Interoperable am/fm headset wireless telephone device

Patent 6658267 Issued on December 2, 2003. Estimated Expiration Date:

February 25, 2020. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Assignee

Sony Corporation

Application

No. 09/512799 filed on 02/25/2000

US Classes:

455/556.1, Integrated with other device455/344Combined with diverse art device

Examiners

Primary: Maung, Nay
Assistant: Corsaro, Nick

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Classes

H04M 1/60 (20060101)
H04M 1/725 (20060101)
H04B 1/28 (20060101)
H04M 1/72 (20060101)
H04B 1/38 (20060101)
H04Q 7/32 (20060101)

Abstract

An AM/FM radio receiver is integrated with a wireless phone unit. Preferably, a wireless headset communicates with the integrated unit to selectively provide both commercial radio audio and wireless telephony. A microphone unit allows the user to conduct a wireless telephone call from the headset.