CA2357708A1 - Cellular phone with increasing ring sound - Google Patents
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- CA2357708A1 CA2357708A1 CA002357708A CA2357708A CA2357708A1 CA 2357708 A1 CA2357708 A1 CA 2357708A1 CA 002357708 A CA002357708 A CA 002357708A CA 2357708 A CA2357708 A CA 2357708A CA 2357708 A1 CA2357708 A1 CA 2357708A1
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
- H04W88/00—Devices specially adapted for wireless communication networks, e.g. terminals, base stations or access point devices
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- H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
- H04M1/64—Automatic arrangements for answering calls; Automatic arrangements for recording messages for absent subscribers; Arrangements for recording conversations
- H04M1/642—Automatic arrangements for answering calls; Automatic arrangements for recording messages for absent subscribers; Arrangements for recording conversations storing speech in digital form
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- H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
- H04M1/72—Mobile telephones; Cordless telephones, i.e. devices for establishing wireless links to base stations without route selection
- H04M1/724—User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
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- H04M19/00—Current supply arrangements for telephone systems
- H04M19/02—Current supply arrangements for telephone systems providing ringing current or supervisory tones, e.g. dialling tone or busy tone
- H04M19/04—Current supply arrangements for telephone systems providing ringing current or supervisory tones, e.g. dialling tone or busy tone the ringing-current being generated at the substations
- H04M19/042—Current supply arrangements for telephone systems providing ringing current or supervisory tones, e.g. dialling tone or busy tone the ringing-current being generated at the substations with variable loudness of the ringing tone, e.g. variable envelope or amplitude of ring signal
Abstract
This is a cellular telephone in which the sound of the rings announcing an incoming call sounds an adjustably number of times and then increases in intensity gradually, starting with a very low level of sound that can be heard by almost no one other than the bearer of the phone, the level of the sound for each of the said number of times gradually increasing at an adjustably variable rate to any adjustably maximum sound. It also contains a button to announce to the caller a re-recordable message, say, stating that the user is unable at the time to talk to the caller who may call back later. The present invention may be applicable to ordinary wired or wireless telephones.
Description
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Description of Invention i4, wTv t The present invention is about rings of a cellular phone that sounds at a very low level when an incoming calls arrives first. This "very low level" sound is hardly audible except even to the bearer of the phone. This "very low level" sound rings for a set and adjustable 1 ~~. i ; , ; number of times at the end of which, if the phone call is not picked up (for any reason, including the sound being inaudible to the bearer of the phone), it starts to ring at the next . i higher lever of sound, the gradient of the successive higher levels of sounds being adjustable. Again, after the set number of rings at this level of intensity, the rings become t louder as stated above. These successive higher levels of sounds do not reach any higher E : than is set at an adjustable level, in any case.
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The additional integral feature of the present invention is that if for any reason the user of the phone, even after becoming aware of the incoming call, cannot take that call, say, ' ~ because his answering the call may disturb the people around, he/she may simply push a ' button that automatically announces to the caller a prerecorded (and re-recordable) message (inaudible at this end of the said user of the phone with the present invention, of course) to the effect, for example, that he/she (the user of the phone) is unable to talk to the caller at that time and that the caller may call back later if necessary and if possible.
This present invention may be used even in ordinary wired or wireless telephone as well.
The technology and mechanism of creating the said gradually increasing sounds of the rings and of the automatic announcement stated above are of common knowledge in the industry.
i Patent Application : CELLULAR PtiONE WITH INCREASING RING SOUND
Inventor : Bibhuti Bhusan BARDHAN
Page - 2 (of 4) Background of Invention A modern cellular phone typically has two systems to let the user know that there is an incoming call, namely, a ring sound and a vibrating mechanism that vibrates the cellular phone to attract the attention if the bearer to let him/her be aware of any incoming call.
The vibrator is used when the sound of the ring may not be welcome, for example, in a cinema hall or a board room where it may disturb other people around. However, often the user may not have the said cellular phone on himself/herself but, say, in a briefcase that he/she may be carrying or on the desk in front. In such circumstances the vibrator may not be useful, yet a loud ring may not be welcome. For use in such cases, in the present invention, there is a very low intensity of the ring sound that be inaudible almost by anyone other than who is very near the phone, which most likely will be the user. This will be least likely to disturb others around. This "very low sound" may be adjusted to any level, depending on the people around, etc. After an adjustable number of rings, this "very low sound" will increase to an adjustable next higher intensity of sound, and will keep increasing in the similar manner at each gradient of the said number of times of such rings until it reaches an adjustably maximum intensity, this "maximum intensity" is adjusted, depending on the circumstance, in order to make sure that the rings do not affect any or too many other people around. This present invention may be combined with any other alerting mechanism in any phone (cellular or ordinary wired or wireless phones). The present invention may be useful in an ordinary wired or wireless telephone where, for example, the intended user may have fallen asleep and the sound of phone rings, say, at night, should not be any louder than is necessary to arouse this intended user with least disturbance to any others around.
