WO2008118269A1 - Wireless handset and wireless headset with wireless transceiver - Google Patents

Wireless handset and wireless headset with wireless transceiver Download PDF

Info

Publication number
WO2008118269A1
WO2008118269A1 PCT/US2008/002512 US2008002512W WO2008118269A1 WO 2008118269 A1 WO2008118269 A1 WO 2008118269A1 US 2008002512 W US2008002512 W US 2008002512W WO 2008118269 A1 WO2008118269 A1 WO 2008118269A1
Authority
WO
WIPO (PCT)
Prior art keywords
module
interface
wireless
integrated circuit
interface module
Prior art date
Application number
PCT/US2008/002512
Other languages
French (fr)
Inventor
Charles Edward Batey, Jr.
Matthew B. Henson
Original Assignee
Sigmatel, Inc.
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Sigmatel, Inc. filed Critical Sigmatel, Inc.
Priority to EP08726095A priority Critical patent/EP2130305A4/en
Priority to CN2008800036519A priority patent/CN101663828B/en
Publication of WO2008118269A1 publication Critical patent/WO2008118269A1/en

Links

Classifications

    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/02—Constructional features of telephone sets
    • H04M1/04—Supports for telephone transmitters or receivers
    • H04M1/05—Supports for telephone transmitters or receivers specially adapted for use on head, throat or breast
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/253—Telephone sets using digital voice transmission
    • H04M1/2535—Telephone sets using digital voice transmission adapted for voice communication over an Internet Protocol [IP] network
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/60—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers including speech amplifiers
    • H04M1/6033—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers including speech amplifiers for providing handsfree use or a loudspeaker mode in telephone sets
    • H04M1/6041—Portable telephones adapted for handsfree use
    • H04M1/6058—Portable telephones adapted for handsfree use involving the use of a headset accessory device connected to the portable telephone
    • H04M1/6066—Portable telephones adapted for handsfree use involving the use of a headset accessory device connected to the portable telephone including a wireless connection
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2250/00—Details of telephonic subscriber devices
    • H04M2250/02—Details of telephonic subscriber devices including a Bluetooth interface
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2250/00—Details of telephonic subscriber devices
    • H04M2250/14—Details of telephonic subscriber devices including a card reading device
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W84/00—Network topologies
    • H04W84/18—Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks
    • 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
    • H04W88/02—Terminal devices
    • H04W88/06—Terminal devices adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to wireless transceivers and applications thereof
  • wireless handsets are commonly used to access long range communication networks
  • Examples of such networks include wireless telephone networks that operate cellular, personal communications service (PCS), general packet radio service (GPRS), global system for mobile communications (GSM), and integrated digital enhanced network (iDEN) These networks are capable of accessing the plain old telephone service (POTS) network as well as broadband data networks that provide Internet access and enhanced services such as streaming audio and video, television service, etc , in accordance with international wireless communications standards such as 2G, 2 5G and 3G
  • PCS personal communications service
  • GPRS general packet radio service
  • GSM global system for mobile communications
  • iDEN integrated digital enhanced network
  • Integrated circuits have enabled the creation of a plethora of handheld devices, however, to be "wired" in today's electronic world, a person needs to posses multiple handheld devices
  • PDA personal digital assistant
  • PDA personal digital assistant
  • thumb drives for extended memory functionality
  • MPEG motion picture expert group
  • MP3 audio layer 3
  • Wireless handsets can contain a short range wireless transceiver, such as a Bluetooth transceiver that operates in accordance with a Bluetooth standard Such a transceiver allows the wireless handset to communicate with other Bluetooth compatible devices, such as wireless headsets
  • Bluetooth transceivers can be implemented using one or more integrated circuits Examples include Bluetooth host controller interface (HCI) chips and chipsets, the Qualcomm BlueRF chip set, etc Further improvements to these existing designs are possible and the disadvantages of these prior art designs will be apparent to one of ordinary skill when presented the teaching of the present invention BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS
  • HCI Bluetooth host controller interface
  • FIG. 1 presents a pictorial representation of a wireless handset 150 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 presents a block diagram representation of wireless handset 150 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 presents a block/pictorial diagram of a host interface 18 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 presents block/pictorial representation of transceiver module 30 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 presents a block diagram representation of memory module 40 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 presents a block/schematic diagram representation of a multimedia module 60 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 presents a block diagram representation of a multimedia interface 52 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 8 presents a block diagram representation of a telephony interface 90 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 9 presents a block/schematic diagram representation of a short range wireless transceiver 250 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 10 presents a block diagram representation of memory module 262 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 11 presents a pictorial representation of a wireless headset 114 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 12 presents a pictorial representation of a wireless headset 302 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 13 presents a pictorial block diagram representation of a wireless headset 325 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 14 presents a flowchart representation of a method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 15 presents a flowchart representation of a method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 16 presents a flowchart representation of a method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 17 presents a flowchart representation of a method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG 1 presents a pictorial representation of a wireless handset in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention
  • a wireless handset 150 communicates over a long range wireless network 100 that is operably coupled to the POTS network 104 and data network 106
  • Wireless handset 150 can further communicate over short range wireless network 102 to data network 106
  • long range network 100 includes a wireless telephone network such as a cellular, PCS, GPRS, GSM, iDEN or other wireless communications network capable of sending and receiving telephone calls
  • data network 106 includes the Internet and short range wireless network 102 includes an access point that communicates with the wireless handset 150 via a radio frequency communications link such as 802 Hx, Bluetooth, ultrawideband (UWB), Wimax, a wireless local area network connection or other communications link
  • wireless handset 150 can place and receive telephone calls such as normal wireless telephone calls sent over the wireless telephone network and or voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) calls sent entirely or partially over data network 106, text messages such as emails, short message service (SMS) messages, pages and other data messages that may include multimedia attachments such as documents, audio files, video files, images and other graphics
  • a wireless handset can include a mobile telephone, portable audio player, portable media player, portable game console or other devices
  • Wireless handset 150 includes internal audio input device such as microphone 122 and internal audio output device such as speaker 112
  • headphones 116 can optionally be connected via headphone jack 115
  • Wireless headset 114 further includes an audio input device and audio output device that are connected to wireless handset 150 by a short range wireless communications link that uses an infrared link such as IrDA, or a radio frequency communications link conforming to the Bluetooth standard
  • the user interface of wireless handset 150 includes a keypad 118 and a display device 120 for displaying graphics and text, and optionally providing an additional touch sensitive interface with soft keys and/or graphics input and or handwriting recognition
  • Wireless handset 150 optionally includes a camera 124 for capturing still and/or video images, removable memory card 110 for providing additional memory and removable storage, and host interface 18 for uploading and downloading information directly to a host device such as a computer
  • a host device such as a computer
  • FIG 2 presents a block diagram representation of wireless handset 150 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention
  • wireless handset 150 includes a processing module 20 and memory module 40 that communicate via bus 28
  • processing module 20 m cludes a processor for executing a series of operational instructions such as system programs, application programs, and other routines
  • the processor of processing module 20 can be implemented using a dedicated or shared microprocessor, micro-controller, digital signal processor, microcomputer, central processing unit, field programmable gate array, programmable logic device, state machine, logic circuitry, analog circuitry, digital circuitry, and/or any device that manipulates signals (analog and/or digital) based on operational instructions that are stored in memory
  • the processing module 20 implements one or more of its functions via a state machine, analog circuitry, digital circuitry, and/or logic circuitry
  • the memory storing the corresponding operational instructions may be embedded within, or external to, the circuitry comprising the state machine, analog circuitry, digital circuitry, and/or logic circuitry
  • the memory module 40 stores, and the processing module 20 executes, operational instructions corresponding to at least some of the steps and/or functions illustrated herein
  • the memory module 40 may be a single memory device or a plurality of memory devices Such a memory device may be a read-only memory, random access memory, volatile memory, nonvolatile memory, static memory, dynamic memory, flash memory, cache memory, and/or any device that stores digital information
  • wireless handset 150 mcludes host interface 18, a telephony interface 90 for providing optional wireless telephone functionality and a user interface for retrieving, selecting and composing text messages, sending and receiving calls, etc , a transceiver module 30 that includes one or more transceivers, a mode selection module 50 for placing the wireless handset 150 in one or more operating modes, a multimedia module 60 for processing input and output, an playback module 70 for processing audio and/or video output, and a browser 80 for providing a user interface for Internet access and similar content for accessing streaming audio and streaming video content, and for downloading data files such as may be text files, presentation files, user profile information for access to varies computer services (e g , Internet access, email, etc ), digital audio files (e g , MP3 files, WMA -Windows Media Architecture-, mp3 PRO, Ogg Vorbis, AAC - Advanced Audio Coding), digital video files [e g , still images or motion video such as MPEG (motion picture expert group) files, JPEG (joint photographic expert
  • Browser 80 can include a Web browser that is configured to access websites, such as selected sites or other sites in a resolution that conforms to the resolution and size of the display device 120
  • memory module 40 stores a digitally formatted file such as a compressed or uncompressed audio file (e g , MP3, WMA, AAC), digital video files (such as MPEG4, MPEG4 part 10, or VCl files) that include program content such as a song, audio book, audio clip, video clip, movie, photo, television show, or other audio, video or multimedia content
