Method for signaling an incoming telephone call without an audible signal
US6118979A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 22, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 22, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/02
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of communicating an incoming call through a telephone receiver having an incoming call circuit and an audible signal system operatively connected to the circuit. The incoming call is communicated to a person remotely located from the receiver. The method comprises disconnecting the audible signal system, and placing on the person a pager having a receiver circuit capable of sensing the existence of an incoming call destined for the incoming call circuit of the telephone receiver. The pager having a silent announcer thereon operatively connected to the receiver circuit of the pager. Thus, the presence of an incoming call can be transmitted to the receiver circuit of the pager to actuate the vibrator without actuating the audible signal system of the telephone receiver.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.