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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 22, 1999
Sandeeep Chennakeshu, Cary, NC (US);
David Townsend, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
David R. Irvin, Raleigh, NC (US);
Nils Rydbeck, Cary, NC (US);
Ericsson Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Abstract
A vehicle mounted communication system comprises a hand held mobile phone and a hands-free unit. The hand-held unit includes a wide area transceiver for station outside of the vehicle and a short-range radio transceiver the hands-free unit includes a microphone and speaker and is mounted in a fixed location in the vehicle. A short range radio link operatively connects the hand-held unit and the hands-free unit to enable voice and data signals to be exchanged between the hand-held unit and the hands-free unit. The hands-free unit may include a programmable memory unit to store a user table containing user identification data and configuration data. The hands-free unit control logic configures the hands-free unit based on the user identification received from the hand-held unit, thus allowing multiple users to have their preferences recognized by an individual hands-free unit. The programmable memory unit and control logic may be incorporated into the vehicle's internal network for control of things like electric seats, stereo controls and the like.