  • Playback module 70 plays the digitally formatted file by generating an analog or digital audio signal and/or analog or digital video signal, from the program content for an internal speaker, external speaker or headphones, display 120
  • the transceiver module 30 includes a short range wireless transceiver 250 that will be discussed in greater detail in conjunction with
  • FIG 9 While a particular bus architecture is shown in FIG 2, alternative bus architectures that include further connectivity, such as direct connectivity between the various modules, are likewise possible to implement the features and functions included in the various embodiments of the present invention
  • FIG 3 presents a block/pictorial diagram of a host interface 18 m accordance with an embodiment of the present invention
  • the operation of wireless handset is described when optional host interface 18 is included
  • a host device A or B which may be a personal computer, workstation, server (which are represented by host device A), a laptop computer (host device B), a personal digital assistant and/or any other device that may transceive data with the multi-function handheld device
  • the mode selection module 50 places the integrated circuit 12 in a host connected mode
  • the host interface 18 facilitates the transfer of data between the host device A or B and wireless handset 150
  • data received from the host device A, or B is first received via the host interface 18
  • the received data will be formatted in a particular manner
  • the wireless handset is coupled to the host device via a USB cable
  • the received data will be in accordance with the format proscribed by the USB specification
  • the host interface 18 converts the format of the received data (e g , USB format) into a desired format by removing overhead data that corresponds to the format of the received data and storing the remaining data as data words
  • the size of the data words generally corresponds directly to, or a multiple of, the bus width of bus 28 and the word line size (i e , the size of data stored in a line of memory) of memory 16
  • the data words are provided to memory module 40 for storage In this mode, the wireless handset 150 is functioning as extended memory of the
  • the host device may retrieve data from memory module 40 as if the memory were part of the computer Accordingly, the host device provides a read command to the wireless handset 150, which is received via the host interface 18
  • the host interface 18 converts the read request into a generic format and provides the request to the processing module 20
  • the processing module 20 interprets the read request and coordinates the retrieval of the requested data from memory module 40
  • the retrieved data is provided to the host interface 18, which converts the format of the retrieved data from the generic format of the wireless handset 150into the format of the coupling between the wireless handset and the host device
  • the host interface 18 then provides the formatted data to the host device via the coupling
  • the coupling between the host device and the wireless handset 150 may be a wireless connection or a wired connection
  • a wireless connection, provided by transceiver module 30 may be in accordance with Bluetooth, IEEE 802 Hx, and/or any other wireless LAN (local area network) protocol, IrDA, etc
  • the wired connection may be in accordance with one or more
  • the host interface 18 includes a corresponding encoder and decoder
  • the host interface 18 includes a USB encoder and a USB decoder
  • the data stored in memory module may be text files, presentation files, user profile information for access to varies computer services (e g , Internet access, email, etc ), digital audio files (e g , MP3 files, WMA -Windows Media Architecture-, mp3 PRO, Ogg Vorbis, AAC - Advanced Audio Coding), digital video files [e g , still images or motion video such as MPEG
  • the wireless handset 150 when the wireless handset 150 is coupled to the host device A or B via a wired connection or direct coupling, the host device may power the wireless device 150 such that the battery is unused and/or may further recharge the battery of wireless device 150.
  • the mode selection module 50 detects the disconnection and places the wireless handset in an alternative operational mode.
  • FIG. 4 presents block/pictorial representation of transceiver module 30 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • transceiver module 30 includes long range transceiver 44, and short range transceivers 42 and 46.
  • Long range transceiver 44 provides access to long range wireless network 100
  • short range transceiver 42 provides access to short range wireless network 102
  • short range transceiver 46 provides access to wireless peripheral devices such as host A or B when host interface 18 is implemented with a wireless connection, wireless headset 114, a wireless keyboard or other devices.
  • FIG. 5 presents a block diagram representation of memory module 40 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • memory module 40 includes a memory interface 32 for accessing an internal memory 34 and removable memory card 1 10.
  • removable memory card 110 can include non- volatile memory in a format such as CompactFlash, SmartMedia, Memory Stick, Secure Digital (SD) card, xD card or other memory card format.
  • removable memory card 110 can store data such as text files, presentation files, user profile information for access to varies computer services (e.g., Internet access, email, etc.), digital audio files (e.g., MP3 files, WMA -Windows Media Architecture-, mp3 PRO, Ogg Vorbis, AAC - Advanced Audio
  • MP3 files e.g., MP3 files, WMA -Windows Media Architecture-, mp3 PRO, Ogg Vorbis, AAC - Advanced Audio
  • digital video files e.g., still images or motion video such as MPEG (motion picture expert group) files, JPEG (joint photographic expert group) files, etc.
  • address book information e.g., address book information, and/or any other type of information that may be stored in a digital format.
  • FIG. 6 presents a block/schematic diagram representation of a multimedia module in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • multimedia module 60 includes a multimedia interface 52 for providing multimedia signals to and from a variety of input/output devices including headphones 116 via headphone jack 115, speaker 112, video and/or text display 120, microphone 122, keypad 118 and camera device 124.
  • These multimedia signals 59 may be analog signals, discrete time signals, or digital signals depending on particular form and format used by each device.
  • FIG 7 presents a block diagram representation of a multimedia interface 52 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention
  • multimedia interface 52 provides digital to analog conversion, analog to digital conversion, formats output signals sent to output devices of multimedia module 60 and processes input signals for coding, compression, storage and further processing by the various submodules of multimedia interface 52 and by the other modules of wireless handset 150
  • the submodules of multimedia interface 52 optionally include one or more of the following a vocoder 200 for digitizing voice signals, a video codec 202 for digitizing video signals, an audio codec 204 for creating compressed audio files, a mixing module 206 for mixing two or more audio streams, a video compressor 208 for creating compressed video files, an image compressor 210 for creatmg compressed image files, a text-to speech conversion module 212 for converting text data mto to synthesized voice signals, and a speech recognition module 214 for recognizing the content of speech such as one or more spoken commands
  • the multimedia module 60 retrieves multimedia data from memory module 40
  • the multimedia data includes at least one of digitized audio data, digital video data, and text data
  • the multimedia module 60 converts the data into output data
  • the multimedia module 60 may convert digitized data into analog signals that are subsequently rendered audible via a speaker or via a headphone jack
  • the multimedia module 60 may render digital video data and/or digital text data into
  • RGB red-green-blue
  • YUV YUV
  • the wireless handset 150 may store digital information received via one of the input devices 118, 122 and 124
  • a voice recording received via the microphone 122 may be digitized via the multimedia module 60 and digitally stored in memory module 40
  • video recordings may be captured via the camera device 124 (e g , a digital camera, a camcorder, VCR output, DVD output, etc ) and processed by the multimedia module 60 for storage as digital video data in memory module 40
  • the keypad 1 18 (which may be a keyboard, touch screen mterface, or other mechanism for inputting text information) provides text data to the multimedia module 60 for storage as digital text data in memory module 40
  • the multimedia module 60 may include less than the components shown in FIGs 6 and 7
  • the multimedia module 60 may process audio, but not video data, or vice versa
  • the multimedia module 60 can include further coding, decoding, formatting, encryption, decryption and signal processing modules than are specifically shown
  • multimedia module 60 can be implemented with audio and video inputs, in addition to the inputs that are expressly illustrated
  • FIG 8 presents a block diagram representation of a telephony interface module 90 in accordance with an embodiment of the present mvention
  • telephony interface module 90 includes a text message generator 92 that allows a user to compose a text message, and a text message selector 94 that allows a user to select one or more text messages that have been received
  • text message interface 90 includes an mbox folder, sent message folder, draft message folder, trash folder, and addresses folder that allow a user to receive, review, forward and reply to a text message that is received and to draft, edit, address, and attach files to a text message that is sent
  • telephone function module 96 provides other telephone functionality to wireless handset 150 including the ability to place and receive wireless calls and/or VoIP calls, to indicate the receipt of voicemail or text messages, to store telephone numbers, speed dial lists, to display call waiting and caller ID indicators, to store information on received calls, placed calls and missed calls, to select ⁇ ngtones, to transfer calls, to place calls on hold, to initiate 3 -
  • FIG 9 presents a block/schematic diagram representation of a short range wireless transceiver 250 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention
  • short range wireless transceiver 250 such as short range transceiver 42 or 46
  • RF signals 276 received from the external device are converted to data 253 that are transmitted to the wireless handset 150 or other device
  • Integrated circuit 265 and integrated circuit 275 operate cooperatively and are interfaced to bi-directionally communicate data between the two integrated circuits
  • the short range wireless transceiver 250 operating in accordance with a Bluetooth specification, such as one or more of the specifications set forth by the Bluetooth special interest group
  • other short range or long range wireless protocols such as an 802 11 protocol, UWB or Wimax protocol can also be used
  • Integrated circuit 265 includes an I/O module for coupling data 252 and 253 to and from the short range wireless transceiver 250 and the device, such as wireless handset 150, or other device that hosts short range wireless transceiver 250 or otherwise uses this wireless transceiver for communicating, via RF signals 276 and 277 with an external device
  • Processing module 260 and memory module 262 are coupled via bus 266 to I/O module 268 and mterface module 280 While a particular bus architecture is shown in FIG 2, alternative bus architectures that include further connectivity, such as direct connectivity between the various modules, are likewise possible to implement the features and functions included in the various embodiments of the present invention.
  • memory module 262 stores a plurality of operational instructions for implementing a plurality of protocol layers of a short range wireless protocol.
  • Processing module 262 executes the plurality of operational instructions.
  • Interface module 264 provides an interface to the integrated circuit 275.
  • the processing module 260 is implemented with general purpose processing circuitry such as a microprocessor, microcontroller, digital signal processor or other digital processor that executes software or firmware instructions that are stored in memory module 262.
