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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 05, 1999
Joseph M. Cannon, Harleysville, PA (US);
James A. Johanson, Macungie, PA (US);
Philip D. Mooney, North Wales, PA (US);
Joseph M. Cannon, Harleysville, PA (US);
James A. Johanson, Macungie, PA (US);
Philip D. Mooney, North Wales, PA (US);
Agere Systems Inc., Allentown, PA (US);
Abstract
A cordless telephone according to one embodiment of the invention includes a base unit and a handset, wherein the handset includes a keypad, a key scan element adapted to scan the keypad for a predetermined key sequence, and a controller adapted to cause the initiation of an outgoing call based on a determination of the predetermined key sequence. In one embodiment, the predetermined key sequence is 9-1-1. In an alternative embodiment according to the invention, a method of placing a telephone call from a cordless telephone handset that is in an on-hook condition includes the steps of sensing the activation of a predetermined key sequence, and initiating a telephone call based on the sensed activation. The telephone call may be to a telephone number corresponding to the predetermined key sequence, such as 9-1-1.