Hands-free function

• US 20010049262A1
• Filed: 05/23/2001
• Published: 12/06/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 05/26/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: RPX Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Lehtonen, Arto
• Granted Patent: US 7,292,880 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6066 including a wireless connection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72442 for playing music files
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/14 including a card reading device

Abstract

The invention relates to a apparatus for implementing a hands-free function, the apparatus comprising a mobile station (22) and a headset (21). The apparatus comprises means for transferring an audio signal of a call between the mobile station (22) and the headset (21) for hands-free implementation of the call. The mobile station (22) and the headset (21) both comprise a short-range radio transceiver (BT, BT2) for wireless transfer of files between the mobile station (22) and the headset (21). The headset comprises a memory means for storing the files in the headset. The invention also relates to a headset (21).

Claims

1. An apparatus for implementing a hands-free function, the apparatus comprising a mobile station and a headset, the apparatus comprising:

means for transferring an audio signal of a call between the mobile station and the headset for hands-free implementation of the call, wherein the mobile station and the headset both comprise;

a short-range radio transceiver for wireless transfer of files between the mobile station and the headset, and that the headset comprises;

a memory means for storing the files.

2. An apparatus as claimed in

claim 1

, wherein the headset is arranged to:

receive a particular file from the mobile station with the short-range radio transceiver; and

store said file in the headset.

3. An apparatus as claimed in

claim 1

or

2

, wherein said files are user files.

4. An apparatus as claimed in

claim 1

, wherein the headset comprises as a memory means one of the following:

fixed memory, a memory card slot to which a memory card is detachably connectable.

5. An apparatus as claimed in

claim 1

, wherein the headset comprises a speaker and a microphone.

6. An apparatus as claimed in

claim 1

, wherein the headset comprises a user interface and that the mobile station is arranged to control the user interface of the headset over a short-range radio connection.

7. An apparatus as claimed in

claim 1

, wherein the headset comprises a multimedia player.

8. An apparatus as claimed in

claim 7

, wherein the headset comprises two earpieces and as a multimedia player an audio player, which is arranged to play music in the earpieces.

9. An apparatus as claimed in

claim 8

, wherein the audio player is arranged to play music by decoding a music file, which is stored in said memory means in the headset.

10. An apparatus as claimed in

claim 7

, wherein the multimedia player comprises a number of functions, and that the mobile station is arranged to control said functions over a short-range radio connection.

11. An apparatus as claimed in

claim 1

, wherein the mobile station is one of the following:

a mobile telephone, a mobile station of a cellular network.

12. An apparatus as claimed in

claim 1

, wherein said short-range radio connection is a Bluetooth connection.

13. A headset comprising means for transferring an audio signal of a call between the headset and a particular mobile station wherein the headset comprises:

a short-range radio transceiver for wireless transfer of files between said mobile station and the headset, and

a memory means for storing the files.

14. A headset as claimed in

claim 13

, wherein the headset comprises two earpieces interconnected with a headband.

15. A headset as claimed in

claim 14

, wherein said headband comprises an electronics module comprising said memory means and short-range radio transceiver.

16. A headset as claimed in

claim 15

, wherein said electronics module further comprises a multimedia player.