Patent ID: 6018671
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
A portable radiotelephone, comprising:a housing;a microphone positioned in said housing;a speaker positioned in said housing;a transceiver coupled to the microphone and the speaker, the transceiver positioned in said housing to communicate with a central device;a display positioned on said housing;a silent alert generator positioned in said housing to indicate an incoming call;at least one manually actuated user input positioned on said housing;a memory positioned in said housing and storing a plurality of predetermined messages one of said predetermined messages being a call answer message, a second one of said predetermined messages being a default message and a third one of said predetermined messages being an optional message; anda controller positioned in said housing and coupled to said user input, said display, said transceiver, and said memory, said controller selectively responsive to actuation of said user input to accept a call during an incoming call alert and generating said call answer message to transmit to a caller indicating that the call has been accepted by the radiotelephone, and said controller controlling said display to display at least one reply message option corresponding to at least said optional message, said controller selectively responsive to a user input during a predetermined time period following display of said at least one reply message option to cause transmission of said optional message to the caller, said controller causing said default message to be transmitted to the caller if a user input is not detected during said predetermined time period, and said controller responsive to a user to selectively answer the call by activating communication between the caller and said microphone and said speaker.