Battery charger for cellular phone, having speaker

• US RE42,062 E1
• Filed: 03/13/2006
• Issued: 01/25/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Yi, Sang Yong
• Primary Examiner(s): Tso; Edward
• Assistant Examiner(s): PIGGUSH, AARON C
• Application Number:
  US11/373,869
• Time in Patent Office: 1,779 Days
• Field of Search: 320/107, 320/108, 320/114, 320/115, 455/573, 455/149, 379/387.02, 379/420.01
• US Class Current: 320/115
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2007/0096 Charger exchanging data with an electronic device, i.e. telephone, whose internal battery is under charge
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/11 Supports for sets, e.g. incorporating armrests
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6041 Portable telephones adapted for handsfree use
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72558 for playing back music files portable music players per se G11B27/00

Abstract

A battery charger for a cellular phone, having a speaker includes an ear jack connected to an ear jack of the cellular phone, for transmitting a voice signal of the cellular phone to the battery charger, a voice amplifier for amplifying the voice signal from the ear jack, and a speaker for converting the voice signal output from the voice amplifier into voice. The battery charger for a cellular phone, having a speaker further includes a communication port connected to a communication port of the cellular phone when the cellular phone is inserted(connected) to the battery charger, for mutually transmitting the voice signal, and a selector for connecting either the communication port or the ear jack with the voice amplifier.

Claims

1. A charger for a cellular phone, comprising:

a digital-to-analog converter configured to receive an audio signal in digital format from the cellular phone and output an analog audio signal, wherein the digital format comprises MP3 encoding;

an amplifier configured to receive the analog audio signal from the digital-to-analog converter and amplify the analog audio signal received from a cellular phone; and

a speaker configured to receive the analog audio signal from the amplifier.

2. The charger of claim 1, wherein the audio signal received from the cellular phone is coupled to the charger via an ear jack.

3. The charger of claim 1, wherein the audio signal received from the cellular phone is coupled to the charger via a stereo output line.

4. The charger of claim 1, further comprising a microprocessor configured to control an audio signal coupled to the audio amplifier.

5. The charger of claim 1, wherein the digital format comprises MP3 encoding.

6. The charger of claim 1, further comprising a memory device configured to store a digital audio signal.

7. The charger of claim 6, further comprising an input/output port configured to transfer a digital file between the memory device and the cellular phone.

8. A cellular phone system for a communications network, comprising:

a cellular phone;

a charger configured to receive and charge the cellular phone, wherein the charger comprises;

a digital-to-analog converter configured to receive a digital audio signal from the cellular phone and output an analog audio signal, wherein the digital audio signal is in a MP3 format;

an amplifier configured to receive and amplify the analog audio signal from the cellular phone system digital-to-analog converter; and

a speaker configured to convert the analog audio signal into audible sound.

9. The cellular phone system of claim 8, wherein the audio signal from the cellular phone is coupled to the charger via an ear jack.

10. The cellular phone system of claim 8, wherein the audio signal from the cellular phone is coupled to the charger via a stereo output line.

11. The cellular phone system of claim 8, further comprising a microprocessor configured to switch an audio signal to the audio amplifier.

12. The cellular phone system of claim 8, wherein the digital audio signal is in a MP3 format.

13. The cellular phone system of claim 8, wherein the charger further comprises a memory device configured to store a digital audio signal.

14. The cellular phone system of claim 13, further comprising an input/output port configured to transfer data between the memory device of the charger and the cellular telephone.

15. A mobile phone battery charger, comprising:

a charger ear jack configured to be connected to a mobile phone ear jack;

a charger communication port configured to be connected to a mobile phone communication port;

an audio signal amplifier configured to receive an audio signal from said charger ear jack and said charger communication port; and

a speaker configured to be driven by an audio signal from said audio signal amplifier.

16. The mobile phone battery charger of claim 15, further comprising a selector configured to selectively connect either said charger communication port or said charger ear jack to said audio signal amplifier.

17. The mobile phone battery charger of claim 6 16, further comprising a memory configured to store an audio signal from said charger communication port.

18. The mobile phone battery charger of claim 6 16, wherein said selector is configured to connect said charger ear jack with said audio signal amplifier if said charger ear jack is coupled to the mobile phone ear jack.

19. The mobile phone battery charger of claim 6 16, wherein said selector connects said charger communication port with said audio amplifier if said charger communication port is coupled to the mobile phone communication port.

20. The mobile phone battery charger of claim 6 16, wherein said charger communication port comprises a charger charging terminal configured to couple to a mobile phone charging terminal and a charger audio signal terminal configured to couple to a mobile phone audio signal terminal.

21. The mobile phone battery charger of claim 20, wherein said charger communication port further comprises a sensing terminal configured to sense whether the charger communication port is coupled to the mobile phone communication port.

22. The mobile phone battery charger of claim 15, wherein said audio signal amplifier is configured to receive power from said mobile phone battery charger.

23. A mobile phone battery charger, comprising:

a charger communication port configured to be connected to a mobile phone communication port, and further configured to convey an audio signal to or from the mobile phone communication port;

a memory coupled to the charger communication port configured to store an audio signal;

an audio amplifier configured to receive and amplify an audio signal from the mobile phone communication port or from the memory; and

a speaker configured to be driven by an audio signal from said audio signal amplifier.

24. The mobile phone battery charger of claim 23, wherein said charger communication port comprises a charger charging terminal configured to couple power to the mobile phone battery and a charger transmitting terminal configured to couple an audio signal between said mobile phone battery charger and the mobile phone.

25. The mobile phone battery charger of claim 24, wherein said charger communication port further comprises a sensing terminal configured to sense when said charger communication port is coupled to a mobile phone communication port.

26. The mobile phone battery charger of claim 23, wherein said audio signal amplifier is configured to be powered by said mobile phone battery charger.