Next Generation Cell Phone
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1. A system comprising:
- a wireless headset, comprising;
an audio circuit to convert a spoken command into a command signal;
a network receiver to receive beacon signals from wireless access points and not to otherwise communicate with any wireless access points;
a beacon table to contain data extracted from the received beacon signals;
a wireless network selector to select a wireless access point based on the data in the beacon table;
a wireless network transmitter/receiver to communicate with the selected wireless access point, the wireless network transmitter/receiver being a separate piece of hardware from the network receiver;
a voice agent application coupled to the wireless headset;
a special-purpose application coupled to the voice agent application;
the voice agent application comprising;
a receiver to receive the command signal from the wireless headset through the selected network;
logic to determine that responding to the command signal requires sending a command to the special-purpose application; and
a transmitter to transmit the command to the special-purpose application.
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed. The system includes a wireless headset. The wireless headset includes a network receiver to receive beacon signals from wireless access points. A beacon table contains data extracted from the received beacon signals. A wireless network selector selects a wireless access point based on the data in the beacon table. The system further includes a voice agent application coupled to the wireless headset and a special-purpose application coupled to the voice agent application.
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23 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a wireless headset, comprising; an audio circuit to convert a spoken command into a command signal; a network receiver to receive beacon signals from wireless access points and not to otherwise communicate with any wireless access points; a beacon table to contain data extracted from the received beacon signals; a wireless network selector to select a wireless access point based on the data in the beacon table; a wireless network transmitter/receiver to communicate with the selected wireless access point, the wireless network transmitter/receiver being a separate piece of hardware from the network receiver; a voice agent application coupled to the wireless headset; a special-purpose application coupled to the voice agent application; the voice agent application comprising; a receiver to receive the command signal from the wireless headset through the selected network; logic to determine that responding to the command signal requires sending a command to the special-purpose application; and a transmitter to transmit the command to the special-purpose application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
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a wireless headset, comprising; an audio circuit to convert a spoken command into a command signal; a network receiver to receive beacon signals from wireless access points and not to otherwise communicate with any wireless access points; a beacon table to contain data extracted from the received beacon signals; a wireless network selector to select a wireless access point based on the data in the beacon table; a wireless network transmitter/receiver to transmit and receive with the selected wireless access point, the wireless network transmitter/receiver being a separate piece of hardware than the network receiver; a special-purpose application coupled to the wireless headset; the special-purpose application comprising; a receiver to receive the command signal from the wireless headset through the selected network; logic to determine that responding to the command signal requires performing a function of the special-purpose application; and logic to perform the function. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for managing a telephone call from a device comprising:
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building a beacon table containing information received in beacon signals received wirelessly from wireless access points; determining that the device is moving in such a way that it will lose an association with an existing wireless access point and that it will not transition to another wireless access point without intervention and, in response; using information from the beacon table to identify a wireless access point to which to transition the device; pre-authenticating the device with the identified wireless access point; determining that the device should transition from the existing wireless access point and, in response; terminating the device'"'"'s association with the existing wireless access point; and initiating an association with the identified wireless access point. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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