Wireless handset for implementing a virtual office

United States Patent [w]

Chavez, Jr. et al.

US006125285A [ii] Patent Number: [45] Date of Patent:

6,125,285 Sep. 26,2000

[54] WIRELESS HANDSET FOR IMPLEMENTING A VIRTUAL OFFICE

[75] Inventors: David L. Chavez, Jr., Thornton; Gary L. Griffith, Arvada; Joseph C. Rorick,

Jr., Longmont, all ol Colo.

[73] Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, N.J.

[21] Appl. No.: 08/904,382 [22] Filed: Aug. 1, 1997

[51] Int. CI. H04B 1/38

[52] U.S. CI 455/557; 455/556; 455/418

[58] Field of Search 455/90, 575, 348,

455/349, 351, 418, 557, 573, 556, 115, 42; 379/357, 210

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Primary Examiner—-William G. Trost
Assistant Examiner—Quochien B. Vuong
Attorney, Agent, or Firm—-John C. Moran

[57] ABSTRACT

Assigning a wireless terminal as the only piece ol telecommunication equipment for providing an individual user with lull business telephone operations. The wireless terminal can be inserted into a plurality ol different types ol auxiliary desktop units, recognize the type ol auxiliary desktop unit, and customize the displays ol the auxiliary desktop unit to be that designated by the user ol the wireless terminal. Each type ol auxiliary desktop unit has a plurality ol programmable buttons and indicators. The labels for the programmable buttons and indicators are LCD displays. The wireless terminal utilizes these LCD displays to customize the programmable buttons and indicators ol the user interlace for each individual user when the user's wireless terminal is in communication with the auxiliary desktop unit. This allows the user to receive the same label information regardless ol the auxiliary desktop unit they are utilizing. Each user has a home auxiliary desktop unit for which they have customized their user interlace. In the case where the user is utilizing a non-home auxiliary desktop unit that has lewer programmable buttons and indicators than the home unit, the wireless telephone unit displays the most relevant programmable buttons with labels. In addition, the wireless terminal unit provides the user with the option ol selecting the buttons and indicators presently not displayed through the actuation ol a button on the non-home auxiliary desktop unit.

26 Claims, 9 Drawing Sheets