Handoff from public to private mode for communications
First Claim
1. An automobile communication system in an automobile comprising:
- an outgoing communication controller that receives a communication from a cellular telephone in a first operating mode and a microphone separate from the cellular telephone in a second operating mode;
an input selector that selects the cellular telephone in the first operating mode and the microphone in the second operating mode;
a mode selector operable by an automobile passenger that receives an indication from the automobile passenger during a cellular telephone call indicating a change from the second operating mode to the first operating mode is desired;
an incoming communication controller that receives an incoming communication from the cellular telephone; and
a button in the car causes an output of the incoming communication controller to the cellular telephone in the first operating mode and to a speaker in the automobile in the second mode.
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Abstract
An automobile communication system includes an outgoing communication controller that receives a communication from a first input source in a first operating mode and a second input source in a second operating mode. The system also includes an input selector that selects the first input source in the first mode and the second input source in the second mode and a mode selector operable by an automobile passenger that determines the operating mode. The system also includes an incoming communication controller that receives an incoming communication from a cellular phone and an output selector that provides an output of the incoming communication controller to a first output device in the first operating mode and to the second output device in the second mode.
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11 Claims
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1. An automobile communication system in an automobile comprising:
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an outgoing communication controller that receives a communication from a cellular telephone in a first operating mode and a microphone separate from the cellular telephone in a second operating mode; an input selector that selects the cellular telephone in the first operating mode and the microphone in the second operating mode; a mode selector operable by an automobile passenger that receives an indication from the automobile passenger during a cellular telephone call indicating a change from the second operating mode to the first operating mode is desired; an incoming communication controller that receives an incoming communication from the cellular telephone; and a button in the car causes an output of the incoming communication controller to the cellular telephone in the first operating mode and to a speaker in the automobile in the second mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of switching from a handsfree public call to a handsfree private call in an automobile having a personal area network (PAN), the method comprising:
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pairing a headset and a handset to the personal area network; allowing a telephone call to begin in a handsfree public mode wherein incoming communications are replayed on an automobile speaker; receiving an indication from a passenger in the automobile to change to a handsfree private mode during the telephone call without manipulating the headset; and continuing the telephone call in a handsfree private mode wherein incoming communications are replayed on the headset. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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