Low-Power Cordless Phone with Answering Machine Function

At a time when consumer electronics and communications equipment manufacturers were competing in the growing market for cordless home phones, a Sharp purchaser's survey revealed that consumers wanted a cordless phone with an answering machine function. Sharp turned its attention to developing one and went on to introduce-ahead of the competition-a low-power cordless phone with an answering machine whose functions could be controlled away from the base unit via a distant handset.