  • Integrated circuit 275 includes an RF transceiver 274 that modulates a first baseband signal from baseband module 272 to produce a transmitted RF signal 277, and that demodulates a received RF signal 276 to produce a second baseband signal that is coupled to baseband module 272.
  • Baseband module 272 generates the first baseband signal based on data 285 received from interface module 264 via the interface module 270, and based on the second baseband signal, generates data 287 to send to the interface module 264 via the interface module 270.
  • Integrated circuit 275 optionally includes a second RF transceiver 274' for implementing a second wireless communication link and optionally includes additional transceivers for implementing other wireless communications links.
  • short range wireless transceiver 250 can implement two separate communication links chosen from frequency modulation (FM), Bluetooth, Wimax, UWB and 802.11, etc. in a single chipset.
  • the short range wireless protocol includes a Bluetooth protocol and the plurality of protocol layers such as HCI driver, logical link control and adaption protocol (L2CAP) Link Manager (LM), Generalized multi-transport object exchange protocol (OBEX), operating system (OS), serial port emulation (RFCOMM), real-time operating system (RTOS), synchronous connection oriented (SCO), service discovery protocol (SDP), telephony control protocol specification (TCS), or other protocols that can be separated into upper stack layers of the
  • Bluetooth protocol and lower stack layers of the Bluetooth protocol While some Bluetooth chipsets, such as HCI chips, use two integrated circuits that implement the upper stack protocols using a processor on one integrated circuit and implement the lower stack protocols on a processor of the second integrated circuit, the present invention implements both the upper stack and lower stack protocols using processing module 260 of integrated circuit 265.
  • the baseband module 272 and RF transceiver 274 are implemented on a single chip using special purpose circuitry such as a hardware state machine, programmable logic array, logic gates and/or analog circuitry that perform real-time intensive tasks separate from the processing module 260 Because all of the Bluetooth software runs on the processing module 260, there is either no need for a dedicated processor and/or memory module on integrated circuit 275 or only limited processing and memory requirements such as a state machine or other special purpose processor and small memory on the order of 10KB or less
  • the interface modules 264 and 270 communicate include 4 or 5 (or optionally greater or fewer) data lines that implement a bi-directional parallel or serial communication path between integrated circuits 265 and 275 for sending and receiving data 285 and 287
  • one or both of the interface modules 264 and 270 can include a universal asynchronous receiver transmitter (UART) a synchronous interface such as an 4-bit secure digital input output interface (SDIO) or a special purpose interface, etc
  • interface modules 264 and 270 can operate in a master/slave mode with one of the two interface modules, such as interface module 264 operating as the master and the other interface module, such as interface module 270 operating as a slave
  • interface module 264 can include a direct memory access
  • DMA digital versatile disk
  • module 280 that implements transfers of data 285 and 287 between the integrated circuits using a DMA structure This use of automated DMA transfers offloads further processing requirements from processing module 260
  • Integrated circuit 265 further includes a DC to DC converter 282 that generates one or more supply voltages, including supply voltage 286, from an external battery or other external DC power source (not shown)
  • integrated circuit 265 includes an oscillator module 284 uses an external crystal (not shown) to generate one or more clock signals including clock signal 288, however in an alternative embodiment, the integrated circuit 275 includes oscillator module 284 that supplies clock signal 288 back to integrated circuit 265
  • At least one of the supply voltages generated by DC to DC converter 282 are used to power one or more of the modules of integrated circuit 265
  • at least one of the clock signals generated by oscillator module 284 are used supply timing to one or more of the modules of integrated circuits 265 and 275
  • the interface between integrated circuit 265 and 275 includes supply voltage 286 and clock signal 288 that are used to supply power and timing to one or more of the modules of integrated circuit 275
  • baseband module 272 and RF transceiver module 274 can operate based on the supply voltage 286 and clock signal 288 In
  • FIG 10 presents a block diagram representation of memory module 262 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention
  • memory module 262 includes a memory interface 290, such as a general purpose memory interface that interfaces to a plurality of memory devices such as an internal memory 294 that is located on integrated circuit 265, an off chip memory 296 that is coupled to, but located external to, integrated circuit 265.
  • memory interface optionally includes a further coupling to a removable memory card 292, such as an off-chip flash memory card, formatted as a memory stick, compact flash card, etc
  • internal memory and off-chip memory can be static random access memory, dynamic random access memory, read only memory, flash memory or other type of memory or storage.
  • FIG. 11 presents a pictorial representation of a wireless headset 114 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • this short range wireless transceiver can also be incorporated in other devices, such as headset 114 for receiving audio from other devices such as wireless handset 150 and personal computer 300 and sending voice signals back to these devices that are generated by an integrated microphone
  • FIG 12 presents a pictorial representation of a wireless headset 302 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention
  • a wireless headset configuration is presented that receives audio from a device such as a portable audio/video player 80 or a home/car stereo system, 304, without headset 302 having a microphone and a voice back channel to these devices
  • wireless headsets 114 and 302 are presenting in conjunction with FIG 13 that follows
  • FIG 13 presents a pictorial block diagram representation of a wireless headset 325 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • wireless headset such as wireless headset 114 or 302 is presented.
  • the wireless headset optionally includes a microphone 322 and a microphone driver 310 that generates first audio data in response to speech from a user
  • microphone driver 310 optionally supplies power to microphone 322, when microphone 322 requires a source of power.
  • Voice signals from a user of wireless headset 325 are converted to an analog voice signal that is sampled and digitized by microphone driver into audio data 312 in a digital audio format such as a pulse code modulation (PCM) format, a compressed audio format or other digital format.
  • PCM pulse code modulation
  • the wireless headset 325 includes a speaker 320 and speaker driver 314 that drives the speaker in response to audio data 316
  • audio data 316 in a digital audio format such as a pulse code modulation (PCM) format, a compressed audio format or other digital format, is converted to an analog signal by speaker driver 314
  • speaker driver 314 includes a power amplifier that generates an analog output signal with sufficient power to driver the speaker 320 While a single speaker 320 is shown, audio data 316 optionally includes a plurality of audio channels such as a right and left stereo audio channel, speaker driver generates two or more analog output signals to drive two or more speakers 320
  • Short range wireless transceiver 250 is coupled to the speaker driver 314 and the optional microphone driver 310 and is coupleable to a remote compatible device
  • Short range wireless transceiver sends the audio data 312 to the remote compatible device and receives the audio data 316 from the remote compatible device via RF signals 276 and 277
  • FIG 14 presents a flowchart representation of a method m accordance with an embodiment of the present invention In particular, a method is presented for use in conjunction with one or more functions and features described m association with FIGs 1-13
  • a first integrated circuit is provided that includes a memory module that stores a plurality of operational instructions for implementing a plurality of protocol layers of a Bluetooth protocol, and a processing module that executes the plurality of operational instructions
  • the first integrated circuit is interfaced to a second integrated circuit to bi-directionally communicate data between the first integrated circuit and the second integrated circuit, the second integrated circuit including an RF transceiver that modulates a first baseband signal to produce a transmitted RF signal, and that demodulates a received RF signal to produce a second baseband signal, and a baseband module that generates the first baseband signal based on data received from the first integrated circuit, and that generates data to send to the first integrated circuit
  • the plurality of protocol layers include a plurality of upper stack layers of the Bluetooth protocol and a plurality of lower stack layers of the Bluetooth protocol
  • step 510 can include controlling the communication of the data between the first integrated circuit and the second integrated circuit via direct memory access
  • step 510 can include communicating the data via a serial communication path
  • FIG 15 presents a flowchart representation of a method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention In particular, a method is presented for use in conjunction with the method of
  • step 520 a clock signal is generated in the first integrated circuit, wherein step 510 includes coupling the clock signal to the second integrated circuit and wherein the baseband module and the RF module operate based on the clock signal
  • FIG 16 presents a flowchart representation of a method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention In particular, a method is presented for use in conjunction with the method of
  • step 530 a supply voltage is generated in the first integrated circuit, wherein step 510 includes coupling the supply voltage to the second integrated circuit and wherein the baseband module and the RF module operate based on the supply voltage
  • FIG 17 presents a flowchart representation of a method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention
  • a method is presented for use in conjunction with the method of FIG 14
  • the first integrated circuit is interfaced to an off-chip memory device
  • the wireless handset 150 may simultaneously be in two or more of these modes, unless, by their nature, these modes necessarily cannot be implemented simultaneously
  • the term “substantially” or “approximately”, as may be used herein, provides an industry-accepted tolerance to its corresponding term and/or relativity between items Such an industry-accepted tolerance ranges from less than one percent to twenty percent and corresponds to, but is not limited to, component values, integrated circuit process variations, temperature variations, rise and fall times, and/or thermal noise Such relativity between items ranges from a difference of a few percent to magnitude differences
  • the term “coupled”, as may be used herein, includes direct coupling and indirect coupling via another component, element, circuit, or module where, for indirect coupling, the intervening component, element, circuit, or module does not modify the information of a signal but may adjust its current level, voltage level, and/or power level
  • inferred coupling i e , where one element is coupled to another element by inference
  • inferred coupling includes direct and indirect coupling between two elements in the same manner
  • the va ⁇ ous circuit components are implemented using 0 35 micron or smaller CMOS technology and can include one or more system on a chip integrated circuits that implement any combination of the devices, modules, submodules and other functional components presented herein Provided however that other circuit technologies including other transistor, diode and resistive logic, both integrated or non-integrated, may be used within the broad scope of the present invention Likewise, various embodiments described herein can also be implemented as software programs running on a computer processor It should also be noted that the software implementations of the present mvention can be stored on a tangible storage medium such as a magnetic or optical disk, read-only memory or random access memory and also be produced as an article of manufacture

