Cordless Telephone With Digital Audio Player Capability
A cordless telephone which allows a user to play MP3 digital audio bit stream music, using the remote handset of a cordless telephone to control the functions of the MP3 player. The cordless telephone remains usable as a typical cordless telephone with all the features and conveniences of a cordless telephone including, but not limited to, connection of a telephone call between a calling party and a called party, caller ID information, voice messaging features, etc. MP3 digital audio bit stream music may be downloaded from a remote source through, e.g., the Internet and a PC.
1 . A cordless telephone, comprising:
a remote handset;
a base unit matched to said remote handset; and
an MPEG audio player integrated within at least one of said remote handset and said base unit; and
a summer to digitally sum a digitally synthesized ring tone with an MPEG audio bit stream to allow a user of said cordless telephone to hear said cordless telephone ringing along with music.
2 . The cordless telephone according to claim 1 , wherein:
said MPEG audio player is integrated within said remote handset.
3 . The cordless telephone according to claim 1 , wherein:
said MPEG audio player is an MP3 player.
4 . The cordless telephone according to claim 2 , wherein:
said MPEG audio player is an MP3 player.