Call signal volume- and/or hands-free function-controlled mobile radio device

• US 20040253994A1
• Filed: 08/06/2004
• Published: 12/16/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Siemens AG
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Lampl, Josef, Seiter, Annette
• Application Number:
  US10/488,064
• Publication Number:
  US 20040253994A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/569.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/605 involving control of the receiver volume to provide a dual operational mode at close or far distance from the user

Abstract

A mobile radio device is disclosed that includes a microphone and a loudspeaker, wherein said loudspeaker (LP) is adapted for sound reproduction in the hands-free mode and/or for call signaling. The device is provided with a unit to acoustically measure the distance between the loudspeaker and an obstacle, the distance measured by measuring the propagation time of the test sound. The call signal volume or hands-free volume is controlled in accordance with the propagation time measured. Additionally, the output volume on the loudspeaker can be controlled in accordance with the measured volume of the reflected test sound.

Claims

1. Mobile radio device (MF) with a microphone (MK) and a loudspeaker (LP), the loudspeaker (LP) being used for sound reproduction for the hands-free function and/or for call signaling, characterized by means for acoustically measuring the distance between the loudspeaker (LP) and an obstacle.

2. Mobile radio device (MF) according to claim 1, in which the means for reproducing higher-frequency sound signals (HS) compared to a voice signal are formed via the loudspeaker (LP), for recording a reflected signal (RS) via the microphone (MK), and for measuring the sound propagation time.

3. Mobile radio device (MF) according to claim 1, in which the means for reproducing higher-frequency sound signals (HS) compared to a voice signal are formed via the loudspeaker (LP), for recording a reflected signal (RS) via the microphone (MK), and for analyzing the acoustic coupling between loudspeaker (LP) and microphone (MK).

4. Mobile radio device (MF) according to claim 2 or 3, in which at a defined value of the sound propagation time or of the coupling the volume of the sound reproduction in particular [for the] hands-free function can be changed.