Patent · US Expired

Cellular telephone with programmable authorized telephone number

US6912399B2 · kind B2 · utility

83Cited by
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18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 22, 2001
Grant dateJun 28, 2005
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Expiry dateSep 12, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M1/724
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A cellular telephone having restricted dialing authority and a simplified keypad. The keypad includes a plurality of preprogrammed hot keys. Incoming telephone calls from authorized telephone numbers are answerable and incoming telephone calls from other numbers do not ring. The authorized telephone numbers are programmable. In one embodiment, predetermined encoded messages can be transmitted silently.

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