Claims
- 1. A radiotelephone (RT) set capable of providing information describing an incoming call to a user, said RT set comprising:
- a cordless base station capable of receiving an incoming call conveying description data from a central telephone office, said cordless base station having:
- an interface for establishing data communication between said cordless base station and said central telephone office,
- a convertor configured to convert said description data into a transmittable caller identification (caller ID) message, said caller ID message being formatted according to a cellular transmission protocol, and
- a transmitter configured to transmit said caller ID message to said RT; and
- an RT configured to communicate with said cordless base station, said RT having:
- a control circuit configured to control the operation of said RT,
- a receiver connected to said control circuit and configured to receive said caller ID messages,
- a display element connected to said control circuit and configured to display said caller ID message in a readable format, and
- a user interface connected to said control circuit and configured to allow a user to control the operation of said RT.
- 2. An RT set according to claim 1, wherein said cordless base station further comprises a modem for extracting said description data from said incoming call.
- 3. An RT set according to claim 1, wherein:
- said cordless base station has a transmit/receive range defined by a cordless boundary;
- said RT is configured to function in a cordless telephone mode by communicating with said cordless base station if said RT is within said cordless boundary; and
- said RT is configured to function in a cellular telephone mode if said RT is outside of said cordless boundary.
- 4. An RT set according to claim 1, wherein said convertor converts said description data into a digitally encoded message having a substantially fixed bit transmission rate.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a Continuation-In-Part of "Multiple Mode Personal Wireless Communications System," by Robert G. Zicker et al., Ser. No. 08/263,711, filed Jun. 22, 1994, which is a Continuation-In-Part of "Multiple Mode Personal Wireless Communications System," by Robert G. Zicker et al., Ser. No. 08/201,455, filed Feb. 24, 1994.
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"Mobile Station-Land Station Compatibility Specification" EIA/TIA 553 by The Electronic Industries Association Sep. 1989. |
Continuation in Parts (2)
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