Global Patent Index - EP 1016254 A1

EP 1016254 A1 20000705 - TELEPHONE APPARATUS AND SIGNALLING METHOD

Title (en)

TELEPHONE APPARATUS AND SIGNALLING METHOD

Title (de)

TELEFONGERÄT UND SIGNALISIERUNGSVERFAHREN

Title (fr)

APPAREIL TELEPHONIQUE ET PROCEDE DE SIGNALISATION

Publication

EP 1016254 A1 20000705 (EN)

Application

EP 97936810 A 19970826

Priority

GB 9702286 W 19970826

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9911046A1] A telephone apparatus, in particular a hand-held and/or mobile and/or digital telephone apparatus, comprises a database for holding a plurality of entries, each entry comprising a field for holding identifying information and a field for holding signalling information, selection means for selecting one of said entries of said database, and tone generating means (28) for generating signalling tones corresponding to said signalling information stored in the selected entry of said database. A dialling method employs such a telephone apparatus. The invention enables a user of a telephone to establish different types of connections in a convenient and error-free way.

IPC 1-7

H04M 1/274

IPC 8 full level

H04M 1/275 (2006.01); H04M 1/724 (2021.01); H04M 1/725 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

H04M 1/274 (2013.01 - KR); H04M 1/275 (2013.01 - EP); H04M 1/724 (2021.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9911046A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE DK FI FR GB IT NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9911046 A1 19990304; EP 1016254 A1 20000705; KR 20010023285 A 20010326

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 9702286 W 19970826; EP 97936810 A 19970826; KR 20007001919 A 20000225