Wireless Mobile Phone Headset Capable of Triggering Mobile Phone For Signaling Location and Corresponding Methods

• US 20040209658A1
• Filed: 04/11/2003
• Published: 10/21/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 02/21/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: VIA Technologies Incorporated (VIA Technologies)
• Original Assignee: VIA Technologies Incorporated (VIA Technologies)
• Inventors: Liu, Chuan-Wei, Shih, Chien-Yi
• Application Number:
  US10/249,454
• Publication Number:
  US 20040209658A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/575.2
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/24 Reminder alarms, e.g. anti-loss alarms
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6066 including a wireless connection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface

Abstract

A wireless headset for triggering a mobile phone in a mobile phone system to signal a location of the mobile phone and corresponding methods. A user can access incoming communication of the mobile phone through the wireless headset, and the wireless headset includes a control interface for making the wireless headset transmit a radio control signal to the mobile phone, such that the mobile phone will make predetermined sound or vibration to signal its own location.

Claims

1. A mobile phone system comprising:

a mobile phone comprising;

a wireless communication module for receiving a radio speech signal;

a first wireless headset module for transmitting a radio headset signal according to the radio speech signal received by the wireless communication module and for receiving a radio control signal; and

a signal module for signaling a location of the mobile phone according to the radio control signal received by the first wireless headset module; and

a headset comprising;

a control interface for producing the radio control signal corresponding to an operation of a user;

a second wireless headset module electrically connected the control interface, wherein the second wireless headset module is capable of transmitting the radio control signal and receiving the radio headset signal; and

a speaker electrically connected to the second wireless headset module for transforming the radio headset signal from the second wireless headset module to a sound wave and playing the sound wave.

2. The mobile phone system of claim 1, wherein the location of the mobile phone is signaled by generating a predetermined signal selected from the group consisting of sound, light and vibration.

3. The mobile phone system of claim 1, wherein the headset further comprises a microphone for receiving a sound wave and transforming the sound wave to a radio audio signal, and the second wireless headset is further capable of transmitting the radio audio signal.

4. The mobile phone system of claim 3, wherein the first wireless headset is further capable of receiving the radio audio signal, and the wireless communication module is further capable of transmitting a radio communication signal corresponding to the radio audio signal received by the first wireless headset module.

5. The mobile phone system of claim 1, wherein the mobile phone further comprises a speaker, and the speaker of the mobile phone is capable of transmitting a sound wave corresponding to the speech signal received by the wireless communication module.

6. The mobile phone system of claim 1, wherein the signal module is further capable of transmitting a sound wave corresponding to the speech signal received by the wireless communication module.

7. The mobile phone system of claim 1, wherein the mobile phone further comprises a microphone for receiving a sound wave and transforming the sound wave to a radio audio signal, and the wireless communication module is further capable of transmitting the radio audio signal.

8. A method for using a mobile phone system which has at least a mobile phone and a headset, the method comprising:

triggering the mobile phone of the mobile phone system by operating the headset of the mobile phone system to signal a location of the mobile phone, wherein the triggered mobile phone produces a predetermined signal when the mobile phone is not receiving a phone call.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the predetermined signal is selected from the group consisting of sound, light, and vibration.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the mobile phone is capable of receiving a control signal from the headset to trigger the mobile phone to produce the predetermined signal, and the headset comprises a control interface for producing the control signal corresponding to an operation of a user, the method further comprising:

operating the control interface so that the headset is capable of transmitting the control signal to the mobile phone to trigger the mobile phone to produce the predetermined signal for signaling the location of the mobile phone when the mobile phone is not receiving a phone call.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the control signal transmitted from the headset is a radio signal, and the mobile phone is capable of receiving the radio signal.

12. An operating method of a mobile phone system which has at least a mobile phone and a headset, the method comprising:

the headset transmitting a radio signal;

the mobile phone receiving the radio signal and signaling the location of the mobile phone accordingly.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the location of the mobile phone is signaled by sound, light, or vibration.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the mobile phone is capable of receiving a control signal from the headset to trigger the mobile phone to signal the location of the mobile phone and the headset comprises a control interface for producing the control signal corresponding to an operation of a user, the method further comprising:

operating the control interface so that the headset is capable of transmitting the control signal to the mobile phone to trigger the mobile phone to signal the location of the mobile phone when the mobile phone is not receiving a phone call.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the control signal transmitted from the headset is a radio signal, and the mobile phone is capable of receiving the radio signal.