Portable wireless communication device and methods of configuring same when connected to a vehicle
First Claim
1. A portable wireless communication device comprising:
- a first interface for connecting the wireless communication device to a vehicle;
a second interface for connecting the wireless communication device to an external antenna; and
a microcomputer having a first detector and a second detector, the first detector for determining whether the first interface is connected to the vehicle, the second detector for determining whether the second interface is connected to the external antenna;
wherein the microcomputer is programmed to access data associated with a power loss for communicating through the external antenna and to adjust an output power of the wireless communication device based on the accessed data when the first detector determines that the first interface is connected to the vehicle and the second detector determines that the second interface is connected to the external antenna.
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Abstract
A portable wireless communication device (22) and method for configuring the same when connected to a hands-free system in a vehicle (20). In one embodiment, the device (22) has an interface (36A) and a detector (70A). The interface (36A) is for connecting the wireless communication device (22) to a hands-free control unit (24) in the vehicle (20). The detector (70A) is for determining whether the interface (36A) is connected to the hands-free control unit (24) in the vehicle (20). The wireless communication device (22) may obtain vehicle information from the vehicle (20) when it is determined that the interface (36A) is connected to the hands-free control unit (24). The wireless communication device (22) also configures at least one operation of the wireless communication device (22) based on the obtained vehicle information. For example, the vehicle information may include data associated with a power loss for communicating through an external antenna (40) of the vehicle (20). The operation configured in the wireless communication device (22) would then be adjusting an output power of the wireless communication device (22) based on the data in the vehicle information.
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11 Claims
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1. A portable wireless communication device comprising:
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a first interface for connecting the wireless communication device to a vehicle;
a second interface for connecting the wireless communication device to an external antenna; and
a microcomputer having a first detector and a second detector, the first detector for determining whether the first interface is connected to the vehicle, the second detector for determining whether the second interface is connected to the external antenna;
wherein the microcomputer is programmed to access data associated with a power loss for communicating through the external antenna and to adjust an output power of the wireless communication device based on the accessed data when the first detector determines that the first interface is connected to the vehicle and the second detector determines that the second interface is connected to the external antenna. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method in a portable wireless communication device, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining whether the wireless communication device is connected to a vehicle;
determining whether the wireless communication device is connected to an external antenna;
if the wireless communication device is connected to a vehicle and the wireless communication device is connected to the external antenna, then obtaining data associated with a power loss for communicating through the external antenna and adjusting an output power for uplink wireless transmissions based on the obtained data. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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