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`INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT)
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`(51) Il1te1‘n3ti0nal Patent Classification, 6 3
`H04M 1/72 1/66
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`(11) International Publication Number:
`(43) International Publication Date:
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`W0 99/13629
`18 March 1999 (18.03.99)
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`(21) International Application Number:
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`PCT/GB98/02715
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`(22) International Filing Date:
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`9 September 1998 (09.09.98)
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`(30) Priority Data:
`973637
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`9 September 1997 (09.09.97)
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`(81) Designated States: AL, AM, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BR,
`BY, CA, CH, CN, CU, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, GB, GE,
`GH, GM, HR, HU, ID, IL, IS, JP, KE, KG, KP, KR, KZ,
`LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LV, MD, MG, MK, MN, MW,
`MX, NO, NZ, PL, PT, RO, RU, SD, SE, SG, SI, SK, SL,
`TJ, TM, TR, TT, UA, UG, US, UZ, VN, YU, ZW, ARIPO
`patent (GH, GM, KE, LS, MW, SD, SZ, UG, ZW), Eurasian
`patent (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, MD, RU, TJ, TM), European
`patent (AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR,
`IE, IT, LU, MC, NL, PT. SE), OAPI Patfint (BF, BJ, CF,
`CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GW, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG).
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`(71)(72) Applicants and Inventors: WESBY, Philip, Bernard
`[GB/Fl]; Viinirinne 8A, FIN—02630 Espoo (FI). WESBY
`VAN SWAAY, Eveline [NL/Fl]; Viinirinne 8A, FIN—02630
`Espoo (F1). PARKKALI, Rauli [FI/FI]; Urheilukatu 18 B
`28, FIN—00250 Helsinki
`(Fl). AHNLUND, Hans, Kjell, Published
`Olof [SE/F1]; Apollogatan 10 A 36, F-00100 Helsinki (Fl).
`With international search report.
`Before the expiration of the time limit for amending the
`claims and to be republished in the event of the receipt of
`amendments.
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`(74) Agent: ROBSON, Aidan, John; Reddie & Grose, 16 Theobalds
`Road, London WCIX 8PL (GB).
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`(54) Title: EMERGENCY MOBILE RADIO TELEPHONE WITH REDUCE KEY SET
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`(57) Abstract
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`A mobile radio telephone or portable hot link communicator is described which provides a simple, efficient and effective means
`of communication to enable a child or elderly person to communicate with a known parent, relative or friend carrying a standard mobile
`telephone. The hot—link communicator is wrist worn, or hangs from a cord around the wearer’s neck, and it comprises a preprogrammed
`Module that links it with preferably only one other mobile or fixed telephone. The hot link communicator comprises the very basic
`functionality, and in some embodiments, no display, only a preprogrammed dialling button and an answer button. The hot link communicator
`makes possible communication between parents needing to communicate with their children and between supervising adults and elderly
`persons needing assistance in that the children and elderly persons do not need to input numbers in sequence via a key pad or search for a
`telephone in the rain and dark.
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`FOR THE PURPOSES OF INFORMATION ONLY
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`Codes used to identify States party to the PCT on the front pages of pamphlets publishing international applications under the PCT.
