Method of providing call control information from a mobile phone to a peripheral device

• US 9,131,332 B2
• Filed: 09/10/2012
• Issued: 09/08/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Newham, Adam E., Miller, Brian F.
• Primary Examiner(s): VO, NGUYEN THANH
• Application Number:
  US13/608,629
• Publication Number:
  US 20140073256A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,093 Days
• Field of Search: 455/41.1, 455/41.2, 455/41.3, 455/66.1, 455/566, 455/567, 455/569.1
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6066 including a wireless connection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/20 Services signaling; Auxiliary data signalling, i.e. transmitting data via a non-traffic channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

The systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments provide call control information from a mobile phone to another device by moving the functionality enabling the separation of call control commands from audio data off the mobile phone. The various embodiments handle the separation of call control commands from audio data at an ear piece or other peripheral device, such as a personal hub, which is part of a multiple subscriber device system. The various embodiments enable the standard Bluetooth® Hands-Free Profile to be used by a multiple subscriber device system to interact with a mobile phone.

Claims

1. A method of managing a call on a communication device, comprising:

receiving a mobile phone originated call control command and audio data from a mobile phone at the communication device via a first radio link; and

separating the mobile phone originated call control command from the audio data at the communication device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising establishing the first radio link between the mobile phone and the communication device, wherein the first radio link is a first Bluetooth®

link including a call control connection and a first audio connection.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the communication device is an ear piece, the method further comprising:

establishing a first out of band link between the ear piece and a peripheral device; and

sending the received mobile phone originated call control command from the ear piece to the peripheral device via the first out of band link.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

receiving a peripheral device originated call control command at the ear piece via the first out of band link; and

sending the peripheral device originated call control command from the ear piece to the mobile phone via the first Bluetooth®

link.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the first out of band link is a second Bluetooth®

link.

6. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

establishing a second out of band link between the mobile phone and the peripheral device; and

sending phonebook information from the mobile phone to the peripheral device over the second out of band link.

7. The method of claim 2, wherein the communication device is an ear piece, the method further comprising:

establishing a first out of band link between the ear piece and the mobile phone;

establishing a second out of band link between the mobile phone and a peripheral device;

sending the received mobile phone originated call control command from the ear piece to the mobile phone via the first out of band link;

receiving the mobile phone originated call control command sent from the ear piece in a hub application resident on the mobile phone;

sending the mobile phone originated call control command from the hub application to the peripheral device via the second out of band link; and

receiving the mobile phone originated call control command sent from the hub application at the peripheral device.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

receiving a peripheral device originated call control command in the hub application resident on the mobile phone via the second out of band link;

sending the peripheral device originated call control command from the hub application to the ear piece via the first out of band link;

receiving the peripheral device originated call control command at the ear piece via the first out of band link; and

sending the peripheral device originated call control command from the ear piece to the mobile phone via the first Bluetooth®

link.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the peripheral device is a wireless personal hub, the first out of band link is a second Bluetooth®

link, and the second out of band link is a third Bluetooth®

link.

10. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

sending phonebook information from the mobile phone to the peripheral device over the second out of band link.

11. The method of claim 2, wherein the communication device is a peripheral device, the method further comprising:

establishing a second Bluetooth®

link between the peripheral device and an ear piece, the second Bluetooth®

link including a call control connection and a second audio connection between the ear piece and the peripheral device; and

sending the mobile phone originated audio data from the peripheral device to the ear piece via the second Bluetooth®

link.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

receiving ear piece originated call control command and audio data from the ear piece at the peripheral device via the second Bluetooth®

link;

sending the ear piece originated call control command and audio data from the peripheral device to the mobile phone over the first audio connection over the first Bluetooth®

link; and

receiving the ear piece originated call control command and audio data at the mobile phone via the first Bluetooth®

link.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

modifying the mobile phone originated call control command at the peripheral device to generate a modified call control command; and

combining the modified call control command and the mobile phone originated audio data at the peripheral device,

wherein sending the mobile phone originated audio data from the peripheral device to the ear piece via the second Bluetooth®

link comprises sending the modified call control command and the mobile phone originated audio data to the ear piece via the second Bluetooth®

link.

14. A communication device, comprising:

a transceiver;

a memory; and

a processor connected to the transceiver and the memory,

wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising;

receiving a mobile phone originated call control command and audio data from a mobile phone via a first radio link; and

separating the mobile phone originated call control command from the audio data.

15. The communication device of claim 14, further comprising establishing the first radio link with a mobile phone, wherein the first radio link is a first Bluetooth®

link including a call control connection and a first audio connection.

16. The communication device of claim 15, wherein the communication device is an ear piece, and

wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

establishing a first out of band link with a peripheral device; and

sending the received mobile phone originated call control command to the peripheral device via the first out of band link.

