DEVICE AND METHOD

• US 20090226009A1
• Filed: 03/07/2008
• Published: 09/10/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications USA Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications USA Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: HUYTS, Carel, OOST, Ap
• Application Number:
  US12/044,110
• Publication Number:
  US 20090226009A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 381/107
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/05 specially adapted for use on head, throat or breast
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6066 including a wireless connection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/044 according to the level of ambient noise

Abstract

The invention is directed towards a method in a portable hands free device. The method adjusts the sound level of a portable electronic device. The portable hands free device is adapted to be connected to the portable electronic device. The portable electronic device is adapted to generate sound. The method comprises obtaining a measurement of the environmental sound level surrounding the portable hands free device. The method also comprises sending a signal to the portable electronic device. The signal comprises information for adjusting the sound level of the portable electronic device according to the obtained environmental sound level measurement. The invention is also directed towards a portable hands free device, a method in a portable electronic device and a portable electronic device.

Claims

1. A method in a portable hands free device for adjusting the sound level of a portable electronic device, the portable hands free device is adapted to be connected to the portable electronic device, the portable electronic device being adapted to generate sound, the method comprises:

obtaining a measurement of the environmental sound level surrounding the portable hands free device,

sending a signal to the portable electronic device which signal comprises information for adjusting the sound level of the portable electronic device according to the obtained environmental sound level measurement.

2. A method according to claim 1, comprising the further step of:

sending a signal to the portable electronic device which signal comprises information for adjusting the speech level of the portable electronic device according to the obtained environmental sound level measurement.

3. A method according to claim 1, comprising the further step of:

sending a signal to the portable electronic device which signal comprises information for adjusting the music level of the portable electronic device according to the obtained environmental sound level measurement.

4. A method according to claim 1, wherein the portable hands free device is adapted to be connected to the portable electronic device via a wireless connection.

5. A portable hands free device adapted to adjust the sound level of a portable electronic device by sending a signal to the portable electronic device, which signal comprises information for adjusting the sound level of the portable electronic device, according to an obtained environmental sound level measurement, the portable hands free device comprises:

a sound level meter, adapted to obtain a measurement of the environmental sound level surrounding the portable hands free device,

a send unit adapted to send the signal to the portable electronic device which signal comprises information for adjusting the sound level of the portable electronic device according to the obtained environmental sound level measurement.

6. A portable hands free device according to claim 5, wherein:

the sound level meter comprises a sound level meter adapted to measure the perceived environmental sound level surrounding the portable hands free device.

7. A portable hands free device according to claim 5, wherein the portable hands free device is adapted to send the signal via a wireless connection.

8. A portable hands free device according to claim 5, wherein the wireless connection is a Bluetooth connection.

9. A method in a portable electronic device, for adjusting the sound level of the portable electronic device, the portable electronic device is adapted to generate sound and to be connected to a portable hands free device, the method comprises:

receiving a signal from the portable hands free device, which signal comprises information for adjusting the sound level of the portable electronic device, and;

adjusting the sound level according to the received signal.

10. A method in a portable electronic device according to claim 9, wherein:

the sound level to be adjusted is a ring signal.

11. A method in a portable electronic device according to claim 9, wherein:

the sound level to be adjusted is a speech level.

12. A method in a portable electronic device according to claim 9, wherein:

the sound level to be adjusted is a music level.

13. A portable electronic device, comprising:

a receptor adapted to receive a signal from the portable hands free device,

a sound generator adapted to generate a sound at a sound level, and

a sound level adjustment unit adapted to adjust the sound level of the portable electronic device according to the information comprised in the signal received from the portable hands free device.

14. A portable electronic device, according to claim 13, further comprising:

A logical unit adapted to compare the received signal information for adjusting the sound level of the portable electronic device with the present sound level of the portable electronic device.