Loudspeaker apparatus and method for a radio telephone apparatus

Claim 2

A loudspeaker apparatus for a radio telephone apparatus having a base unit coupled to a wired telephone line and a radio telephone set including a battery, wherein said radio telephone set is connected to said base unit through a radio channel, said loudspeaker apparatus comprising: call origination means for generating a call origination signal; loudspeaker means provided in said base unit for generating a speech signal from said wired telephone line; mode means provided in said base unit for determining at least a first loudspeaker mode characterized by transducing a speech signal with said loudspeaker means; and speech control means provided in said base unit for connecting said loudspeaker means to said wired telephone line in response to the call origination signal from said call origination means if said first loudspeaker mode is determined by said mode means; wherein said mode means comprises: determining means for determining if said radio telephone set is installed in said base unit; and control means responsive to said determining means and said call origination signal for enabling said loudspeaker means and disabling a speaker means in said handset if said radio telephone set is installed on said base unit and enabling said speaker means in said handset and disabling said loudspeaker means if said handset is not installed on said base unit.

Claim 3

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said first determining means is means for determining if said radio telephone set is installed in said base unit in response to a charging current supplied from a power source of said base unit to said battery of said radio telephone set.

Claim 4

The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said call origination means is provided in said radio telephone apparatus means and transmits the call origination signal to said base unit through the radio channel.

Claim 5

The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said call origination means is provided in said base unit.

Claim 6

The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said speech control means further connects said wired telephone line to a microphone of said radio telephone set.

Claim 7

The apparatus of claim 5 further comprising gain control means for adjusting the magnitude of the speech signal generated by said loudspeaker means in response to the magnitude of the speech signal from said microphone.

Claim 8

A loudspeaker apparatus for a radio telephone apparatus having a base unit coupled to a wired telephone line and a radio telephone set including a battery, wherein said radio telephone set is connected to said base unit through a radio channel, said loudspeaker apparatus comprising: call origination means for generating a call origination signal; loudspeaker means provided in said base unit for generating a speech signal from said wired telephone line; mode means provided in said base unit for determining at least a first loudspeaker mode characterized by transducing a speech signal with said loudspeaker means; and speech control means provided in said base unit for connecting said loudspeaker means to said wired telephone line in response to the call origination signal from said call origination means if said first loudspeaker mode is determined by said mode means; wherein said mode means comprises: first determining means for determining if said radio telephone set is installed in said base unit; and second determining means for determining said first loudspeaker mode and a second loudspeaker mode in response to the call origination signal, an output signal from said first determining means and key data from a particular key, the first loudspeaker mode being characterized by transducing a speech signal with said loudspeaker means, the second loudspeaker mode being characterized by transducing a speech signal with said loudspeaker means and a microphone of said radio telephone set, and wherein said speech control means comprises means for connecting said loudspeaker means to said wired telephone line if the first loudspeaker mode is determined and connecting said loudspeaker means and said microphone to said wired telephone line if the second loudspeaker mode is determined.

Claim 9

A loudspeaker apparatus for a radio telephone apparatus having a base unit coupled to a wired telephone line and a radio telephone set including a battery, wherein said radio telephone set is connected to said base unit through a radio channel, said loudspeaker apparatus comprising: call origination means for generating a call origination signal; loudspeaker means provided in said base unit for generating a speech signal from said wired telephone line; mode means provided in said base unit for determining at least a first loudspeaker mode characterized by transducing a speech signal with said loudspeaker means; and speech control means provided in said base unit for connecting said loudspeaker means to said wired telephone line in response to the call origination signal from said call origination means if said first loudspeaker mode is determined by said mode means; wherein said mode means comprises: first determining means for determining if said radio telephone set is installed in said base unit; and second determining means for determining said first loudspeaker mode and a second loudspeaker mode in response to the call origination signal, an output signal from said first determining means and key data from a particular key, the first loudspeaker mode being characterized by transducing a speech signal with said loudspeaker means, the second loudspeaker mode being characterized by transducing a speech signal with said loudspeaker means and a microphone of said radio telephone set, and wherein said speech control means comprises means for connecting said loudspeaker means to said wired telephone line if the first loudspeaker mode is determined and connecting said loudspeaker means and said microphone to said wired telephone line if the second loudspeaker mode is determined.

