Cellular Call Redirection via Translation Module
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Solution Overview
Problem
Cell phone users face issues such as lack of privacy due to loud speaking, difficulty in using small keypads, limited versatility in cellular communication, and exposure to microwave radiation, as well as 'dead zones' where cellular signals are blocked, preventing seamless communication and utilization of conventional landline features.
Innovation Solution
A system that redirects cellular phone calls to conventional telephone handsets using a translation module with a local radio transceiver, enabling communication through short length radio waves in a personal area network, allowing calls to be originated and received on a landline handset, and automatically activating/deactivating based on the user's location, while avoiding microwave radiation exposure.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If cellular phone users speak loudly to compensate for lack of audio feedback, then communication clarity is improved, but privacy is worsened as everyone within shouting distance overhears the conversation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a translation module as an intermediary device that connects the cellular phone to a conventional telephone handset. This mediator translates cellular signals to landline signals, allowing the user to speak at normal volumes into the handset microphone while the translation module handles the audio transmission, thus maintaining communication clarity without exposing the conversation to overhearing
2Ease of operation
If cellular phone users rely exclusively on cell phones, then mobility is improved, but versatility and reliability are worsened due to dead zones and limited features
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal system that combines cellular phone functionality with conventional landline capabilities. The translation module enables the cellular phone to interface with existing landline infrastructure, including multiple handsets and extensions, providing both mobility and the reliability/features of traditional telephone systems
3Measurement precision
If cellular phone users hold the phone close to their head, then audio quality is improved, but microwave radiation exposure is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The translation module serves as an intermediary that eliminates the need for the user to hold the cellular phone close to their head. By routing audio through the module and using the conventional telephone handset, the system maintains audio quality while the user can hold the phone at a distance, reducing microwave radiation exposure
4Adaptability or versatility
If cellular phone users manually forward calls to landline, then feature utilization is improved, but device complexity and time consumption are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The translation module provides self-service functionality by automatically detecting when the cellular phone is within range and initiating the call forwarding process without user intervention. The system monitors its own state and manages the connection between cellular and landline networks, eliminating the need for manual programming or complex user actions
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables seamless communication within 'dead zones', maintains user privacy, and provides the convenience of landline features without the need for a separate landline, while reducing exposure to microwave radiation by using low-power short-range radio waves.
Implementation Method 1
communicating with the cellular telephone using short length radio waves in a personal area network
Data Source
AI summary
A system for redirecting calls from a cellular telephone connected to a cellular network, to a conventional telephone handset using a translation module. The translation module has a local radio transceiver for communicating with the cellular telephone with a local connection. The translation module also has a telephone jack for connecting to the telephone handset or to inside wiring connected to a plurality of telephone jacks, wherein the telephone handset is connected to one of the telephone jacks. The translation module has a normal mode and a redirect mode. When the cellular telephone is within range of the local radio transceiver, and the translation device is in redirect mode, the local connection is established to provide control signals and digitized audio signals between the cellular telephone and translation device, allowing calls over the cellular network to be originated and received using the telephone handset emulating characteristics of a landline.