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`Albania
`ES
`Spain
`LS
`Lesotho
`SI
`Slovenia
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`Finland
`LT
`Lithuania
`SK
`Slovakia
`AM
`Armenia
`FI
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`AT
`Austria
`FR
`France
`LU
`Luxembourg
`SN
`Senegal
`AU
`Australia
`GA
`Gabon
`LV
`Latvia
`SZ
`Swaziland
`AZ
`Azerbaijan
`GB
`United Kingdom
`MC
`Monaco
`TD
`Chad
`BA
`Bosnia and Herzegovina
`GE
`Georgia
`MD
`Republic of Moldova
`TG
`Togo
`BB
`Barbados
`GH
`Ghana
`MG
`Madagascar
`TJ
`Tajikistan
`BE
`Belgium
`GN
`Guinea
`MK
`The former Yugoslav
`TM
`Turkmenistan
`BF
`Burkina Faso
`GR
`Greece
`Republic of Macedonia
`TR
`Turkey
`BG
`Bulgaria
`HU
`Hungary
`Mali
`TT
`Trinidad and Tobago
`BJ
`Benin
`IE
`Ireland
`Mongolia
`UA
`Ukraine
`BR
`Brazil
`IL
`Israel
`Mauritania
`UG
`Uganda
`BY
`Belarus
`IS
`Iceland
`Malawi
`US
`United States of America
`CA
`Canada
`IT
`Italy
`Mexico
`UZ
`Uzbekistan
`CF
`Central African Republic
`JP
`Japan
`Niger
`VN
`Viet Nam
`CG
`Congo
`KE
`Kenya
`Netherlands
`YU
`Yugoslavia
`CH
`Switzerland
`KG
`Kyrgyzstan
`Norway
`ZW
`Zimbabwe
`CI
`Cote d’Ivoire
`KP
`Democratic People’s
`New Zealand
`CM
`Cameroon
`Republic of Korea
`Poland
`CN
`China
`Republic of Korea
`Portugal
`CU
`Cuba
`Kazakstan
`Romania
`CZ
`Czech Republic
`Saint Lucia
`Russian Federation
`DE
`Germany
`Liechtenstein
`Sudan
`DK
`Denmark
`Sri Lanka
`Sweden
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`Estonia
`Liberia
`Singapore
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`MR
`MW
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`NO
`NZ
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`DESCRIPTION
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`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
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`The invention relates to a portable communicating
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`apparatus. More particularly, it relates to a portable
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`communicating hot link apparatus which can provide a
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`simple, efficient and effective means of communication
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`between children and their parents, between elderly
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`persons and caring relatives, and between mentally less-
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`able individuals and supervising adults.
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`Children often disappear from view from parents
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`causing anxiety and worry until their whereabouts is
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`known again. Mobile telephone technology, such as GSM,
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`DCS, and CDMA can provide an essential link between
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`older children and their parents, but this is not the
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`answer for younger children, elderly persons, or
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`mentally less-able individuals. The mobile telephone is
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`very valuable and might easily be lost or stolen from a
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`child or from a mentally less—able individual.
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`Similarly, elderly citizens may experience distress
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`should they become lost in a crowd or lose sight of a
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`supervising adult.
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`In all these instances, children,
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`mentally less able individuals, and elderly persons
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`would quite likely experience difficulty in pressing the
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`right sequence of keys on the mobile telephone,
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`particularly if it were dark or in instances of bad
`weather.
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`Elderly persons often make appointments to meet
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`supervising adults, such as their grown up children, but
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`due to the fast commotion of life,
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`they may miss the
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`particular agreed meeting point or they may forget the
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`time of the meeting. There is clearly a need for a
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`communicating device which can address the communication
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`technology requirements of this situation.
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`Current mobile phone technology products do not
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`offer a very simple and cheap technology solution which
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`addresses this essential one—to—one communication need.
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`In addition to these specific communication problem
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`needs,
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`there is a growing concern about the potentially
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`harmful effect of electromagnetic radiation upon the
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`developing brains of young children. Within this
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`context,
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`there is an opportunity to design a
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`communication device for children which positions the
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`radiating electromagnetic field of a communication
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`device away from the close proximity of the brain.
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`In
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`this regard, parents who maintain the belief that mobile
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`telephones present a health risk due to the radiating
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`antenna, may rest secure in the knowledge that this risk
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`Further to these limitations of existing
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`technologies, and so far as is known, no portable
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`communication apparatus is presently available which
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`serves to offer a hot link communicator comprising the
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`minimum mobile telephone functionality suited to the
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`specific needs of this problem area.
