Patent ID: 6687517
Filing Date: 2004-02-03
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A method of connecting a hands-free unit to a mobile terminal of a user, the method comprising:providing a hands-free unit to receive audible sounds from the user and to transmit audible sounds to the user; providing a wireless communications unit to wirelessly connect the hands-free unit to the mobile terminal; and providing an input to receive a start process signal; wherein, upon said input receiving said start process signal, said wireless communications unit automatically transmitting a first paging signal to page a mobile terminal of at least one user of a first category of users and upon said wireless communications unit receiving a response signal transmitted by the mobile terminal of said at least one user of a first category of users in response to said first paging signal, wirelessly connecting said hands-free unit to the mobile terminal transmitting the response signal and alternatively, upon said wireless communications unit not receiving a response signal in response to said first paging signal within a first predetermined period of time, said wireless communications unit automatically transmitting a second paging signal to page a mobile terminal of at least one user of a second category of users and upon said wireless communications unit receiving a response signal transmitted by the mobile terminal of said at least one user of a second category of users in response to the second paging signal, wirelessly connecting said hands-free unit to the mobile terminal transmitting the response signal and alternatively, upon said wireless communications unit not receiving a response signal in response to the second paging signal within a second predetermined period of time, awaiting a signal transmitted by a mobile terminal of at least one user of a third category of users and upon receiving a signal transmitted by the mobile terminal of said at least one user of a third category of users, wirelessly connecting said hands-free unit to the mobile terminal of said at least one user of a third category of users.