Incoming call notification device

• US 20070173232A1
• Filed: 01/25/2006
• Published: 07/26/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/25/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Inventec Corporation
• Original Assignee: Inventec Corporation
• Inventors: Lai, Chang-Chin, Kuo, Ching-Mei
• Application Number:
  US11/338,760
• Publication Number:
  US 20070173232A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/412.200
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72409 by interfacing with external accessories hands-free H04M1/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72442 for playing music files
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/04 the ringing-current being generated at the substations

Abstract

An incoming call notification device includes a first connecting unit for the connection with a portable media player; a second connecting device for communicating with the communication device and receiving an incoming call signal; an interrupting module for sending an interruption signal to the portable media player to interrupt the playing content of the portable media player; an incoming call notification storage module for storing at least one notification ring; and a processing module for sending the notification ring to the portable media player to play once the playing content is interrupt, so that the user knows of the incoming call.

Claims

1. An incoming call notification device for interrupting the playing content of a portable media player when a communication device sends out an incoming call signal, the incoming call notification device comprising:

a first connecting unit, which is coupled to the portable media player;

a second connecting unit, which is coupled to the communication device and receives the incoming call signal;

an interrupting module, which sends out an interruption signal to the portable media player once the incoming call signal is detected, interrupting the playing content of the portable media player;

an incoming call notification storage module, which stores at least a notification ring; and

a processing module, which is coupled to the incoming call notification storage module, the first connecting unit, and the interrupting module for transmitting the notification ring to the portable media player once the playing content thereof is interrupted, thereby notifying the user of an incoming call.

2. The incoming call notification device of claim 1 further comprising a switching module coupled to the second connecting unit for controlling whether to answer the communication device.

3. The incoming call notification device of claim 1, wherein the communication device is a mobile phone.

4. The incoming call notification device of claim 1, wherein the portable media player is an MPEG Layer-3 (MP3) player.

5. The incoming call notification device of claim 1, wherein the first connecting unit is a universal serial bus (USB) port.

6. The incoming call notification device of claim 1, wherein the second connecting unit is a transmission wire connector.

7. The incoming call notification device of claim 1, wherein the second connecting unit is an infrared receiver.

8. The incoming call notification device of claim 1, wherein the incoming call notification storage module is a nonvolatile memory.

9. The incoming call notification device of claim 1, wherein the notification ring is stored in MP3 format.

10. An incoming call notification device for interrupting the playing content of a portable media player when a communication device stored with at least one notification ring sends out an incoming call signal, the incoming call notification device comprising:

a first connecting unit, which is coupled to the portable media player;

a second connecting unit, which is coupled to the communication device and receives the incoming call signal;

an interrupting module, which sends out an interruption signal to the portable media player once the incoming call signal is detected, interrupting the playing content of the portable media player; and

a processing module, which is coupled to the second connecting unit, the first connecting unit, and the interrupting module for transmitting the notification ring to the portable media player once the playing content thereof is interrupted, thereby notifying the user of an incoming call.

11. The incoming call notification device of claim 10 further comprising a switching module coupled to the second connecting unit for controlling whether to answer the communication device.

12. The incoming call notification device of claim 10, wherein the communication device is a mobile phone.

13. The incoming call notification device of claim 10, wherein the portable media player is an MP3 player.

14. The incoming call notification device of claim 10, wherein the first connecting unit is a USB port.

15. The incoming call notification device of claim 10, wherein the second connecting unit is a transmission wire connector.

16. The incoming call notification device of claim 10, wherein the second connecting unit is an infrared receiver.

17. The incoming call notification device of claim 10, wherein the notification ring is stored in MP3 format.