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`OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION
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`Accordingly, it is an object of the present
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`invention to provide a novel portable hot link
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`communicating apparatus to meet the minimum specific
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`requirements of parents wishing to have the facility of
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`immediate communication with their children, between
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`mentally less—able individuals and supervising adults,
`and between elderly persons and caring relatives.
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`It is a further object of the present invention to
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`provide a novel portable hot link communicating
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`apparatus which comprises a preprogrammed identity
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`module comprising the number of the mobile or fixed
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`telephone to which the hot link communicating device is
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`It is a further object of the present invention to
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`provide a novel portable hot link communicating
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`apparatus which may comprise no key pad at all, other
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`than a simple array of press pads to initiate a call or
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`to answer an incoming call thereby minimising cost and
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`functionality of the said communication apparatus.
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`It is a further object of the present invention,
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`to
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`provide a novel portable hot link communicating
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`apparatus which may comprise no display thereby
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`minimising cost and functionality of the said
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`communication apparatus.
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`It is a further object of the present invention,
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`to
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`provide a novel portable hot link communicating
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`apparatus which comprises a simple and effective way of
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`attaching it to the wearer such as a wrist strap, a hip
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`belt clip, or a neck cord.
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`In this context, it is a
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`further object of the invention to provide a portable
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`hot link communicating apparatus which may function
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`effectively while worn on the wrist such that the
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`electromagnetic field of the radiating antenna is
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`positioned away from the close proximity of the
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`developing brains of young children while a call is in
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`progress.
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`It is a further object of the present invention,
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`to
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`provide a novel portable hot link communicating
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`apparatus which may be moulded in any of a number of
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`bright colours and designs which are attractive to young
`children and which are therefore readily worn by said
`children.
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`It is a further object of the present invention,
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`to
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`provide a novel portable hot link communicating
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`apparatus which makes use of state of the art battery
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`technology such that the hot link communicating device
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`may be powered by a light—weight,
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`low volume
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`rechargeable battery with sufficient power to remain
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`active for 24 hours.
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`Other objects and advantages of this invention will
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`become apparent from the description to follow when read
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`in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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`BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
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`Certain of the foregoing and related objects are
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`readily-attained according to the present invention by
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`the provision of a novel portable communicating
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`apparatus or hot link communicator which serves to
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`address the diverse requirements of communication
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`between parents and children, between supervising adults
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`and mentally less—able individuals, and between elderly
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`persons and caring relatives.
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`The hot link communicator preferably comprises a
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`basic mobile telephone circuit having no key pad or
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`display and a rechargeable battery and antenna and a
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`preprogrammed identity module linking it to a single
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`mobile or fixed telephone. Where appropriate,
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`in an
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`alternative embodiment the hot link communicator is able
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`to place a call to one of a plurality of separate
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`telephone numbers comprising mobile telephones,
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`fixed
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`telephones or other hot link communicators.
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`embodiment in which the hot link communicator is able to
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`select one of two numbers, an additional separate call
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`button is provided for this purpose.
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`In an alternative
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`embodiment, selection of one of a plurality of numbers
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`is done using the single call initiate button and by
`sequentially stepping through the numbers stored in the
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`preprogrammed identity module. The indication of which
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`number is being selected can be shown on the screen of
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`the hot link communicator in a number of embodiments;
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`alternatively one of a number of coloured lights may be
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`programmed to light up to avoid the expense of the
`screen.
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`To all extents and purposes,
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`the hot link
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`communicator, works identically as a mobile telephone
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`when it is active and receives a call. It differs from
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`the complexity of a mobile telephone in that it
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`comprises no key pad, and in its place, it comprises the
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`circuitry to dial a number preprogrammed into its
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`identity module.
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`The linked mobile telephone, or any mobile
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`telephone comprising the same type of identity module,
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`is thus easily employed to preprogram the unique number
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`of any mobile or fixed telephone to which the hot link
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`communicator is to be linked. This programming feature
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`offers a significant degree in freedom in linking any
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`particular hot link communicator with any particular
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`mobile or fixed telephone. Furthermore,
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`the same method
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`may be employed to program two identity modules and
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`thereby link two hot link communicators to each other.
