Wearing state based device operation

• US 9,117,443 B2
• Filed: 03/09/2012
• Issued: 08/25/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Plantronics, Inc. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Walsh, Scott
• Primary Examiner(s): Han, Qi
• Application Number:
  US13/416,362
• Publication Number:
  US 20130238340A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,264 Days
• Field of Search: 704/260, 704/258, 704/266.27, 704/271, 704/278
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 13/04 Details of speech synthesis systems, e.g. synthesiser structure or memory management
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1041 Mechanical or electronic switches, or control elements switches in general H01H
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2201/107 Monophonic and stereophonic headphones with microphone for two-way hands free communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2420/03 Connection circuits to selectively connect loudspeakers or headphones to amplifiers
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 3/12 for distributing signals to two or more loudspeakers specially adapted for hearing aids H04R25/407

Abstract

Methods and apparatuses for wearing state device operation are disclosed. In one example, a headset includes a sensor for detecting a headset donned state or a headset doffed state. The headset operation is modified based on whether the headset is donned or doffed.

Claims

1. A headset comprising:

a wireless transceiver;

a processor;

a speaker;

a donned or doffed detector configured to identify a headset donned state or a headset doffed state, wherein the headset donned state is the headset worn on a user ear;

a text to speech application comprising instructions which when executed by the processor cause the headset to convert a text based message to audio speech; and

a text based message notification application comprising instructions which when executed by the processor cause the headset to receive a notification message at the headset from a computing device of a text based message, identify a transition from a headset doffed state to a headset donned state subsequent to receiving the notification message at the headset from the computing device of the text based message, and output playback options regarding the text based message at the speaker responsive to the transition from the headset doffed state to the headset donned state.

2. The headset of claim 1, wherein the text based message notification application outputs a new message summary responsive to transition from a headset doffed state to a headset donned state.

3. The headset of claim 1, wherein the text based message comprises an electronic mail message, a text message, or an instant message.

4. The headset of claim 1, wherein the text based message notification application retrieves new text based messages from a headset memory for conversion and audio playback by the text-to-speech application, the new text based messages stored in memory prior to the headset transitioning from a headset doffed state to a headset donned state.

5. The headset of claim 1, wherein the text based message notification application retrieves new text based messages from a computing device upon receiving a user request to play back a new text based message.

6. The headset of claim 1, wherein the text-to-speech application is disabled when the headset is in the headset doffed state.

7. A method for text based message notification at a headset comprising:

receiving a notification message at a headset from a computing device of a text based message;

identifying a transition from a headset doffed state to a headset donned state subsequent to receiving the notification message at the headset from the computing device of the new text based message;

outputting playback options regarding the text based message at a headset speaker responsive to identifying the transition from the headset doffed state to the headset donned state;

receiving a user selection to hear the text based message; and

converting the text based message to audio speech at the headset and outputting the audio speech at a headset speaker.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising retrieving the text based message from a computing device following receiving a user selection to hear a text based message.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein further comprising retrieving the text based message from a headset memory following receiving a user selection to hear a text based message.

10. The method of claim 7, further comprising outputting a message summary at the headset speaker comprising a number of new messages responsive to identifying the transition from a headset doffed state to a headset donned state.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the text based message comprises an electronic mail, text message, or instant message.

12. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

identifying a transition from a headset donned state to a headset doffed state; and

suspending operation of a text-to-speech application responsive to identifying the transition from a headset donned state to a headset doffed state.

13. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

identifying a transition from a headset donned state to a headset doffed state; and

outputting an indication of a new text based message utilizing a headset vibrate motor or a headset speakerphone while the headset is in the headset doffed state;

converting the new text based message to audio speech and outputting the audio speech at the headset speakerphone while the headset is in the headset doffed state subsequent to identifying the transition from the headset donned state to the headset doffed state.