Often the user, even after becoming aware of the incoming call, is not able to talk to the caller, say, because his/her answering the call may take away his/her attention from the business at hand at the time or the sound of his/her voice answering the call may disturb others around. In the present invention there is a button on the phone that, when pressed, will automatically announce a re-recordable prerecorded message to the caller (inaudible at this end of the said user of the phone with the present invention, of course) stating, say, that it is not possible for the user to talk to the caller at the time and the caller may call back later (or any other message as desired). It is to be noted that, in this present instance, this automatic announcement is of not necessarily inability to "take" the call at the time (as is usually the case, say, in answering machines) but inability to "talk", that is, indirectly indicating that the intended receiver of the call is aware of the incoming call at the time. This automatic announcement may have other applications, such as, in case of users of cellular phones, when driving an automobile at the time of an incoming call.
SOUND
F- : Inventor : Bibhuti Bhusan BARDHAN ' 1 i ; .
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~t page _ 3 ~of4~
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Description of Invention i4, wTv t The present invention is about rings of a cellular phone that sounds at a very low level when an incoming calls arrives first. This "very low level" sound is hardly audible except even to the bearer of the phone. This "very low level" sound rings for a set and adjustable 1 ~~. i ; , ; number of times at the end of which, if the phone call is not picked up (for any reason, including the sound being inaudible to the bearer of the phone), it starts to ring at the next . i higher lever of sound, the gradient of the successive higher levels of sounds being adjustable. Again, after the set number of rings at this level of intensity, the rings become t louder as stated above. These successive higher levels of sounds do not reach any higher E : than is set at an adjustable level, in any case.
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The additional integral feature of the present invention is that if for any reason the user of the phone, even after becoming aware of the incoming call, cannot take that call, say, ' ~ because his answering the call may disturb the people around, he/she may simply push a ' button that automatically announces to the caller a prerecorded (and re-recordable) message (inaudible at this end of the said user of the phone with the present invention, of course) to the effect, for example, that he/she (the user of the phone) is unable to talk to the caller at that time and that the caller may call back later if necessary and if possible.
This present invention may be used even in ordinary wired or wireless telephone as well.
The technology and mechanism of creating the said gradually increasing sounds of the rings and of the automatic announcement stated above are of common knowledge in the industry.
i Patent Application : CELLULAR PtiONE WITH INCREASING RING SOUND
Inventor : Bibhuti Bhusan BARDHAN
Page - 2 (of 4) Background of Invention A modern cellular phone typically has two systems to let the user know that there is an incoming call, namely, a ring sound and a vibrating mechanism that vibrates the cellular phone to attract the attention if the bearer to let him/her be aware of any incoming call.
The vibrator is used when the sound of the ring may not be welcome, for example, in a cinema hall or a board room where it may disturb other people around. However, often the user may not have the said cellular phone on himself/herself but, say, in a briefcase that he/she may be carrying or on the desk in front. In such circumstances the vibrator may not be useful, yet a loud ring may not be welcome. For use in such cases, in the present invention, there is a very low intensity of the ring sound that be inaudible almost by anyone other than who is very near the phone, which most likely will be the user. This will be least likely to disturb others around. This "very low sound" may be adjusted to any level, depending on the people around, etc. After an adjustable number of rings, this "very low sound" will increase to an adjustable next higher intensity of sound, and will keep increasing in the similar manner at each gradient of the said number of times of such rings until it reaches an adjustably maximum intensity, this "maximum intensity" is adjusted, depending on the circumstance, in order to make sure that the rings do not affect any or too many other people around. This present invention may be combined with any other alerting mechanism in any phone (cellular or ordinary wired or wireless phones). The present invention may be useful in an ordinary wired or wireless telephone where, for example, the intended user may have fallen asleep and the sound of phone rings, say, at night, should not be any louder than is necessary to arouse this intended user with least disturbance to any others around.
Often the user, even after becoming aware of the incoming call, is not able to talk to the caller, say, because his/her answering the call may take away his/her attention from the business at hand at the time or the sound of his/her voice answering the call may disturb others around. In the present invention there is a button on the phone that, when pressed, will automatically announce a re-recordable prerecorded message to the caller (inaudible at this end of the said user of the phone with the present invention, of course) stating, say, that it is not possible for the user to talk to the caller at the time and the caller may call back later (or any other message as desired). It is to be noted that, in this present instance, this automatic announcement is of not necessarily inability to "take" the call at the time (as is usually the case, say, in answering machines) but inability to "talk", that is, indirectly indicating that the intended receiver of the call is aware of the incoming call at the time. This automatic announcement may have other applications, such as, in case of users of cellular phones, when driving an automobile at the time of an incoming call.
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| GB2432750A (en) * | 2005-11-23 | 2007-05-30 | Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd | Polyphonic ringtone annunciator with spectrum modification |
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| GB2432750A (en) * | 2005-11-23 | 2007-05-30 | Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd | Polyphonic ringtone annunciator with spectrum modification |
| GB2432750B (en) * | 2005-11-23 | 2008-01-16 | Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd | Polyphonic ringtone annunciator with spectrum modification |
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