Appeal No. 1998-1393 Page 3 Application No. 08/498,306 said base unit further including a first radio frequency transmitter for transmitting a first plurality of information codes and a first radio frequency receiver for receiving a second plurality of information codes; a handset unit with a second radio frequency transmitter and a second radio frequency receiver for respectively transmitting the second plurality of information codes to the first receiver and receiving the first plurality of information codes from the first transmitter in the base unit, said handset unit including loudspeaking means for generating an audible acoustic signal upon receipt of both a first and a second one from said first plurality of information codes, said first one from said first plurality of information codes being indicative of a coincidence between said stored telephone number and said caller-ID signal, and said second one from said first plurality of information codes being provided by said base unit for audibly reproducing an incoming message being recorded in said telephone answering device; and control means in said handset unit for activating said loudspeaking means in response to receipt of said first one from said first plurality of information codes for generating at the handset unit said voice message associated with said telephone number and in response to receipt of said second one from said plurality of information codes for audibly reproducing at the handset unit said incoming message being recorded in the telephone answering device, said control means further including means for deactivating said loudspeaking means in response to receipt of a third one from said first plurality of information codes, said third one from said first plurality of information codes being provided by said base unit upon said telephone answering device returning to an on-hook state.Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007