Visual Indication Of Active Speech Reception
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1. A method, comprising:
- during operation of a mobile handset when a voice call is in progress with a remote party, detecting an occurrence of a start of a discontinuous transmission period that results from a cessation of speech by the remote party; and
activating a visual indicator of the mobile handset to assume a first state that indicates that a speech signal is not being received from the remote party.
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Abstract
A method includes, during operation of a mobile handset when a voice call is in progress with a remote party, detecting an occurrence of a start of a discontinuous transmission period that results from a cessation of speech by the remote party; and activating a visual indicator of the mobile handset to assume a first state that indicates that a speech signal is not being received from the remote party.
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1. A method, comprising:
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during operation of a mobile handset when a voice call is in progress with a remote party, detecting an occurrence of a start of a discontinuous transmission period that results from a cessation of speech by the remote party; and activating a visual indicator of the mobile handset to assume a first state that indicates that a speech signal is not being received from the remote party. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A non-transitory computer-readable medium that contains software program instructions, where execution of the software program instructions by at least one data processor of the mobile handset results in performance of operations that comprise execution of the method of claim.
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7. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, where the at least one memory and computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus, during operation of a mobile handset when a voice call is in progress with a remote party, to detect an occurrence of a start of a discontinuous transmission period that results from a cessation of speech by the remote party; and to activate a visual indicator of the mobile handset to assume a first state that indicates that a speech signal is not being received from the remote party. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium that contains software program instructions, where execution of the software program instructions by at least one data processor results in performance of operations that comprise:
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during operation of a mobile handset when a voice call is in progress with a remote party, detecting an occurrence of a start of a discontinuous transmission period that results from a cessation of speech by the remote party; and activating a visual indicator of the mobile handset to assume a first state that indicates that a speech signal is not being received from the remote party. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus, comprising:
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means, responsive to operation of a telephone when a voice call is in progress with a remote party, for detecting an occurrence of a start of a discontinuous transmission period that results from a cessation of speech by the remote party; and means for activating a visual indicator of the telephone, or a visual indicator of a unit associated with the telephone, to assume a first state that indicates that a speech signal is not being received from the remote party, where said visual indicator is located so as to be visible to a person in proximity to the telephone when the telephone is being used by a user during the voice call, where said detecting means is further operable for detecting an occurrence of an end of the discontinuous transmission period and said activating means is further operable for activating the visual indicator to assume a second state that indicates that a speech signal is being received from the remote party. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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