WO2000074352A1 - Communication assembly - Google Patents
Communication assembly Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- WO2000074352A1 WO2000074352A1 PCT/AU2000/000613 AU0000613W WO0074352A1 WO 2000074352 A1 WO2000074352 A1 WO 2000074352A1 AU 0000613 W AU0000613 W AU 0000613W WO 0074352 A1 WO0074352 A1 WO 0074352A1
- Authority
- WO
- WIPO (PCT)
- Prior art keywords
- telephone
- theme
- assembly
- programming
- communication assembly
- Prior art date
Links
Classifications
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
- H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
- H04M1/26—Devices for calling a subscriber
- H04M1/27—Devices whereby a plurality of signals may be stored simultaneously
- H04M1/274—Devices whereby a plurality of signals may be stored simultaneously with provision for storing more than one subscriber number at a time, e.g. using toothed disc
- H04M1/2745—Devices whereby a plurality of signals may be stored simultaneously with provision for storing more than one subscriber number at a time, e.g. using toothed disc using static electronic memories, e.g. chips
- H04M1/2749—Automatic dialling or redialling systems, e.g. on off-hook or redial on busy
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
- H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
- H04M1/64—Automatic arrangements for answering calls; Automatic arrangements for recording messages for absent subscribers; Arrangements for recording conversations
- H04M1/65—Recording arrangements for recording a message from the calling party
Definitions
- This invention relates to a communication assembly.
- the invention has particular but not exclusive application to a communication assembly which is suitable for use as a gift or greeting and which enables a phone call to be made to a selected telephone number.
- greeting cards to include a phone number which, when phoned by the person receiving the greeting card, plays a message prerecorded by the person sending the greeting card.
- the present invention aims to provide an alternative to known communication assemblies and methods of providing a phone-based services.
- this invention resides broadly in a method of providing a phone-based service including:- programming a telephone assembly having means to receive and transmit a message to another telephone, to transmit a message only to one or a plurality of designated other telephones from which the phone-based services are available, and providing a programmed telephone assembly to a prospective user of the phone-based services, the telephone assembly being housed in housing means having theme identification means for identifying a theme associated with the phone-based services.
- the expression “theme identification” is to be construed broadly as referring to the identification of a theme. "Theme” in this context is to be considered in it's normal dictionary meaning as a subject or attribute that members of a group or category have in common.
- “Theme identification means” is to be construed as meaning any means by which the subject or attibute held in common is/are identified. Exemplary of such means are shape, pattern, ornamentation or configuration. Thus for example, the pattern of a portion of a musical score identifies the theme "Music” - as does the shape or configuration of a housing shaped as a base clef etc.
- the theme identification means is the shape, pattern, ornamentation or configuration of said housing means. It is also preferred that said housing means is star-shaped, said theme is astrology and said programming means have been pre-programmed to connect with one or a plurality of designated telephones numbers providing astrology services, or that said housing means has a sexual shape, said theme is a sexual theme and said programming means have been pre-programmed to connect with one or a plurality of designated telephones numbers providing sexually related services.
- This invention in another aspect resides broadly in a communication assembly including:- a telephone assembly having means to receive and transmit a message to another telephone, and programming means for programming the telephone assembly to transmit a message only to one other or a plurality of designated other telephones.
- the communication assembly includes housing means housing the telephone assembly, the housing means having theme identification means for identifying a theme associated with the other telephone(s).
- the theme identification means is the shape, pattern, ornamentation or configuration of the housing means.
- the telephone assembly includes:- connection actuating means for actuating telephone connection to the other telephone(s), and disconnection means for disconnecting telephone connection with the other telephone(s).
- the telephone assembly cannot receive incoming telephone calls.
- the housing means is heart-shaped and the theme is love, ie St Valentine's day.
- the programming means is preferably a key pad or the like programmable to transmit a message to only the telephone having the number first indexed on the key pad.
- the housing means may be star-shaped and the theme is astrology.
