Patent ID: 7672701

Claim:
A telephone hands-free system for a mobile telephone in a motor vehicle, comprising: a holder arranged in a passenger compartment of the motor vehicle for holding a mobile telephone including electronic circuitry capable of communicating with the mobile telephone; a control arrangement for controlling the mobile telephone including at least one hands-free function, wherein said control arrangement is accommodated in the holder, wherein the holder is designed for wire-free communication with the mobile telephone for transmitting control data from the control arrangement to the mobile telephone, wherein the holder is not specifically designed for the mobile telephone and is adjusted for mechanically holding mobile telephones of different sizes, and the holder is connected though a cable to a connection box arranged in a concealed location of the motor vehicle remote from the holder and having connecting devices by means of which the electronics in the holder are connected to at least one external appliance which is installed in the motor vehicle, the external appliance being selected from the group consisting of a loudspeaker, a microphone, and an antenna.