Patent ID: 7068783

Claim:
A telephone set comprising: a holder; a mobile telephone handset (handy) including a microphone and an earpiece; a telephone receiver including a shell shaped to manually, grasp and an adapter for the mobile telephone handset (handy), the telephone receiver being configured to be storable in the holder and to be removable from the holder for manual use while moving around freely, a recessed area that receives and electrically couples the mobile telephone handset (handy) to a connector plug, and a microphone and an earpiece, that allow for switching over from the mobile telephone handset microphone and earpiece once the mobile telephone is electrically coupled to the connector plug; and a signal transmission means for establishing a remote signal transmission link to the telephone receiver independent of an antenna on the mobile telephone handset, whether the telephone receiver is stored in the holder or moved around freely during a phone call, wherein the telephone receiver contains an interface in the connector plug for connecting the mobile telephone handset (handy) to the signal transmission means.