Portable electronic device and personal hands-free accessory with audio disable
First Claim
1. A personal hands-free accessory for use with a portable electronic device, comprising:
- an input that receives an audio signal from the portable electronic device;
at least one electro-acoustic speaker for converting electrical signals to audible sound;
at least one microphone that receives ambient sound and converts the ambient sound to an ambient sound signal;
a processing circuit, the processing circuit including circuitry that combines the audio signal from the portable electronic device with the ambient sound signal from the at least one microphone and provides the combined signals to the at least one speaker such that the at least one speaker reproduces the ambient sound in combination with audio from the audio signal;
event detecting circuitry for detecting an occurrence of a predefined event; and
disabling circuitry for substantially disabling the reproduction of the ambient sound signal by the at least one speaker based upon the detected occurrence of the predefined event, while still permitting the reproduction of the audio signal by the at least one speaker;
wherein the portable electronic device comprises a mobile phone, and the predefined event comprises the mobile phone engaging in a phone communication with a predefined connection.
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Abstract
A portable electronic device and personal hands-free accessory are provided. The personal hands free accessory includes at least one electro-acoustic speaker, and at least one microphone that receives ambient sound and converts the ambient sound to an ambient sound signal. Included among the portable electronic device and the personal hands-free accessory are a processing circuit, the processing circuit including circuitry that combines an audio signal from the portable electronic device with the ambient sound signal from the at least one microphone to produce a combined audio signal provided to the at least one speaker such that the at least one speaker reproduces the ambient sound in combination with audio from the audio signal; event detecting circuitry for detecting an occurrence of a predefined event; and disabling circuitry for substantially disabling the reproduction of the ambient sound signal by the at least one speaker based upon the detected occurrence of the predefined event, while still permitting the reproduction of the audio signal.
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1. A personal hands-free accessory for use with a portable electronic device, comprising:
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an input that receives an audio signal from the portable electronic device; at least one electro-acoustic speaker for converting electrical signals to audible sound; at least one microphone that receives ambient sound and converts the ambient sound to an ambient sound signal; a processing circuit, the processing circuit including circuitry that combines the audio signal from the portable electronic device with the ambient sound signal from the at least one microphone and provides the combined signals to the at least one speaker such that the at least one speaker reproduces the ambient sound in combination with audio from the audio signal; event detecting circuitry for detecting an occurrence of a predefined event; and disabling circuitry for substantially disabling the reproduction of the ambient sound signal by the at least one speaker based upon the detected occurrence of the predefined event, while still permitting the reproduction of the audio signal by the at least one speaker; wherein the portable electronic device comprises a mobile phone, and the predefined event comprises the mobile phone engaging in a phone communication with a predefined connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A portable electronic device for use with a personal hands-free accessory, the personal hands free accessory including an input that receives a combined audio signal from the portable electronic device, at least one electro-acoustic speaker for converting the combined audio signal to audible sound, and at least one microphone that receives ambient sound and converts the ambient sound to an ambient sound signal that is output to the portable electronic device, the portable electronic device comprising:
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a processing circuit, the processing circuit including circuitry that combines an audio signal from the portable electronic device with the ambient sound signal from the at least one microphone to produce the combined audio signal provided to the at least one speaker such that the at least one speaker reproduces the ambient sound in combination with audio from the audio signal; event detecting circuitry for detecting an occurrence of a predefined event; and disabling circuitry for substantially disabling the reproduction of the ambient sound signal by the at least one speaker based upon the detected occurrence of the predefined event, while still permitting the reproduction of the audio signal by the at least one speaker; wherein the portable electronic device comprises a mobile phone, and the predefined event comprises the mobile phone engaging in a phone communication with a predefined connection. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A portable electronic device and personal hands-free accessory, wherein:
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the personal hands free accessory includes; at least one electro-acoustic speaker; and at least one microphone that receives ambient sound and converts the ambient sound to an ambient sound signal; and included among the portable electronic device and the personal hands-free accessory are; a processing circuit, the processing circuit including circuitry that combines an audio signal from the portable electronic device with the ambient sound signal from the at least one microphone to produce a combined audio signal provided to the at least one speaker such that the at least one speaker reproduces the ambient sound in combination with audio from the audio signal; event detecting circuitry for detecting an occurrence of a predefined event; and disabling circuitry for substantially disabling the reproduction of the ambient sound signal by the at least one speaker based upon the detected occurrence of the predefined event, while still permitting the reproduction of the audio signal by the at least one speaker; wherein the portable electronic device comprises a mobile phone, and the predefined event comprises the mobile phone engaging in a phone communication with a predefined connection. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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