Application bound parameter storage

• US 6,097,943 A
• Filed: 07/02/1997
• Issued: 08/01/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 07/02/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Original Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
• Inventors: Nordwall, Thomas
• Primary Examiner(s): Kuntz, Curtis A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): TIEU, BINH KIEN
• Application Number:
  US08/886,899
• Time in Patent Office: 1,126 Days
• Field of Search: 455/418, 455/556, 455/557, 455/559, 455/569, 455/573, 455/575, 455/90, 455/558, 379/441, 379/442
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/271 controlled by voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6075 adapted for handsfree use in a vehicle H04M1/6058 takes precedence; arrangements for holding telephones in a vehicle B60R11/0241
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6091 including a wireless interface

Abstract

An accessory item for performing an ancillary function for a mobile radio subscriber station includes a separate memory within which parameter values calculated by the processor of the mobile station and related to performance of the ancillary function are stored. The parameter values are retrieved by the same or a different mobile station on a subsequent occasion and used to perform the ancillary function without having to recalculate the parameter values.

Claims

1. An accessory item for a mobile radio telecommunications subscriber station which includes means for connecting to said accessory item, said accessory item comprising:

circuitry for performing a function ancillary to that of the mobile radio telecommunications subscriber station;

an input operable to receive a plurality of parameter values related to the ancillary function of the accessory item from the mobile subscriber station via the connecting means in response to the mobile subscriber station calculating said plurality of parameter values during an initial performance of the ancillary function of said accessory item;

a memory for the storage of said plurality of parameter values related to the ancillary function of the accessory item;

means for providing one or more of said parameter values stored in the memory of said accessory item to said subscriber station via the connecting means in response to the same or a different mobile subscriber station requesting said parameter values from said accessory item to allow said mobile subscriber station to configure itself as part of a subsequent performance of the ancillary function by said accessory item.

2. An accessory item as set forth in claim 1 wherein said accessory item provides hands free mobile subscriber capabilities and includes a microphone and speaker.

3. An accessory item as set forth in claim 1 wherein said accessory item provides voice recognition and control capabilities to said mobile subscriber station.

4. An accessory item as set forth in claim 1 wherein said accessory item provides battery charging capabilities for said mobile subscriber station.

5. An accessory item as set forth in claim 1 wherein said means for connecting said accessory item to said subscriber station includes a wired electrical connection.

6. An accessory item as set forth in claim 1 wherein said means for connecting said accessory item to said subscriber station includes a wireless signal connection.

7. An accessory item as set forth in claim 1 wherein said subscriber station also includes a digital signal processor for execution of an algorithm for the processing of data related to the ancillary function of said accessory item and wherein execution of said algorithm produces parameter values which are stored by said processor in the memory of said accessory item for subsequent retrieval by a subscriber station for a subsequent performance of said ancillary function.

8. An accessory item as set forth in claim 7 wherein said ancillary function is that of hands free mobile capabilities, said algorithm is a least mean square function related to echo cancellation within said hands free accessory item and said parameter values stored in the memory of said accessory item are related to FIR filter parameter values.

9. An accessory item as set forth in claim 7 wherein said ancillary function is that of voice recognition and control capabilities, said algorithm is a function related to speaker dependant voice recognition and said parameter values stored in the memory of said accessory item are related to the voice recognition training parameters of a user associated with the accessory item.

10. An accessory item as set forth in claim 4 wherein said subscriber station also includes a microcontroller for the processing of data related to the ancillary function of said accessory item and wherein the parameter values stored in the memory of said accessory item and accessed by said processor relate to the type of battery charger the accessory item includes and its mean and peak currents.

11. A method for providing an ancillary function for a mobile radio telecommunications subscriber station which includes digital signal processing capability and means to connect to an accessory item, containing a memory, for performing said ancillary function, said method comprising the steps of:

connecting said mobile subscriber station to said accessory item;

performing calculations within the processor of said mobile subscriber station during an initial performance of said ancillary function by said accessory item, said calculations generating a plurality of parameter values related to said ancillary function and for use by said mobile subscriber station in configuring itself;

storing said plurality of parameter values in said memory contained within said accessory item; and

subsequently retrieving said stored parameter values from the memory of said accessory item by the processor of the same or a different mobile subscriber station, said processor using said previously calculated parameter values to configure the same or different mobile subscriber station in a subsequent performance of said ancillary function.

