COMMUNICATION DEVICE CONTROL WITH EXTERNAL ACCESSORY
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Abstract
Disclosed is a communication device (102) that can be hosting a communication application (112) and/or software, such as PTT/VoIP application, which is at least partially controlled and supplemented with payload data by at least one accessory to provide remote UI capabilities, to be used in a communications system as system element, with an UI feature and/or accessory device for communicating commands, signaling data and/or voice/audio data. Also disclosed is an accessory device as a system element of the communications system.
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42 Claims
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- 22. A communication device comprising a configuration for hosting a communication application and/or software, such as a PTT/VoIP application, for communication of audio data, such as voice data, with a wirelessly connected first accessory over a first wireless connection, such as Classic Bluetooth-compliant connection or Bluetooth Low Energy-compliant connection (BLE, Bluetooth LE or Bluetooth Smart), the communication device being further configured to be at least partially controlled and supplemented with payload data by at least one accessory to provide remote UI features and/or capabilities, the signaling being configured to occur via a second wireless connection, preferably Bluetooth Low Energy-compliant connection (BLE, Bluetooth LE or Bluetooth Smart).
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35. An interfacing logic module, wherein said interfacing logic module comprises a user interface access for a user to at least one of the following:
- to give commands, associate an accessory device for a UI feature, associate an accessory device'"'"'s PTT button, touch screen or keypad of the communication device, mating a remote command with another remote command.
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37. A method of communicating in a session or a communication connection, by operating a communication system, which comprises at least one communication device, and in a number of or a plurality of accessory devices at least one accessory device, configured operable together via a user interfacing logic, the method, as executed in the communication device, comprising:
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providing wake-up and/or activation signal(s) to the accessory devices; receiving control command triggered by the user via the UI of the accessory; transferring audio and/or voice data between a communication device of the system and an accessory device by using at least one of the Bluetooth or BLE protocol, providing signaling data and/or command to the communication software, by using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE, Bluetooth LE or Bluetooth Smart), in the command of the interfacing logic.
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38. A method of communicating in a session or a communication connection, by operating a communication system, which comprises at least one communication device, and in a number of or a plurality of accessory devices at least one accessory device, configured operable together via a user interfacing logic, the method, as executed in the communication device and/or in an accessory device operable in communication with a communication device, comprising:
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receiving wake-up and/or activation signal(s) from a communication device; trigger response such as activation of communication link; obtaining control command via the UI and transmit a responsive signal; transferring audio and/or voice data between the communication device of the system and the accessory device by using at least one of the Bluetooth or BLE protocol, receiving data and/or command from the communication software, by using at least one of the Bluetooth or BLE protocol, in the command of the interfacing logic.
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- 39. A communications system, comprising at least one communication device, and in a number of or a plurality of accessory devices at least one accessory device, configured operable together via an interfacing logic, according to a communication method as executed, in an accessory device operable in communication with a communication device.
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