SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR ADAPTIVELY SWITCHING A MOBILE DEVICE'S MODE OF OPERATION
First Claim
1. A method for adaptively switching a mode of operation between a speakerphone mode and a handset mode on a mobile device, the method comprising:
- detecting at the mobile device that a voice conversation is being carried out or is about to be initiated;
sampling the voice of a user of the mobile device during the voice conversation to determine a level of at least one characteristic of the user'"'"'s voice; and
selectively switching the mode of operation between the speakerphone mode and the handset mode of the mobile device based on the sampling of the user'"'"'s voice, the switching comprising;
turning off a speakerphone speaker and a speakerphone microphone of the mobile device, and turning on a handset speaker and a handset microphone of the mobile device if the at least one voice sample characteristic level is above a threshold value; and
turning off a handset speaker and a handset microphone of the mobile device, and turning on a speakerphone speaker and a speakerphone microphone of the mobile device if the at least one voice sample characteristic level is below the threshold value.
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Abstract
A system and methods are provided whereby a user of a mobile device can adaptively switch the mobile device from speakerphone mode to handset mode without needing to look at the mobile device or without the need to activate a button or key sequence. In a preferred embodiment, modules are provided in the mobile device which allow for the detection of a voice conversation, the sampling of the user'"'"'s voice and the switching between the two modes of operation. If the user'"'"'s voice volume is above a certain threshold the mobile device operates in handset mode. If the user'"'"'s voice volume is below a certain threshold the mobile device operates in handset mode. Through the inclusion of the embodiments described herein, a mobile device can allow a user to safely and quickly switch from one mode of operation to the other without a requirement for additional hardware in the mobile device.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for adaptively switching a mode of operation between a speakerphone mode and a handset mode on a mobile device, the method comprising:
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detecting at the mobile device that a voice conversation is being carried out or is about to be initiated; sampling the voice of a user of the mobile device during the voice conversation to determine a level of at least one characteristic of the user'"'"'s voice; and selectively switching the mode of operation between the speakerphone mode and the handset mode of the mobile device based on the sampling of the user'"'"'s voice, the switching comprising; turning off a speakerphone speaker and a speakerphone microphone of the mobile device, and turning on a handset speaker and a handset microphone of the mobile device if the at least one voice sample characteristic level is above a threshold value; and turning off a handset speaker and a handset microphone of the mobile device, and turning on a speakerphone speaker and a speakerphone microphone of the mobile device if the at least one voice sample characteristic level is below the threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A mobile device capable of adaptively switching its mode of operation between a handset mode and a speakerphone mode, the mobile device comprising:
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a detecting module adapted to detect that a voice conversation is being carried out or is about to be initiated; a sampling module configured to sample the voice of a user of the mobile device during the detected voice conversation and to determine a level of at least one characteristic of the user'"'"'s voice; and a mode of operation module adapted to selectively switch the mobile device'"'"'s mode of operation between the handset mode and the speakerphone mode based on the sampling of the user'"'"'s voice, the mode of operation module adapted to; turning off a speakerphone speaker and a speakerphone microphone of the mobile device, and turning on a handset speaker and a handset microphone of the mobile device if the at least one voice sample characteristic level is above a threshold value; and turning off a handset speaker and a handset microphone of the mobile device, and turning on a speakerphone speaker and a speakerphone microphone of the mobile device if the at least one voice sample characteristic level is below the threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A tangible computer readable storage medium storing a program code which when executed by a processor of a mobile device causes the mobile device to:
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detect at the mobile device that a voice conversation is being carried out or is about to be initiated; sample the voice of a user of the mobile device during the voice conversation to determine a level of at least one characteristic of the user'"'"'s voice; and selectively switch a mode of operation between a speakerphone mode and a handset mode of the mobile device based on the sampling of the user'"'"'s voice, the switch comprising; turning off a speakerphone speaker and a speakerphone microphone of the mobile device, and turning on a handset speaker and a handset microphone of the mobile device if the at least one voice sample characteristic level is above a threshold value; and turning off a handset speaker and a handset microphone of the mobile device, and turning on a speakerphone speaker and a speakerphone microphone of the mobile device if the at least one voice sample characteristic level is below the threshold value.
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