CA2195540A1 - Cellular phone of the disposable type - Google Patents
Cellular phone of the disposable typeInfo
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Abstract
A cellular phone of the disposable type, providing means (6), e.g. of the pull-tab type, which can be controlled by the user in order to enable the transmission of an univocal actuation code to the exchange of the telephone line Management Board so that a telephone line can be assigned to the user for the first time and for a restricted period of time and/or a limited number of metering debit pulses in one or more calls. Such a phone is made of low cost materials, and it is provided with not rechargeable supply cells (7) having a sufficient useful life for the whole operating life of the phone so that the phone may be thrown away at the end of said useful life. Such a phone may also be used with telephone cards and/or credit cards (8). Supply cells (7) may also be separated from the body of the phone. In such a case, the means (6) is formed by at least one connection-electrodes member (9) projecting from the body of the cells and capable of being inserted into at least one suitable recess in the body of the phone, thus tearing a seal which closes such a recess.
Description
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f The present inYention relates to a cellular telephone system including a cellular telephone of the disposable type which does not need any previous personal subscription contract to be made with the Telephone C--mmnnic~tinn Corporation as it is irnmediately ready to use upon removing its sealing means, and after be operated it . 5 is enabled by the telephone exchange to the access to adapted lines with a limited number of debit metering pulses which are comprised in the purchase price, and it is disabled by said telephone exchange at the end of said debit metering pulses.
Several types of cellular t~lc~h~ es are known which are different from one another 10 regarding operation capacity, duration, power of the signaL weight, size, as.o.
One drawback of all the known cellular tPI~phnnP5 is the need of entering into asuhs~rrinn contract with a Board of ~ "~ of telephone lines in order to have access to the telephone exchanges for the ~C~;gnmPnt of a c~lmmlmic~rion line.
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A second drawbaclc consists in that it is necessary to buy a common cellular telephone amd to pay its future related invoices without knowmg their amount or to rent a common cellular telephone and to be compelled to return it.
20 Document GB, ~, 2 262 68~ discloses a telephone sys~em including a disposable telephone.
The disposable telephone can be used only once and orlly with pre~ ".;l.~d telephone numbers in conrmrtinn with an operator.
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~The cellular telephone system of the present invention, on the contrary, ~ re5 a fixed price mcludirlg a given debit units and their related conversation fees The cellular telephone of such a cellular telephone system includes the same components as the ordina~y cellular telephone, however, unlike ~e latter, it may be used for a limited 5 period of time at the end of which it may be thrown away without hesitation and without the need of paying further fees.
According to the invention, the removal of the sealiILg means from the cellular telephone, and the switching on of the latter, involves the simultaneous trAncmiccil~n of 10 an i~ ntificArion code with a suitable protocol to the exchange of the Telephone Line M;~IA~ Board which enables an access to an adapted telephone line for a limited number of debit metering pulses.
A better lmfl~rctAn~ing of the invention will arise from the followmg detailed 15 description with reference to the a~,.,u~ g drawings which illustrate, by way of a not limiting example, some prefeIred c.,.bodi In the drawings:
Figure 1 is a pc-~e~,live view of a first embodiment of the cellular telephone of the 20 disposable type used m the claimed cellular telephone system;
Figure 2 is a p~L~e~Live partially sectioned view similar to Figure 1;
Figure 3 is a ~ e~livc view of a second ~mho-lim~nt of the celluLar telephone;
Figure 4 is a ~ e~.uve view of a third embodiment of the cellular telephone;
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ures 5 and 5a are two ~ e~.live views of a fourth embodiment of the cellular telephone; and Figure 6 is a block diagram of the main hardware ~omponents of a cellular telephone.
In the cellular telephone system, the cellular telephone of the disposable t~pe essentially includes:
- a body formed of one or more shells made of paperboard or plastic or other suitable 10 material for protecting the electronic components and ho.using power supply cells of the non-rechargeable type;
- an electronic card having one or more layers and conmecting all of the electronic co~ necessary for the operation of the radiut~ h~,l.e as well as the 15 keyboard and the ele~ uac~lu~Lic ~ c~
- a sealing system which ~l~r~ntl t~s the integrity of the cellular telephone before the actuation.
~0 The power supply cells, of course, should be of a sufficient duration of charge for the whole life of the cellular telephone of the l;~osable type.