12. A method for providing an ancillary function for a mobile radio telecommunications subscriber station which includes digital signal processing capability and means to connect to an accessory item for performing said ancillary function as set forth in claim 11 wherein the ancillary function performed by said accessory item is hands free mobile subscriber capabilities and wherein said step of performing calculations includes:

executing an algorithm within the digital signal processor of said mobile subscriber station which relates to echo cancellation and includes a least mean square function and said parameter values calculated by said processor and stored in the memory of said accessory item are unique to the acoustic environment within which the echo cancellation accessory item is located.

13. A method for providing an ancillary function for a mobile radio telecommunications subscriber station which includes digital signal processing capability and means to connect to an accessory item for performing said ancillary function as set forth in claim 11 wherein the ancillary function performed by said accessory item is voice recognition and control capabilities and wherein said step of performing calculations includes:

executing an algorithm within the digital signal processor of said mobile subscriber station which relates to speaker dependent voice recognition and said parameter values stored in the memory of said accessory item are related to the voice recognition training parameters of a user associated with the accessory item.

14. A method for providing an ancillary function for a mobile radio telecommunications subscriber station which includes digital signal processing capability and means to connect to an accessory item for performing said ancillary function as set forth in claim 11 wherein said step of connecting said mobile subscriber station to said accessory item includes:

making said connection with a wired electrical connector.

15. A method for providing an ancillary function for a mobile radio telecommunications subscriber station which includes digital signal processing capability and means to connect to an accessory item for performing said ancillary function as set forth in claim 11 wherein said step of connecting said mobile subscriber station to said accessory item includes:

making said connection with a wireless communications connection.

16. A system for providing an ancillary function for a mobile radio telecommunications subscriber station which includes digital signal processing capability and means to connect to an accessory item, containing a memory, for performing said ancillary function, said system comprising:

means for connecting said mobile subscriber station to said accessory item;

means for performing calculations within the processor of said mobile subscriber station during an initial performance of said ancillary function by said accessory item, said calculations generating a plurality of parameter values related to said ancillary function and for use by said mobile subscriber station in configuring itself;

means for storing said plurality of parameter values in said memory contained within said accessory item; and

means for subsequently retrieving said stored parameter values from the memory of said accessory item by the processor of the same or a different mobile subscriber station, said processor using said previously calculated parameter values to configure the same or different mobile subscriber station in a subsequent performance of said ancillary function.

17. A system for providing an ancillary function for a mobile radio telecommunications subscriber station which includes digital signal processing capability and means to connect to an accessory item for performing said ancillary function as set forth in claim 16 wherein the ancillary function performed by said accessory item is hands free mobile subscriber capabilities and wherein said means for performing calculations includes:

means for executing an algorithm within the digital signal processor of said mobile subscriber station which relates to echo cancellation and includes a least mean square function and said parameter values calculated by said processor and stored in the memory of said accessory item are unique to the acoustic environment within which the echo cancellation accessory item is located.

18. A system for providing an ancillary function for a mobile radio telecommunications subscriber station which includes digital signal processing capability and means to connect to an accessory item for performing said ancillary function as set forth in claim 16 wherein means for connecting said mobile subscriber station to said accessory item comprises:

a wired electrical connection.

19. A system for providing an ancillary function for a mobile radio telecommunications subscriber station which includes digital signal processing capability and means to connect to an accessory item for performing said ancillary function as set forth in claim 16 wherein means for connecting said mobile subscriber station to said accessory item comprises:

a wireless communications connection.

20. A system for providing an ancillary function for a mobile radio telecommunications subscriber station which includes digital signal processing capability and means to connect to an accessory item for performing said ancillary function as set forth in claim 16 wherein the ancillary function performed by said accessory item is voice recognition and control capabilities and wherein said means for performing calculations includes:

means for executing an algorithm within the digital signal processor of said mobile subscriber station which relates to speaker dependant voice recognition and said parameter values stored in the memory of said accessory item are related to the voice recognition training parameters of a user associated with the accessory item.