Claims
- 1. An apparatus that displays telephony information, comprising:
a short range radio link chip; a microcontroller coupled to the chip; a display coupled to the microcontroller; and memory coupled with the microcontroller, the memory comprising computer code that enables a method of displaying telephony information on a short range radio link apparatus, the method comprising wirelessly receiving telephony information via a short range radio link at a short range radio link apparatus, selecting at least a portion of the telephony information as selected information for display, and displaying the selected information on the apparatus.
- 2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the short range radio link is a Bluetooth radio link.
- 3. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a housing adapted to couple to a surface.
- 4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the apparatus comprises a motor vehicle dashboard.
- 5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the apparatus is not adapted to process or broadcast an audio signal portion.
- 6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the method further comprises ignoring any audio signal portion of the short range radio link.
- 7. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the apparatus does not comprise an audio transceiver.
- 8. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein telephony information does not include an audio signal portion.
- 9. A method of displaying telephony information on a short range radio link apparatus, comprising:
receiving telephony information at a telephony apparatus via a telecommunications link; transmitting the telephony information via a short range radio link; wirelessly receiving telephony information via the short range radio link at a short range radio link telephony information display apparatus; selecting at least a portion of the telephony information as selected information for display; and displaying the selected information on the short range radio link telephony information display apparatus.
- 10. The method of claim 9 wherein the short range radio link comprises a Bluetooth standard link.
- 11. The method of claim 9 wherein the telephony information comprises a caller identification information.
- 12. The method of claim 9 wherein the telecommunications link is a cellular telecommunications link.
- 13. A method for identifying the origin of an incoming telecommunications call, comprising:
wirelessly receiving a telephony information via a short range radio link at a short range radio link apparatus; selecting at least a portion of the telephony information as selected information for display; and displaying the selected information.
- 14. The method of claim 13 wherein the short range radio link comprises a Bluetooth standard link.
- 15. The method of claim 13 wherein the telephony information comprises a caller identification information.
- 16. The method of claim 13 wherein displaying comprises displaying the phone number assigned to the incoming call telephony information.
- 17. The method of claim 13 further comprising first receiving the telephony information at a wireless telephony apparatus.
- 18. The method of claim 17 wherein the wireless telephony apparatus is a mobile phone.
- 19. The method of claim 13 further comprising detecting the telephony information, and selecting at least a portion of the telephony information for transmission, while ignoring any audio signal portion.
- 20. The of claim 1 wherein the telephony information comprises call status information.
RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This patent application is related to, and claims priority from co-owned and assigned U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/451,634 to Thrasher, entitled REMOTE CALLER IDENTIFICATION (ID) DEVICE, filed on Mar. 4, 2003.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60451634 |
Mar 2003 |
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