VOICE-ENABLED WALK-THROUGH PAIRING OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICES
First Claim
1. A method for providing voice-enabled walk-through pairing of telecommunications devices, comprising the steps of:
- providing an audio device, such as a headset or speaker, having an embedded circuitry or logic including a processor, memory, user audio microphone and speaker, and telecommunications device interface; and
playing a script of verbal or audio instructions or notifications to assist the user in pairing the audio device, such as a headset or speaker, with another telecommunications device, such as a mobile telephone, includingreceiving a request from the user for a status and/or to pair the audio device with the other telecommunications device,determining the status of currently connected devices and/or options for pairing additional devices, andverbally notifying the user of the status of currently connected devices and/or options for pairing additional devices, and optionally walking the user through pairing additional devices, including pausing at appropriate times to allow the user to perform a particular step and/or to wait for a response from the devices being paired.
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Abstract
A system and method for pairing communications devices using voice-enabled walk-through pairing. In the context of Bluetooth and other protocols, pairing allows two or more devices to be paired so that they can thereafter communicate wirelessly using the Bluetooth protocol. In accordance with an embodiment, a wireless audio headset, speaker, speakerphone, or other Bluetooth-enabled device can include a pairing logic and sound/audio playback files, which verbally walk the user through pairing the device with another Bluetooth-enabled device. This makes the pairing process easier for most users, particularly in situations that might require pairing multiple devices.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for providing voice-enabled walk-through pairing of telecommunications devices, comprising the steps of:
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providing an audio device, such as a headset or speaker, having an embedded circuitry or logic including a processor, memory, user audio microphone and speaker, and telecommunications device interface; and playing a script of verbal or audio instructions or notifications to assist the user in pairing the audio device, such as a headset or speaker, with another telecommunications device, such as a mobile telephone, including receiving a request from the user for a status and/or to pair the audio device with the other telecommunications device, determining the status of currently connected devices and/or options for pairing additional devices, and verbally notifying the user of the status of currently connected devices and/or options for pairing additional devices, and optionally walking the user through pairing additional devices, including pausing at appropriate times to allow the user to perform a particular step and/or to wait for a response from the devices being paired. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for providing voice-enabled walk-through pairing of telecommunications devices, comprising the steps of:
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providing an audio device, such as a headset or speaker, having an embedded circuitry or logic including a processor, memory, user audio microphone and speaker, and telecommunications device interface; and playing a script of verbal or audio instructions or notifications to assist the user in pairing the audio device, such as a headset or speaker, with another telecommunications device, such as a mobile telephone, wherein the audio device and mobile telephone communicate using Bluetooth, and wherein the script of verbal instructions or notifications assist the user in operating the Bluetooth features of one or more of the devices, including receiving a request from the user for a status and/or to pair the audio device with the other telecommunications device, determining the status of currently connected devices and/or options for pairing additional devices, and verbally notifying the user of the status of currently connected devices and/or options for pairing additional devices, and optionally walking the user through pairing additional devices, including providing additional verbal instructions or notifications to assist the user in initiating Bluetooth, making the devices discoverable, entering a passkey, and pairing the devices, and including pausing at appropriate times to allow the user to perform a particular step and/or to wait for a response from the devices being paired.
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16. A system for providing voice-enabled walk-through pairing of telecommunications devices, comprising:
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an audio device, such as a headset or speaker, having an embedded circuitry or logic including a processor, memory, user audio microphone and speaker, and telecommunications device interface; and a script of verbal or audio instructions or notifications to assist the user in pairing the audio device, such as a headset or speaker, with another telecommunications device, such as a mobile telephone, wherein the audio device and mobile telephone communicate using Bluetooth, and wherein the script of verbal instructions or notifications assist the user in operating the Bluetooth features of one or more of the devices, including receiving a request from the user for a status and/or to pair the audio device with the other telecommunications device, determining the status of currently connected devices and/or options for pairing additional devices, and verbally notifying the user of the status of currently connected devices and/or options for pairing additional devices, and optionally walking the user through pairing additional devices, including providing additional verbal instructions or notifications to assist the user in initiating Bluetooth, making the devices discoverable, entering a passkey, and pairing the devices, and including pausing at appropriate times to allow the user to perform a particular step and/or to wait for a response from the devices being paired.
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