Method of controlling the auditory response of wireless devices
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1. A method of controlling the response of a wireless communication device comprising the following steps:
- providing a first wireless communication device capable of audibly responding;
networking said first device with a number of other wireless devices;
sampling the sound pressure level through a microphone used by the first device; and
,selecting to modifying the audible response of the first device based on a count of other networked devices and the sampled sound pressure level.
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Abstract
Cellular telephones, pagers, PDAs, and other wireless devices, are configured to network together when in close proximity with each other, measure the relative sound pressure level of their environment, and modify the auditory response of the wireless device based on established parameters. In this way, a wireless device may detect when it is in a quiet room with multiple other devices, which is indicative of a meeting that should not be disturbed, and thus defeat or modify its behavior to reduce interruptions of group events.
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1. A method of controlling the response of a wireless communication device comprising the following steps:
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providing a first wireless communication device capable of audibly responding; networking said first device with a number of other wireless devices; sampling the sound pressure level through a microphone used by the first device; and
,selecting to modifying the audible response of the first device based on a count of other networked devices and the sampled sound pressure level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A wireless communication device comprising:
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a processor, a wireless communications interface, a speaker for producing an audible response, a microphone, and storage for executable code, the processor executing the executable code to allow a provider to input threshold parameters, network the device with other wireless devices, sample the sound pressure level through the microphone, make comparisons between the threshold parameters and a count of other devices networked with the device, and the sampled sound pressure level, and modify the audible response of the wireless communication device based on the comparisons. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A program product for a wireless communication device, the program product comprising:
executable code to allow a provider to input thresholds for comparison to a count of networked devices and a sampled sound pressure level and in response modify the audible response of the wireless device, and a signal bearing media carrying said executable code. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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