Landscapes

  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Transceivers (AREA)
  • Telephone Function (AREA)

Abstract

A wireless handset or wireless headset Includes a Bluetooth transceiver that is coupleable to an external Bluetooth compatible device, that sends the first audio data to the external Bluetooth compatible device and that receives the second audio data from the external Bluetooth compatible device. The Bluetooth transceiver includes a first integrated circuit that includes a memory module that stores a plurality of operational instructions for implementing a plurality of protocol layers of a Bluetooth protocol, a processing module that executes the plurality of operational instructions, and a first interface module. A second integrated circuit includes a second interface module that couples data to and from the first interface module, an RF transceiver that modulates a first baseband signal to produce a transmitted RF signal, and a baseband module that generates the first baseband signal based on data received from the first interface module.

Description

WIRELESS HANDSET AND WIRELESS HEADSET WITH WIRELESS
TRANSCEIVER
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to wireless transceivers and applications thereof
DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART
As is known, wireless handsets are commonly used to access long range communication networks
Examples of such networks include wireless telephone networks that operate cellular, personal communications service (PCS), general packet radio service (GPRS), global system for mobile communications (GSM), and integrated digital enhanced network (iDEN) These networks are capable of accessing the plain old telephone service (POTS) network as well as broadband data networks that provide Internet access and enhanced services such as streaming audio and video, television service, etc , in accordance with international wireless communications standards such as 2G, 2 5G and 3G
Integrated circuits have enabled the creation of a plethora of handheld devices, however, to be "wired" in today's electronic world, a person needs to posses multiple handheld devices For example, one may own a cellular telephone for cellular telephone service, a personal digital assistant (PDA) for scheduling, address book, etc , one or more thumb drives for extended memory functionality, a motion picture expert group (MPEG) audio layer 3 (MP3) player for storage and/or playback of digitally recorded music, a radio, etc Thus, even though a single handheld device may be relatively small, carrying multiple handheld devices on one's person can become quite burdensome
Wireless handsets can contain a short range wireless transceiver, such as a Bluetooth transceiver that operates in accordance with a Bluetooth standard Such a transceiver allows the wireless handset to communicate with other Bluetooth compatible devices, such as wireless headsets
These Bluetooth transceivers can be implemented using one or more integrated circuits Examples include Bluetooth host controller interface (HCI) chips and chipsets, the Qualcomm BlueRF chip set, etc Further improvements to these existing designs are possible and the disadvantages of these prior art designs will be apparent to one of ordinary skill when presented the teaching of the present invention BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 presents a pictorial representation of a wireless handset 150 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 presents a block diagram representation of wireless handset 150 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 presents a block/pictorial diagram of a host interface 18 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 presents block/pictorial representation of transceiver module 30 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 presents a block diagram representation of memory module 40 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 presents a block/schematic diagram representation of a multimedia module 60 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 presents a block diagram representation of a multimedia interface 52 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 presents a block diagram representation of a telephony interface 90 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 presents a block/schematic diagram representation of a short range wireless transceiver 250 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 presents a block diagram representation of memory module 262 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 11 presents a pictorial representation of a wireless headset 114 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 12 presents a pictorial representation of a wireless headset 302 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 13 presents a pictorial block diagram representation of a wireless headset 325 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 14 presents a flowchart representation of a method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 15 presents a flowchart representation of a method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 16 presents a flowchart representation of a method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 17 presents a flowchart representation of a method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
FIG 1 presents a pictorial representation of a wireless handset in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention In particular, a wireless handset 150 communicates over a long range wireless network 100 that is operably coupled to the POTS network 104 and data network 106
Wireless handset 150 can further communicate over short range wireless network 102 to data network 106 In an embodiment of the present invention, long range network 100 includes a wireless telephone network such as a cellular, PCS, GPRS, GSM, iDEN or other wireless communications network capable of sending and receiving telephone calls Further, data network 106 includes the Internet and short range wireless network 102 includes an access point that communicates with the wireless handset 150 via a radio frequency communications link such as 802 Hx, Bluetooth, ultrawideband (UWB), Wimax, a wireless local area network connection or other communications link In this fashion, wireless handset 150 can place and receive telephone calls such as normal wireless telephone calls sent over the wireless telephone network and or voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) calls sent entirely or partially over data network 106, text messages such as emails, short message service (SMS) messages, pages and other data messages that may include multimedia attachments such as documents, audio files, video files, images and other graphics Within the broad scope of the present invention, a wireless handset can include a mobile telephone, portable audio player, portable media player, portable game console or other devices with either a short range or long range wireless transceiver as described herein
Wireless handset 150 includes internal audio input device such as microphone 122 and internal audio output device such as speaker 112 In addition, headphones 116 can optionally be connected via headphone jack 115 Wireless headset 114 further includes an audio input device and audio output device that are connected to wireless handset 150 by a short range wireless communications link that uses an infrared link such as IrDA, or a radio frequency communications link conforming to the Bluetooth standard The user interface of wireless handset 150 includes a keypad 118 and a display device 120 for displaying graphics and text, and optionally providing an additional touch sensitive interface with soft keys and/or graphics input and or handwriting recognition
Wireless handset 150 optionally includes a camera 124 for capturing still and/or video images, removable memory card 110 for providing additional memory and removable storage, and host interface 18 for uploading and downloading information directly to a host device such as a computer The various features and functions of wireless handset 150 will be discussed in conjunction with the figures that follow
FIG 2 presents a block diagram representation of wireless handset 150 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention In particular, wireless handset 150 includes a processing module 20 and memory module 40 that communicate via bus 28 In an embodiment of the present invention, processing module 20 mcludes a processor for executing a series of operational instructions such as system programs, application programs, and other routines
The processor of processing module 20 can be implemented using a dedicated or shared microprocessor, micro-controller, digital signal processor, microcomputer, central processing unit, field programmable gate array, programmable logic device, state machine, logic circuitry, analog circuitry, digital circuitry, and/or any device that manipulates signals (analog and/or digital) based on operational instructions that are stored in memory Note that when the processing module 20 implements one or more of its functions via a state machine, analog circuitry, digital circuitry, and/or logic circuitry, the memory storing the corresponding operational instructions may be embedded within, or external to, the circuitry comprising the state machine, analog circuitry, digital circuitry, and/or logic circuitry Further note that, the memory module 40 stores, and the processing module 20 executes, operational instructions corresponding to at least some of the steps and/or functions illustrated herein
The memory module 40 may be a single memory device or a plurality of memory devices Such a memory device may be a read-only memory, random access memory, volatile memory, nonvolatile memory, static memory, dynamic memory, flash memory, cache memory, and/or any device that stores digital information
In addition, wireless handset 150 mcludes host interface 18, a telephony interface 90 for providing optional wireless telephone functionality and a user interface for retrieving, selecting and composing text messages, sending and receiving calls, etc , a transceiver module 30 that includes one or more transceivers, a mode selection module 50 for placing the wireless handset 150 in one or more operating modes, a multimedia module 60 for processing input and output, an playback module 70 for processing audio and/or video output, and a browser 80 for providing a user interface for Internet access and similar content for accessing streaming audio and streaming video content, and for downloading data files such as may be text files, presentation files, user profile information for access to varies computer services (e g , Internet access, email, etc ), digital audio files (e g , MP3 files, WMA -Windows Media Architecture-, mp3 PRO, Ogg Vorbis, AAC - Advanced Audio Coding), digital video files [e g , still images or motion video such as MPEG (motion picture expert group) files, JPEG (joint photographic expert group) files, etc ], address book information, and/or any other type of information that may be stored in a digital format In an embodiment of the present invention, browser 80 includes a plurality of operational instructions of software or firmware that are stored in memory module 40 and executed by processing module 20 to provide a graphical user interface for the user of wireless handset 150 to access data network
106 Browser 80 can include a Web browser that is configured to access websites, such as selected sites or other sites in a resolution that conforms to the resolution and size of the display device 120
In an embodiment of the present invention,, memory module 40 stores a digitally formatted file such as a compressed or uncompressed audio file (e g , MP3, WMA, AAC), digital video files (such as MPEG4, MPEG4 part 10, or VCl files) that include program content such as a song, audio book, audio clip, video clip, movie, photo, television show, or other audio, video or multimedia content Playback module 70 plays the digitally formatted file by generating an analog or digital audio signal and/or analog or digital video signal, from the program content for an internal speaker, external speaker or headphones, display 120
Each of these modules may be implemented in hardware, firmware, software or a combination thereof, however, in an embodiment of the present invention, the transceiver module 30 includes a short range wireless transceiver 250 that will be discussed in greater detail in conjunction with
FIG 9 While a particular bus architecture is shown in FIG 2, alternative bus architectures that include further connectivity, such as direct connectivity between the various modules, are likewise possible to implement the features and functions included in the various embodiments of the present invention
FIG 3 presents a block/pictorial diagram of a host interface 18 m accordance with an embodiment of the present invention In particular, the operation of wireless handset is described when optional host interface 18 is included When the wireless handset 150 is operably coupled to a host device A, or B which may be a personal computer, workstation, server (which are represented by host device A), a laptop computer (host device B), a personal digital assistant and/or any other device that may transceive data with the multi-function handheld device, the mode selection module 50 places the integrated circuit 12 in a host connected mode
