Communications device and method for automatically answering an incoming call
OwnerGuo Wang, Jin Lu +1inventors
InventorsGuo Wang, Jin Lu, Gang Nie
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Abstract
A communications device (100) and method (300) for selectively answering an incoming call received by the communications device (100). The method (100) provides an alert signal (330) in response to receiving; the incoming call (310) and then provides for automatically answering the incoming call (360) when the device detects (355) a change in state from an inoperative coupling state to an operative coupling state between the device (100) and an earpiece and microphone accessory (210).
Claims6
A communications device comprising:
- A processor;
- An alert module coupled to the processor;
- A communications unit coupled to the processor;
- An accessory port coupled to the processor, the port providing an inoperative coupling state and an operative coupling state with an earpiece and microphone accessory;
- and
- A sensor associated with the port,
- Wherein, upon the alert module providing an alert signal in response to the communications unit receiving an incoming call, the processor automatically controls the communications module to answer the call when the sensor detects a change in state from the inoperative coupling state to the operative coupling state of the accessory to the port.
A method for selectively answering an incoming call received by a communications device, the method comprising:
- Receiving the incoming call;
- Providing an alert signal in response to the receiving;
- and
- Automatically answering the incoming call when the device detects a change in state from an inoperative coupling state to an operative coupling state between the device and an earpiece and microphone accessory.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.