TELE REMOTE SWITCH. (Control electrical appliances through telephone)
This apparatus describes a portable electronics device including a cordless or cellular telephone, and a remote controller for a television, VCR, satellite receiver, DVD device, and/or video game controller. The present invention relates to portable telephone apparatus, and more particularly to a portable telephone handset in combination with a remote control for a cable television converter, satellite television receiver, or the like.
BACKGROUND
Separate electronic units such as telephones, cordless telephones, and cellular telephones, as well as control units for VCRs, television sets, cable television control units, DVD players, satellite receivers, and video games are available today. A television remote control and telephone handset is provided. A housing contains many keys, and means responsive to the actuation of at least one of said keys generates a television control signal. television control signal is transmitted via via an infrared communication link. a telephone control signal is also generated in response to the actuation of at least one of the keys and is is transmitted via the infrared or a separate radio frequency communication link. telephone audio signals are generated by a microphone and are are transmitted via a radio frequency communication link. The earphone receives telephone audio signals via said radio frequency communication link.

the television control signal consists the data for operating a cable television converter. The microprocessor also outputs the control signals to the infrared communication page link and also operates the television control signal. An infrared data signal receiver is coupled to a processor that processes received converter control signals. A television signal converter, such as a cable television converter, is provided for communicating with a remote control and telephone handset. A unitary television remote control and telephone handset is provided for use in combination with the television signal converter. which generates a converter control signal in response to a user input. The telephone control signal can also be transmitted by the infrared transmitter, or by a separate RF transmitter. The RF receiver means receive telephone audio from the converter telephone base station for reproduction by an earphone. The television signal converter can further comprise means, operatively associated with the processor, for identifying pay-per-view selections contained in the converter control signals. A replaceable telephone module is provided for a television signal converter. The module comprises a telephone transceiver having a wireless communication page link for communicating audio signals to and from a portable telephone handset.. A telephone microphone and earphone are mounted to a housing for generating and reproducing telephone audio signals, respectively.

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