With reference to Figures 1 and 2 the front panel of the telephone has a key (1) of power up/down, an ~ll,h,~."...,. Ielrlumeric keyboard (~), an earphone (~), a ~5 rnicrophone (4), an optional display (5), and a sealed enabling means (6), for example of the pull-tdb type.
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~id pull-unsealing meOEIs is oDly an example of the possible mPI~h~nic~l protection meOEns with which the cellulOE telephone may be provided in order to prevent theapparatus from being tampered and to avoid an accidental actuation due to a stroke or an inadYertent push.
According to a feature of the invention the disposable cellulOE telephone may be either enabled only to effect a call, or only to receive a call, or both to effect OEnd receive a call. Therefore, during the operation time after the actuation, the cellular telephone will have its own telephone number only if it is enabled to recei~e a call. On the 10 contrary, it is not necessary that it has its own telephone number.
In the described embodiment, the unsealing of the cellulOE telephone brings the poles of cells (7) into contact with the electrodes of the electronic circuit due to OEn elastic pressure or under the action of the user itself. Upon powering up, OEn i(l.ontific~ltion 15 code with a suitable protocol is sent to the exchange. Upon receiYing said code, the exchOEnge provides for the aclmowledgment of the cellulOE telephone OEld establishes OEn .. . access to a d~ ~",;ll~d telephone number for a limited number of debit metering pulses. Said debit metering pulses may be used m one or more phone conversations~nthori7Pd by the exchOEnge on the basis of the ;(l~nti~c~rlon code sent by the cellulOE
20 telephone each time it is about to effect a call.
Once consumed the debit metering pulses or the operating life of the disposable cellulOE telephone, the exchange puts that telephone out of operation and disables the access to that telephone line. At that time the cellulOE telephone may not be used any 25 longer and may be t_rown away.
In case of a ceilulOE telephone enabled to receive calls, the telephone number may either be directly assigned upon l"~ " r~- "" ~"g the cellulOE phone OEnd stamped AMENDED SH~ET
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~ereon, or be assigned from the exchange and c~mm-mic~t~d to the user upon powering up the telephone for the first call on the assigned telephone line.
A protection program disabling the access to the telephone is also provided in case of a 5 tampering attempt.
It should be noted that the electronic circuits, hardware and software of such a cellular telephone of the disposable type, not described since commonly used and commercially available, are compatible with the commllnie~tirm systems for analogic 10 cellular tf l~ph~nec which are presently used or being developed such as E/TACS, AMPS and NMT as well as for digital t~ieFhon~ s such as GSM, PCN, PCS, DCS
1800, and satellite UMTS, a.s.o.
A second embodirnent (Fig. 3) provides a supply cell which is applied to the rear side 15 of the telephone in a similar way as for most cellular t~leph~m~s Such a cell, however, is not ~ hlr In such an ~ bodi~ the unsealing could occur upon co,.,l~,iing the cell to the telephone, for example: supply cell (7) is provided with at least a projection (9) ~0 est~hlichin~ the contact between the poles of the cell and the telephone supplying circuit, the te~ l contacts of which are located at a suitable sealed position, the seal of which is torn ~pon cormecting the cell to the telephone at the first time.
It is also possible to send to the telephone the signals relative to the counted debit ~s metermg pulses so that, with reference to a third embodiment, it is possible to use telephone cards or smart cards ha~ing a limited number of credit units. To this efEect, in such third ~nbodiment (l;ig. 4), the ce~lular telephone is provided with a device capable of using such cards and with power~l supply cells having a longer usefill life.
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In the preferred embodiments, the Cu~Llu~liuu materials (and the components) of the disposable cellular telephone, are low cost material, and said cellular telephone does not need any m~intPn~nce due to its short usefur life. For this reason the body of the 5 telephone may also be of plastic and/or rubber incorporating not disassemblable elechonic circuits.
From the foregomg it is self-e~ident that such new cellular telephone does not need any subscription conhact with the Telephone Line M~n~gPm~nt Board. The telephone10 line is ~lltnm~hc~lly assigned by the exchange of the M~nl~gPm~nt Board upon powering up the phone for a limited debit metermg pulses.