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`Other objects and features of the present invention
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`will become apparent from the following detailed
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`description considered in connection with the
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`accompanying drawings which disclose one embodiment of
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`the invention. It is to be understood, however,
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`that the
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`drawings are designed for the purpose of illustration
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`only and that the particular description of the portable
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`hot link communicating apparatus is given by way of
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`example only and does not limit the scope of the
`invention.
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`BRIEF DESQRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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`FIG.
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`1 is an illustration of one embodiment of the
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`portable hot link communicating apparatus.
`FIG. 2 is an illustration of the use of the hot
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`link communicator within the context of the mobile
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`telephone network.
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`FIG. 3 is a circuit block schematic indicating the
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`necessary functional components of the hot link
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`communicating apparatus.
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`FIG.4 comprises a schematic of a number of hot link
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`mould shapes that may be used to maximise the
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`acceptability of the product to children and adults.
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`DESCRIPTION OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
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`Referring now in detail to the drawings and in
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`particular FIG.
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`1 thereof,
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`therein illustrated is a
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`portable hot link communicating apparatus embodying the
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`present invention.
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`This device comprises a novel combination of
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`existing technologies and features which make possible
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`the existence of a new and improved portable hot link
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`communicating apparatus to address the needs of parents
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`wishing to have the facility of immediate communication
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`with their children and vice versa, between supervising
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`individuals and mentally less-able persons, and between
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`elderly persons and caring relatives.
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`Furthermore this novel hot link communicator is
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`able to receive and send calls to a preprogrammed mobile
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`or fixed telephone by making use of simplified circuitry
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`to select and call at least one number programmed into
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`the identity module associated with the hot link
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`communicator.
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`This unique combination of features greatly
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`simplifies the hot link communicator circuitry and
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`thereby reduces the cost of the device.
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`In a preferred embodiment,
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`the invention is y
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`suitably employed within any specific mobile telephone
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`system such as GSM, DCS, and CDMA. For the purpose of
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`detailed description and in order to make clear the
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`advantages and benefits of the hot link communicator,
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`the particular embodiment of the GSM standard of mobile
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`telephone technology is selected. Furthermore,
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`the
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`corresponding identity module within the GSM standard of
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`mobile telephone technology,
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`the subscriber identity
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`module, or SIM card is described. This selection of GSM
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`is made by way of example only and does not limit the
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`scope of the invention to the GSM standard since it is
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`obviously and suitably adapted to DCS and CDMA telephone
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`technologies by making the corresponding and obvious
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`technical modifications to the hot link communicator
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`circuitry.
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`In the preferred embodiment,
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`the essential hardware
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`components-comprise a basic GSM telephone circuit, a
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`rechargeable battery, a compact GSM antenna, a brightly
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`coloured moulding,
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`in the instance that it is intended
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`for children,
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`a preprogrammed SIM card, and two buttons:
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`one to initiate a telephone call,
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`the other to answer an
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`incoming call, and a ringing tone generator as well as a
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`basic two way microphone device.
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`With particular reference to FIG.
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`1 there is shown
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`an illustration of one embodiment of the portable hot
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`link communicating apparatus. The hot link communicator
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`10 comprises a wrist strap 12, a call button 14, and a
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`call receive button 16. The optional central display 18
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`may comprise a digital watch and possibly some
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`indication of the coverage level, as is standard in the
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`display of mobile telephones.
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`In a further embodiment
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`the display 18 may indicate who is calling,
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`in the
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`instance that this is preprogrammed into the identity
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`module. Furthermore,
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`in a further embodiment,
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`the
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`display 18 can be used to indicate to which one of a
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`plurality of stored telephone numbers the hot link
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`communicator can initiate a call,
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`in which case a
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`particular sequence of key presses can be programmed to
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`step through the list of stored numbers.
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`FIG.