17. The communication device of claim 16, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

receiving a peripheral device originated call control command via the first out of band link; and

sending the peripheral device originated call control command to the mobile phone via the first Bluetooth®

link.

18. The communication device of claim 17, wherein the first out of band link is a second Bluetooth®

link.

19. The communication device of claim 15, wherein the communication device is a peripheral device, and

wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

establishing a second Bluetooth®

link with an ear piece, the second Bluetooth®

link including a call control connection and a second audio connection between the ear piece and the peripheral device; and

sending the mobile phone originated audio data to the ear piece via the second Bluetooth®

link.

20. The communication device of claim 19, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

receiving ear piece originated call control command and audio data from the ear piece via the second Bluetooth®

link; and

sending the ear piece originated call control command and audio data to the mobile phone over the first audio connection over the first Bluetooth®

link.

21. The communication device of claim 19, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

modifying the mobile phone originated call control command to generate a modified call control command; and

combining the modified call control command and the mobile phone originated audio data, and

wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that sending the mobile phone originated audio data to the ear piece via the second Bluetooth®

link comprises sending the modified call control command and the mobile phone originated audio data to the ear piece via the second Bluetooth®

link.

22. A communication device, comprising:

means for receiving a mobile phone originated call control command and audio data from a mobile phone via a first radio link; and

means for separating the mobile phone originated call control command from the audio data.

23. The communication device of claim 22, further comprising means for establishing the first radio link with a mobile phone, wherein the first radio link is a first Bluetooth®

link including a call control connection and a first audio connection.

24. The communication device of claim 23, wherein the communication device is an ear piece, the communication device further comprising:

means for establishing a first out of band link with a peripheral device; and

means for sending the received mobile phone originated call control command to the peripheral device via the first out of band link.

25. The communication device of claim 24, further comprising:

means for receiving a peripheral device originated call control command via the first out of band link; and

means for sending the peripheral device originated call control command to the mobile phone via the first Bluetooth®

link.

26. The communication device of claim 25, wherein the first out of band link is a second Bluetooth®

link.

27. The communication device of claim 23, wherein the communication device is a peripheral device, the communication device further comprising:

means for establishing a second Bluetooth®

link with an ear piece, the second Bluetooth®

link including a call control connection and a second audio connection between the ear piece and the peripheral device; and

means for sending the mobile phone originated audio data to the ear piece via the second Bluetooth®

link.

28. The communication device of claim 27, further comprising:

means for receiving ear piece originated call control command and audio data from the ear piece via the second Bluetooth®

link; and

means for sending the ear piece originated call control command and audio data to the mobile phone over the first audio connection over the first Bluetooth®

link.

29. The communication device of claim 27, further comprising:

means for modifying the mobile phone originated call control command to generate a modified call control command; and

means for combining the modified call control command and the mobile phone originated audio data, and

wherein means for sending the mobile phone originated audio data to the ear piece via the second Bluetooth®

link comprises means for sending the modified call control command and the mobile phone originated audio data to the ear piece via the second Bluetooth®

link.

30. A non-transitory processor-readable storage medium having stored thereon processor-executable instructions configured to cause a processor of a communication device to perform operations comprising:

receiving a mobile phone originated call control command and audio data from a mobile phone via a first radio link; and

separating the mobile phone originated call control command from the audio data.

31. The non-transitory processor-readable storage medium of claim 30, wherein:

the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause a processor of the communication device to perform operations further comprising establishing the first radio link with the mobile phone; and

the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause a processor of the communication device to perform operations such that the first radio link is a first Bluetooth®

link including a call control connection and a first audio connection.

32. The non-transitory processor-readable storage medium of claim 31, wherein the communication device is an ear piece, and

wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause a processor of an ear piece to perform operations further comprising:

establishing a first out of band link with a peripheral device; and

sending the received mobile phone originated call control command to the peripheral device via the first out of band link.

33. The non-transitory processor-readable storage medium of claim 32, wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause a processor of an ear piece to perform operations further comprising:

receiving a peripheral device originated call control command via the first out of band link; and

sending the peripheral device originated call control command to the mobile phone via the first Bluetooth®

link.

34. The non-transitory processor-readable storage medium of claim 32, wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause a processor of an ear piece to perform operations such that the first out of band link is a second Bluetooth®

link.

35. The non-transitory processor-readable storage medium of claim 31, wherein the communication device is a peripheral device,

wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause a processor of a peripheral device to perform operations further comprising:

establishing a second Bluetooth®

link with an ear piece, the second Bluetooth®

link including a call control connection and a second audio connection between the ear piece and the peripheral device; and

sending the mobile phone originated audio data to the ear piece via the second Bluetooth®

link.

