Patent · US Expired

Telephone in-use indicator system

US6225897A · kind A · utility

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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 25, 1998
Grant dateMay 1, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 25, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M19/048
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A warning system for notifying others that a cellular telephone is in use in a vehicle. The system includes a transmitter electrically coupled to a cellular telephone for transmitting an in-use signal when the telephone is activated. A receiver for receiving the in-use signal. An indicator, responsive to the receiver receiving the in-use signal, for visually indicating that a cellular telephone is in use in a vehicle.

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