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`2 shows an illustration of the ease of use of
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`the hot link communicator within the context of mobile
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`telephone technology.
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`FIG.
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`3 shows a circuit block schematic indicating
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`the necessary functional components of the hot link
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`communicating apparatus according to one embodiment
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`based on the standard schematic for GSM. The hot link
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`communicator differs from the standard GSM telephone
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`circuit in that the circuit has no keypad for entering
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`numbers and in its place it makes use of a simplified
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`button for automatically calling a number in the
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`preprogrammed Identity Module.
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`FIG.4 shows a number of possible shapes of the hot
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`link communicator into which the plastic housing could
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`be moulded to make the communicator most acceptable to
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`The hot link communicator is intended to provide an
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`emergency telephone connection using the simplest
`combination of technologies in a new and unique way. It
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`is intended that the hot link communicator may contain
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`levels of sophistication to suit different specific
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`needs of individuals. As has been stated before,
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`the hot
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`link communicator may comprise a screen display.
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`addition,
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`the hot link communicator may comprise the
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`capability to initiate telephone calls to one of a
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`number of telephone numbers stored in the preprogrammed
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`identity module.
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`In GSM this preprogrammed identity
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`module is described as the SIM card or Subscribers
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`Identity Module. Nevertheless,
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`the SIM card is only
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`mentioned by way of example and the invention is not
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`limited to this particular module and any circuitry may
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`be devised to achieve the necessary functionality of the
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`hot link communicator pre—programed identity module.
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`In one alternative embodiment,
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`the hot link
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`communicator is able to select one of a plurality of
`numbers stored in the preprogrammed identity module.
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`This can be realised in a number of ways such as
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`programming the call initiate button 14 to toggle
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`through the list of stored numbers wherein each is
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`sequentially displayed on the screen. Alternatively,
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`a
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`number of coloured lights may be used to indicate from
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`whom a call is being received or to whom a call is about
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`to be initiated wherein one particular coloured light
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`corresponds to a particular telephone number stored on
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`the preprogrammed identity module. The use of coloured
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`lights may serve to be advantageous when the hot link
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`communicator is to be used by a young child who is
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`unable to recognised alphanumeric text on a screen
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`display.
`While only one embodiment of the present invention:
`the hot link communicator within the context of the
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`digital GSM telephone system in particular, has been
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`shown and described in detail, it will be obvious to
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`those persons of ordinary skill in the art,
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`that many
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`departing from the spirit of the invention. For example,
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`the hot link communicator may make use of any telephone
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`technology such as CDMA, and DCS. Furthermore the hot
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`link communicator may be stored in a battery recharging
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`A portable hot link communicator device
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`comprising a digital mobile telephone circuit, a
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`rechargeable battery, a compact antenna,
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`a ringing tone
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`generator, a basic two—way microphone device for
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`providing the facility of immediate communication or
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`emergency telephone connection, characterised by:
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`a simplified array of press pads to initiate a
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`preprogrammed unique subscriber telephone number and to
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`answer an incoming call.
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`2.
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`A portable hot link communicator device
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`according to claim 1 further comprising;
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`a programmable identity module comprising at
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`least one unique subscriber telephone number.
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`3.
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`A portable hot link communicator device
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`according to claim 2 wherein at least one button of said
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`simple array of press pads automatically initiates a
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`call of a unique subscriber telephone number from said
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`preprogrammed identity module.
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`4.
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`A portable hot link communicator device
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`according to claim 2 wherein said programmable identity
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`module is preprogrammed by a mobile phone comprising the
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`same type of identity module.
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`5.
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`A portable hot link communicator device
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`according to claims 2 or 4 wherein said programmable
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`identity module is preprogrammed to be connected to
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`another portable hot link communicator device.
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`6.
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`A portable hot link communicator device
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`according to any of the preceding claims for use in a
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`mobile telephone system.
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`according to claim 6 wherein said mobile telephone
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`8.
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`A portable hot link communicator device
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`according to claim 6 wherein said mobile telephone
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`system is a —--
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`9.
