Telecommunications – Transmitter and receiver at same station – Radiotelephone equipment detail
Patent
1996-11-04
1999-12-14
Dolinar, Andrew M.
Telecommunications
Transmitter and receiver at same station
Radiotelephone equipment detail
455557, 455567, 379376, H04Q 732
Patent
active
060029447
ABSTRACT:
A vehicular passenger telephone 37 according to the present invention includes an improved passenger call notification mechanism 154, 534 and user interface. A passenger telephone 37 is provided which includes a handset 506, a credit card reader 508 and a housing 507 for the handset 506 and credit card reader 508. In addition, either the handset 506 or the housing 507 includes a ringer or other call notification circuit 509. The passenger telephone 37 is operative in a first mode such that call notification is provided by the handset or housing ringer 509. The passenger telephone 37 is operative in a second mode such that the vehicle=s entertainment system 150 is employed to provide private call notification. In a first embodiment, call notification is provided via an audio headset 152. In a second embodiment, call notification is provided via a video display terminal 252.
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Dolinar Andrew M.
Siemens Information and Communication Networks Inc.
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