Abstract: A method of operating a household appliance that has a knock sensor and an analyzer unit includes detecting an acoustic knocking signal input by a user with the knock sensor. The analyzer unit analyzes the detected acoustic knocking signal so as to initiate a first action in response to identification of a first predeterminable signal sequence and a second action in response to identification of a second predeterminable signal sequence.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for storing entries in at least two separate storage areas of a non-volatile memory in a communications terminal, wherein the storage areas have fixed area boundaries, such that a dynamic redial list in the communications terminal is increased in a highly cost-effective fashion.

Abstract: In a wireless telecommunication system, for example a DECT/GAP system, under the control jurisdiction of a first telecommunication apparatus of the telecommunication system control mechanisms (i.e. messages, information elements and procedures) of a standard protocol (e.g. a protocol according to the DECT/GAP standard) are activated for the execution of a special protocol, which serve for the exchange of additional items of information between the first telecommunication apparatus and a second telecommunication apparatus of the telecommunication system.

Abstract: In order to couple further telecommunications terminal end points automatically to a hybrid telecommunications system—in particular an RNT-specific telecommunications system to which a telecommunications terminal end point is connected, an interface structure is in each case created in the telecommunications interfaces between a public telecommunications network and a DECT/GAP-specific RNT system of the hybrid telecommunications system, This interface structure is constructed in such a manner that each telecommunications interface autonomously, for example in accordance with a predetermined calculation algorithm, forms further connection information that is relevant for the telecommunications connection to the other telecommunications appliances, irrespective of the respectively other interface, This is based on first connection information which is stored in the interface and is relevant for the telecommunications connection to one of the telecommunications terminal end points.