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`A portable hot link communicator device
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`according to claim 6 wherein said mobile telephone
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`system is a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA).
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`10.
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`A portable hot link communicator device
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`according to claim 7 wherein said programmable identity
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`module is a subscriber identity module (SIM).
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`11.
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`A portable hot link communicator device
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`according to any of the preceding claims wherein said
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`simple array of press pads comprises only two buttons,
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`one button to initiate a preprogrammed call from said
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`identity module comprising a unique subscriber telephone
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`number and one button to answer said incoming call.
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`A portable hot link communicator device
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`according to any of the preceding claims further
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`comprising a screen display.
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`13.
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`A portable hot link communicator device
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`according to claim 12 wherein said central screen
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`display further comprises a digital watch and/or some
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`display indications of the coverage level standard for
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`mobile telephone.
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`14.
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`A portable hot link communicator device
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`according to claims 12 or 13 wherein said display
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`indicates who is calling when the number is programmed
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`in said preprogrammed identity module.
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`according to claims 12 to 14 wherein said central
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`display indicates to which one of a plurality of said
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`stored preprogrammed unique subscriber telephone numbers
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`a call is going to be initiated by stepping in the list
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`of said stored preprogrammed unique subscriber telephone
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`16.
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`A portable hot link communicator device
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`according to claims 15 wherein a particular sequence of
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`key presses are programmed to step in the list of said
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`stored preprogrammed unique subscriber telephone
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`A portable hot link communicator device
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`according to claims 15 wherein the call initiate button
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`is programmed to toggle through the list of stored
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`preprogrammed unique subscriber telephone numbers.
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`A portable hot link communicator device
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`according to any of the preceding claims wherein
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`coloured lights indicate which one of said stored
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`preprogrammed unique subscriber telephone numbers is
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`received and/or which one of said stored preprogrammed
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`unique subscriber telephone numbers is to be initiated.
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`A portable hot link communicator device
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`according to any of the preceding claims further
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`comprising a brightly coloured moulding.
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`20.
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`A portable hot link communicator device
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`according to claim 19 further comprising a wrist strap.
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`21.
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`A portable hot link communicator device
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`according to claim 19 further comprising a neck strap.
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`A portable hot link communicator device
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`according to claim 19 further comprising a belt clip.
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`23.
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`A method for initiating a call from a
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`portable hot link communicator device comprising a
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`digital mobile telephone circuit,
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`a rechargeable
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`battery, a compact antenna, a ringing tone generator, a
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`basic two—way microphone device for providing the
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`facility of immediate communication or emergency
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`telephone connection,
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`the method characterised by the
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`pre-programming a Programmable Identity
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`Module in said portable hot link communicator device
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`comprising a simplified array of press pads with at
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`least one unique telephone number.
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`24.
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`The method for initiating a call from a
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`portable hot link communicator device in a telephone
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`system according to claim 23 wherein said telephone
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`system is a GSM and said Programmable Identity Module is
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`a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM).
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`25.
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`The method for initiating a call from a
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`portable hot link communicator device in a telephone
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`system according to claim 24 wherein said Programmable
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`Identity Module is preprogrammed by a mobile phone
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`comprising the same Subscriber Identity Module (SIM).
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`26.
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`The method for initiating a call from a
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`portable hot link communicator device in a telephone
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`system according to claim 23 to 25 further comprising
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`the steps of:
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`selecting a button from a simple array of
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`press pads, pressing said selected button in order to
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`initiate a call of a unique preprogrammed number from
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`said Programmable Identity Module.
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`The method for initiating a call from a
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`portable hot link communicator device in a telephone
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`system according to claim 23 to 25 further comprising
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`the steps of:
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`selecting a specific button from said
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`simplified array of press pads;
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`pressing said selected button in order to
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`display a stored preprogrammed unique subscriber
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`telephone number;
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`stepping in the list of said stored
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`preprogrammed unique subscriber telephone numbers by
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`repeatedly pressing said specific button;
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`selecting one of said numbers from said list;
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`maintaining pressed said button or another
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`button from said simple array of press pad for a few
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`seconds in order to initiate the call of said unique
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`stored preprogrammed number from said Programmable
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`Identity Module.
