Content delivery during call idle time
First Claim
1. A cell phone with effective utilization of call idle time, comprising:
- an antenna;
a baseband modem connected to the antenna, comprising a radio frequency interface;
a power subsystem;
an audio, video, or text player; and
a controller connected;
to the baseband modem,to the power subsystem, andto the audio, video, or text player, andthe controller is programmed to operate the cell phone in an idle mode and in a normal mode, whereby in the normal mode the cell phone sends and receives voice communications via the baseband modem, and in the idle mode the cell phone presents pre-designated content via the audio, video, or text player, andthe controller is programmed to cease presenting the pre-designated content via the audio, video, or text player or to switch from the idle to the normal mode responsive to receipt of a telephone signal from another phone with which the cell phone has initiated a call, the telephone signal indicating that the other phone has received a selection to resume voice communications for the call.
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Abstract
Devices and methods are described that utilize call idle time. In some cases, a device includes an antenna, a baseband modem connected to the antenna, including a radio frequency interface, a power subsystem, an audio, video, or text player, and a controller connected to the baseband modem, to the power subsystem and to the audio, video, or text player for programmatically operating the cell phone in an idle mode and in a normal mode, whereby in normal mode the cell phone sends and receives voice communications via the baseband modem, and in idle mode the cell phone presents pre-designated content via the audio, video, or text player. In some cases methods are described that detect that a phone conversation has been silenced or that a phone call has not been answered, and activate an idle mode in which pre-designated content is presented, and then, when the call is no longer silenced or the phone call is answered, activate a normal mode in which voice communications are enabled.
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44 Claims
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1. A cell phone with effective utilization of call idle time, comprising:
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an antenna; a baseband modem connected to the antenna, comprising a radio frequency interface; a power subsystem; an audio, video, or text player; and a controller connected; to the baseband modem, to the power subsystem, and to the audio, video, or text player, and the controller is programmed to operate the cell phone in an idle mode and in a normal mode, whereby in the normal mode the cell phone sends and receives voice communications via the baseband modem, and in the idle mode the cell phone presents pre-designated content via the audio, video, or text player, and the controller is programmed to cease presenting the pre-designated content via the audio, video, or text player or to switch from the idle to the normal mode responsive to receipt of a telephone signal from another phone with which the cell phone has initiated a call, the telephone signal indicating that the other phone has received a selection to resume voice communications for the call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A cellular phone comprising:
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an audio, video, or text player; and a processor, the processor configured to perform operations comprising; detecting that a first person using the cellular phone has initiated a phone call to a second person, and that the second person has not yet answered the call, the cellular phone operative; in an idle mode to present content on the audio, video, or text player that was pre-designated; and in a normal mode to send and receive voice communications to and from the second person and to not present the pre-designated content; activating the idle mode of the cellular phone in response to the detecting; subsequently detecting that the second person has answered the call; and subsequently activating the normal mode of the cellular phone in response to the subsequently detecting. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A cellular phone comprising:
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an audio, video, or text player; and a processor, the processor configured to perform operations comprising; detecting a first person during a phone conversation between the first person and a second person, that the phone conversation has been silenced for a designated period of time, the cellular phone; operative in an idle mode to present, through the audio, video, or text player, content that was pre-designated; and operative in a normal mode to send and receive voice communications to and from the second person and to not present the pre-designated content; activating the idle mode of the cellular phone in response to the detecting; subsequently detecting that the period of phone conversation silence has ended; and subsequently activating the normal mode of the cellular phone in response to the subsequently detecting. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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