Mobile Telephone with Ringer Mute

• US 20070036347A1
• Filed: 08/06/2005
• Published: 02/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/06/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mordechai Teicher
• Original Assignee: Mordechai Teicher
• Inventors: Teicher, Mordechai
• Application Number:
  US11/161,512
• Publication Number:
  US 20070036347A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/418
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/04 the ringing-current being generated at the substations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/042 with variable loudness of the ringing tone, e.g. variable envelope or amplitude of ring signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/045 Call privacy arrangements, e.g. timely inhibiting the ring signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10

Abstract

A cellular telephone includes a motion sensor to detect when the telephone is moved. When an unwanted audio ring sounds in a public event, it can be muted by merely moving the phone, or moving an article accommodating the phone.

Claims

1. A mobile telephone comprising:

a motion sensor operative to detect motion of the mobile telephone;

an audio ringer; and

a ring logic, operationally connected to said motion sensor and said audio ringer, operative to mute said audio ringer upon receiving a signal from said motion sensor.

2. The mobile telephone of claim 1, also including an alternative ringer operationally connected to said ring logic, said ring logic is further operative to activate said alternative ringer upon effecting said mute.

3. A method for operating a mobile telephone, comprising:

receiving an electromagnetic call signal;

operating an audio ringer;

detecting whether the mobile telephone is in motion;

muting said audio ringer if said detecting is positive.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein said receiving a call signal is preceded by monitoring a prior motion of the mobile telephone, and said detecting is made relatively to said prior motion.

5. The method of claim 3, further comprising activating an alternative ringer upon said muting.