Patent ID: 6167278
Filing Date: 2000-12-26
Classification: H04B,H04L,H04M,Y02D

Abstract:
A cordless telephone system comprising:a base telephone apparatus connected with the signal conductors of a telephone utility company and operative to transmit and/or receive telephone signals by way of those signal conductors; the base telephone apparatus including a base antenna as well as a first base transceiver connected between the signal conductors and the base antenna; the first base transceiver being operative to transmit and/or receive wireless signals by way of the base antenna; the base telephone apparatus also including a second base transceiver functional to provide telephonic connection with a cellular telephone system independent of the first base transceiver; anda hand-set having a first hand-set transceiver connected with a hand-set antenna and operative to transmit and/or receive wireless signals, thereby to permit wireless telephonic connection with the base telephone apparatus by way of the base antenna; the hand-set being characterized by also including a second hand-set transceiver; the second hand-set transceiver being operable to transmit and/or receive wireless signals independent of the first hand-set transceiver.