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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 1993
Filed:
Jan. 03, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M / ; H04Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
379 61 ; 379 56 ; 379 58 ; 379354 ; 455 311 ;
Abstract
A cordless telephone having a base unit to be connected to a telephone line network and a handset unit to be connected to the base unit through a communication channel upon initiation of a telephone conversation. The cordless telephone includes a detecting circuit provided in the handset unit for detecting removal of the handset unit from a predetermined standby position, and a circuit for generating a command signal such that, when the detection output of the detecting circuit indicates that the handset unit is picked up from the predetermined standby position and, on the condition that a dial key of the handset unit is operated, the base unit is connected to the telephone line network.