Wireless receiver and method for controlling the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9420082-B2
Application number	US-201414285449-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 22, 2014
Priority date	Feb 21, 2014
Publication date	Aug 16, 2016
Grant date	Aug 16, 2016

Abstract

The present invention discloses a wireless receiver capable of outputting a notification on an event occurred in a mobile terminal and remotely controlling the mobile terminal and a method of controlling therefor. To this end, a wireless receiver may include an earphone, a short-range communication unit configured to communicate with the mobile terminal and if the mobile terminal receives an incoming signal, a controller configured to control a first audio data including information on a caller of the incoming signal to be received from the mobile terminal and control the first audio data to be outputted via the earphone.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wearable wireless receiver, comprising:
a curved frame shaped to be wearable around a neck of a user, the frame having a receiving portion;
a speaker sized to be storable at the receiving portion, the speaker positioned at a first position when the speaker is stored at the receiving portion and the speaker positioned at a second position when the speaker is withdrawn from the receiving portion;
a short-range communication unit configured to communicate with a mobile terminal; and
a controller configured to:
cause the speaker to output first audio data in response to a first signal received from the mobile terminal via the short-range communication unit when a first call is received by the mobile terminal from a communication device while the speaker is positioned at the second position, the first audio data containing information identifying the communication device; and
cause the mobile terminal to decline the first call in response to movement of the speaker from the second position to the first position.

2. The wireless receiver of claim 1 , wherein:
the information comprises a name assigned to the communication device when the information or name is pre-stored in the mobile terminal prior to receiving the first call; and
the information comprises a telephone number assigned to the communication device when the information is not pre-stored in the mobile terminal prior to receiving the first call.

3. The wireless receiver of claim 1 , wherein:
the controller is further configured to cause the receiver to vibrate in response to a second signal received from the mobile terminal via the short-range communication unit when a second call is received by the mobile terminal from the communication device while the receiver is worn by the user and the speaker is positioned at the first position;
the receiver vibrates in a first pattern when the information is pre-stored in the mobile terminal prior to receiving the second call; and
the receiver vibrates in a second pattern when the information is not pre-stored in the mobile terminal.

4. The wireless receiver of claim 1 , wherein the speaker comprises a pair of speakers that are positionable relative to both ears of the user, and the controller is further configured to:
cause the pair of speakers to output second audio data when a message is received by the mobile terminal from the communication device;
cause the mobile terminal to delete the message in response to a gesture of taking off only one of the pair of speakers from one of the ears; and
cause the mobile terminal to register a telephone number corresponding to the communication device as a spam number in response to a gesture of taking off both of the pair of speakers from the ears.

5. The wireless receiver of claim 1 , further comprising a sensing unit configured to sense whether the speaker is positioned at the first position or the second position, wherein the first audio data is not output via the speaker when the sensing unit senses that the speaker is positioned at the first position.

6. The wireless receiver of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to cause the speaker to output second audio data when a message is received by the mobile terminal from the communication device, the second audio data containing the information identifying the communication device.

7. The wireless receiver of claim 6 , wherein the information, which is pre-stored in the mobile terminal prior to receiving the message, comprises a name assigned to the communication device.

8. The wireless receiver of claim 6 , wherein the information, which is not pre-stored in the mobile terminal prior to receiving the message, comprises a telephone number assigned to the communication device.

9. The wireless receiver of claim 6 , wherein the controller is further configured to cause the wireless receiver to vibrate in response to the message and generate:
a vibration in a first pattern when the message is a first type of message comprising an email; and
a vibration in a second pattern when the message is a second type of message comprising a text message.

10. The wireless receiver of claim 1 , further comprising a sensing unit configured to detect a first gesture input caused by the wireless receiver, wherein the controller is further configured to:
cause the short-range communication unit to transmit a first request for information corresponding to the first gesture input to the mobile terminal in response to the first gesture input; and
cause the speaker to output second audio data that is received from the mobile terminal in response to the first request.

11. The wireless receiver of claim 10 , wherein the first gesture input is one of various types of gesture inputs generated via various portions of the wireless receiver and detectable by the sensing unit, and the controller is further configured to determine a type of the information to be requested according to a type of the first gesture input.

12. The wireless receiver of claim 10 , wherein the sensing unit is further configured to detect a second gesture input caused by the wireless receiver in response to the second audio data, and the controller is further configured to cause the short-range communication unit to transmit a second request for additional information corresponding to the second gesture input and related to the information corresponding to the first gesture input to the mobile terminal in response to the second gesture input.

13. The wireless receiver of claim 10 , wherein the second audio data comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of weather information, time information and schedule information.

14. The wireless receiver of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to cause the short-range communication unit to transmit a control command for declining the first call to the mobile terminal in response to a user input generated when the speaker that is in the second position is taken off from an ear of the user while the receiver is worn by the user.

15. The wireless receiver of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
cause the mobile terminal to accept the first call in response to a first user input; and
cause the short-range communication unit to transmit a control command for recording communication between the mobile terminal and the communication device to the mobile terminal in response to a second user input received when the communication has been established.

16. A method of controlling a wearable wireless receiver comprising a curved frame shaped to be wearable around a neck of a user, the frame having a receiving portion; a speaker sized to be storable at the receiving portion, the speaker positioned at a first position when the speaker is stored at the receiving portion and the speaker positioned at a second position when the speaker is withdrawn from the receiving portion; and a short-range communication unit configured to communicate with a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
outputting first audio data via the speaker in response to a first signal received from the mobile terminal via the short-range communication unit when a first call is received by the mobile terminal from a communication device while the speaker is positioned at the second position; and
causing the mobile terminal to decline the first call in response to movement of the speaker from the second position to the first position.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein:
the information comprises a name assigned to the communication

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Park Jongseok
• Seo Sangwoo
• Kim Taeseong
• Kim Youchang
• Yoo Hyunsun
• Jang Yujune
• Rhee Jeongyoon

Classifications

• H04W4/16

  Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold · CPC title

• H04M1/6066 Primary

  including a wireless connection · CPC title

• G06F3/0354

  with detection of two-dimensional [2D] relative movements between the device, or an operating part thereof, and a plane or surface, e.g. 2D mice, trackballs, pens or pucks · CPC title

• H04M2250/12

  including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion · CPC title

• H04W68/00

  User notification, e.g. alerting and paging, for incoming communication, change of service or the like · CPC title