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US 2016/0105549 A1Published application
Phone record
AssigneeLenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
InventorsJohn Carl Mese, Nathan J. Peterson, Russell Speight VanBlon, Rod D. Waltermann
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Abstract
An apparatus can include a phone that includes communication circuitry, detection circuitry that detects a communication instability, and recording circuitry that records audio responsive to detection of a communication instability.
Claims19
An apparatus comprising:
- an allied device that operatively couples to a phone that comprises communication circuitry, wherein the allied device comprises a microphone, detection circuitry that detects a communication instability, and recording circuitry that records audio via the microphone responsive to detection of a communication instability and wherein the communication instability comprises a power supply instability of the phone.
-8. (canceled)
A method comprising:
- operatively coupling an allied device to a phone wherein the allied device comprises a microphone and recording circuitry;
- transmitting audio via communication circuitry of the phone;
- detecting a communication instability caused by a power level of the phone;
- and
- responsive to detection of the communication instability, recording audio via the microphone and the recording circuitry of the allied device.
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One or more computer-readable storage media comprising processor-executable instructions wherein the instructions comprise instructions to:
- operatively couple an allied device to a phone;
- detect, at least in part via detection circuitry of the allied device, a battery level of the phone wherein the battery level is below a threshold level associated with communication instability;
- and
- responsive to detection of the battery level, issue a signal for recording audio via a microphone of the allied device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.