Method for indicating a battery charge level of a wireless headset

• US 20060135218A1
• Filed: 12/01/2005
• Published: 06/22/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/02/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, Min Jung, Son, Jin Ho, Yun, Chan Phil
• Application Number:
  US11/290,471
• Publication Number:
  US 20060135218A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/573
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3877 Arrangements for enabling portable transceivers to be used in a fixed position, e.g. cradles or boosters
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6066 including a wireless connection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0261 managing power supply demand, e.g. depending on battery level
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A battery charge remaining level indicating method of a wireless headset is disclosed. A remaining charge amount of a battery, disposed in a wireless headset and supplying power to the wireless headset, is transmitted to a mobile communication terminal connected to the wireless headset via short-range wireless communication, and indicated on a display. The battery charge remaining level is periodically discriminated by the wireless headset when the wireless headset and the mobile communication terminal are connected via short-range wireless communication. The discriminated information on the battery charge remaining level is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal. The mobile communication terminal discriminates the information on the battery charge remaining level transmitted by the wireless headset and indicates the battery charge remaining level on the display.

Claims

1. A method for indicating a battery charge level said method comprising:

connecting a wireless headset to a mobile communication terminal via short-range wireless communication;

periodically discriminating, via the wireless headset, a battery charge level of a built-in battery of the wireless headset;

transmitting to the mobile communication terminal, information on the discriminated battery charge level; and

indicating, via the mobile communication terminal, on a display window the discriminated battery charge level of the battery based on the transmitted information.

2. The method as defined in claim 1, wherein the connection between the wireless headset and the mobile communication terminal is such that if a keypad of the mobile communication terminal is manipulated to implement a wireless headset mode, the wireless headset mode is configured to connect the mobile communication terminal to the wireless headset via short-range wireless communication.

3. The method as defined in claim 1, wherein the connection between the wireless headset and the mobile communication terminal is such that if a functional key of the wireless headset is activated, the wireless headset mode is configured to connect the wireless headset to the mobile communication terminal via short-range wireless communication.

4. The method as defined in claim 1, wherein the transmission of information on the battery charge level includes transmission of a microphone volume gain control signal informing of a CKPD message and a battery charge level, or a transmission of a speaker volume gain control signal informing of a CKPD message and a battery charge level.

5. The method as defined in claim 4, wherein the transmission of the microphone volume gain control signal or the speaker volume gain control signal is implemented within a predetermined time period following the transmission of the CKPD message.

6. The method as defined in claim 1, wherein said indicating of the battery charge level includes extracting a battery charge level from the information on the battery charge level transmitted by the wireless headset.

7. The method as defined in claim 6, wherein the information on the battery charge level includes the microphone volume gain control signal or the speaker volume gain control signal received within a predetermined time period following receipt of a CKPD message;

wherein a value of the microphone volume gain control signal or the speaker volume gain control signal includes the battery charge level.

8. The method as defined in claim 1, wherein the information on the battery charge level is included in a CKPD message.

9. The method as defined in claim 8, wherein the CKPD message comprises:

transmission information of the battery charge level; and

the battery charge level.

10. The method as defined in claim 1, wherein said indicating of the battery charge level includes extracting the information on the battery charge level from a CKPD message;

wherein the information on the battery charge level is included in the CKPD message.

11. The method as defined in claim 1, wherein the transmission of the information on the battery charge level is implemented such that the wireless headset establishes a serial port profile by which the battery charge level is to be transmitted to the mobile communication terminal, and transmits the battery charge level via the established serial port profile.

12. The method as defined in claim 11, wherein the serial port profile includes any one of OBEX (Object Exchange), HSP (Head Set Profile), HFP (Hands Free Profile), LAP (LAN Access Profile) and DUN (Dial Up Networking Profile).

13. The method as defined in claim 1, further comprising displaying on a display of the mobile communication terminal, the battery charge level discriminated by the wireless headset.

14. A method for indicating a battery charge level of a headset, said method comprising:

receiving, via short-range wireless communication, a battery charge level of a headset, wherein the battery charge level is discriminated by the headset; and

displaying the battery charge level on a display screen.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein the battery charge level is included in a CKPD message.

16. The method according to claim 14, further comprising receiving a CKPD message from the headset for a predetermined time period prior to said receiving of the battery charge level.

17. The method according to claim 14, wherein the battery charge level is included with a microphone volume gain control signal or a speaker volume gain control signal.

18. A method for indicating a battery charge level of a headset, said method comprising:

connecting to a mobile communication terminal that is configured for at least voice communication, via short range wireless communication;

discriminating a battery charge level of a headset;

transmitting the discriminated battery charge level of the headset such that the discriminated battery charge level is configured to be displayed on a display screen of the mobile communication terminal.

19. The method according to claim 18, wherein the battery charge level is included in a CKPD message.

20. The method according to claim 18, wherein the battery charge level is included with a microphone volume gain control signal or a speaker volume gain control signal.