Patent ID: 6282432
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: H04M,H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
A digital cordless telephone set as a subsidiary unit, comprising:a receiver capable of receiving both a radio wave from a radio base station and a radio wave from a master unit;means for detecting that both the radio wave from said radio base station and the radio wave from said master unit can be received;means for switching between whether only one of the radio wave from said radio base station and the radio wave from said master unit is received and whether both the radio waves are simultaneously received;means for detecting whether said subsidiary unit is placed on a charger; andmeans for assigning one of a private line and a public line to a priority system and the other to a nonpriority system when both said radio wave from said radio base station and said radio wave from said master unit are simultaneously received and depending on whether said subsidiary unit is placed on said charger;wherein incoming call wait periods of said priority system and said nonpriority system are changeable.