Teleconferencing and call multiplexing with multiple external audio devices coupled to a single mobile telephone
First Claim
1. A method in a mobile telephone for using external audio devices, the method comprising:
- communicating audio data of a first telephone call involving the mobile telephone with one or more first external audio devices; and
communicating audio data of a second telephone call involving the mobile telephone with one or more second external audio devices,wherein the first telephone call and the second telephone call are concurrent for at least a period of time, andwherein each of the external audio devices has audio input functionality and audio output functionality.
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Abstract
Various methods for using external audio devices with a single mobile telephone are proposed, where the external audio devices have audio input functionality and audio output functionality. To support conferencing, audio data of a single telephone call involving the mobile telephone is communicated with two or more external audio devices. To support separate telephone calls that are concurrent for at least a period of time, audio data of a first telephone call involving the mobile telephone is communicated with one or more first external audio devices, and audio data of a second telephone call involving the mobile telephone is communicated with one or more second external audio devices. If there are two or more first external audio devices, then the first telephone call is a conference call.
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23 Claims
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1. A method in a mobile telephone for using external audio devices, the method comprising:
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communicating audio data of a first telephone call involving the mobile telephone with one or more first external audio devices; and communicating audio data of a second telephone call involving the mobile telephone with one or more second external audio devices, wherein the first telephone call and the second telephone call are concurrent for at least a period of time, and wherein each of the external audio devices has audio input functionality and audio output functionality. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method in a mobile telephone for using external audio devices, the method comprising:
communicating audio data of a single telephone call involving the mobile telephone with two or more external audio devices, wherein each of the external audio devices has audio input functionality and audio output functionality. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A mobile telephone comprising:
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a first wireless communication interface through which the mobile telephone is able to communicate with an external communications server to place and receive telephone calls; a second wireless communication interface through which the mobile telephone is able to communicate with one or more external audio devices, each of which has audio input functionality and audio output functionality; a processor coupled to the first wireless communication interface; an audio subsystem coupled to the processor; and a memory coupled to the processor and arranged to store a telephone application which is arranged to control the audio subsystem and to manage concurrent telephone calls involving the mobile telephone so that audio data of a first of the concurrent telephone calls is communicated with one or more first external audio devices and audio data of a second of the concurrent telephone calls is communicated with one or more second external audio devices. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A mobile telephone comprising:
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a first wireless communication interface through which the mobile telephone is able to communicate with an external communications server to place and receive a telephone call; a second wireless communication interface through which the mobile telephone is able to communicate one or more wireless external audio devices, each of which has audio input functionality and audio output functionality; a processor coupled to the first wireless communication interface; an audio subsystem coupled to the processor; an audio hardware component coupled to the audio subsystem and which is connectable to a wired external audio device; and a memory coupled to the processor and arranged to store a telephone application which is arranged to control the audio subsystem and to manage concurrent telephone calls involving the mobile telephone so that audio data of a first of the concurrent telephone calls is communicated with one or more first wireless external audio devices and audio data of a second of the concurrent telephone calls is communicated with one or more second external audio devices, of which at least one is the wired external audio device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A mobile telephone comprising:
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a first wireless communication interface through which the mobile telephone is able to communicate with an external communications server to place and receive telephone calls; a second wireless communication interface through which the mobile telephone is able to communicate with one or more external audio devices, each of which has audio input functionality and audio output functionality; a processor coupled to the first wireless communication interface; an audio subsystem coupled to the processor; and a memory coupled to the processor and arranged to store a telephone application which is arranged to control the audio subsystem and to arrange for audio data of a single telephone call involving the mobile telephone to be communicated with two or more of the external audio devices. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A mobile telephone comprising:
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a first wireless communication interface through which the mobile telephone is able to communicate with an external communications server to place and receive a telephone call; a second wireless communication interface through which the mobile telephone is able to communicate one or more wireless external audio devices, each of which has audio input functionality and audio output functionality; a processor coupled to the first wireless communication interface; an audio subsystem coupled to the processor; an audio hardware component coupled to the audio subsystem and which is connectable to a wired external audio device; and a memory coupled to the processor and arranged to store a telephone application which is arranged to control the audio subsystem and to arrange for audio data of a single telephone call involving the mobile telephone to be communicated with two or more of the external audio devices, at least one of which is the wired external audio device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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