Apparatus for position-dependent control

• US 8,060,151 B2
• Filed: 09/07/2006
• Issued: 11/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gigaset Communications GmbH (Gigaset AG)
• Original Assignee: Gigaset Communications GmbH (Gigaset AG)
• Inventors: Thewes, Stefan, Oberstelehn, Rolf
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee; John J
• Application Number:
  US12/084,064
• Publication Number:
  US 20090253468A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,895 Days
• Field of Search: 455/550.1, 455/570, 455/296, 455/283, 455/552.1, 455/556.1, 455/569.1, 455/566, 455/456.1, 455/456.3, 455/574, 455/572, 455/343.1, 455/343.2, 379/420.01
• US Class Current: 455/570
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72448 with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/04 the ringing-current being generated at the substations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 9/082 using echo cancellers echo cancellers per se H04B3/23
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0251 using monitoring of local events, e.g. events related to user activity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0274 by switching on or off the equipment or parts thereof
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

An apparatus for position-dependent control has a control unit, where the control unit takes the position of the apparatus as a basis for: a) controlling damping and/or echo cancellation for the apparatus, and/or b) switching a summit of the apparatus on or off or to a power saving mode, and/or c) prompting call acceptance.

Claims

1. An apparatus for position-dependent control, comprising:

a control unit, wherein dependent on the position of the apparatus the control unit;

controls an attenuation or an echo cancellation of the apparatus, or

switches a subunit of the apparatus on or off or into a power-saving mode, or

initiates acceptance of a call, wherein

the control unit controls the attenuation as a function of the position and as a function of a frequency of signals output to an input by a user of the apparatus,

the control unit specifies a frequency range for signals output to the user or signals supplied to the apparatus from the user, and

the control unit specifies filter coefficients of a filter unit in the transmission branch or selects one of a plurality of filter units which can be switched into the transmission branch.

2. An apparatus for position-dependent control, comprising:

a control unit, wherein dependent on the position of the apparatus the control unit;

controls an attenuation or an echo cancellation of the apparatus, or

switches a subunit of the apparatus on or off or into a power-saving mode, or

initiates acceptance of a call, wherein

the apparatus further comprises a detection unit to detect the position of the apparatus, the detection unit having an output connected to an input of the control unit,

the control unit switches at least a portion of the apparatus off as a function of the position detected by the detection unit,

the detection unit includes an acceleration sensor,

the control unit switches a display unit of the apparatus off to enter a power-saving mode,

the detection unit detects if the display unit is facing in a direction of the earth'"'"'s gravitational pull, and

the display unit is automatically switched off by the control unit when the display unit faces the direction of the earth'"'"'s gravitational pull.