Apparatus and method for controlling built-in microphone of portable terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9456073-B2
Application number	US-201514842515-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 1, 2015
Priority date	May 4, 2007
Publication date	Sep 27, 2016
Grant date	Sep 27, 2016

Abstract

An electronic device and method are provided. The electronic device includes a built-in microphone; a Bluetooth communication module configured to wirelessly connect to a first wireless external device including a speaker and a second wireless external device including a speaker; and a controller configured to detect a call establishment, if the call establishment is detected while one of the first and second wireless external devices is connected to the electronic device, operate the built-in microphone to receive sound based on information regarding the connected one of the first and second wireless external devices, and if the call establishment is detected while both of the first and second wireless external devices are connected to the electronic device, provide an incoming call audio signal received via the call establishment to one of the first and second wireless external devices.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a built-in microphone;
a Bluetooth communication module configured to wirelessly connect to a first wireless external device including a speaker and a second wireless external device including a speaker; and
a controller configured to:
detect a call establishment,
if the call establishment is detected while one of the first and second wireless external devices is connected to the electronic device, operate the built-in microphone to receive sound based on information regarding the connected one of the first and second wireless external devices, and
if the call establishment is detected while both of the first and second wireless external devices are connected to the electronic device, provide an incoming call audio signal received via the call establishment to one of the first and second wireless external devices,

wherein the information is based on a determination, by the electronic device, of whether the connected one of the first and second wireless external devices includes a microphone, and
wherein the information indicates that the connected one of the first and second wireless external devices does not include a microphone.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein if the call establishment is detected while both the first and second wireless external devices are connected to the electronic device and a wired external device including a speaker is coupled to the electronic device, the controller is further configured to select one external device from among the first and second wireless external devices and the wired external device.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein if the one of the first and second wireless external devices and the wired external device does not include a microphone, the controller is configured to operate the built-in microphone to receive sound.

4. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein if selected one of the first and second wireless external devices and the wired external device is the wired external device and the wired external device does not include a microphone, the controller is configured to operate the built-in microphone to receive sound and provide an incoming voice signal to the wired external device.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein if the call establishment is detected while a music audio signal is being provided to at least one of the first and second wireless external devices, the controller, after detecting the call establishment, stops providing the music audio signal to the at least one of the first and second wireless external devices.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the call establishment includes accepting a call.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a socket, wherein the controller detects that a wired external device including a speaker is coupled to the electronic device when the wired external device is coupled to the socket.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a built-in speaker, wherein the built-in microphone and the built-in speaker are connected to the controller via a COder-DECoder (CODEC).

9. An electronic device comprising:
a built-in microphone;
a Bluetooth communication module configured to wirelessly connect to:
a first wireless external device that includes a speaker and a microphone, and
a second wireless external device that includes a speaker and that does not include a microphone; and

a controller configured to:
detect a call establishment;
if the call establishment is detected while one of the first and second wireless external devices is connected to the electronic device and the connected one of the first and second wireless external devices is the second wireless external device, operate the built-in microphone to receive sound;
if the call establishment is detected while one of the first and second wireless external devices is connected to the electronic device and the connected one of the first and second wireless external devices is the first wireless external device, operate the microphone of the first wireless external device to receive sound; and
if the call establishment is detected while the first wireless external device and the second wireless external device are connected to the electronic device, provide an incoming call audio signal received via the call establishment to the first wireless external device.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein if the call establishment is detected while at least one of the first and second wireless external devices is connected to the electronic device and a wired external device including a speaker is coupled to the electronic device, the controller is configured to provide an incoming call audio signal to one external device from among the at least one wireless external device and the wired external device.

11. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein if the one external device does not include a microphone, the controller is configured to operate the built-in microphone to receive sound.

12. The electronic device of claim 10 , further comprising a device detector configured to:
detect whether the wired external device further includes a microphone, and
provide a signal indicating whether the wired external device includes a microphone.

13. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein if the one external device is the wired external device and the wired external device does not include a microphone, the controller is configured to operate the built-in microphone to receive sound.

14. The electronic device of claim 13 , further comprising a device detector configured to:
detect whether the wired external device further includes a microphone, and
provide a signal indicating whether the wired external device includes a microphone.

15. The electronic device of claim 9 , further comprising a device detector configured to:
detect whether a wired external device that includes a speaker and is coupled to the electronic device further includes a microphone, and
provide a signal indicating whether the wired external device includes a microphone.

16. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein if the call establishment is detected while at least one of the first and second wireless external devices is connected to the electronic device and the wired external device is coupled to the electronic device, the controller is configured to provide an incoming call audio signal to one external device from among the at least one wireless external device and the wired external device.

17. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein if the one external device is the wired external device that does not include a microphone as indicated by the signal provided by the device detector, the controller is configured to operate the built-in microphone to receive sound.

18. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein if the call establishment is detected while at least one of the first and second wireless external devices is connected to the electronic device and a wired external device including a speaker is coupled to the electronic device, the controller is configured to provide an incoming call audio signal to one external device from among the at least one wireless external device and the wired external device.

19. An electronic device comprising:
a built-in microphone;
a Bluetooth communication module configured to wirelessly connect to a plurality of wireless external devices, each including a speaker; and
a controller configured to:
detect a call establis

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Park Sang-Kyu
• Lee Seung-Yup
• Park Jung-Ho
• Song Soo-Ho

Classifications

• H04M1/725

  Cordless telephones (user interfaces specially adapted therefor H04M1/724) · CPC title

• H04M1/6058

  involving the use of a headset accessory device connected to the portable telephone · CPC title

• H04M1/6066

  including a wireless connection · CPC title

• H04M1/6016 Primary

  in the receiver circuit · CPC title

• H04W4/80

  Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication · CPC title