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`28.
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`The method for initiating a call from a
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`portable hot link communicator device in a telephone
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`system according to claim 24 to 27 further comprising
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`the steps of:
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`switching or flashing on a coloured light
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`from at least one different coloured lights
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`corresponding to said unique telephone number.
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`29.
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`A method for answering an incoming call at a
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`portable hot link communicator device comprising a
`digital mobile telephone circuit, a rechargeable
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`battery, a compact antenna, a ringing tone generator, a
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`basic two—way microphone device for providing the
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`facility of immediate communication or emergency
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`telephone connection,
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`the method characterised by the
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`steps of:
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`indicating that a call is coming by the
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`ringing tone generator of said portable hot link
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`module comprising at least one unique subscriber
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`telephone number and a simplified array of press pads;
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`pressing a specific button from said
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`simplified array of press pads;
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`communicating through said two—way microphone
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`device.
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`30.
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`The method for answering an incoming call at
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`a portable hot link communicator device in a telephone
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`system according to claim 29 wherein said telephone
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`system is a GSM and said Programmable Identity Module is
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`a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM).
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`31.
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`A method for answering an incoming call at a
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`portable hot link communicator device according to claim
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`29 or 30 further comprising the steps of:
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`preprogramming said Programmable Identity
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`Module in said portable hot link communicator with at
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`least one unique telephone number frequently calling
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`said hot link communicator device.
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`32.
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`The method for answering an incoming call at
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`a portable hot link communicator device in a telephone
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`system according to claim 31 wherein said Programmable
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`Identity Module is preprogrammed by a mobile phone
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`comprising the same Subscriber Identity Module (SIM).
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`33.
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`A method for answering an incoming call, at a
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`portable hot link communicator device according to claim
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`29 or 30 further comprising the step of:
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`switching or flashing on a coloured light
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`from at least one different coloured lights
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`corresponding to said received telephone call when
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`programmed in said preprogrammed identity module.
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`portable hot link communicator device according to claim
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`29 or 30 further comprising the step of:
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`displaying who is calling when the calling
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`number is programmed in said preprogrammed identity
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`OF
`A.
`CLASSIFICATION
`SUBJECT MATTER
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`IPC 6
`H04M1/72
`HO4M1/66
`H04M1/274
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`According to lntemational Patent Classification (IPC) or to both national classification and IPC
`B. FIELDS SEARCHED
`Minimum documentation searched (classification system followed by classification symbols)
`IPC 6
`H04M
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`Documentation searched other than minimum documentation to the extent that such documents are included in the fields searched
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`Electronic data base consulted during the international search (name of data base and. where practical, search terms used)
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`C. DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED TO BE RELEVANT
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`Category °
`Citation of document, with indication, where appropriate, of the relevant passages
`Relevant to claim No.
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`X
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`EP 0 772 336 A (MATHIS MARCO ;STRAEULI
`ALFRED (CH)) 7 May 1997
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`1-3,6,7,
`19,22,
`23,26
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`figure 1
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`see column 3,
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`line 56 — column 2,
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`line 47;
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`line 1-5
`line 20-47; claims 3,4;
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`EP 0 524 652 A (RANSOME IND LIMITED)
`27 January 1993
`see abstract
`see column 2,
`see column 3,
`see column 3,
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`line 23-35
`line 1-5
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`later document published after the international filing date
`or priority date and not in conflict with the application but
`cited to understand the principle or theory underlying the
`invention
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`“A" document defining the general state of the art which is not
`considered to be of particular relevance
`“E" earlier document but published on or after the international
`filing date
`"L" document which may throw doubts on priority claim(s) or
`which is cited to establish the publication date of a