With the wireless handset 150 is in the host connected mode, the host interface 18 facilitates the transfer of data between the host device A or B and wireless handset 150 For example, data received from the host device A, or B is first received via the host interface 18 Depending on the type of coupling between the host device and the wireless handset 150, the received data will be formatted in a particular manner For example, if the wireless handset is coupled to the host device via a USB cable, the received data will be in accordance with the format proscribed by the USB specification The host interface 18 converts the format of the received data (e g , USB format) into a desired format by removing overhead data that corresponds to the format of the received data and storing the remaining data as data words The size of the data words generally corresponds directly to, or a multiple of, the bus width of bus 28 and the word line size (i e , the size of data stored in a line of memory) of memory 16 Under the control of the processing module 20, the data words are provided to memory module 40 for storage In this mode, the wireless handset 150 is functioning as extended memory of the host device (e g , like a thumb drive)
In furtherance of the host connected mode, the host device may retrieve data from memory module 40 as if the memory were part of the computer Accordingly, the host device provides a read command to the wireless handset 150, which is received via the host interface 18 The host interface 18 converts the read request into a generic format and provides the request to the processing module 20 The processing module 20 interprets the read request and coordinates the retrieval of the requested data from memory module 40 The retrieved data is provided to the host interface 18, which converts the format of the retrieved data from the generic format of the wireless handset 150into the format of the coupling between the wireless handset and the host device The host interface 18 then provides the formatted data to the host device via the coupling
The coupling between the host device and the wireless handset 150 may be a wireless connection or a wired connection For instance, a wireless connection, provided by transceiver module 30 may be in accordance with Bluetooth, IEEE 802 Hx, and/or any other wireless LAN (local area network) protocol, IrDA, etc The wired connection may be in accordance with one or more
Ethernet protocols, Firewire, USB, etc Depending on the particular type of connection, the host interface 18 includes a corresponding encoder and decoder For example, when the wireless handset 150 is coupled to the host device via a USB cable, the host interface 18 includes a USB encoder and a USB decoder
As one of average skill in the art will appreciate, the data stored in memory module, which may have 64 Mbytes or greater of storage capacity, may be text files, presentation files, user profile information for access to varies computer services (e g , Internet access, email, etc ), digital audio files (e g , MP3 files, WMA -Windows Media Architecture-, mp3 PRO, Ogg Vorbis, AAC - Advanced Audio Coding), digital video files [e g , still images or motion video such as MPEG
(motion picture expert group) files, JPEG (joint photographic expert group) files, etc ], address book information, and/or any other type of information that may be stored in a digital format In an embodiment of the present invention, when the wireless handset 150 is coupled to the host device A or B via a wired connection or direct coupling, the host device may power the wireless device 150 such that the battery is unused and/or may further recharge the battery of wireless device 150. When the wireless handset 150 is uncoupled from the host device, the mode selection module 50 detects the disconnection and places the wireless handset in an alternative operational mode.
FIG. 4 presents block/pictorial representation of transceiver module 30 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. In an embodiment of the present invention, transceiver module 30 includes long range transceiver 44, and short range transceivers 42 and 46. Long range transceiver 44 provides access to long range wireless network 100, short range transceiver 42 provides access to short range wireless network 102 and short range transceiver 46 provides access to wireless peripheral devices such as host A or B when host interface 18 is implemented with a wireless connection, wireless headset 114, a wireless keyboard or other devices.
FIG. 5 presents a block diagram representation of memory module 40 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. In particular, memory module 40 includes a memory interface 32 for accessing an internal memory 34 and removable memory card 1 10. In an embodiment of the present invention, removable memory card 110 can include non- volatile memory in a format such as CompactFlash, SmartMedia, Memory Stick, Secure Digital (SD) card, xD card or other memory card format. In an embodiment of the present invention, removable memory card 110 can store data such as text files, presentation files, user profile information for access to varies computer services (e.g., Internet access, email, etc.), digital audio files (e.g., MP3 files, WMA -Windows Media Architecture-, mp3 PRO, Ogg Vorbis, AAC - Advanced Audio
Coding), digital video files [e.g., still images or motion video such as MPEG (motion picture expert group) files, JPEG (joint photographic expert group) files, etc.], address book information, and/or any other type of information that may be stored in a digital format.
FIG. 6 presents a block/schematic diagram representation of a multimedia module in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. In particular, multimedia module 60 includes a multimedia interface 52 for providing multimedia signals to and from a variety of input/output devices including headphones 116 via headphone jack 115, speaker 112, video and/or text display 120, microphone 122, keypad 118 and camera device 124. These multimedia signals 59 may be analog signals, discrete time signals, or digital signals depending on particular form and format used by each device. FIG 7 presents a block diagram representation of a multimedia interface 52 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention In particular, multimedia interface 52 provides digital to analog conversion, analog to digital conversion, formats output signals sent to output devices of multimedia module 60 and processes input signals for coding, compression, storage and further processing by the various submodules of multimedia interface 52 and by the other modules of wireless handset 150 The submodules of multimedia interface 52 optionally include one or more of the following a vocoder 200 for digitizing voice signals, a video codec 202 for digitizing video signals, an audio codec 204 for creating compressed audio files, a mixing module 206 for mixing two or more audio streams, a video compressor 208 for creating compressed video files, an image compressor 210 for creatmg compressed image files, a text-to speech conversion module 212 for converting text data mto to synthesized voice signals, and a speech recognition module 214 for recognizing the content of speech such as one or more spoken commands
In an embodiment of the present invention under the control of the processing module 20, the multimedia module 60 retrieves multimedia data from memory module 40 The multimedia data includes at least one of digitized audio data, digital video data, and text data In a playback mode, upon retrieval of the multimedia data, the multimedia module 60 converts the data into output data For example, the multimedia module 60 may convert digitized data into analog signals that are subsequently rendered audible via a speaker or via a headphone jack In addition, or in the alternative, the multimedia module 60 may render digital video data and/or digital text data into
RGB (red-green-blue), YUV, etc , data for display on an LCD (liquid crystal display) monitor, projection CRT, and/or on a plasma type display, such as display 120
In a storage mode, the wireless handset 150 may store digital information received via one of the input devices 118, 122 and 124 For example, a voice recording received via the microphone 122 may be digitized via the multimedia module 60 and digitally stored in memory module 40 Similarly, video recordings may be captured via the camera device 124 (e g , a digital camera, a camcorder, VCR output, DVD output, etc ) and processed by the multimedia module 60 for storage as digital video data in memory module 40 Further, the keypad 1 18 (which may be a keyboard, touch screen mterface, or other mechanism for inputting text information) provides text data to the multimedia module 60 for storage as digital text data in memory module 40
As will be understood by one skilled in the art when presented the disclosure herein, the multimedia module 60 may include less than the components shown in FIGs 6 and 7 For instance, the multimedia module 60 may process audio, but not video data, or vice versa Further, the multimedia module 60 can include further coding, decoding, formatting, encryption, decryption and signal processing modules than are specifically shown In addition, multimedia module 60 can be implemented with audio and video inputs, in addition to the inputs that are expressly illustrated
FIG 8 presents a block diagram representation of a telephony interface module 90 in accordance with an embodiment of the present mvention In particular, telephony interface module 90 includes a text message generator 92 that allows a user to compose a text message, and a text message selector 94 that allows a user to select one or more text messages that have been received In an embodiment of the present invention, text message interface 90 includes an mbox folder, sent message folder, draft message folder, trash folder, and addresses folder that allow a user to receive, review, forward and reply to a text message that is received and to draft, edit, address, and attach files to a text message that is sent In addition, telephone function module 96 provides other telephone functionality to wireless handset 150 including the ability to place and receive wireless calls and/or VoIP calls, to indicate the receipt of voicemail or text messages, to store telephone numbers, speed dial lists, to display call waiting and caller ID indicators, to store information on received calls, placed calls and missed calls, to select πngtones, to transfer calls, to place calls on hold, to initiate 3 -way or conference calls, and to provide other telephony functions
FIG 9 presents a block/schematic diagram representation of a short range wireless transceiver 250 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention In particular, short range wireless transceiver 250, such as short range transceiver 42 or 46, can receive data 252 from a device, such as wireless handset 150 that is converted into an RF signal 277 for communication with an external device m wireless communication therewith In addition, RF signals 276 received from the external device are converted to data 253 that are transmitted to the wireless handset 150 or other device Integrated circuit 265 and integrated circuit 275 operate cooperatively and are interfaced to bi-directionally communicate data between the two integrated circuits In an embodiment of the present invention, the short range wireless transceiver 250 operating in accordance with a Bluetooth specification, such as one or more of the specifications set forth by the Bluetooth special interest group However, in alternative embodiments, other short range or long range wireless protocols such as an 802 11 protocol, UWB or Wimax protocol can also be used
Integrated circuit 265 includes an I/O module for coupling data 252 and 253 to and from the short range wireless transceiver 250 and the device, such as wireless handset 150, or other device that hosts short range wireless transceiver 250 or otherwise uses this wireless transceiver for communicating, via RF signals 276 and 277 with an external device Processing module 260 and memory module 262 are coupled via bus 266 to I/O module 268 and mterface module 280 While a particular bus architecture is shown in FIG 2, alternative bus architectures that include further connectivity, such as direct connectivity between the various modules, are likewise possible to implement the features and functions included in the various embodiments of the present invention.
In operation, memory module 262 stores a plurality of operational instructions for implementing a plurality of protocol layers of a short range wireless protocol. Processing module 262 executes the plurality of operational instructions. Interface module 264 provides an interface to the integrated circuit 275. In an embodiment of the present invention, the processing module 260 is implemented with general purpose processing circuitry such as a microprocessor, microcontroller, digital signal processor or other digital processor that executes software or firmware instructions that are stored in memory module 262.
Integrated circuit 275 includes an RF transceiver 274 that modulates a first baseband signal from baseband module 272 to produce a transmitted RF signal 277, and that demodulates a received RF signal 276 to produce a second baseband signal that is coupled to baseband module 272.
Baseband module 272 generates the first baseband signal based on data 285 received from interface module 264 via the interface module 270, and based on the second baseband signal, generates data 287 to send to the interface module 264 via the interface module 270. Integrated circuit 275 optionally includes a second RF transceiver 274' for implementing a second wireless communication link and optionally includes additional transceivers for implementing other wireless communications links. In this fashion, short range wireless transceiver 250 can implement two separate communication links chosen from frequency modulation (FM), Bluetooth, Wimax, UWB and 802.11, etc. in a single chipset.
