Method of controling a communications session

• US 20050124380A1
• Filed: 12/05/2003
• Published: 06/09/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/05/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Rokusek, Daniel S., Sanjeev, Raghunandan
• Application Number:
  US10/729,786
• Publication Number:
  US 20050124380A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/556.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/271 controlled by voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6075 adapted for handsfree use in a vehicle H04M1/6058 takes precedence; arrangements for holding telephones in a vehicle B60R11/0241
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

Method of controlling a communications session (101) can include a handset (102) determining one of a docked condition (150) and an undocked condition (152). A communications session (101) is initiated where the communications session spans from the handset (102) to a remote communications device (104) using a WPAN communications link (110), and out from the remote communications device (104) using a cellular link (112). The handset (102) can translate between the WPAN communications link (110) and the cellular link (112). If the handset (102) is in the docked condition (150), the handset (102) can route an audio component (153) through the docking station (106). If the handset (102) is in the undocked condition (152), the handset (102) can route the audio component (155) through the handset (102).

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

providing a handset coupled to interface with a docking station;

the handset determining one of a docked condition and an undocked condition;

initiating a communications session, wherein the communications session spans from the handset to a remote communications device using a WPAN communications link, and out from the remote communications device using a cellular link;

the handset translating between the WPAN communications link and the cellular link;

if the handset is in the docked condition, the handset routing an audio component through the docking station; and

if the handset is in the undocked condition, the handset routing the audio component through the handset.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the WPAN communications link utilizes a Bluetooth communications protocol.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising the handset discovering and coupling to the remote communications device using the WPAN communications link.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the docking station is integrated with a vehicle.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising if the handset is in the docked condition, initiating the communications session via voice recognition algorithm in one of the docking station and the handset.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising if the handset is in the docked condition, one of the docking station and the handset executing a noise reduction algorithm during the communications session.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising initiating the communications session using a human interface element on the handset.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein initiating the communications session comprises initiating the communications session using the handset.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein initiating the communications session comprises the handset receiving a communication session request from the remote communications device.

10. A handset coupled to interface with a docking station, comprising a computer-readable medium containing computer instructions for instructing a processor to perform a method of controlling a communications session, the instructions comprising:

the handset determining one of a docked condition and an undocked condition;

initiating the communications session, wherein the communications session spans from the handset to a remote communications device using a WPAN communications link, and out from the remote communications device using a cellular link;

the handset translating between the WPAN communications link and the cellular link;

if the handset is in the docked condition, the handset routing an audio component through the docking station; and

if the handset is in the undocked condition, the handset routing the audio component through the handset.

11. The handset of claim 10, wherein the WPAN communications link utilizes a Bluetooth communications protocol.

12. The handset of claim 10, further comprising the handset discovering and coupling to the remote communications device using the WPAN communications link.

13. The handset of claim 10, wherein the docking station is integrated with a vehicle.

14. The handset of claim 10, further comprising if the handset is in the docked condition, initiating the communications session via voice recognition algorithm in one of the docking station and the handset.

15. The handset of claim 10, further comprising if the handset is in the docked condition, one of the docking station and the handset executing a noise reduction algorithm during the communications session.

16. The handset of claim 10, further comprising initiating the communications session using a human interface element on the handset.

17. The handset of claim 10, wherein initiating the communications session comprises initiating the communications session using the handset.

18. The handset of claim 10, wherein initiating the communications session comprises the handset receiving a communication session request from the remote communications device.