36. The non-transitory processor-readable storage medium of claim 35, wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause a processor of a peripheral device to perform operations further comprising:

receiving ear piece originated call control command and audio data from the ear piece via the second Bluetooth®

link; and

sending the ear piece originated call control command and audio data to the mobile phone over the first audio connection over the first Bluetooth®

link.

37. The non-transitory processor-readable storage medium of claim 35, wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause a processor of a peripheral device to perform operations further comprising:

modifying the mobile phone originated call control command to generate a modified call control command; and

combining the modified call control command and the mobile phone originated audio data, and

wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause a processor of a peripheral device to perform operations such that sending the mobile phone originated audio data to the ear piece via the second Bluetooth®

link comprises sending the modified call control command and the mobile phone originated audio data to the ear piece via the second Bluetooth®

link.

38. A communication system, comprising:

a mobile phone, comprising;

a first transceiver;

a first memory; and

a first processor connected to the first transceiver and the first memory; and

a communication device, comprising;

a second transceiver;

a second memory; and

a second processor connected to the second transceiver and the second memory,

wherein the first processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising;

establishing a first radio link with the communication device; and

sending a mobile phone originated call control command and audio data to the communication device via the first radio link, and

wherein the second processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising;

establishing the first radio link with the mobile phone;

receiving the mobile phone originated call control command and audio data from the mobile phone via the first radio link; and

separating the mobile phone originated call control command from the audio data.

39. The communication system of claim 38, wherein the first radio link is a first Bluetooth®

link including a call control connection and a first audio connection.

40. The communication system of claim 39, wherein the communication device is an ear piece, the communication system further comprising:

a peripheral device, comprising;

a third transceiver;

a third memory; and

a third processor connected to the third transceiver and the third memory,

wherein the second processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising;

establishing a first out of band link with the peripheral device; and

sending the received mobile phone originated call control command to the peripheral device via the first out of band link, and

wherein the third processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising;

establishing the first out of band link with the ear piece; and

receiving the mobile phone originated call control command from the ear piece via the first out of band link.

41. The communication system of claim 40, wherein:

the third processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising sending a peripheral device originated call control command to the ear piece via the first out of band link;

the second processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising;

receiving the peripheral device originated call control command from the peripheral device via the first out of band link; and

sending the peripheral device originated call control command to the mobile phone via the first Bluetooth®

link; and

the first processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising receiving the peripheral device originated call control command from the ear piece via the first Bluetooth®

link.

42. The communication system of claim 41, wherein the first out of band link is a second Bluetooth®

link.

43. The communication system of claim 41, wherein:

the first processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising;

establishing a second out of band link with the peripheral device; and

sending phonebook information to the peripheral device over the second out of band link, and

the third processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising;

establishing the second out of band link with the mobile phone; and

receiving phonebook information from the mobile phone over the second out of band link.

44. The communication system of claim 39, wherein the communication device is an ear piece, the communication system further comprising:

a peripheral device, comprising;

a third transceiver;

a third memory; and

a third processor connected to the third transceiver and the third memory,

wherein the second processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising;

establishing a first out of band link with the mobile phone; and

sending the received mobile phone originated call control command to the mobile phone via the first out of band link,

wherein the first processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising;

establishing the first out of band link with the ear piece;

receiving the mobile phone originated call control command from the ear piece in a hub application;

establishing a second out of band link with the peripheral device; and

sending the mobile phone originated call control command from the hub application to the peripheral device via the second out of band link, and

wherein the third processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising;

establishing the second out of band link with mobile phone; and

receiving the mobile phone originated call control command sent from the hub application.

45. The communication system of claim 44, wherein:

the third processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising;

sending a peripheral device originated call control command to the hub application via the second out of band link;

the first processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising;

receiving the peripheral device originated call control command in the hub application resident on the mobile phone via the second out of band link; and

sending the peripheral device originated call control command from the hub application to the ear piece via the first out of band link; and

the second processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising;

receiving the peripheral device originated call control command via the first out of band link; and

sending the peripheral device originated call control command to the mobile phone via the first Bluetooth®

link.

46. The communication system of claim 44, wherein the peripheral device is a wireless personal hub, the first out of band link is a second Bluetooth®

link, and the second out of band link is a third Bluetooth®

link.

47. The communication system of claim 44, wherein:

the first processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising sending phonebook information to the peripheral device over the second out of band link; and

the second processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising receiving the phonebook information over the second out of band link.

48. The communication system of claim 39, wherein the communication device is a peripheral device, the communication system further comprising:

an ear piece, comprising;

a third transceiver;

a third memory; and

a third processor connected to the third transceiver and the third memory,

wherein the second processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising;

establishing a second Bluetooth®

link with the ear piece, the second Bluetooth®

link including a call control connection and a second audio connection between the ear piece and the peripheral device; and

sending the mobile phone originated audio data to the ear piece via the second Bluetooth®

link, and

wherein the third processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising;

establishing the second Bluetooth®

link with the peripheral device; and

receiving the mobile phone originated audio data via the second Bluetooth®

link.