As discussed above, the short range wireless protocol includes a Bluetooth protocol and the plurality of protocol layers such as HCI driver, logical link control and adaption protocol (L2CAP) Link Manager (LM), Generalized multi-transport object exchange protocol (OBEX), operating system (OS), serial port emulation (RFCOMM), real-time operating system (RTOS), synchronous connection oriented (SCO), service discovery protocol (SDP), telephony control protocol specification (TCS), or other protocols that can be separated into upper stack layers of the
Bluetooth protocol and lower stack layers of the Bluetooth protocol. While some Bluetooth chipsets, such as HCI chips, use two integrated circuits that implement the upper stack protocols using a processor on one integrated circuit and implement the lower stack protocols on a processor of the second integrated circuit, the present invention implements both the upper stack and lower stack protocols using processing module 260 of integrated circuit 265. In addition, the baseband module 272 and RF transceiver 274 are implemented on a single chip using special purpose circuitry such as a hardware state machine, programmable logic array, logic gates and/or analog circuitry that perform real-time intensive tasks separate from the processing module 260 Because all of the Bluetooth software runs on the processing module 260, there is either no need for a dedicated processor and/or memory module on integrated circuit 275 or only limited processing and memory requirements such as a state machine or other special purpose processor and small memory on the order of 10KB or less
In an embodiment of the present invention, the interface modules 264 and 270 communicate include 4 or 5 (or optionally greater or fewer) data lines that implement a bi-directional parallel or serial communication path between integrated circuits 265 and 275 for sending and receiving data 285 and 287 Further, one or both of the interface modules 264 and 270 can include a universal asynchronous receiver transmitter (UART) a synchronous interface such as an 4-bit secure digital input output interface (SDIO) or a special purpose interface, etc In addition, interface modules 264 and 270 can operate in a master/slave mode with one of the two interface modules, such as interface module 264 operating as the master and the other interface module, such as interface module 270 operating as a slave Also, interface module 264 can include a direct memory access
(DMA) module 280 that implements transfers of data 285 and 287 between the integrated circuits using a DMA structure This use of automated DMA transfers offloads further processing requirements from processing module 260
Integrated circuit 265 further includes a DC to DC converter 282 that generates one or more supply voltages, including supply voltage 286, from an external battery or other external DC power source (not shown) In addition, integrated circuit 265 includes an oscillator module 284 uses an external crystal (not shown) to generate one or more clock signals including clock signal 288, however in an alternative embodiment, the integrated circuit 275 includes oscillator module 284 that supplies clock signal 288 back to integrated circuit 265 At least one of the supply voltages generated by DC to DC converter 282 are used to power one or more of the modules of integrated circuit 265 In addition, at least one of the clock signals generated by oscillator module 284 are used supply timing to one or more of the modules of integrated circuits 265 and 275 Further the interface between integrated circuit 265 and 275 includes supply voltage 286 and clock signal 288 that are used to supply power and timing to one or more of the modules of integrated circuit 275 In particular, baseband module 272 and RF transceiver module 274 can operate based on the supply voltage 286 and clock signal 288 In a further embodiment integrated circuit 275 generates one or more additional supply voltages from the supply voltage 286, using a DC-to-DC converter, voltage regulator, or other voltage supply generator
FIG 10 presents a block diagram representation of memory module 262 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention In particular memory module 262 includes a memory interface 290, such as a general purpose memory interface that interfaces to a plurality of memory devices such as an internal memory 294 that is located on integrated circuit 265, an off chip memory 296 that is coupled to, but located external to, integrated circuit 265. In addition, memory interface optionally includes a further coupling to a removable memory card 292, such as an off-chip flash memory card, formatted as a memory stick, compact flash card, etc In an embodiment of the present invention, internal memory and off-chip memory can be static random access memory, dynamic random access memory, read only memory, flash memory or other type of memory or storage.
FIG. 11 presents a pictorial representation of a wireless headset 114 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. In particular, while the foregoing description has discussed short range wireless transceiver 250 m conjunction with its use m wireless handset 150, this short range wireless transceiver can also be incorporated in other devices, such as headset 114 for receiving audio from other devices such as wireless handset 150 and personal computer 300 and sending voice signals back to these devices that are generated by an integrated microphone
FIG 12 presents a pictorial representation of a wireless headset 302 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention In particular, an alternative wireless headset configuration is presented that receives audio from a device such as a portable audio/video player 80 or a home/car stereo system, 304, without headset 302 having a microphone and a voice back channel to these devices
Further details regarding the implementation of wireless headsets 114 and 302 are presenting in conjunction with FIG 13 that follows
FIG 13 presents a pictorial block diagram representation of a wireless headset 325 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. In particular, a possible implementation for wireless headset such as wireless headset 114 or 302 is presented.
The wireless headset optionally includes a microphone 322 and a microphone driver 310 that generates first audio data in response to speech from a user In an embodiment of the present invention, microphone driver 310 optionally supplies power to microphone 322, when microphone 322 requires a source of power. Voice signals from a user of wireless headset 325 are converted to an analog voice signal that is sampled and digitized by microphone driver into audio data 312 in a digital audio format such as a pulse code modulation (PCM) format, a compressed audio format or other digital format. The wireless headset 325 includes a speaker 320 and speaker driver 314 that drives the speaker in response to audio data 316 In operation, audio data 316, in a digital audio format such as a pulse code modulation (PCM) format, a compressed audio format or other digital format, is converted to an analog signal by speaker driver 314 In addition, speaker driver 314 includes a power amplifier that generates an analog output signal with sufficient power to driver the speaker 320 While a single speaker 320 is shown, audio data 316 optionally includes a plurality of audio channels such as a right and left stereo audio channel, speaker driver generates two or more analog output signals to drive two or more speakers 320
Short range wireless transceiver 250 is coupled to the speaker driver 314 and the optional microphone driver 310 and is coupleable to a remote compatible device Short range wireless transceiver sends the audio data 312 to the remote compatible device and receives the audio data 316 from the remote compatible device via RF signals 276 and 277
FIG 14 presents a flowchart representation of a method m accordance with an embodiment of the present invention In particular, a method is presented for use in conjunction with one or more functions and features described m association with FIGs 1-13 In step 500, a first integrated circuit is provided that includes a memory module that stores a plurality of operational instructions for implementing a plurality of protocol layers of a Bluetooth protocol, and a processing module that executes the plurality of operational instructions In step 510, the first integrated circuit is interfaced to a second integrated circuit to bi-directionally communicate data between the first integrated circuit and the second integrated circuit, the second integrated circuit including an RF transceiver that modulates a first baseband signal to produce a transmitted RF signal, and that demodulates a received RF signal to produce a second baseband signal, and a baseband module that generates the first baseband signal based on data received from the first integrated circuit, and that generates data to send to the first integrated circuit
In an embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of protocol layers include a plurality of upper stack layers of the Bluetooth protocol and a plurality of lower stack layers of the Bluetooth protocol In addition, step 510 can include controlling the communication of the data between the first integrated circuit and the second integrated circuit via direct memory access Also, step 510 can include communicating the data via a serial communication path
FIG 15 presents a flowchart representation of a method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention In particular, a method is presented for use in conjunction with the method of
FIG 14 In step 520, a clock signal is generated in the first integrated circuit, wherein step 510 includes coupling the clock signal to the second integrated circuit and wherein the baseband module and the RF module operate based on the clock signal
FIG 16 presents a flowchart representation of a method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention In particular, a method is presented for use in conjunction with the method of
FIG 14 In step 530, a supply voltage is generated in the first integrated circuit, wherein step 510 includes coupling the supply voltage to the second integrated circuit and wherein the baseband module and the RF module operate based on the supply voltage
FIG 17 presents a flowchart representation of a method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention In particular, a method is presented for use in conjunction with the method of FIG 14 In step 540, the first integrated circuit is interfaced to an off-chip memory device
While the description above has set forth several different modes of operation, the wireless handset 150 may simultaneously be in two or more of these modes, unless, by their nature, these modes necessarily cannot be implemented simultaneously
As one of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate, the term "substantially" or "approximately", as may be used herein, provides an industry-accepted tolerance to its corresponding term and/or relativity between items Such an industry-accepted tolerance ranges from less than one percent to twenty percent and corresponds to, but is not limited to, component values, integrated circuit process variations, temperature variations, rise and fall times, and/or thermal noise Such relativity between items ranges from a difference of a few percent to magnitude differences As one of ordinary skill in the art will further appreciate, the term "coupled", as may be used herein, includes direct coupling and indirect coupling via another component, element, circuit, or module where, for indirect coupling, the intervening component, element, circuit, or module does not modify the information of a signal but may adjust its current level, voltage level, and/or power level As one of ordinary skill in the art will also appreciate, inferred coupling (i e , where one element is coupled to another element by inference) includes direct and indirect coupling between two elements in the same manner as "coupled" As one of ordinary skill in the art will further appreciate, the term "compares favorably", as may be used herein, indicates that a comparison between two or more elements, items, signals, etc , provides a desired relationship For example, when the desired relationship is that signal 1 has a greater magnitude than signal 2, a favorable comparison may be achieved when the magnitude of signal 1 is greater than that of signal 2 or when the magnitude of signal 2 is less than that of signal 1
In preferred embodiments, the vaπous circuit components are implemented using 0 35 micron or smaller CMOS technology and can include one or more system on a chip integrated circuits that implement any combination of the devices, modules, submodules and other functional components presented herein Provided however that other circuit technologies including other transistor, diode and resistive logic, both integrated or non-integrated, may be used within the broad scope of the present invention Likewise, various embodiments described herein can also be implemented as software programs running on a computer processor It should also be noted that the software implementations of the present mvention can be stored on a tangible storage medium such as a magnetic or optical disk, read-only memory or random access memory and also be produced as an article of manufacture
Thus, there has been described herein an apparatus and method, as well as several embodiments including a preferred embodiment, for implementing a wireless handset Various embodiments of the present invention herein-described have features that distinguish the present invention from the pπor art
It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the disclosed invention may be modified in numerous ways and may assume many embodiments other than the preferred forms specifically set out and described above Accordmgly, it is intended by the appended claims to cover all modifications of the mvention which fall within the true spirit and scope of the invention

