Patent ID: 7020499

Claim:
A method of making a hands-free mobile telephone call with a mobile telephone having an electronic directory, comprising: providing a base unit for removably receiving the mobile telephone unit; accessing the electronic telephone directory using a satellite remote unit separate from the base unit; searching the electronic telephone directory using the satellite remote unit separate from the base unit; sending a wireless signal from the satellite remote unit to the mobile telephone in the base unit to select an entry in the electronic telephone directory; generating an audible announcement of at least one of the number and name of the selected entry in the electronic telephone directory; and sending a wireless signal from the satellite remote unit to the mobile telephone in the base unit to make the mobile telephone call, wherein the satellite remote unit is used to access the electronic telephone directory, to search the electronic telephone directory, to select an entry in the electronic telephone directory, and to send the wireless signal to the mobile telephone to make the mobile telephone call.