Sidetone adjustment based on headset or earphone type
First Claim
1. A machine-implemented method for operating a telephony device, comprising:
- automaticallydetermining what type of earphone or headset is connected to the device by selecting from amongst a plurality of different types that include differing ear sealing levels, wherein the ear sealing levels indicate the air tightness between the earphone or headset and an ear,adjusting a sidetone function of the device, that is to be applied to produce sidetone in the connected earphone or headset, based on the determined type, andapplying sidetone to the connected earphone or headset in accordance with said adjusted sidetone function.
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Abstract
A portable telephony device has a mobile phone housing. Integrated in the housing are memory to store a telephony module, an earphone type detect module, a headphone port, and a processor. The headphone port may be a wired headset jack to receive a mating wired headset plug, or it may be a communications subsystem that makes a wireless connection with a wireless headset. The earphone type detect module, when executed by the processor, is to determine what type of earphone or headset is connected to the headphone port. The telephony module when executed by the processor is to adjust a sidetone function of the device as a function of the determined type of earphone, and apply sidetone in accordance with said adjusted sidetone function. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
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1. A machine-implemented method for operating a telephony device, comprising:
automatically determining what type of earphone or headset is connected to the device by selecting from amongst a plurality of different types that include differing ear sealing levels, wherein the ear sealing levels indicate the air tightness between the earphone or headset and an ear, adjusting a sidetone function of the device, that is to be applied to produce sidetone in the connected earphone or headset, based on the determined type, and applying sidetone to the connected earphone or headset in accordance with said adjusted sidetone function. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5)
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2. The method of claim wherein said determining what type of earphone or headset comprises:
reading a stored binary string through a headphone port of the device to which the earphone or headset is connected, wherein the stored binary string comprises identifiers for the connected earphone or headset by one of a) brand and model designation, b) serial number or unique identifier, and c) earphone design. - View Dependent Claims (3)
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6. A machine-implemented method for operating a telephony device, comprising:
automatically determining whether an earphone or headset that is connected to the device is or is not a sealing in-ear type, wherein sealing indicates the air tightness between the earphone or headset and an ear, adjusting a sidetone function of the device based on said determination, and applying sidetone to the connected earphone or headset, while the device is operating in its telephone mode working a telephone call, in accordance with said adjusted sidetone function. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. A machine-implemented method for operating a portable telephony device, comprising:
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displaying on a built-in screen of the device a plurality of user-selectable earphone or headset profiles each of which is associated with a respective sidetone parameter and has text that refers to its earphone'"'"'s or headset'"'"'s ear canal sealing level, wherein the ear canal sealing level indicates the isolation, due to contact between the earphone or headset and an ear, of a user from external sounds; receiving a selection from the plurality of user-selectable earphone or headset profiles; and applying sidetone during a call, in accordance with the respective sidetone parameter of said selection. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A portable telephony device comprising:
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a mobile phone housing having integrated therein a) memory to store an earphone type detect module, b) a telephony module, c) a headphone port, and d) a processor, the processor being coupled to the memory and the headphone port, and the earphone type detect module, when executed by the processor, is to determine what type of earphone or headset is connected to the headphone port, and the telephony module is to adjust a sidetone function of the device as a function of the determined type of earphone or headset based on one of the following earphone types;
sealed in-ear, partially sealed in-ear, non-sealing in-ear, outside ear, and none, and apply sidetone in accordance with said adjusted sidetone function, wherein sealing indicates the air tightness between the earphone or headset and an ear. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A portable multifunction device comprising:
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a mobile phone housing having integrated therein a) memory to store an earphone type detect module, a telephony module and a digital media player module, b) a headphone port, and c) a processor, the processor being coupled to the memory and the headphone port, the digital media player module, when executed by the processor, is to play sound without applying sidetone through the headphone port, the earphone type detect module, when executed by the processor, is to determine whether an earphone or headset that is connected to the headphone port is or is not a sealing in-ear type, wherein sealing indicates the isolation, due to contact between the earphone or headset and an ear, of a user from external sounds, and the telephony module, when executed by the processor, is to direct sound of a phone call, with sidetone in accordance with said determination, through the headphone port. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A portable telephony device comprising:
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a mobile phone housing having integrated therein a) memory to store instructions, b) a headphone port, c) a processor, and d) a screen, the processor being coupled to the memory, the headphone port, and the screen, and the processor to execute the stored instructions to thereby display on the screen a plurality of user-selectable earphone or headset profiles, wherein each of the user-selectable profiles has text that refers to its headset'"'"'s or earphone'"'"'s ear canal sealing level, and apply sidetone in accordance with a selection made from the user-selectable earphone or headset profiles, wherein the ear canal sealing levels indicate the air tightness between the earphone or headset and an ear. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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