SIGNAL ROUTING TO A COMMUNICATION ACCESSORY BASED ON DEVICE ACTIVATION
First Claim
1. A communication accessory, comprising:
- at least a first sensor that indicates whether the communication accessory is being worn by a user; and
a communications adapter that communicates a signal which indicates to a communication device whether the communication accessory is being worn.
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Abstract
A communication accessory (110) that includes at least a first sensor (130) that indicates whether the communication accessory is being worn by a user. The communication accessory also can include a communications adapter (210) that communicates a signal (235) which indicates to a communication device (120) whether the communication accessory is being worn. The communication accessory further can include a controller (205) that processes at least one signal generated by the first sensor to determine whether the communication accessory is being worn by the user. The controller can enter the communication accessory into a standby state in response to the first sensor indicating that the communication accessory is not being worn. The controller can take the communication accessory out of the standby state in response to the first sensor indicating that the communication accessory is being worn.
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20 Claims
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1. A communication accessory, comprising:
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at least a first sensor that indicates whether the communication accessory is being worn by a user; and a communications adapter that communicates a signal which indicates to a communication device whether the communication accessory is being worn. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A communication device, comprising:
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a communications adapter that receives an indicator from a communication accessory which indicates whether the communication accessory is being worn by a user; and a controller that selectively propagates communications signals to the communication accessory based on the received indicator. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for selectively communicating signals via a communication accessory, comprising:
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receiving a signal from at least a first sensor that indicates whether the communication accessory is being worn by a user; and communicating a signal to a communication device which indicates to the communication device whether the communication accessory is being worn. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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