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Sony Ericsson to Route phone calls through your TV

23 March 2007 by axxxr
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Sony Ericsson has filed a patent application for a Wireless home communication system,The patent, published last week, details how the device would route phone calls through your home television set in a similar way to an in car handsfree kit.

This appears to be an innovative way for Sony Ericsson to integrate the mobile phone into peoples homes. The device would allow you to keep your phone in any room of the house and to make and receive calls through the TV set.

It is not clear whether this system could be retro fitted to existing televisions or if Sony are intending to integrate hands free kits into their sets. I would guess that the latter route wouldn't add much to the cost of a high end Sony set and could be a great selling point. The patent has been applied for by "Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications" so it is a mobile application rather than a TV add on at present.

Whilst this patent relates to making calls via the TV it isn't too much of a jump to imagine Sony Ericsson streaming music and video from a Walkman handset to your TV. Patent Page  source:mad4mobilephones

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Comments
On 2 Apr 00:14 mustapha wrote
w800i
On 26 Mar 14:21 Aniki wrote
haha... gr8 idea... but i ard can manage tis long time ago... using my laptop connect to tv box to watch tv... den bluetooth headset wif my handphone... when incoming call comes in... bang... same as wat we get here... onli difference is u hav to pay for a higher price for a new sony spec tv... but i can do tis wif watever laptop or hp i hav... haha... anyway nice idea but expensif n limited option...
On 24 Mar 18:59 DracoJin wrote
IMO this is something qiute like using a webcam on your PC but using your SE and a Tele.......what is so stupid about that? Believe me when I say that I am one of the most sceptical poelpe when it comes to gadgets and such, but this is not much different then using a webcam, so I guess it has a chance. I don't use webcam's, let alone use video calling, but there are people who would go for this. (think of people who have a multi-media centre who like to use there tv for PC and television)

It's all about perspective ;)
On 24 Mar 08:43 keight00i wrote
not bad eh... however at present if this thing ever comes to fruition, we are going to face SERIOUS BATTERY DRAIN from the mobile phone...
On 24 Mar 05:51 docdibble wrote
Hey Globe it looks more like a T20e than a T68i with antenna
On 23 Mar 19:43 upper wrote
i think this is a brilliant idea and espeacially if you can get video calls streamed to your tv set as well will be excellent, great ideas to communicate with families over seas. This just reminds me the film "BACK TO THE FUTURE 2" where marty mcfly has a video conference with his boss.
On 23 Mar 18:50 Dogmann wrote
Hi all,

I have to say IMO this probably one of the most stupid ideas i have ever seen, no problem with streaming Music , Pictures or Video to a TV as this is already possible. But phone calls right in the middle of what ever you are watching sorry but IMO this is just absurd, i mean whats the point of it and what happens if you are not alone and every one then listens to your conversation a complete non starter as far as i am concerned and if this is SE's answer to Nokia's Home Media Server with UPnP they really need to go back to the drawing board IMO.

Marc
On 23 Mar 18:45 globe wrote
lol.. a T68i with external antenna
it's only a figure right?
On 23 Mar 15:24 SEhehehehe wrote
well after looking at the latest phone (P990, M600i) i dont think that'll work as it should

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