Method for adjusting the volume of communication voice and key tone in a cellular phone

• US 7,136,668 B1
• Filed: 07/27/2000
• Issued: 11/14/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Park, Seok-Hyo
• Primary Examiner(s): Anderson, Matthew D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): TRINH, TAN H
• Application Number:
  US09/626,824
• Time in Patent Office: 2,301 Days
• Field of Search: 455/550.1, 455/575.1, 455/566, 455/568, 455/414.1, 455/563, 455/569, 455/140, 455/79, 455/550, 455/575, 455/414
• US Class Current: 455/550.1
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/02 Feature extraction for speech recognition; Selection of recognition unit
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6016 in the receiver circuit
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/74 with voice recognition means voice activated dialling H04M1/271; voice recognition algorithms G10L15/00

Abstract

A method for adjusting the volume level of communication voice and key tones in a cellular phone, comprising the steps of inputting a first and a second voice command for commanding the cellular phone to raise the volume level or lower it, determining whether the cellular phone is in an “on” communication state when the first or second voice command is inputted to the cellular phone, raising or lowering the volume level respectively in response to the first or second voice command if the cellular phone is in an “on” communication state determining whether the cellular phone is in a key tone adjustment mode if the cellular phone is not in an “on” communication state when the first or second voice command is inputted to the cellular phone, and raising or lowering the volume level of the key tone respectively in response to the first or second voice command if the cellular phone is in the key tone adjustment mode.

Claims

1. A method for adjusting a volume level of key tone in a cellular phone, comprising the steps of:

registering by a user a first voice command for commanding the cellular phone to raise the key tone volume level;

registering by the user a second voice command for commanding the cellular phone to lower the key tone volume level; and

raising or lowering the key tone volume level respectively in response to said first or said second voice command inputted to said cellular phone.

2. A method for adjusting a volume level of communication voice and key tones in a communication mode and a standby mode of a cellular phone, comprising the steps of:

registering by a user a first voice command for commanding said cellular phone to raise the volume level;

registering by the user a second voice command for commanding the cellular phone to lower the volume level;

determining whether the cellular phone is in an “

on”

state for receiving communication when said first or said second voice command is inputted to said cellular phone;

raising or lowering the volume level respectively in response to said first or said second voice command if said cellular phone is in said “

on”

state;

determining whether said cellular phone is in a key tone adjustment mode if said cellular phone is not in said “

on”

communication state when said first or said second voice command is inputted to said cellular phone; and

raising or lowering the volume level of the key tones, respectively, in response to said first or said second voice command if said cellular phone is in said key tone adjustment mode.