Wireless communication device

• US 20050136997A1
• Filed: 12/23/2003
• Published: 06/23/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Kreiner, Barrett, Perrella, Ronald J.
• Application Number:
  US10/745,453
• Publication Number:
  US 20050136997A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/575.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/04 the ringing-current being generated at the substations

Abstract

A wireless communication device is disclosed. The wireless communication device includes a detector, a digital signal processor, and a controller coupled to the detector and the digital signal processor. The digital signal processor is for generating a ringing signal. The controller is for instructing the digital signal processor to terminate the ringing signal when the detector detects a blow to the wireless communication device.

Claims

1. A wireless communication device, comprising:

a detector;

a digital signal processor for generating a ringing signal; and

a controller coupled to the detector and the digital signal processor, wherein the controller is for instructing the digital signal processor to terminate the ringing signal when the detector detects a blow to the wireless communication device.

2. The wireless communication device of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication device is a wireless telephone.

3. The wireless communication device of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication device is a wireless pager.

4. The wireless communication device of claim 1, wherein the detector includes a normally-open switch.

5. The wireless communication device of claim 1, wherein the detector includes a normally-closed switch.

6. The wireless communication device of claim 1, wherein the detector includes a momentary switch.

7. The wireless communication device of claim 1, wherein the detector includes an inertia switch.

8. The wireless communication device of claim 1, wherein the detector includes an omnidirectional switch.

9. The wireless communication device of claim 1, wherein a sensitivity of the detector is fixed.

10. The wireless communication device of claim 1, wherein a sensitivity of the detector is adjustable.

11. The wireless communication device of claim 1, wherein the detector is an accelerometer.

12. The wireless communication device of claim 11, wherein the accelerometer is a solid-state accelerometer.

13. The wireless communication device of claim 11, wherein the accelerometer is a single-axis accelerometer.

14. The wireless communication device of claim 11, wherein the accelerometer is a dual-axis accelerometer.

15. The wireless communication device of claim 11, wherein the accelerometer is a tri-axis accelerometer.

16. The wireless communication device of claim 1, further comprising a transceiver coupled to the controller.

17. The wireless communication device of claim 16, wherein the transceiver includes:

an RF transmitter amplifier coupled to the controller;

an RF receiver amplifier coupled to the controller; and

an antenna coupled to the RF transmitter amplifier and the RF receiver amplifier.

18. The wireless communication device of claim 1, further comprising a speaker coupled to the digital signal processor.

19. A wireless communication device, comprising:

a digital signal processor for generating a ringing signal;

means for detecting a blow to the wireless communication device; and

a controller coupled to the means for detecting and the digital signal processor, wherein the controller is for instructing the digital signal processor to terminate the ringing signal when the means for detecting the blow detects the blow.

20. A method for terminating a ringing of a wireless communication device, the method comprising:

detecting a blow to the wireless communication device;

notifying a controller of the blow; and

instructing a digital signal processor to terminate a ringing signal.