It should be a~ c;al~d that the user is cûmpletely free to decide when starting the useful life of this cellular telephone. To do that, he only needs to unseal the telephone 15 and then to power it up so that the e~cchange may recognize the telephone through the i~lPnh~c~hnn code and enable it until the debit units will be utilized, in one or more calls.
A further embodiment of the cellular telephone is illustrated in Figs. 5 and 5a, in which 20 the sealing means (6) is formed by an opening/closing system similar to that of a paclcet of cigarettes which, in the closed position, (Fig. 5), prevents on/offkey (1) from being actuated.
Finally, with reference to Fig. 6, there is shown a blocl~ diagram of the main hardware 25 cu~uu~ of all cellular t~ 5, wherein means (6) sealing the cellular telephone of the present invention is connected upstream of the power supply of the whole circuit so that it is impossible to supply 'he telephone without havmg removed the seal.
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( ~ alternative could be that of arrangmg the sealmg meams (6~ so that the r~ncTnic~ n system is switched off until the telephone is sealed. Under these conditions it is impossible to send to the exchange of the ~n~g~ nent Board the i(l~ntifiG~hon code whuch is absolutely necessary for the access to thc telephone line.
The present invention has been described and illushrated according to four preferred embodiments, however, rno~1ifi~hi~m~ and/or construction changes could be made by anyone skilled in the art without parting from the scope of the present invention.
AMENDED SltEET
f The present inYention relates to a cellular telephone system including a cellular telephone of the disposable type which does not need any previous personal subscription contract to be made with the Telephone C--mmnnic~tinn Corporation as it is irnmediately ready to use upon removing its sealing means, and after be operated it . 5 is enabled by the telephone exchange to the access to adapted lines with a limited number of debit metering pulses which are comprised in the purchase price, and it is disabled by said telephone exchange at the end of said debit metering pulses.
Several types of cellular t~lc~h~ es are known which are different from one another 10 regarding operation capacity, duration, power of the signaL weight, size, as.o.
One drawback of all the known cellular tPI~phnnP5 is the need of entering into asuhs~rrinn contract with a Board of ~ "~ of telephone lines in order to have access to the telephone exchanges for the ~C~;gnmPnt of a c~lmmlmic~rion line.
. ~ .
A second drawbaclc consists in that it is necessary to buy a common cellular telephone amd to pay its future related invoices without knowmg their amount or to rent a common cellular telephone and to be compelled to return it.
20 Document GB, ~, 2 262 68~ discloses a telephone sys~em including a disposable telephone.
The disposable telephone can be used only once and orlly with pre~ ".;l.~d telephone numbers in conrmrtinn with an operator.
AMENDED SlfEET
~- - .2.--. . .: ~ -' 2 1 9 5 5 4 0 ... .. .. .. ..--..- : :
~The cellular telephone system of the present invention, on the contrary, ~ re5 a fixed price mcludirlg a given debit units and their related conversation fees The cellular telephone of such a cellular telephone system includes the same components as the ordina~y cellular telephone, however, unlike ~e latter, it may be used for a limited 5 period of time at the end of which it may be thrown away without hesitation and without the need of paying further fees.
According to the invention, the removal of the sealiILg means from the cellular telephone, and the switching on of the latter, involves the simultaneous trAncmiccil~n of 10 an i~ ntificArion code with a suitable protocol to the exchange of the Telephone Line M;~IA~ Board which enables an access to an adapted telephone line for a limited number of debit metering pulses.
A better lmfl~rctAn~ing of the invention will arise from the followmg detailed 15 description with reference to the a~,.,u~ g drawings which illustrate, by way of a not limiting example, some prefeIred c.,.bodi In the drawings:
Figure 1 is a pc-~e~,live view of a first embodiment of the cellular telephone of the 20 disposable type used m the claimed cellular telephone system;
Figure 2 is a p~L~e~Live partially sectioned view similar to Figure 1;
Figure 3 is a ~ e~livc view of a second ~mho-lim~nt of the celluLar telephone;
Figure 4 is a ~ e~.uve view of a third embodiment of the cellular telephone;
AME!~DED SHEET
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ures 5 and 5a are two ~ e~.live views of a fourth embodiment of the cellular telephone; and Figure 6 is a block diagram of the main hardware ~omponents of a cellular telephone.
