DUAL MODE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT A LOUD-SPEAKING GROUP MEETING

• US 20100255874A1
• Filed: 04/07/2010
• Published: 10/07/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/07/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Inventec Appliances Corporation (Inventec Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Inventec Appliances Corporation (Inventec Corporation)
• Inventors: WANG, Xiao-Bin
• Application Number:
  US12/755,863
• Publication Number:
  US 20100255874A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/552.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6041 Portable telephones adapted for handsfree use
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/62 user interface aspects of conference calls

Abstract

A dual mode communication device includes primary and secondary communication modules for transmitting first and second communication signals, a simulated switch, a microphone and a speaker. When the primary and secondary communication modules transmit one of the first and second communication signals, the simulated switch receives a switch control signal, thereby allowing the microphone to transmit an initiating signal. When the speaker receives a respective one of the primary and secondary switch control signals, the speaker outputs the respective one of the first and second communication signals with signal strength greater than the preset signal strength of the respective one of the first and second communication signals.

Claims

1. A dual mode communication device comprising:

a primary communication module for transmitting a first communication signal;

a secondary communication module for transmitting a second communication signal;

a simulated switch coupled respectively and electrically to said primary and secondary communication modules and having a function of receiving a switch control signal when the dual mode communication device transmits at least one of said first communication signal or said second communication signal;

a microphone coupled electrically to said simulated switch, and having a function of coupling electrically to at least one of said primary communication module or said secondary communication module according to said switch control signal to allow transmission of an initiating signal through at least one of said primary communication module or said secondary communication module;

a processing unit coupled electrically to said primary and secondary communication modules and said simulated switch for transmitting said switch control signal to said simulated switch when said processing unit receives at least one of said first communication signal or said second communication signal; and

a speaker coupled electrically to said primary and secondary communication modules for amplifying at least one of said first communication signal or said second communication signal.

2. The dual mode communication device according to claim 1, further comprising an operation unit coupled electrically to said processing unit for transmitting an operation signal to cause said processing unit to transmit said switch control signal.

3. The dual mode communication device according to claim 1, further comprising a display unit coupled electrically to said processing unit and for displaying a communication log containing communication information transmitted by at least one of said first communication signal or said second communication signal.

4. The dual mode communication device according to claim 1, wherein said primary and secondary communication modules are to work respectively under any two different standards selected from the group consisting of a GSM (Global System for Mobile communications) standard, CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) based standards, other 3G (3^rd Generation) standards and a PHS (Personal Handy-phone System) standard.

5. A method for carrying out a loud-speaking group meeting by a dual mode communication device comprising a primary communication module, a secondary communication module and a speaker, wherein the speaker has a function of changing at least one of a first communication signal transmitted by said primary communication module or a second communication signal transmitted by said secondary communication module into at least a signal of a preset signal strength, and the method comprises:

(a) utilizing the primary and secondary communication modules to transmit at least one the first or second communication signals;

(b) upon receipt of a respective one of the first and second communication signals, the primary and secondary communication modules of a receiving mobile phone transmitting a primary switch control signal and a secondary switch control signal to the speaker; and

(c) upon receipt of said primary and secondary switch control signals, the speaker automatically amplifying the respective one of the first communication signal or the second communication signal into a loud-speaking signal strength greater than the preset signal strength.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the step (a) further includes a substep (a0):

displaying a communication log containing communication information transmitted by at least one of said first communication signal or said second communication signal within a working window of a display unit.

7. The method according to claim 5, wherein the step (a) further includes a substep (a1):

utilizing an operation unit to transmit an initiating signal through at least one of said primary communication module or said secondary communication module in order to carry out the loud-speaking group meeting.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the step (b) further includes a substep (b0):

upon receipt of the respective one of said first and second communication signals, the primary and secondary communication modules of said receiving mobile phone transmitting the primary and secondary switch signals via a simulated switch.

9. The method according to claim 7. wherein the step (c) further includes a substep of (c0);

utilizing an operation unit to terminate transmission of the respective one of said first and second communication signals.