Patent ID: 6173169
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A device for making an emergency call in a cordless telephone including a base unit and a handset, wherein the handset is put on a charger of the base unit in an idle state, the device comprising:a handset sensor for sensing separation of the base unit from the charger;a user interface for inputting an emergency mode setting command and a phone number for an emergency call;a memory for storing the input phone number for the emergency call; anda controller for setting an emergency mode in response to the emergency mode setting command, said controller muting a speaker, forcedly hooking off the base unit, reading the phone number for the emergency call from the memory, dialing the read phone number, and sending a signal annunciating an emergency situation when in said emergency mode and said handset sensor senses separation of the base unit from the charger.