In the cellular telephone system, the cellular telephone of the disposable t~pe essentially includes:
- a body formed of one or more shells made of paperboard or plastic or other suitable 10 material for protecting the electronic components and ho.using power supply cells of the non-rechargeable type;
- an electronic card having one or more layers and conmecting all of the electronic co~ necessary for the operation of the radiut~ h~,l.e as well as the 15 keyboard and the ele~ uac~lu~Lic ~ c~
- a sealing system which ~l~r~ntl t~s the integrity of the cellular telephone before the actuation.
~0 The power supply cells, of course, should be of a sufficient duration of charge for the whole life of the cellular telephone of the l;~osable type.
With reference to Figures 1 and 2 the front panel of the telephone has a key (1) of power up/down, an ~ll,h,~."...,. Ielrlumeric keyboard (~), an earphone (~), a ~5 rnicrophone (4), an optional display (5), and a sealed enabling means (6), for example of the pull-tdb type.
A.'~EI ID~D sH~Er .- , , 4 ~ ~ .... 2 1 9 5 5 ~ Q
- : ~-:: :
... .. .. .. .. .. . .
~id pull-unsealing meOEIs is oDly an example of the possible mPI~h~nic~l protection meOEns with which the cellulOE telephone may be provided in order to prevent theapparatus from being tampered and to avoid an accidental actuation due to a stroke or an inadYertent push.
According to a feature of the invention the disposable cellulOE telephone may be either enabled only to effect a call, or only to receive a call, or both to effect OEnd receive a call. Therefore, during the operation time after the actuation, the cellular telephone will have its own telephone number only if it is enabled to recei~e a call. On the 10 contrary, it is not necessary that it has its own telephone number.
In the described embodiment, the unsealing of the cellulOE telephone brings the poles of cells (7) into contact with the electrodes of the electronic circuit due to OEn elastic pressure or under the action of the user itself. Upon powering up, OEn i(l.ontific~ltion 15 code with a suitable protocol is sent to the exchange. Upon receiYing said code, the exchOEnge provides for the aclmowledgment of the cellulOE telephone OEld establishes OEn .. . access to a d~ ~",;ll~d telephone number for a limited number of debit metering pulses. Said debit metering pulses may be used m one or more phone conversations~nthori7Pd by the exchOEnge on the basis of the ;(l~nti~c~rlon code sent by the cellulOE
20 telephone each time it is about to effect a call.
Once consumed the debit metering pulses or the operating life of the disposable cellulOE telephone, the exchange puts that telephone out of operation and disables the access to that telephone line. At that time the cellulOE telephone may not be used any 25 longer and may be t_rown away.
In case of a ceilulOE telephone enabled to receive calls, the telephone number may either be directly assigned upon l"~ " r~- "" ~"g the cellulOE phone OEnd stamped AMENDED SH~ET
, _ ... . .. ..... . . . .. .. . . . ..
~- 5.--~ $4Q
:::~: :::~ ~-::: : :
... .. .. .. .. .. . .
~ereon, or be assigned from the exchange and c~mm-mic~t~d to the user upon powering up the telephone for the first call on the assigned telephone line.
A protection program disabling the access to the telephone is also provided in case of a 5 tampering attempt.
It should be noted that the electronic circuits, hardware and software of such a cellular telephone of the disposable type, not described since commonly used and commercially available, are compatible with the commllnie~tirm systems for analogic 10 cellular tf l~ph~nec which are presently used or being developed such as E/TACS, AMPS and NMT as well as for digital t~ieFhon~ s such as GSM, PCN, PCS, DCS
1800, and satellite UMTS, a.s.o.
A second embodirnent (Fig. 3) provides a supply cell which is applied to the rear side 15 of the telephone in a similar way as for most cellular t~leph~m~s Such a cell, however, is not ~ hlr In such an ~ bodi~ the unsealing could occur upon co,.,l~,iing the cell to the telephone, for example: supply cell (7) is provided with at least a projection (9) ~0 est~hlichin~ the contact between the poles of the cell and the telephone supplying circuit, the te~ l contacts of which are located at a suitable sealed position, the seal of which is torn ~pon cormecting the cell to the telephone at the first time.
It is also possible to send to the telephone the signals relative to the counted debit ~s metermg pulses so that, with reference to a third embodiment, it is possible to use telephone cards or smart cards ha~ing a limited number of credit units. To this efEect, in such third ~nbodiment (l;ig. 4), the ce~lular telephone is provided with a device capable of using such cards and with power~l supply cells having a longer usefill life.
