Enhanced usage of telephone in noisy surroundings
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1. A method for enhancing a usage of a telephone (100), the method comprising:
- receiving an incoming call;
detecting an ambient noise level; and
enhancing the incoming call to make it more understandable by a recipient of the incoming call where the detected ambient noise level is greater than a predetermined threshold noise level.
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Abstract
A method for enhancing a usage of a telephone (100) is provided. The method including: receiving an incoming call; detecting an ambient noise level; and enhancing the incoming call to make it more understandable by a recipient of the incoming call where the detected ambient noise level is greater than a predetermined threshold noise level. The enhancing can include automatically amplifying a loudness of the incoming call to the recipient of the incoming call and/or converting the incoming call to text and displaying the text to the recipient of the incoming call.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for enhancing a usage of a telephone (100), the method comprising:
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receiving an incoming call;
detecting an ambient noise level; and
enhancing the incoming call to make it more understandable by a recipient of the incoming call where the detected ambient noise level is greater than a predetermined threshold noise level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A telephone (100) comprising:
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a receiver (102) for receiving an incoming call;
a noise sensor (120) for detecting an ambient noise level; and
a processor (104) for enhancing the incoming call to make it more understandable by a recipient of the incoming call where the detected ambient noise level is greater than a predetermined threshold noise level. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program product embodied in a computer-readable medium for enhancing a usage of a telephone (100), the computer program product comprising:
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computer readable program code means for receiving an incoming call;
computer readable program code means for detecting an ambient noise level; and
computer readable program code means for enhancing the incoming call to make it more understandable by a recipient of the incoming call where the detected ambient noise level is greater than a predetermined threshold noise level. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A program storage device readable by machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for enhancing a usage of a telephone (100), the method comprising:
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receiving an incoming call;
detecting an ambient noise level; and
enhancing the incoming call to make it more understandable by a recipient of the incoming call where the detected ambient noise level is greater than a predetermined threshold noise level. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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