Claim 10

The apparatus of claim 7 wherein said first determining means is means for determining said radio telephone set is installed in said base unit in response to a charging current supplied from a power source of said base unit to said battery of said radio telephone set.

Claim 11

The apparatus of claim 7 further comprising gain control means for adjusting the magnitude of the speech signal generated by said loudspeaker means in response to the magnitude of the speech signal from said microphone.

Claim 12

The apparatus of claim 7 wherein said particular key is provided in said base unit.

Claim 13

In a radio telephone apparatus having a base unit coupled to a wired telephone line and a radio telephone set including a battery, said radio telephone set being connected to said unit through a radio channel, a method for implementing loudspeaker mode selection comprising the steps of: (a) generating a call origination signal; (b) determining a loudspeaker mode characterized by transducing a speech signal using at least loudspeaker means provided in said base unit; and (c) connecting said loudspeaker means to said wired telephone line in response to the call origination signal if the loudspeaker mode is determined; wherein steps (b) and (c), respectively further comprise the steps of: determining if said radio telephone set is installed in said base unit, and enabling said loudspeaker means and disabling a speaker means in said handset in response to the call origination signal and a determination that said radio telephone set is installed in said base unit and enabling said speaker means in said handset and disabling said loudspeaker means in response to the call origination signal and a determination that said radio telephone set is not installed in said base unit.

Claim 14

In a radio telephone apparatus having a base unit coupled to a wired telephone line and a radio telephone set including a battery, said radio telephone set being connected to said unit through a radio channel, a method for implementing loudspeaker mode selection comprising the steps of: (a) generating a call origination signal; (b) determining a loudspeaker mode characterized by transducing a speech signal using at least loudspeaker means provided in said base unit; and (c) connecting said loudspeaker means to said wired telephone line in response to the call origination signal if the loudspeaker mode is determined; wherein steps (b) and (c), respectively further comprise the steps of: determining if said radio telephone set is installed in said base unit, and enabling said loudspeaker means and disabling a speaker means in said handset in response to the call origination signal and a determination that said radio telephone set is installed in said base unit and enabling said speaker means in said handset and disabling said loudspeaker means in response to the call origination signal and a determination that said radio telephone set is not installed in said base unit.

Claim 15

The method of claim 11 wherein the step of determining if said radio telephone set is installed in said base unit comprises determining a charging current supplied from a power source of said base unit to said battery of said radio telephone set.

Claim 16

The method of claim 11 further comprising the step of connecting said wired telephone line to a microphone of said radio telephone set.

Claim 17

The method of claim 13 further comprising the step of adjusting the magnitude of the speech signal generated by said loudspeaker means in response to the magnitude of the speech signal from said microphone.

Claim 18

In a radio telephone apparatus having a base unit coupled to a wired telephone line and a radio telephone set including a battery, said radio telephone set being connected to said unit through a radio channel, a method for implementing loudspeaker mode selection comprising the steps of: (a) generating a call origination signal; (b) determining a loudspeaker mode characterized by transducing a speech signal using at least loudspeaker means provided in said base unit; and (c) connecting said loudspeaker means to said wired telephone line in response to the call origination signal if the loudspeaker mode is determined; wherein step (b), determining the loudspeaker mode, comprises the steps of: determining if said radio telephone set is installed in said base unit and generating a determination signal, and determining a first loudspeaker mode and a second loudspeaker mode in response to the call origination signal, the determination signal and key data from a particular key; wherein the first loudspeaker mode is characterized by transducing a speech signal using at least said loudspeaker means, the second loudspeaker mode is characterized by transducing a speech signal using at least said loudspeaker means and the microphone of said radio telephone set; and wherein step (c), connecting said loudspeaker means, comprises the steps of: connecting said loudspeaker means to said wired telephone line if the first loudspeaker mode is determined, and connecting said loudspeaker means and said microphone to said wired telephone line if the second loudspeaker mode is determined.