Ah,lEN~ED SHEET
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:::~: :::~ ~-::: : :
... .. .. .. .. .. . .
In the preferred embodiments, the Cu~Llu~liuu materials (and the components) of the disposable cellular telephone, are low cost material, and said cellular telephone does not need any m~intPn~nce due to its short usefur life. For this reason the body of the 5 telephone may also be of plastic and/or rubber incorporating not disassemblable elechonic circuits.
From the foregomg it is self-e~ident that such new cellular telephone does not need any subscription conhact with the Telephone Line M~n~gPm~nt Board. The telephone10 line is ~lltnm~hc~lly assigned by the exchange of the M~nl~gPm~nt Board upon powering up the phone for a limited debit metermg pulses.
It should be a~ c;al~d that the user is cûmpletely free to decide when starting the useful life of this cellular telephone. To do that, he only needs to unseal the telephone 15 and then to power it up so that the e~cchange may recognize the telephone through the i~lPnh~c~hnn code and enable it until the debit units will be utilized, in one or more calls.
A further embodiment of the cellular telephone is illustrated in Figs. 5 and 5a, in which 20 the sealing means (6) is formed by an opening/closing system similar to that of a paclcet of cigarettes which, in the closed position, (Fig. 5), prevents on/offkey (1) from being actuated.
Finally, with reference to Fig. 6, there is shown a blocl~ diagram of the main hardware 25 cu~uu~ of all cellular t~ 5, wherein means (6) sealing the cellular telephone of the present invention is connected upstream of the power supply of the whole circuit so that it is impossible to supply 'he telephone without havmg removed the seal.
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q ~ 5 ~ ~
( ~ alternative could be that of arrangmg the sealmg meams (6~ so that the r~ncTnic~ n system is switched off until the telephone is sealed. Under these conditions it is impossible to send to the exchange of the ~n~g~ nent Board the i(l~ntifiG~hon code whuch is absolutely necessary for the access to thc telephone line.
The present invention has been described and illushrated according to four preferred embodiments, however, rno~1ifi~hi~m~ and/or construction changes could be made by anyone skilled in the art without parting from the scope of the present invention.
AMENDED SltEET
Claims (8)
1. A cellular telephone system including a cellular telephone of the disposable type which has an assigned number of metering pulses, wherein means (6) are provided adapted to be controlled by the user to enable the transmission of a univocal actuation code to the exchange of the telephone line management board which is adapted to recognize the code as the proper code of a cellular telephone of the disposable type and to authorize the access to lines adapted to be used by said cellular telephone, and is further adapted such that in said adapted lines only the assigned debit metering pulses can limit the duration of the calls, so that the user is allowed to make one or more calls until the end of the limited debit metering pulses.
2. The cellular telephone according to claim 1, wherein it is made of low cost materials, and it is provided with non-rechargeable supply cells (7) having a sufficent useful life for the whole operating life of the telephone so that the telephone may be thrown away at the end of said useful life.
3. The cellular telephone system according to any of the preceding claims, wherein said enabling means (6) is such as to guarantee to the user that the cells (7) have never been used.
4. The cellular telephone system according to any of the preceding claims, wherein said enabling means (6) is a sealed system, for example of the pull-tab type (6)which guarantees the integrity of the telephone before the actuation and protects it from strokes and inadvertent pressure.
The cellular telephone system according to any of the preceding claims, wherein said telephone may by used with telephone cards and/or smart cards (8).
6. The cellular telephone system according to any of the preceding claims 2 to 5, wherein the supply cells (7) are separated from the body of the telephone and are provided with at least a projection (9) forming said enabling means (6) which can be introducted into a suitable recess of the body of the telephone, thus removing a seal closing said recess.
7. The cellular telephone system according to any of the preceding claims 4 to 6, wherein the enabling means (6) prevents the transmission system of the telephonefrom being operated so that telephone cannot be used until the sealing means areremoved by the user.
8. The cellular telephone system according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the enabling means (6 in figs. 5 and 5a) is formed by an opening/closing system similar to that of a packet of cigarettes so that it is impossible to switch on the telephone when said means (6 in figs. 5 and 5a) is in the closed position.
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