Handheld personal digital assistant for communicating with a mobile in music-playing operation

• US 20050181826A1
• Filed: 09/02/2004
• Published: 08/18/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 02/18/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Partner Tech Corp.
• Original Assignee: Partner Tech Corp.
• Inventors: Yueh, Wen-Hsiang
• Application Number:
  US10/932,101
• Publication Number:
  US 20050181826A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/556.200
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1698 the I/O peripheral being a sending/receiving arrangement to establish a cordless communication link, e.g. radio or infrared link, integrated cellular phone details of antennas disposed inside a computer H01Q1/2266
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6066 including a wireless connection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72442 for playing music files

Abstract

A personal digital assistant incorporating wireless earphones is provided, including: a personal digital assistant circuit to decode audio compressed files under a music-playing mode to produce audio signals to earphones and collect voice signals through a microphone; and an attachment mechanism combining the wireless earphones to the personal digital assistant to accomplish an electrical connecting interface therebetween. The personal digital assistant circuit can pause music playing under the music-playing mode responsive to a ring indication made from a mobile phone, and establishing two-way audio communication with the mobile phone through the wireless earphones. A personal digital assistant having a wireless transceiver is also provided, which can establish wireless connectivity with a mobile phone and allow two-way audio communication therebetween, enabling the personal digital assistant circuit to communicate with the mobile phone under the music-playing mode responsive to a ring indication received from the mobile phone.

Claims

1. A personal digital assistant, comprising a personal digital assistant circuit, said personal digital assistant circuit including:

a memory unit, to store audio compressed data;

a processor, to decode said audio compressed data under a music-playing mode, to produce audio signals;

an earphone, responsive to said audio signals to convert said audio signals into sound;

a microphone, responsive to voice signals to provide electronic signals transmitted to said processor; and

an inputting unit, to transmit a command requested by a user to said processor; and

an attachment mechanism to accomplish an electrical connecting interface between an wireless earphone and said processor, said electrical connecting interface comprises at least;

a control signal between said wireless earphone and said processor;

a sound signal transmitted from a mobile phone; and

a voice signal transmitted to said mobile phone.

2. The personal digital assistant of claim 1, wherein said electrical connecting interface further comprises a ground signal between said wireless earphone and said personal digital assistant circuit.

3. The personal digital assistant of claim 1, wherein said control signal comprises at least:

a ring indication signal made from said mobile phone and a response signal transmitted from said personal digital assistant circuit for operating said wireless earphone.

4. The personal digital assistant of claim 1, wherein said wireless earphone is a bluetooth earphone and said mobile phone is a bluetooth handset.

5. The personal digital assistant of claim 1, wherein said processor produces a ringing signal under said music-playing mode to said wireless earphone.

6. The personal digital assistant of claim 5, wherein said personal digital assistant circuit pauses music playing under the music-playing mode responsive to said ring indication made from said mobile phone at any time.

7. The personal digital assistant of claim 1, wherein said processor communicates with said wireless earphone via said electrical connecting interface to enable two-way audio communication between said processor and said mobile phone.

8. The personal digital assistant of claim 7, wherein said processor pauses the music playing under the music-playing mode responsive to said ringing indication made from said mobile phone at any time to establish two-way audio communication with said mobile phone through said wireless earphone.

9. The personal digital assistant of claim 8, wherein said personal digital assistant further comprises a display unit connected to said processor, said display unit displaying a picture indication responsive to said ring indication.

10. The personal digital assistant of claim 9, wherein said inputting unit touches said display unit to produce electronic signals transmitted to said process responsive to user'"'"'s commands to determine whether or not to pause the music-playing mode.

11. The personal digital assistant of claim 9, wherein said inputting unit includes a number of keys to produce electronic signals to said processor responsive to user'"'"'s commands to determine whether or not to pause the music-playing mode.

12. The personal digital assistant of claim 1, wherein said processor executes a program stored in said memory unit to operate the music-playing mode.

13. The personal digital assistant of claim 1, wherein said personal digital assistant circuit further comprises a data interface unit connected to said processor such that said processor receives MP3 files or audio compressed data through said data interface.

14. The personal digital assistant of claim 13, wherein said data interface unit is a USB port.

15. A personal digital assistant, comprising:

a personal digital assistant circuit connecting with a wireless earphone and a microphone, said personal digital assistant circuit decoding audio compressed files to produce audio signals transmitted to said earphone under a music-playing mode and collecting voice signals through said microphone; and

an attachment mechanism to accomplish an electrical connecting interface between said wireless earphone and said personal digital assistant circuit;

wherein said personal digital assistant circuit pauses music playing under said music-playing mode responsive to a ring indication transmitted from said wireless earphone, and establishing two-way audio communication with a mobile phone through said wireless earphone.

