Cellular telephone, personal digital assistant with dual lines for simultaneous uses
View Patent ↗The present invention includes a method and apparatus for a handheld personal communications device capable of simultaneous wireless voice communications service and wireless data communications service. The invention includes providing wireless voice communications service to a first line of a handheld personal communications device and simultaneously providing wireless data communications service to a second line of the handheld personal communications device.
1. A handheld personal communications device capable of simultaneous wireless voice communications and wireless data communications comprising
a housing:
a first wireless radio transceiver disposed within the housing for operative voice communication across a first communications channel;
a second wireless radio transceiver disposed within the housing for operative data communication across a second communications channel;
a sensor operatively connected to the first wireless radio transceiver for transducing voice sound information;
a speaker operatively connected to the first wireless radio transceiver for producing voice sound information;
an intelligent control operatively connected to the second wireless radio transceiver for sending and receiving data; and
a display operatively connected to the processor capable of displaying a visual representation of data received over the second wireless transceiver;
wherein the second communication channel provides for receipt of wireless data to provide wireless web access.
2. The handheld personal communications device of claim 1 further comprising a first antenna electrically connected to the first wireless radio transceiver.
3. The handheld personal communications device of claim 2 further comprising a second antenna electrically connected to the second wireless transceiver.
4. The handheld personal communications device of claim 1 wherein the data is GPS data.
5. A method for providing wireless voice communication service and wireless data communications service to a handheld personal communication device comprising:
providing wireless voice communications service to a first line of the handheld personal communications device;
simultaneously providing wireless data communications service to a second line of the handheld personal communications device;
charging for the voice communications service; and
charging for the data communications service.
6. The method of claim 5 wherein the wireless voice communications service is selected from the set comprising PCS, CDPD, AMPS, and GSM.
7. The method of claim 5 wherein the wireless data communications service is selected from the set comprising TCP/IP and WAP.
8. The method of claim 5 wherein the first line is provided by a first wireless transceiver and the second line is provided by a second wireless transceiver.
9. The method of claim 5 wherein the first line is provided by a first channel and the second line is provided by a second channel.
10. A handheld personal communications device capable of simultaneous communication across a first communication channel associated with a first antenna and a second communications channel associated with a second antenna, comprising:
a housing;
the first antenna operatively connected to a radio transceiver disposed within the housing for operative voice communication across the first communications channel;
the second antenna for receiving GPS data over the second communications channel;
an intelligent control operatively connected to the radio transceiver arid adapted to receive the GPS data; and
a display operatively connected to the intelligent control.
11. A handheld personal electronic device providing simultaneous access for data communications and voice communication to allow a user to simultaneously talk over a voice communication channel while viewing data communicated via the data communications service comprising:
a housing;
a first communication means disposed within the housing for receiving voice communication across a first communications channel;
a second communication means disposed within the housing for receiving data communication across the second communications channel;
an intelligent control operatively connected to the first communication means and the second communication means and disposed within the housing;
a display operatively connected to the intelligent control;
wherein the first communication means and the second communication means are adapted for simultaneous communication.
12. The handheld personal electronic device of claim 11 wherein the data is GPS data.