Push-to-talk mobile communication terminals
AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorsHolger Glass, Thomas Goggelmann
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Abstract
Mobile communication terminals comprising a processor unit, a microphone, and a sound processing module for processing sounds captured by the microphone. The processor unit is configured to operate the terminal for a push-to-talk communication with at least one other mobile communication terminal via the communication network, and to operate the terminal during said push-to-talk communication in a latency state or in an active state in which sound captured by the microphone is processed by the sound processing module and sent to the at least one other mobile communication terminal. The processor unit is also configured to change from the latency state to the active state in dependence of the sound captured by the microphone.
Claims27
A mobile communication terminal for use in a wireless communication network, the mobile communication terminal comprising:
- a processor unit controlling the operation of the mobile communication terminal;
- a microphone;
- a sound processing module for processing sounds captured by the microphone;
- said processor unit being configured to operate the terminal for push-to-talk communication with at least one other mobile communication terminal via the communication network;
- said processor unit operating said terminal during said push-to-talk communication in a latency state or in an active state in which sound captured by the microphone is processed by the sound processing module and sent to the at least one other mobile communication terminal;
- said processor unit being configured to change from the latency state to the active state in dependence of the sound captured by the microphone.
A method for a push-to-talk communication between a mobile communication terminal and at least one other mobile communication terminal via a communication network, comprising the steps of:
- (A) enabling a latency state of the terminal;
- (B) capturing a sound by means of a microphone of the terminal;
- (C) switching the terminal to an active state, in dependence of the sound captured by the microphone.
A method for a push-to-talk communication between a mobile communication terminal and at least one other mobile communication terminal via a communication network, comprising the steps of:
- (D) enabling a latency state of the terminal;
- (E) alerting of an incoming speech;
- (F) capturing a sound by means of a microphone of the terminal;
- (G) switching the terminal to an incoming speech state, in dependence of the sound captured by the microphone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.