Claim 19

In a radio telephone apparatus having a base unit coupled to a wired telephone line and a radio telephone set including a battery, said radio telephone set being connected to said unit through a radio channel, a method for implementing loudspeaker mode selection comprising the steps of: (a) generating a call origination signal; (b) determining a loudspeaker mode characterized by transducing a speech signal using at least loudspeaker means provided in said base unit; and (c) connecting said loudspeaker means to said wired telephone line in response to the call origination signal if the loudspeaker mode is determined; wherein step (b), determining the loudspeaker mode, comprises the steps of: determining if said radio telephone set is installed in said base unit and generating a determination signal, and determining a first loudspeaker mode and a second loudspeaker mode in response to the call origination signal, the determination signal and key data from a particular key; wherein the first loudspeaker mode is characterized by transducing a speech signal using at least said loudspeaker means, the second loudspeaker mode is characterized by transducing a speech signal using at least said loudspeaker means and the microphone of said radio telephone set; and wherein step (c), connecting said loudspeaker means, comprises the steps of: connecting said loudspeaker means to said wired telephone line if the first loudspeaker mode is determined, and connecting said loudspeaker means and said microphone to said wired telephone line if the second loudspeaker mode is determined.

Claim 20

The method of claim 15 wherein the step of determining said radio telephone set is installed in said base unit comprises determining a charging current supplied from a power source of said base unit to said battery of said radio telephone set.

Claim 21

The method of claim 15 further comprising the step of adjusting the magnitude of the speech signal generated by said loudspeaker means in response to the magnitude of the speech signal from said microphone.

Claim 22

A radio telephone apparatus having a base unit coupled to a wired telephone line and a radio telephone set coupled to said base unit through a radio channel, wherein said base unit operates by a AC power source, and said radio telephone set operates by a battery, said apparatus comprising: call origination means for generating a call origination signal; loudspeaker means, powered by said AC power source, for generating a speech signal from said wired telephone line; mode means provided in said base unit for determining a loudspeaker mode characterized by-transducing a speech signal using at least said loudspeaker means; and speech control means provided in said base unit for connecting said loudspeaker means to said wired telephone line in response to the call origination signal from said call origination means if the loudspeaker mode is determined by said mode means; wherein said mode means comprises: determining means for determining if said radio telephone set is installed in said base unit; and control means for determining the loudspeaker mode in response to (1) the call origination signal and (2) a determination that said radio telephone set is installed in said base unit, wherein said loudspeaker means is enabled and a speaker means in said radio telephone set is disabled.

Claim 23

A radio telephone apparatus having a base unit coupled to a wired telephone line and a radio telephone set coupled to said base unit through a radio channel, wherein said base unit operates by a AC power source, and said radio telephone set operates by a battery, said apparatus comprising: call origination means for generating a call origination signal; loudspeaker means, powered by said AC power source, for generating a speech signal from said wired telephone line; mode means provided in said base unit for determining a loudspeaker mode characterized by-transducing a speech signal using at least said loudspeaker means; and speech control means provided in said base unit for connecting said loudspeaker means to said wired telephone line in response to the call origination signal from said call origination means if the loudspeaker mode is determined by said mode means; wherein said mode means comprises: determining means for determining if said radio telephone set is installed in said base unit; and control means for determining the loudspeaker mode in response to (1) the call origination signal and (2) a determination that said radio telephone set is installed in said base unit, wherein said loudspeaker means is enabled and a speaker means in said radio telephone set is disabled.

Claim 24

The apparatus of claim 18, wherein said loudspeaker means is provided in said base unit.

Claim 25

The apparatus of claim 18 wherein said speech control means further connects said wired telephone line to a microphone powered by said battery.