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Cellular telephone with plural telephone numbers
Assignee: Ironworks Patents LLC
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Filing: 1994-11-10
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Granted: 1995-09-05
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Expires: 2014-11-10
Abstract
Abstract A cellular radio telephone (5) has two (or more) telephone numbers (TN1 . . . TNN), specifically for example an office telephone number and a private telephone number. In one mode of operation both numbers are operable concurrently. However, in a second mode one of the numbers may be disabled by the user, e.g. using a menu selection facility on a visual display (55). In the first mode, the telephone number of an incoming call is shown on the display (55) so that the user can know which number the call is intended for before answering it. Preferably one of the telephone numbers may be selectively enabled for outgoing calls, again by menu selection. As a consequence all of the other telephone numbers may be automatically disabled for outgoing calls in both modes of operation.
Inventors
- 👤 Heikki Huttunen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 12:30
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W8/00; H04W8/18; H04W8/183; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/66; H04M1/677; H04W8/26; H04W88/00; H04W88/02; H04W88/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
130 words
A cellular radio telephone having plural telephone numbers, comprising: storage means for storing a plurality of telephone numbers associated with said cellular radio telephone; and user interface means coupled to said storage means and responsive to a first input from a user, for displaying each one of said plural telephone numbers, said user interface means further responsive to a second input from the user, for selectively and concurrently enabling plural individual ones of said stored telephone numbers to enable said telephone to respond to incoming calls on any of said plural telephone numbers that are selected and for independently, and concurrent with an enablement of said plural individual ones of said stored telephone numbers for incoming calls, enabling any one of said stored telephone numbers for use for outgoing calls.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
130 words
A cellular radio telephone having plural telephone numbers, comprising: storage means for storing a plurality of telephone numbers associated with said cellular radio telephone; and user interface means coupled to said storage means and responsive to a first input from a user, for displaying each one of said plural telephone numbers, said user interface means further responsive to a second input from the user, for selectively and concurrently enabling plural individual ones of said stored telephone numbers to enable said telephone to respond to incoming calls on any of said plural telephone numbers that are selected and for independently, and concurrent with an enablement of said plural individual ones of said stored telephone numbers for incoming calls, enabling any one of said stored telephone numbers for use for outgoing calls.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
The cellular radio telephone as recited in claim 1, wherein said user interface means displays in a scrolling manner, said plurality of telephone numbers and renders a said displayed telephone number responsive to said second input.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
A cellular radio telephone as recited in claim 1, wherein one of said telephone numbers is selectively enabled by said second input for outgoing calls, whereupon all of the other telephone numbers are automatically disabled for outgoing calls.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
55 words
A cellular radio telephone as recited in claim 2, further comprising: means for identifying an incoming call intended for any of said plurality of telephone numbers enabled to receive incoming telephone calls; and means responsive to said identifying means for displaying on the visual display the telephone number for which the incoming call is intended.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
48 words
A cellular radio telephone as recited in claim 2 wherein means are provided for selecting an appropriate one of a set of predetermined operating instructions stored in memory and indicated on said user interface means, whereby said at least one telephone number is selectively disabled for incoming calls.
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