Claims

WHAT IS CLAIMED IS:
1 A wireless handset comprising a long range wireless transceiver that communicates with a telephone network over a long range wireless communication path, a telephony interface module, coupled to the long range transceiver, that sends and receives calls over the telephone network, the calls including first audio data generated in response to speech from a user of the wireless handset, and second audio data received over the telephone network, a Bluetooth transceiver, coupled to the telephone interface module and coupleable to an external Bluetooth compatible device, that receives the first audio data from the external Bluetooth compatible device and that sends the second audio data to the external Bluetooth compatible device, the Bluetooth transceiver comprising a first integrated circuit that includes a memory module that stores a plurality of operational instructions for implementing a plurality of protocol layers of a Bluetooth protocol, a processing module that executes the plurality of operational instructions, and a first interface module, a second integrated circuit that includes a second interface module that couples data to and from the first interface module, an RF transceiver that modulates a first baseband signal to produce a transmitted RF signal, and that demodulates a received RF signal to produce a second baseband signal, and a baseband module that generates the first baseband signal based on data received from the first interface module via the second interface module, and that generates data based on the second baseband signal to send to the first interface module via the second interface module
2 The wireless handset of claim 1 wherein first interface module operates in a master mode and the second interface module operates as a slave to the first interface module
3 The wireless handset of claim 1 wherein the plurality of protocol layers include a plurality of upper stack layers of the Bluetooth protocol and a plurality of lower stack layers of the Bluetooth protocol
4 The wireless handset of claim 1 wherein first integrated circuit further comprises a direct memory access module that controls the communication of the data between the first integrated circuit and the second integrated circuit
5 The wireless handset of claim 1 wherein the first interface module and the second interface module communicate the data via a serial communication path and wherein at least one of the first interface module and the second interface module include a synchronous receiver transmitter 6 The wireless handset of claim 1 wherein the first integrated circuit further includes an oscillator module for producing a clock signal, wherein the first interface couples the clock signal to the second interface and wherein the baseband module and the RF module operate based on the clock signal
7 The wireless handset of claim 1 wherein the first integrated circuit further includes A DC to DC converter for producing a supply voltage, wherein the first interface couples the supply voltage to the second interface and wherein the baseband module and the RF module operate based on the supply voltage
8 The wireless handset of claim 7 wherein the second integrated circuit generates at least one additional supply voltage based on the supply voltage
9 The wireless handset of claim 1 wherein the at least a portion of the RF module and the baseband module are implemented using a state machine
10 The wireless handset of claim 1 wherein the memory module includes a random access memory
11 The wireless handset of claim 1 wherein the first integrated circuit further includes a memory mterface for interfacing to an off-chip memory device
12 The wireless handset of claim 1 wherein the external device is an external Bluetooth compatible device includes a wireless headset
13 The wireless handset of claim 1 wherein the second integrated circuit further includes an oscillator module for producing a clock signal, wherein the second interface couples the clock signal to the first interface and wherein the processing module operates based on the clock signal
14 A wireless headset comprising microphone, a microphone driver that generates first audio data in response to speech from a user, a speaker, a speaker driver, coupled to the speaker, that drives the speaker in response to second audio data, a Bluetooth transceiver, coupled to the speaker driver and the microphone driver and coupleable to an external Bluetooth compatible device, that sends the first audio data to the external Bluetooth compatible device and that receives the second audio data from the external Bluetooth compatible device, the Bluetooth transceiver comprising a first integrated circuit that includes a memory module that stores a plurality of operational instructions for implementing a plurality of protocol layers of a Bluetooth protocol, a processing module that executes the plurality of operational instructions, and a first interface module, a second integrated circuit that includes a second interface module that couples data to and from the first interface module, an RF transceiver that modulates a first baseband signal to produce a transmitted RF signal, and that demodulates a received RF signal to produce a second baseband signal, and a baseband module that generates the first baseband signal based on data received from the first interface module via the second interface module, and that generates data based on the second baseband signal to send to the first interface module via the second interface module
15 The wireless headset of claim 14 wherein first interface module operates in a master mode and the second interface module operates as a slave to the first interface module
16 The wireless headset of claim 14 wherein the plurality of protocol layers include a plurality of upper stack layers of the Bluetooth protocol and a plurality of lower stack layers of the Bluetooth protocol
17 The wireless headset of claim 14 wherein first integrated circuit further comprises a direct memory access module that controls the communication of the data between the first integrated circuit and the second integrated circuit
18 The wireless headset of claim 14 wherein the first interface module and the second interface module communicate the data via a serial communication path and wherein at least one of the first interface module and the second interface module include a synchronous receiver transmitter 19 The wireless headset of claim 14 wherein the first integrated circuit further includes an oscillator module for producing a clock signal, wherein the first interface couples the clock signal to the second interface and wherein the baseband module and the RF module operate based on the clock signal
20 The wireless headset of claim 14 wherein the first integrated circuit further includes A DC to DC converter for producing a supply voltage, wherein the first interface couples the supply voltage to the second interface and wherein the baseband module and the RF module operate based on the supply voltage
21 The wireless headset of claim 20 wherein the second integrated circuit generates at least one additional supply voltage based on the supply voltage
22 The wireless headset of claim 14 wherein the at least a portion of the RF module and the baseband module are implemented using a state machine
23 The wireless headset of claim 14 wherein the memory module includes a random access memory
24 The wireless headset of claim 14 wherein the first integrated circuit further includes a memory interface for interfacing to an off-chip memory device
25 The wireless headset of claim 14 wherein the external device is an external Bluetooth compatible device includes one of a wireless handset, a home audio system and a personal computer
26 The wireless transceiver of claim 14 wherein the second integrated circuit further includes an oscillator module for producing a clock signal, wherein the second interface couples the clock signal to the first interface and wherein the processing module operates based on the clock signal
PCT/US2008/002512 2007-03-23 2008-02-26 Wireless handset and wireless headset with wireless transceiver WO2008118269A1 (en)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP08726095A EP2130305A4 (en) 2007-03-23 2008-02-26 Wireless handset and wireless headset with wireless transceiver
CN2008800036519A CN101663828B (en) 2007-03-23 2008-02-26 Wireless handset and wireless headset with wireless transceiver

