Cordless Telephone Base Station Audio Integration

Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional cordless telephone systems do not effectively integrate with portable music players, requiring separate external speakers and degrading the operability of the music player, while also causing interference between music playback and phone conversations.

Innovation Solution

A cordless telephone apparatus comprising a base station with wireless communication units and audio processing capabilities that connects to a music player, allowing remote control and volume adjustment through a portable handset, which also functions as an external speaker for the music player.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Illumination intensity

If a dedicated external speaker is connected to the portable music player, then the music can be listened to more loudly, but the operability of the music player is degraded and a separate device is required

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaudio output volumeVSAvoidoperability of music player

Core Design Contradiction:

Illumination intensityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The cordless telephone base station is designed to perform multiple functions: it serves as both a telephone system component and an external speaker for the music player. The base station includes audio output terminals that can receive audio signals from the music player and output them through its speakers, eliminating the need for a dedicated external speaker device.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent combines the music player speaker function with the cordless telephone base station. The base station integrates audio input terminals, audio processing circuits, and speakers into a single unit that can both handle telephone communications and play music from the connected music player, reducing the number of separate devices needed.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

2Illumination intensity

If the music player is wirelessly connected to a dedicated external speaker, then audio output is improved, but device complexity increases as separate devices are required

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaudio output capabilityVSAvoidnumber of devices required

Core Design Contradiction:

Illumination intensityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The cordless telephone base station is designed to perform multiple functions: it serves as both a telephone system component and an external speaker for the music player. The base station includes audio output terminals that can receive audio signals from the music player and output them through its speakers, eliminating the need for a dedicated external speaker device.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent combines the music player speaker function with the cordless telephone base station. The base station integrates audio input terminals, audio processing circuits, and speakers into a single unit that can both handle telephone communications and play music from the connected music player, reducing the number of separate devices needed.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Ease of operation

If the music player uses its own speaker, then operability is maintained, but music can interfere with phone conversations

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveoperability of music playerVSAvoidmusic interference with phone calls

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts the audio output function from the music player itself and redirects it to the cordless telephone base station. The music player's audio signals are transmitted via wireless communication to the base station, which then outputs the music through its own speakers, separating the music playback function from the music player device.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The cordless telephone base station acts as an intermediary between the music player and the final audio output. It receives audio signals from the music player via wireless communication, processes them through its audio processing circuit, and outputs them through its speakers, thereby preventing direct interference between music playback and phone conversation functions.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS9325815B2Cordless telephone apparatus and control method of the same

Publication Date: 2016.04.26 PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO LTD

AI summary

A cordless telephone apparatus comprises a portable handset and a base station. The base station including a first wireless communication unit which, in operation, communicates data with a music player, a first control unit which, in operation, monitors a status of the music player and remotely controls the music player via the first wireless communication unit, a speaker which outputs audio data, an audio processing unit which, in operation, reproduces the audio data received by the first wireless communication unit from the music player and outputs the audio data to the speaker, a second wireless communication unit which wirelessly communicates data with the portable handset; and a second control unit which, in operation, controls the portable handset as an operation unit to remotely control the music player.