Portable wireless communication device and methods of configuring same when connected to a vehicle
First Claim
1. A portable wireless communication device comprising:
- an interface for connecting the wireless communication device to a control unit in a vehicle; and
a detector for determining whether the interface is connected to the control unit in the vehicle;
wherein the wireless communication device obtains data associated with a power loss for communicating through an external antenna of the vehicle from the vehicle when it is determined that the interface is connected to the hands-free control unit, and the wireless communication device adjusts an output power of the wireless communication device based on the power loss data.
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Abstract
A portable wireless communication device (22) and method for configuring the same when connected to a hands-free system in a vehicle (20). In one embodiment, the device (22) has an interface (36A) and a detector (70A). The interface (36A) is for connecting the wireless communication device (22) to a hands-free control unit (24) in the vehicle (20). The detector (70A) is for determining whether the interface (36A) is connected to the hands-free control unit (24) in the vehicle (20). The wireless communication device (22) may obtain vehicle information from the vehicle (20) when it is determined that the interface (36A) is connected to the hands-free control unit (24). The wireless communication device (22) also configures at least one operation of the wireless communication device (22) based on the obtained vehicle information. For example, the vehicle information may include data associated with a power loss for communicating through an external antenna (40) of the vehicle (20). The operation configured in the wireless communication device (22) would then be adjusting an output power of the wireless communication device (22) based on the data in the vehicle information.
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15 Claims
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1. A portable wireless communication device comprising:
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an interface for connecting the wireless communication device to a control unit in a vehicle; and
a detector for determining whether the interface is connected to the control unit in the vehicle;
wherein the wireless communication device obtains data associated with a power loss for communicating through an external antenna of the vehicle from the vehicle when it is determined that the interface is connected to the hands-free control unit, and the wireless communication device adjusts an output power of the wireless communication device based on the power loss data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method in a portable wireless communication device, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining whether the wireless communication device is connected to a vehicle;
accessing vehicle information from the vehicle including data associated with a power loss for communicating through an external antenna of the vehicle when it is determined that the wireless communication device is connected to the vehicle; and
adjusting an output power of the wireless communication device based on the power loss data in the vehicle information from the accessing step. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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