Sidetone adjustment based on headset or earphone type
US8290537B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 15, 2008 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 25, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M1/72448
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A portable telephony device has a mobile phone housing. Integrated in the housing are memory to store a telephony module, an earphone type detect module, a headphone port, and a processor. The headphone port may be a wired headset jack to receive a mating wired headset plug, or it may be a communications subsystem that makes a wireless connection with a wireless headset. The earphone type detect module, when executed by the processor, is to determine what type of earphone or headset is connected to the headphone port. The telephony module when executed by the processor is to adjust a sidetone function of the device as a function of the determined type of earphone, and apply sidetone in accordance with said adjusted sidetone function. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
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