- the programming means have been preprogrammed to connect with one or a plurality of designated telephones numbers providing astrology services.
- the housing means has a sexual shape and the theme is a sexual theme.
- the programming means have been pre-programmed to connect with one or a plurality of designated telephones numbers providing sexually related services.
- the programming means is a key pad or the like programmable for transmission of a message to the one or plurality of designated telephones numbers providing the astrology or sexually related services.
- FIG 1 is a schematic block diagram of the communication assembly of the present invention
- FIGS 2A and 2B are front and rear plan views of a first embodiment of the invention having a St Valentine's day theme, and
- FIGS 3A and 3B are front and rear plan views of a second embodiment of the invention having an astrology theme.
- communication assembly 10 includes a telephone assembly having means 11 to receive and transmit a message to another telephone, and programming means 16,17 for programming the telephone assembly to transmit a message only to one other or a plurality of designated other telephones.
- communication assembly 10 includes housing means housing the telephone assembly.
- the housing has theme identification means for identifying a theme associated with the other telephone (s).
- the theme identification means is the shape, pattern, ornamentation or configuration of the housing means.
- FIGS 2A and 2B illustrate a love heart tele-greeting phone assembly 21.
- Housing 18 is heart-shaped and the theme is love, for example St Valentine's day.
- the programming means is a key pad 17 recessed beneath a hinged cover 18.
- Key pad 17 is programmable to transmit a message to only the telephone having the number first indexed on the key pad.
- operation of key 19 or a combination of the hash/star keys on a standard telephone digital dial pad
- FIGS 3A and 3B illustrate an astrology tele-greeting phone assembly 22.
- Housing 19 star-shaped and the theme is astrology.
- the programming means have been pre-programmed to connect with one or a plurality of designated telephones numbers providing astrology services.
- the programming means is a key pad 17 recessed beneath a hinged cover 18. Key pad 17 is programmable to transmit a message to one or to a number of designated telephones numbers providing the astrology services.
- programming is complete operation of key 19 (or a combination of the hash/star keys on a standard telephone digital dial pad) will store the numbers in non-erasable non-writeable memory.
- the housing means has a sexual shape and the theme is a sexual theme.
- the programming means have been pre-programmed to connect with one or a plurality of designated telephones numbers providing sexually related services.
- telephone assembly 10 includes connection actuating means 12 for actuating telephone connection to the other telephone(s), and disconnection means 13 for disconnecting telephone connection with the other telephone(s).
- Telephone assembly 10 also includes a microphone 14, earpiece 15 and phone cord and jack 20.
- the telephone assembly can be designed so as not to be capable of receiving incoming telephone calls.
- the love heart tele-greeting phone assembly 21 is purchased as a gift.
- the purchaser programs his/her own telephone number into the novelty phone by means of key pad 17, operates button 19 to store the phone number (and only that number) non-eraseably in memory, and gives the novelty greeting phone to another person.
- the gift thus constitutes a personal greeting enabling the receiver to make phone calls directly to the giver simply by operating connect button 13.
- the astrology tele-greeting phone assembly 22 (or a sex tele-greeting phone assembly not shown) is purchased as a gift.
- the gift can be purchased from a store or manufacturer who also provides or is associated with organisations or individuals who provide phone based astrology (or sex-related) services.
- the phone numbers of such phone-based services are non-eraseably preprogrammed into programming means 16.
- the purchaser can give the novelty greeting phone to a another person.
- the gift thus constitutes a personal greeting enabling the receiver to make phone calls directly to preselected phone-based services simply by selecting the chosen service phone number and operating connect button 13.