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US11/728,263 US7991356B2 (en) 2007-03-23 2007-03-23 Wireless handset and wireless headset with wireless transceiver
US11/728,263 2007-03-23

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
WO2008118269A1 true WO2008118269A1 (en) 2008-10-02

Family

ID=39775278

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
PCT/US2008/002512 WO2008118269A1 (en) 2007-03-23 2008-02-26 Wireless handset and wireless headset with wireless transceiver

Country Status (4)

Country Link
US (1) US7991356B2 (en)
EP (1) EP2130305A4 (en)
CN (1) CN101663828B (en)
WO (1) WO2008118269A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (22)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US7630885B1 (en) 2006-06-13 2009-12-08 At&T Mobility Ii Llc Dialed digits based vocoder assignment
US7734247B2 (en) * 2007-01-25 2010-06-08 Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Ab Configurable serial memory interface
US20080242365A1 (en) * 2007-03-28 2008-10-02 Motorola, Inc. Devices and methods for hands-free connectivity to plural devices
US8064972B2 (en) * 2007-06-29 2011-11-22 Microsoft Corporation User interface for wireless headset on a gaming console
US8190203B2 (en) * 2008-04-07 2012-05-29 Koss Corporation Wireless earphone that transitions between wireless networks
US8532714B2 (en) * 2009-01-29 2013-09-10 Qualcomm Incorporated Dynamically provisioning a device with audio processing capability
TWM391242U (en) * 2010-04-30 2010-10-21 Chunghwa Picture Tubes Ltd Wireless human machine interface, cloud computing system and portable computer
CN102568480A (en) * 2010-12-27 2012-07-11 深圳富泰宏精密工业有限公司 Dual-mode mobile telephone voice transmission system
US9742891B2 (en) * 2011-01-21 2017-08-22 Dell Products, Lp Personal computer and mobile phone communications through peer-to-peer connection
DE102011086509A1 (en) * 2011-11-16 2013-05-16 Thales Deutschland Gmbh Wireless bidirectional speech transmission device for use on e.g. ship in military field, has transmission and receiving devices are formed for transmission of two hearing channels and speech channel over radio connection
US9806795B2 (en) 2013-08-05 2017-10-31 Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc Automated earpiece cache management
US10721594B2 (en) 2014-06-26 2020-07-21 Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc Location-based audio messaging
US9668290B1 (en) * 2016-05-24 2017-05-30 Ronald Snagg Wireless communication headset system
US9960874B2 (en) * 2016-07-20 2018-05-01 Zinwave, Ltd. Techniques for managing interference in a network environment
TWM541174U (en) * 2017-01-05 2017-05-01 金寶電子工業股份有限公司 Sound source device
US9967813B1 (en) * 2017-03-06 2018-05-08 Sorenson Ip Holdings, Llc Managing communication sessions with respect to multiple transport media
US10051107B1 (en) 2017-03-16 2018-08-14 Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc Opportunistic timing of device notifications
CN108741373A (en) * 2018-07-04 2018-11-06 展图高科(北京)文化传播有限公司 The helmet
CN108831488A (en) * 2018-07-27 2018-11-16 北京小米移动软件有限公司 Terminal and auth method
EP3672292B1 (en) * 2018-12-20 2022-10-26 GN Audio A/S Audio communication method and system with a dongle
KR20200133062A (en) * 2019-05-15 2020-11-26 삼성디스플레이 주식회사 Display driver integrated circuit and display system having the same
CN113709710B (en) * 2020-05-21 2023-08-08 成都鼎桥通信技术有限公司 Interface management method and device

Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20040132500A1 (en) * 2003-01-03 2004-07-08 Gary Rogalski Systems and methods for exchanging data and audio between cellular telephones and landline telephones
US20060007151A1 (en) * 2004-06-08 2006-01-12 Pranil Ram Computer Apparatus with added functionality
US20070063037A1 (en) * 2005-09-19 2007-03-22 Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd Printing audio information using a mobile device

Family Cites Families (17)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6326926B1 (en) * 2000-05-18 2001-12-04 Telxon Corporation Method of operating a wireless and a short-range wireless connection in the same frequency
AU2002224450A1 (en) * 2000-11-03 2002-05-15 Aryya Communications, Inc. Wideband multi-protocol wireless radio transceiver system
EP1213882A3 (en) * 2000-12-08 2002-09-18 Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ) Method, system and device for granting access to a service
EP1233570A1 (en) * 2001-02-16 2002-08-21 TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L M ERICSSON (publ) Method and system for establishing a wireless communications link
US6392486B1 (en) * 2001-08-14 2002-05-21 Xilinx, Inc. Low-noise common-gate amplifier for wireless communications
US20040212399A1 (en) 2002-11-29 2004-10-28 Daniel Mulligan Programmable driver for use in a multiple function handheld device
US7953454B2 (en) * 2003-03-21 2011-05-31 Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Ab Wireless hands-free system with silent user signaling
US20050014468A1 (en) * 2003-07-18 2005-01-20 Juha Salokannel Scalable bluetooth multi-mode radio module
US7352997B2 (en) * 2003-08-14 2008-04-01 Nokia Corporation Method, apparatus and system for hosting a group of terminals
US7327981B2 (en) * 2004-03-03 2008-02-05 Vtech Telecommunications Limited Systems and methods for using landline telephone systems to exchange information with various electronic devices
US7519390B2 (en) * 2004-03-10 2009-04-14 Spreadtrum Communications Inc. Transmitter and receiver architecture for multi-mode wireless device
US7228373B2 (en) * 2004-03-24 2007-06-05 Analog Devices, Inc. Serial digital communication system and method
US20060025074A1 (en) * 2004-07-30 2006-02-02 Chih-Ming Liang Bluetooth-based headset
CN1633039A (en) * 2004-12-13 2005-06-29 杨百涛 Method for communicating between handsets or between handset and fixed telephone terminal in local area
US20060280270A1 (en) * 2005-05-26 2006-12-14 Brima Ibrahim Method and system for FM communication
US20060292985A1 (en) * 2005-06-27 2006-12-28 Lu-Cheng Chen Bluetooth earpiece with two-way audio transmissions
TWM299976U (en) * 2006-03-31 2006-10-21 Lite On Technology Corp Wireless handset with bluetooth remote control and dialing functionality on VoIP software, corresponding web phone, and related method

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20040132500A1 (en) * 2003-01-03 2004-07-08 Gary Rogalski Systems and methods for exchanging data and audio between cellular telephones and landline telephones
US20060007151A1 (en) * 2004-06-08 2006-01-12 Pranil Ram Computer Apparatus with added functionality
US20070063037A1 (en) * 2005-09-19 2007-03-22 Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd Printing audio information using a mobile device

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
See also references of EP2130305A4 *

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
CN101663828A (en) 2010-03-03
EP2130305A1 (en) 2009-12-09
US20080233978A1 (en) 2008-09-25
CN101663828B (en) 2013-08-07
US7991356B2 (en) 2011-08-02
EP2130305A4 (en) 2012-09-19

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US7991356B2 (en) Wireless handset and wireless headset with wireless transceiver
US8014723B2 (en) Wireless transceiver and method for use therewith
US20070117549A1 (en) Wireless handset and methods for use therewith
US20070117554A1 (en) Wireless handset and methods for use therewith
US7844307B2 (en) Wireless handset having selective communication control and corresponding methods
US10313730B2 (en) Device and method for outputting data of a wireless terminal to an external device
CN201623861U (en) Multifunctional vehicle-mounted terminal and vehicle-mounted terminal system
US7680490B2 (en) System and method for multimedia networking with mobile telephone and headset
US8510114B2 (en) Communication device transforming text message into speech
US20060075166A1 (en) Multiple function integrated circuit
KR20040030935A (en) Portable electronics device having recording capability
JP2005236560A (en) Vehicle communications system and gateway device
EP2469819B1 (en) Mobile communications terminal for reproducing music file
US20070117553A1 (en) Wireless handset and methods for use therewith
US20080097632A1 (en) Handheld device, integrated circuit and methods for playing sponsor information with the playback of program content
US7460477B2 (en) Electronic apparatus with communication device
KR200277740Y1 (en) portable voice and active picture player
KR20050102851A (en) A mobile phone having a function of voice recording
KR20050117755A (en) Wireless telecommunication terminal and method for conveting headset key signal
KR20040107827A (en) Wireless Telecommunication Terminal for Dialing Distantly
TWM243751U (en) Sound playing device with wireless function
TWM249367U (en) Device to transmit the message of IT home electronics and MP3 player

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
WWE Wipo information: entry into national phase

Ref document number: 200880003651.9

Country of ref document: CN

121 Ep: the epo has been informed by wipo that ep was designated in this application

Ref document number: 08726095

Country of ref document: EP

Kind code of ref document: A1

WWE Wipo information: entry into national phase

Ref document number: 2008726095

Country of ref document: EP

NENP Non-entry into the national phase

Ref country code: DE