49. The communication system of claim 48, wherein:

the third processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising sending ear piece originated call control command and audio data to the peripheral device via the second Bluetooth®

link;

the second processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising;

receiving ear piece originated call control command and audio data from the ear piece via the second Bluetooth®

link; and

sending the ear piece originated call control command and audio data to the mobile phone over the first audio connection over the first Bluetooth®

link; and

the first processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising receiving the ear piece originated call control command and audio data via the first Bluetooth®

link.

50. The communication system of claim 48, wherein the second processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

modifying the mobile phone originated call control command to generate a modified call control command; and

combining the modified call control command and the mobile phone originated audio data, and

wherein the second processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that sending the mobile phone originated audio data to the ear piece via the second Bluetooth®

link comprises sending the modified call control command and the mobile phone originated audio data to the ear piece via the second Bluetooth®

link.

51. A communication system for providing call control information from a mobile phone to a communication device, comprising:

means for establishing a first radio link between the mobile phone and the communication device;

means for receiving a mobile phone originated call control command and audio data from the mobile phone at the communication device via the first radio link; and

means for separating the mobile phone originated call control command from the audio data at the communication device.

52. The communication system of claim 51, wherein the first radio link is a first Bluetooth®

link including a call control connection and a first audio connection.

53. The communication system of claim 52, wherein the communication device is an ear piece, the communication system further comprising:

means for establishing a first out of band link between the ear piece and a peripheral device; and

means for sending the received mobile phone originated call control command from the ear piece to the peripheral device via the first out of band link.

54. The communication system of claim 53, further comprising:

means for receiving a peripheral device originated call control command at the ear piece via the first out of band link; and

means for sending the peripheral device originated call control command from the ear piece to the mobile phone via the first Bluetooth®

link.

55. The communication system of claim 54, wherein the first out of band link is a second Bluetooth®

link.

56. The communication system of claim 54, further comprising:

means for establishing a second out of band link between the mobile phone and the peripheral device; and

means for sending phonebook information from the mobile phone to the peripheral device over the second out of band link.

57. The communication system of claim 52, wherein the communication device is an ear piece, the communication system further comprising:

means for establishing a first out of band link between the ear piece and the mobile phone;

means for establishing a second out of band link between the mobile phone and a peripheral device;

means for sending the received mobile phone originated call control command from the ear piece to the mobile phone via the first out of band link;

means for receiving the mobile phone originated call control command sent from the ear piece in a hub application resident on the mobile phone;

means for sending the mobile phone originated call control command from the hub application to the peripheral device via the second out of band link; and

means for receiving the mobile phone originated call control command sent from the hub application at the peripheral device.

58. The communication system of claim 57, further comprising:

means for receiving a peripheral device originated call control command in the hub application resident on the mobile phone via the second out of band link;

means for sending the peripheral device originated call control command from the hub application to the ear piece via the first out of band link;

means for receiving the peripheral device originated call control command at the ear piece via the first out of band link; and

means for sending the peripheral device originated call control command from the ear piece to the mobile phone via the first Bluetooth®

link.

59. The communication system of claim 57, wherein the peripheral device is a wireless personal hub, the first out of band link is a second Bluetooth®

link, and the second out of band link is a third Bluetooth®

link.

60. The communication system of claim 57, further comprising:

means for sending phonebook information from the mobile phone to the peripheral device over the second out of band link.

61. The communication system of claim 52, wherein the communication device is a peripheral device, the communication system further comprising:

means for establishing a second Bluetooth®

link between the peripheral device and an ear piece, the second Bluetooth®

link including a call control connection and a second audio connection between the ear piece and the peripheral device; and

means for sending the mobile phone originated audio data from the peripheral device to the ear piece via the second Bluetooth®

link.

62. The communication system of claim 61, further comprising:

means for receiving ear piece originated call control command and audio data from the ear piece at the peripheral device via the second Bluetooth®

link;

means for sending the ear piece originated call control command and audio data from the peripheral device to the mobile phone over the first audio connection over the first Bluetooth®

link; and

means for receiving the ear piece originated call control command and audio data at the mobile phone via the first Bluetooth®

link.

63. The communication system of claim 61, further comprising:

means for modifying the mobile phone originated call control command at the peripheral device to generate a modified call control command; and

means for combining the modified call control command and the mobile phone originated audio data at the peripheral device,

wherein means for sending the mobile phone originated audio data from the peripheral device to the ear piece via the second Bluetooth®

link comprises means for sending the modified call control command and the mobile phone originated audio data to the ear piece via the second Bluetooth®

link.