Method of accepting a phone call based on motion properties of the phone and related device

• US 20060199605A1
• Filed: 03/07/2005
• Published: 09/07/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qisda Corporation
• Original Assignee: Qisda Corporation
• Inventors: Lin, Cheng-Lung
• Granted Patent: US 7,187,952 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/550.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion

Abstract

A method of accepting a phone call comprises applying a force to the phone when receiving an incoming phone call on the phone to effect motion properties on the phone, detecting the motion properties of the phone, and deciding whether to accept the incoming phone call according to the motion properties.

Claims

1. A method of accepting a phone call, the method comprising:

applying a force to the phone when receiving an incoming phone call on the phone to effect motion properties on the phone;

detecting the motion properties of the phone; and

deciding whether to accept the incoming phone call according to the motion properties.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein deciding whether to accept the incoming phone call comprises accepting the incoming call if the motion properties of the phone exceed a predetermined threshold level.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein detecting the motion properties of the phone comprises detecting an acceleration of the phone, and the phone answers the incoming phone call if the acceleration of the phone exceeds a predetermined acceleration value.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein detecting the motion properties of the phone comprises detecting a rotating motion of the phone, and the phone answers the incoming phone call if a rotational velocity at which the phone is rotated exceeds a predetermined rotational velocity value.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the phone is a mobile phone.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the phone is a mobile phone.

6. A method of accepting a phone call, the method comprising:

rotating the phone when receiving an incoming phone call;

detecting the magnitude of a rotational velocity at which the phone is rotated; and

deciding whether to accept the incoming phone call according to the rotational velocity.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein deciding whether to accept the incoming phone call comprises accepting the incoming call if the magnitude of the rotational velocity is greater than a predetermined rotational velocity value.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein detecting the magnitude of the rotational velocity comprises utilizing a gyroscope to measure the magnitude of the rotational velocity.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the gyroscope is a micro-gyroscope.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein the phone is a mobile phone.

11. A phone answering system, comprising:

a gyroscope for detecting a rotational velocity at which a phone is rotated when the phone is receiving an incoming phone call, the rotational velocity having a magnitude; and

a switch coupling to the gyroscope to receive the magnitude of the rotational velocity, the switch controlling the phone to answer the incoming phone call according to the magnitude of the rotational velocity.

12. The system of claim 11, further comprising a comparator connecting with the gyroscope and the switch, wherein the comparator compares the magnitude of the rotational velocity with a predetermined rotational velocity value and provides a comparison result to the switch.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the comparator comprises a fixed voltage circuit for outputting a first voltage value if the magnitude of the rotational velocity is less than or equal to the predetermined rotational velocity value, and for outputting a second voltage value if the magnitude of the rotational velocity is greater than the predetermined rotational velocity value.

14. The system of claim 13, the fixed voltage circuit further comprising an amplifier circuit for amplifying the first voltage value or the second voltage value output by the fixed voltage circuit to create an amplified voltage value, and for outputting the amplified voltage value to the switch to control the switch.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the gyroscope is a micro-gyroscope.