Telephone base unit having dynamically configurable software
US6983144B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 8, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jan 3, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 10, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M1/72502
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A cordless telephone base unit having a dynamically changeable cellular telephone adapter and partially reconfigurable software is provided. The software includes a static portion containing core application software, and a dynamic portion containing reconfigurable driver software for interfacing with an external device such as a cellular telephone. The driver software can be downloaded from a removable cellular telephone adapter. The core software and the driver software each contain interface portions at fixed locations. The interface portions provide for transparent interaction between core application and driver software.
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