus, the paging signal is adaptive to increase the opportunity for a user to determine the location of a misplaced handset. In another embodiment, a cordless telephone is equipped so that the base unit can provide an indication related to a distance between the base unit and the handset. In yet another embodiment, a cordless telephone is equipped so that the paging mechanism is adjusted based on user control. In a further embodiment according to the invention, a method is provided for affecting an alerting signal output by an alerting mechanism of a cordless telephone handset. The method includes the steps of sensing a condition, and affecting the alerting signal based on the sensed condition.

    Corded telephone dialer emulation
    9.
    发明授权
    Corded telephone dialer emulation 失效
    有线电话拨号器仿真

    公开(公告)号:US06973331B1

    公开(公告)日:2005-12-06

    申请号:US09412182

    申请日:1999-10-05

    IPC分类号: H04M1/00 H04M1/2745 H04M1/725

    摘要: A cordless telephone according to one embodiment of the invention includes a base unit and a handset, wherein the handset includes a keypad, a key scan element adapted to scan the keypad for a predetermined key sequence, and a controller adapted to cause the initiation of an outgoing call based on a determination of the predetermined key sequence. In one embodiment, the predetermined key sequence is 9-1-1. In an alternative embodiment according to the invention, a method of placing a telephone call from a cordless telephone handset that is in an on-hook condition includes the steps of sensing the activation of a predetermined key sequence, and initiating a telephone call based on the sensed activation. The telephone call may be to a telephone number corresponding to the predetermined key sequence, such as 9-1-1.

    摘要翻译: 根据本发明的一个实施例的无绳电话包括基本单元和手机,其中所述手持机包括键盘,适于扫描键盘以获得预定键序列的键扫描元件,以及控制器, 基于预定键序列的确定的呼出呼叫。 在一个实施例中,预定的键序列是9-1-1。 在根据本发明的替代实施例中,从处于挂机状态的无绳电话手机放置电话呼叫的方法包括以下步骤:感测预定键序列的激活,以及基于 检测到激活。 电话呼叫可以是对应于预定键序列的电话号码,例如9-1-1。

    Adaptive caller ID storage based on answer status of incoming call
    10.
    发明授权
    Adaptive caller ID storage based on answer status of incoming call 有权
    基于来电的应答状态的自适应呼叫者ID存储

    公开(公告)号:US06885739B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-04-26

    申请号:US09434992

    申请日:1999-11-05

    CPC分类号: H04M1/57 H04M1/663

    摘要: A telephone or adjunct Caller ID device adaptively stores Caller ID data based, for example, on a handling status of an incoming call. In a particular example, a telephone or Caller ID device includes a memory adapted to store Caller ID data associated with an incoming call, and a processor adapted to affect storage of the Caller ID data based on a status of the incoming call, such as whether the incoming call is answered. In an alternative embodiment, a method of receiving an incoming telephone call includes the steps of receiving Caller ID data associated with the incoming telephone call, evaluating a status of the incoming telephone call, and making a Caller ID storage decision based on the status of the incoming telephone call. The decision may be based on handling of the incoming telephone call, such as whether the incoming telephone call is answered, or whether it is answered by a person. The decision may be made proximate in time to the receipt of the incoming telephone call, or in response to a circumstance, such as in response to receipt of an indication that the memory is more full than a threshold, or in response to user input. For example, the decision may be made in conjunction with other storage decisions regarding other Caller ID data in response to the circumstance.

    摘要翻译: 电话或附件呼叫者ID设备例如根据来电的处理状态自适应地存储来电显示数据。 在特定示例中,电话或来电显示设备包括适于存储与来电相关联的呼叫者ID数据的存储器,以及适于基于呼入状态的状态影响呼叫者ID数据的存储的处理器,例如是否 来电被应答。 在替代实施例中,接收进入电话呼叫的方法包括以下步骤:接收与入局电话呼叫相关联的呼叫者ID数据,评估接入电话呼叫的状态,以及基于呼叫者ID的状态进行呼叫者ID存储决定 来电来电 该决定可以基于来话呼叫的处理,例如来话呼叫是否应答,还是由人应答。 该决定可以在时间上接近接收到的电话呼叫,或响应于环境,例如响应于接收到存储器比阈值更满的指示,或响应于用户输入而做出。 例如,可以结合响应于该情况的关于其他来电显示数据的其他存储决定进行该决定。