Corded-Cordless Headset Solution

• US 20170104859A1
• Filed: 10/04/2016
• Published: 04/13/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/08/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gn Audio A/S (GN Store Nord A/S)
• Original Assignee: Gn Audio A/S (GN Store Nord A/S)
• Inventors: Dylmer, Henrik
• Granted Patent: US 9,781,239 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/182 Level alarms, e.g. alarms responsive to variables exceeding a threshold
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 3/10 using electric transmission; using electromagnetic transmission
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 5/22 using electric transmission; using electromagnetic transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/05 specially adapted for use on head, throat or breast
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6058 involving the use of a headset accessory device connected to the portable telephone
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/04 the ringing-current being generated at the substations

Abstract

Disclosed is a method and a hands free communication system comprising a first system part and a second system part, wherein the first system part comprises a first connector part and a first transceiver, and the second system part comprises a second connector part and a second transceiver, whereby the first system part and the second system part are configured to be connected in a corded mode by means of the first and second connector parts, whereby the first system part and the second system part are configured to be connected in a wireless mode by means of the first and second transceivers, wherein the hands free communication system comprises detecting means for detecting whether the first system part and the second system part are in a certain vicinity of each other, when the hands free communication system is in the wireless mode, and wherein, the hands free communication system comprises alert means to alert a user of the hands free communication system, when the detecting means detects that the first and second system parts are within the certain vicinity of each other while the hands free communication system is in the wireless mode.

Claims

1. A hands free communication system comprising a first system part and a second system part, wherein

the first system part comprises a first connector part and a first transceiver, and

the second system part comprises a second connector part and a second transceiver, whereby the first system part and the second system part are configured to be connected in a corded mode by the first and second connector parts, whereby the first system part and the second system part are configured to be connected in a wireless mode by the first and second transceivers, wherein the hands free communication system comprises a detector for detecting whether the first system part and the second system part are in a certain vicinity of each other, when the hands free communication system is in the wireless mode,

and wherein,

the hands free communication system comprises an alert to alert a user of the hands free communication system, when the detector detects that the first and second system parts are within the certain vicinity of each other while the hands free communication system is in the wireless mode.

2. The hands free communication system according to claim 1, wherein the alert is configured to provide a predefined number of alerts.

3. The hands free communication system according to claim 1, wherein each alert of the predefined number of alerts is configured to be intensified relative to the previous alert.

4. The hands free communication system according to claim 1, wherein each alert of the predefined number of alerts is configured to be provided within a shorter time interval than the time interval between the previous alerts.

5. The hands free communication system according to claim 1, wherein the wireless mode is configured to be disconnected, if the first and second connector parts are not connected after a predefined number of repeated alerts requesting the user to connect the first system part and the second system part.

6. The hands free communication system according to claim 1, wherein the wireless mode is provided via a radio connection, such as a connection according to any wireless standard, such as a Bluetooth standard and/or such as a digital enhanced cordless telecommunication (DECT) standard specifically configured for voice communication.

7. The hands free communication system according to claim 1, wherein the detector is provided in the first system part and/or in the second system part.

8. The hands free communication system according to claim 1, wherein the alert is provided in the first system part and/or in the second system part.

9. The hands free communication system according to claim 1, wherein the alert is an audio alert.

10. The hands free communication system according to claim 1, wherein the alert is a visual alert.

11. The hands free communication system according to claim 1, wherein the detector is configured to detect the certain vicinity as a presence and/or proximity between the first system part and the second system part.

12. The hands free communication system according to claim 1, wherein if the detector detects that the first system part and the second system part are not in a certain vicinity of each other anymore before the predefined number of alerts is provided, the wireless mode is not disconnected.

13. The system according to claim 1 wherein the first system part is a headset.

14. A method performed in a hands free communication system, the hands free communication system comprises a first system part and a second system part, wherein the first system part comprises a first connector part and a first transceiver, where the second system part comprises a second connector part and a second transceiver, where the first system part and the second system part are configured to be connected in a corded mode by the first and second connector parts, where the first system part and the second system part are configured to be connected in a wireless mode by the first and second transceivers, the method comprises:

detecting whether the first system part and the second system part are in a certain vicinity of each other, when the hands free communication system is in the wireless mode, by a detector in the hand free communication system,

alerting a user of the hands free communication system, when the detector detects that the first and second system parts are within the certain vicinity of each other while the hands free communication system is in the wireless mode, by alert in the hands free communication system.

15. A first system part of a hands free communication system, the first system part comprises a first connector part and a first transceiver, where the first system part is configured to be connected with a second system part, the second system part comprising a second connector part and a second transceiver,

whereby the first system part is configured to be connected with the second system part in a corded mode of the hands free communication system by the first and second connector parts,

whereby the first system part is configured to be connected with the second system part in a wireless mode of the hands free communication system by the first and second transceivers,

wherein a detector of the hands free communication system is configured for detecting whether the first system part and the second system part are in a certain vicinity of each other, when the hands free communication system is in the wireless mode,

and

wherein an alert of the hands free communication system is configured to alert a user of the hands free communication system, when the detector detects that the first and second system parts are within the certain vicinity of each other while the hands free communication system is in the wireless mode.