Method of determining a user presence state
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1. A method of determining a user presence state, comprising:
- in a telephonic device, for use by a user to receive and transmit an acoustic wave, detecting orientation of the telephonic device to signal the user'"'"'s presence state.
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Abstract
A method of determining a user presence state includes in a telephonic device, for use by a user to receive and transmit an acoustic wave, detecting orientation of the telephonic device to signal the user'"'"'s presence state to a caller. The telephonic device may be a headset, wherein the relative orientation of a headset microphone to a headset earpiece determines a user presence state signal to be sent, or the telephonic device may be a handset and the gravitation orientation of the handset determines a user presence state signal to be sent. Exemplar user presence state signal include “Listening and Able to Talk” or “Talking,” “Listening,” “Busy,” and “Gone.”
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1. A method of determining a user presence state, comprising:
in a telephonic device, for use by a user to receive and transmit an acoustic wave, detecting orientation of the telephonic device to signal the user'"'"'s presence state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of determining a user presence state, comprising:
in a telephonic device, for use by a user to receive and transmit acoustic information, detecting the user'"'"'s presence via the orientation of the telephonic device relative to gravity. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of determining a user presence state, comprising:
in a telephonic device, for use by a user to receive and transmit acoustic information, detecting the user'"'"'s presence via the orientation of the telephonic device'"'"'s headset microphone relative to the headset earpiece. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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