Wireless earphone enabling a ringing signal and method for controlling the ringing signal

• US 20050277446A1
• Filed: 06/08/2005
• Published: 12/15/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Partner Tech Corp.
• Original Assignee: Partner Tech Corp.
• Inventors: Yueh, Wen-Hsiang
• Application Number:
  US11/147,281
• Publication Number:
  US 20050277446A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/569.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

This invention provides a wireless earphone able to control a ringing signal in response to an incoming call. This invention particularly provides a wireless earphone enabling the volume of the ringing signal relied on the status of the wireless earphone. The wireless earphone depends on an ear-hook action of the earphone or a sensor detecting the ear-hook action to determine the status of the earphone to control the volume of the ringing signal. As such, when the wireless earphone is not in use, i.e. being not worn, the volume of the ringing signal is enlarged to make the user perceives an incoming call. When the wireless earphone is in use, i.e. being worn, the volume of the ringing signal is in a range meeting a safety specification. The hearing of the user thus can be protected.

Claims

1. A wireless earphone, comprising:

a main body having a boom extension, said boom extension disposed with a microphone at a distal end;

an earphone disposed at an inner side of said main body; and

an ear-hook member pivotably connected with said main body;

which is characterized in;

the motion of said ear-hook member drives a micro-switch to enable the volume of a ringing signal to become small.

2. The wireless earphone as defined in claim 1, wherein said ear-hook member is a curved piece.

3. The wireless earphone as defined in claim 1, further comprising a pivotal connection member by which said ear-hook member pivotably connected with said main body, and said pivotal connection member and said micro-switch cooperatively move.

4. The wireless earphone as defined in claim 3, wherein said ear-hook member rotationally moves with said pivotable connection member as a shaft.

5. The wireless earphone as defined in claim 3, wherein said ear-hook member swingingly moves with said pivotably connection member as a shaft.

6. The wireless earphone as defined in claim 1, wherein said ear-hook member rotationally moves to enable the volume of the ringing signal to become small.

7. The wireless earphone as defined in claim 4, wherein said ear-hook member rotationally moves to enable the volume of the ringing signal to become small.

8. The wireless earphone as defined in claim 1, wherein said ear-hook member swingingly moves to enable the volume of the ringing signal to become small.

9. The wireless earphone as defined in claim 5, wherein said ear-hook member swingingly moves to enable the volume of the ringing signal to become small.

10. A wireless earphone, comprising:

a main body having a boom extension, said boom extension disposed with a microphone at a distal end;

an earphone disposed at an inner side of said main body; and

an ear-hook member pivotably connected with said main body;

which is characterized in;

said main body is disposed with a sensor proximate to said earphone, said sensor detects the status of said wireless earphone and enables the volume of a ringing signal to become small.

11. The wireless earphone as defined in claim 10, wherein said ear-hook member is a curved piece.

12. The wireless earphone as defined in claim 10, wherein said sensor is an infrared device.

13. A method for controlling a ringing signal implemented in a wireless earphone, said method comprising generating a ringing signal in response to an incoming call, which is characterized in:

said wireless earphone generates a first-section ringing signal in response to the incoming call when said wireless earphone is unworn; and

said wireless earphone generates a second-section ringing signal in response to the incoming call when said wireless earphone is worn, the volume of said second-section ringing signal is smaller than that of said first-section ringing signal.

14. A method for controlling a ringing signal implemented in a wireless earphone, said method comprising generating a ringing signal in response to an incoming call, which is characterized in:

determining the volume of the ringing signal relied on whether said wireless earphone is worn or not.