Patent · US Expired

Channel selecting cordless telephone

US5768345A · kind A · utility

13Cited by
2References
24Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 30, 1995
Grant dateJun 16, 1998
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Expiry dateAug 30, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02D30/70
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Plurality of radio channels include a first radio channel group having channel(s) permitted to be used only when the radio channels are not being used by other device, a second radio channel group available for communication regardless of whether the radio channels are being used by other device, a base unit and/or a handset unit therein comprises a first memory unit for storing radio channels in first and second radio channel groups, a determining unit for determining whether a specified radio channel is busy, a control unit for specifying a radio channel in the first radio channel group prior to start of call and determining whether the radio channel is busy, selecting the radio channel if not busy, and otherwise one radio channel from the second radio channel group.

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