METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ACTIVATING A MEDIA PLAYER

• US 20080090534A1
• Filed: 10/16/2006
• Published: 04/17/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: WAI, CHAN
• Granted Patent: US 8,055,309 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/187.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6058 involving the use of a headset accessory device connected to the portable telephone
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6066 including a wireless connection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72442 for playing music files

Abstract

A method and device for activating a media player enables efficient and convenient access to media files. The method includes determining that a wireless communication device (100) is not operatively coupled to a network. An operative coupling of a speaker system (205) to the wireless communication device (100) is detected. The media player is then activated automatically in response to detecting the operative coupling of the speaker system (205) to the wireless communication device (100).

Claims

1. A method for activating a media player of a wireless communication device, the method comprising:

determining that the wireless communication device is not operatively coupled to a network;

detecting an operative coupling of a speaker system to the wireless communication device; and

activating the media player automatically in response to detecting the operative coupling of the speaker system to the wireless communication device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the operative coupling of the speaker system to the wireless communication device comprises insertion of a speaker system plug into a socket of the wireless communication device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the speaker system comprises a headset.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the media player comprises an audio or video player.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the operative coupling of the speaker system to the wireless communication device comprises processing a signal received from a wireless peripheral device.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the wireless peripheral device comprises a wireless headset.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising activating the communication mode of the wireless communication device, after activating the media player, by processing an input from a user.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein activating the media player comprises playing a preselected audio or video file.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication device is a mobile telephone, and determining that the wireless communication device is not operatively coupled to a network comprises determining that the mobile telephone is turned off.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein activating the media player is performed in a transmitter off mode that does not operatively couple the wireless communication device to a network.

11. A method for activating a media player of a wireless communication device, the method comprising:

detecting operative coupling of a stereo speaker system to the wireless communication device; and

activating a media player automatically in response to detecting the operative coupling of the stereo speaker system to the wireless communication device.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the operative coupling of the stereo speaker system to the wireless communication device comprises insertion of a stereo speaker system plug into a socket of the wireless communication device.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the stereo speaker system comprises a stereo headset.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the media player comprises an audio or video player.

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising activating a communication mode of the wireless communication device, after activating the media player, by processing an input from a user.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein activating the media player comprises playing a preselected audio or video file.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein activating the media player is performed in a transmitter off mode that does not operatively couple the wireless communication device to a network

18. A wireless communication device comprising:

computer readable program code components configured to cause determining that the wireless communication device is not operatively coupled to a network;

computer readable program code components configured to cause detecting an operative coupling of a speaker system to the wireless communication device; and

computer readable program code components configured to cause activating the media player automatically in response to detecting the operative coupling of the speaker system to the wireless communication device.

19. The wireless communication device of claim 18, wherein the operative coupling of the speaker system to the wireless communication device comprises insertion of a speaker system plug into a socket of the wireless communication device.

20. A wireless communication device comprising:

computer readable program code components configured to cause detecting operative coupling of a stereo speaker system to the wireless communication device; and

computer readable program code components configured to cause activating a media player automatically in response to detecting the operative coupling of the stereo speaker system to the wireless communication device.