Abstract
Description
Claims
Priority Applications (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
CA002375785A CA2375785A1 (en) | 1999-06-01 | 2000-05-30 | Communication assembly |
EP00929124A EP1183850A4 (en) | 1999-06-01 | 2000-05-30 | Communication assembly |
AU47347/00A AU772699B2 (en) | 1999-06-01 | 2000-05-30 | Communication assembly |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
AUPQ0724 | 1999-06-01 | ||
AUPQ0724A AUPQ072499A0 (en) | 1999-06-01 | 1999-06-01 | Communication assembly |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
WO2000074352A1 true WO2000074352A1 (en) | 2000-12-07 |
Family
ID=3814922
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
PCT/AU2000/000613 WO2000074352A1 (en) | 1999-06-01 | 2000-05-30 | Communication assembly |
Country Status (4)
Country | Link |
---|---|
EP (1) | EP1183850A4 (en) |
AU (1) | AUPQ072499A0 (en) |
CA (1) | CA2375785A1 (en) |
WO (1) | WO2000074352A1 (en) |
Families Citing this family (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
DE3642723A1 (en) * | 1986-12-13 | 1988-06-23 | Grundfos Int | STATIC FREQUENCY INVERTER, ESPECIALLY FREQUENCY INVERTER FOR CONTROLLING AND / OR REGULATING THE PERFORMANCE SIZE OF AN ELECTRIC MOTOR |
Citations (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US4481382A (en) * | 1982-09-29 | 1984-11-06 | Villa Real Antony Euclid C | Programmable telephone system |
GB2280819A (en) * | 1993-08-05 | 1995-02-08 | Yang Chao Ming | Novelty telephone with relatively small handset |
US5673304A (en) * | 1991-09-23 | 1997-09-30 | Ac Corporation | Programmable emergency communication system including automatic dialer |
DE19836118A1 (en) * | 1998-08-10 | 1999-04-15 | Wolfgang Ipach | Appts. with keyboard for automatic dialing of world wide emergency exchange |
WO1999020028A2 (en) * | 1997-10-14 | 1999-04-22 | Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. | Communications device code entry |
Family Cites Families (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US5343509A (en) * | 1991-08-30 | 1994-08-30 | Dounies Gregory F | Emergency information facsimile transmitter |
DE4143297A1 (en) * | 1991-12-17 | 1993-06-24 | Peter Reisberger | Writing implement with integrated or superimposed electronic circuit - has LED or LCD modules designed in different shapes and colours and any type of writing implement can be dealt with in this way e.g. ball point pens and propelling pencils |
US5694452A (en) * | 1996-03-14 | 1997-12-02 | Bertolet; Eric E. | Emergency telecommunication device |
DE19642608A1 (en) * | 1996-10-16 | 1998-04-23 | Joerg L Borgwardt | Portable mobile telephone for emergency calls |
DE19707681C1 (en) * | 1997-02-26 | 1998-05-07 | Raimund Prof Dr Med Erbel | Mobile telephone for recording ECG signals |
-
1999
- 1999-06-01 AU AUPQ0724A patent/AUPQ072499A0/en not_active Abandoned
-
2000
- 2000-05-30 CA CA002375785A patent/CA2375785A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2000-05-30 EP EP00929124A patent/EP1183850A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2000-05-30 WO PCT/AU2000/000613 patent/WO2000074352A1/en active IP Right Grant
Patent Citations (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US4481382A (en) * | 1982-09-29 | 1984-11-06 | Villa Real Antony Euclid C | Programmable telephone system |
US5673304A (en) * | 1991-09-23 | 1997-09-30 | Ac Corporation | Programmable emergency communication system including automatic dialer |
GB2280819A (en) * | 1993-08-05 | 1995-02-08 | Yang Chao Ming | Novelty telephone with relatively small handset |
WO1999020028A2 (en) * | 1997-10-14 | 1999-04-22 | Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. | Communications device code entry |
DE19836118A1 (en) * | 1998-08-10 | 1999-04-15 | Wolfgang Ipach | Appts. with keyboard for automatic dialing of world wide emergency exchange |
Non-Patent Citations (2)
Title |
---|
DATABASE WPI Derwent World Patents Index; Class W01, AN 1999-265078/23, XP002953373 * |