16. The personal digital assistant of claim 15, wherein said electrical connecting interface comprises at least:

a control signal between said wireless earphone and said processor;

a sound signal transmitted from said mobile phone; and

an audio signal transmitted to said mobile phone.

17. The personal digital assistant of claim 16, wherein said control signal comprises at least:

a ring indication made from said mobile phone; and

a response signal transmitted from said personal digital assistant circuit for operating said wireless earphone.

18. The personal digital assistant of claim 15, wherein said wireless earphone is a bluetooth earphone and said mobile phone is a bluetooth handset.

19. The personal digital assistant of claim 15, wherein said personal digital assistant circuit produces an audio ringing signal transmitted to said wireless earphone under said music-playing mode.

20. The personal digital assistant of claim 20, wherein said personal digital assistant circuit further comprises a display unit to display a picture indication responsive to said ringing indication signal.

21. The personal digital assistant of claim 20, wherein said display unit is touched to produce electronic signals responsive to user'"'"'s commands to determine whether or not to pause said music-playing mode.

22. A personal digital assistant, comprising a music-playing mode and a wireless transceiver, said wireless transceiver establishing a wireless connectivity with a mobile phone to enable two-way audio communication between said personal digital assistant and said mobile phone, said personal digital assistant circuit pausing music playing under a music-playing mode responsive to a ring indication made from said mobile phone at any time to enable a conversation with said mobile phone.

23. The personal digital assistant of claim 22, wherein said wireless transceiver is a wireless bluetooth card and said mobile phone is a bluetooth handset.

24. The personal digital assistant of claim 22, wherein said wireless transceiver is a part of said personal digital assistant circuit.

25. The personal digital assistant of claim 22, wherein said personal digital assistant has an expanded slot for being inserted with means for realizing a wireless transceiver.

26. The personal digital assistant of claim 22, wherein said personal digital assistant has an earphone and a microphone, said personal digital assistant pauses music playing under said music-playing mode responsive to said ring indication made from said mobile phone through said wireless transceiver, and establishes two-way audio communication with said mobile phone by using said earphone and said microphone.

27. A personal digital assistant, comprising a personal digital assistant circuit, said personal digital assistant circuit including:

a memory unit to store audio compressed data;

a processor to decode said audio compressed data to produce audio signals under a music-playing mode;

an earphone to convert said audio signals to sound;

a microphone to collect voice signals transmitted to said processor; and

an inputting unit to produce electronic signals responsive to user'"'"'s commands and transmit said electronic signals to said processor; and

a bluetooth module, wherein said processor pauses music playing responsive to a ring indication made from a mobile phone through said bluetooth module to establish two-way audio communication with a bluetooth handset, enabling a conversation with said bluetooth handset by using said earphone and said microphone.

28. A personal digital assistant, comprising a personal digital assistant circuit, said personal digital assistant circuit including:

a memory unit to store audio compressed data;

a DSP processor to decode said audio compressed data under a music-playing mode to produce audio signals;

an earphone to convert said audio signals to sound;

a microphone to collect voice signals for being transmitted to said DSP processor;

an inputting unit to transmit user'"'"'s commands to said DSP processor; and

an expanded slot for being inserted with an external wireless bluetooth card, enabling a wireless connectivity with a bluetooth handset to allow two-way audio communication, such that the DSP processor pauses the music-playing mode responsive to a ring indication made from said mobile phone to establish a conversation with said bluetooth handset.

29. A method for a personal digital assistant under a music-playing mode to establish two-way audio communication with a mobile phone, said method comprising:

establishing an electrical connectivity between a wireless earphone and said personal digital assistant;

receiving a ring indication made from said wireless earphone through said electrical connecting interface, wherein said personal digital assistant pauses music playing under the music-playing mode responsive to said ring indication at any time, and establishes communication with a mobile phone through said wireless earphone;

receiving sound signals transmitted from said wireless earphone though said electrical connecting interface; and

transmitting voice signals to said wireless earphone through said electrical connecting interface.

30. The method of claim 29, further comprising:

connecting a ground signal between said wireless earphone and said personal digital assistant and a response signal transmitted from said personal digital assistant for operating said wireless earphone through said electrical connecting interface.

31. The method of claim 29, further comprising:

producing an audio ringing signal responsive to said ring indication.