Computer and a method of operating a computer
AssigneeNokia Mobile Phones Ltd.
InventorIsmo Anttila
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Abstract
A method of operating a computer having an audio device driver (ADD) for driving a soundcard (1), and an application manager (AM) for interfacing the ADD with an audio compression manager (ACM) to facilitate the transfer of uncompressed audio data between the ADD and ACM and for interfacing the ACM with an external data transfer channel (10) to facilitate the transfer of compressed audio data between the ACM and the external data transfer channel (10). The method comprises providing a data transfer manager (DTM) in place of the ACM, the DTM facilitating the transfer of compressed audio data between an external mobile phone (11) and the external data transmission channel (10) via the AM whilst generating dummy control and uncompressed audio data for use by the AM in interfacing with the ADD.
Claims29
A method of conducting real-time telephone conversation using a computer, the method comprising:
- connecting a mobile telephone device comprising an audio codec to the computer;
- receiving a compressed audio signal representing the telephone conversation over an external data transfer channel to the computer;
- providing the compressed audio signal representing the telephone conversation from the computer to the mobile telephone device;
- and
- decompressing the compressed audio signal representing the telephone conversation using the audio codec in the mobile telephone device to obtain an uncompressed audio signal representing the telephone conversation.
A method of conducting a real-time telephone conversation using a computer, the computer having means for communicating over an external data transfer channel, the method comprising:
- connecting a mobile telephone device comprising an audio codec to the computer;
- inputting an audio signal representing a telephone conversation into the mobile telephone device;
- compressing he audio signal using the audio codec of the mobile telephone device to obtain a compressed audio signal representing the telephone conversation;
- providing the compressed audio signal representing the telephone conversation to the computer;
- receiving the compressed audio signal representing the telephone conversation at the computer;
- and
- sending the compressed audio signal representing the telephone conversation from the computer over the external data transfer channel.
A method conducting a real time telephone conversation using a computer, the method comprising:
- connecting a mobile telephone device comprising an audio codec to the computer;
- inputting an audio signal into the mobile telephone device;
- compressing the audio signal using the audio codec of the mobile telephone device to obtain a compressed audio signal representing the telephone conversation;
- providing the compressed audio signal representing the telephone conversation to the computer via a data transfer manager in the computer, the computer having means for communicating over an external data transfer channel;
- and
- sending the compressed audio signal representing the telephone conversation from the computer over the external data transfer channel;
- the method further comprising:
- receiving a compressed audio signal representing the telephone conversation over the external data transfer channel to the computer;
- providing the compressed audio signal representing the telephone conversation from the computer to the mobile telephone device via the data transfer in the computer;
- and
- decompressing the compressed audio signal representing the telephone conversation using the audio codec in the mobile communication device.
A mobile telephone device comprising;
- means for coupling the mobile telephone device with a computer;
- means for receiving a compressed audio signal representing a real-time telephone conversation from the computer over the coupling;
- and
- an audio codec for decompressing the compressed audio signal representing the real-time telephone conversation to obtain an uncompressed audio signal representing the real-time telephone conversation.
A mobile telephone device comprising:
- a microphone for receiving an audio signal;
- an audio codec for compressing the audio signal to obtain a compressed audio signal representing a real-time telephone conversation;
- means for coupling the mobile communication device with a computer;
- and
- means for providing the computer with the compressed audio signal representing the real-time telephone conversation.
A communication system comprising a computer and a mobile telephone device, the computer comprising:
- means for receiving a compressed audio signal representing a real-time telephone conversation over an external data transfer channel;
- means for providing the compressed audio signal representing the real-time telephone conversation to the mobile telephone device;
- the mobile telephone device comprising:
- means for coupling the mobile telephone device with the computer;
- means for receiving the compressed audio signal representing the real-time telephone conversation from the computer;
- an audio codec for decompressing the compressed audio signal representing for telephone conversation;
- and
- means for activating the audio codec for decompressing the compressed audio signal representing the real-time telephone conversation.
A communication system comprising a mobile telephone device and a computer, the mobile telephone device comprising:
- a microphone for receiving an audio signal representing a real-time telephone conversation;
- an audio codec for compressing the audio signal representing a compresses audio signal representing a real-time telephone conversation;
- means for activating the audio codec for compressing the audio signal;
- means for coupling the mobile telephone device with the computer;
- means for providing the computer with the compressed audio signal representing the real-time telephone conversation:
- the computer comprising:
- means for receiving the compresses audio signal representing the real-time telephone conversation from the mobile telephone device;
- means for sending the compressed audio signal representing the real-time telephone conversation over an external data transfer channel.
A communication system comprising a mobile telephone device and a computer, the computer comprising:
- means for receiving a compressed audio signal representing a real-time telephone conversation over an external data transfer channel;
- and
- means for providing the compressed audio signal representing the real-time telephone conversation to the mobile telephone device;
- the mobile telephone device comprising:
- means or coupling the mobile telephone device with the computer;
- means for receiving the compressed audio signal representing the real-time telephone conversation from the computer;
- an audio codec for decompressing the compressed audio signal representing the real-time telephone conversation;
- and
- means for activating the audio codec for decompressing the compressed audio signal representing the real-time telephone conversation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.