See also references of EP1183850A4 * |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
---|---|
CA2375785A1 (en) | 2000-12-07 |
EP1183850A4 (en) | 2002-09-04 |
EP1183850A1 (en) | 2002-03-06 |
AUPQ072499A0 (en) | 1999-06-24 |
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
US20100027773A1 (en) | Telephone apparatus | |
CN101480025B (en) | Incoming call notifying method for mobile phone | |
TWI235590B (en) | Apparatus for displaying an illumination pattern and method thereof | |
US20030108189A1 (en) | Method and device for identifying and notifying the recipient of a phone call using a distinct phone ring pattern assigned to that call recipient | |
JP2003051864A (en) | Wireless mobile terminal | |
EP1696642A1 (en) | Incoming telephone call indicators | |
JPH10327232A (en) | Portable telephone set | |
EP1061716A3 (en) | Emergency calling function of portable communication device | |
AU710412B3 (en) | Communication assembly | |
EP1183850A1 (en) | Communication assembly | |
CN1964368B (en) | A method to play special background music according to telephone number | |
AU772699B2 (en) | Communication assembly | |
WO2008150097A2 (en) | Numeral memory game method | |
WO2002035870A2 (en) | A cellular telephone and an emergency assistance system | |
US7899498B2 (en) | Method and system for recognition of incoming calls to a voicemail system | |
JP2003244280A (en) | Portable telephone set | |
US20050233775A1 (en) | Mobile phone providing religious prayers and method for the same | |
EP0981886A2 (en) | Identification through network messages | |
JP3451992B2 (en) | Mobile phone terminal with biorhythm display function | |
EP1453283A1 (en) | System for managing incoming telephone calls | |
JPS60206254A (en) | Telephone device | |
JP2004193840A (en) | Ringer tone providing system | |
WO1999026392A1 (en) | A procedure in conjunction with making a telecommunication call and a telecommunication terminal arrangement | |
JP3685076B2 (en) | mobile phone | |
RU2253950C1 (en) | Mobile cell phone |
Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
---|---|---|---|
AK | Designated states |
Kind code of ref document: A1 Designated state(s): AE AG AL AM AT AU AZ BA BB BG BR BY CA CH CN CR CU CZ DE DK DM DZ EE ES FI GB GD GE GH GM HR HU ID IL IN IS JP KE KG KP KR KZ LC LK LR LS LT LU LV MA MD MG MK MN MW MX MZ NO NZ PL PT RO RU SD SE SG SI SK SL TJ TM TR TT TZ UA UG US UZ VN YU ZA ZW |
|
AL | Designated countries for regional patents |
Kind code of ref document: A1 Designated state(s): GH GM KE LS MW MZ SD SL SZ TZ UG ZW AM AZ BY KG KZ MD RU TJ TM AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LU MC NL PT SE BF BJ CF CG CI CM GA GN GW ML MR NE SN TD TG |
|
DFPE | Request for preliminary examination filed prior to expiration of 19th month from priority date (pct application filed before 20040101) | ||
121 | Ep: the epo has been informed by wipo that ep was designated in this application | ||
WWE | Wipo information: entry into national phase |
Ref document number: 47347/00 Country of ref document: AU |
|
ENP | Entry into the national phase |
Ref document number: 2375785 Country of ref document: CA Kind code of ref document: A |
|
WWE | Wipo information: entry into national phase |
Ref document number: 2000929124 Country of ref document: EP |
|
WWE | Wipo information: entry into national phase |
Ref document number: 09980380 Country of ref document: US |
|
WWP | Wipo information: published in national office |
Ref document number: 2000929124 Country of ref document: EP |
|
REG | Reference to national code |
Ref country code: DE Ref legal event code: 8642 |
|
WWW | Wipo information: withdrawn in national office |
Ref document number: 2000929124 Country of ref document: EP |
|
NENP | Non-entry into the national phase |
Ref country code: JP |
|
WWG | Wipo information: grant in national office |
Ref document number: 47347/00 Country of ref document: AU |