Handsfree system and incoming call answering method in handsfree system
AssigneeAlpine Electronics, Inc.
InventorTakao Satoh
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Abstract
In a system having a handsfree function to answer an incoming call handsfree and another function, when an incoming call arrives, a handsfree unit informs a user about an arrival of the incoming call and sets a user operation invalid state in which any user operation is made invalid during a predetermined period. The handsfree unit regards a user operation performed after the predetermined period passes as an operation for the incoming call, and performs incoming call answering processing corresponding to the user operation. When a user operation is performed in the user operation invalid state, the handsfree unit causes the user operation to be invalid.
Claims13
An incoming call answering method in a system having a handsfree function to answer an incoming call handsfree and at least one other function that is different from the handsfree function, and at least one operation member configured to control one of a plurality of the functions depending on which function is in an active state, comprising:
- reporting the arrival of the incoming call when the incoming call arrives, and setting a user operation invalid state in which any user operation using the operation member is made invalid during a predetermined period;
- regarding a user operation performed after the predetermined period passes as an operation for the incoming call;
- and
- performing incoming call answering processing corresponding to the user operation;
- wherein when a user operation is performed in the user operation invalid state, the user operation is made invalid and either the user operation invalid state is released or a period of the user operation invalid state is extended.
A handsfree incoming call answering method in a system having a handsfree function to answer an incoming call handsfree and at least one other function that is different from the handsfree function, and at least one operation member configured to control one of a plurality of the functions depending on which function is in an active state, comprising:
- reporting the arrival of the incoming call when the incoming call arrives, and setting a user operation invalid state in which any user operation is made invalid during a first period;
- causing a user operation performed in the user operation invalid state to be invalid, and extending a period of the user operation invalid state for another first period when the user operation is performed;
- setting the user operation invalid state in which any user operation is made invalid during a second period after the first period passes without any user operation;
- regarding a user operation performed after the second period passes as an operation for the incoming call, and performing incoming call answering processing corresponding to the user operation;
- and
- causing a user operation performed during the second period to be invalid and releasing the user operation invalid state.
A handsfree system to answer an incoming call handsfree, comprising:
- operation means;
- detection means for detecting the arrival of the incoming call;
- incoming call reporting means for reporting the arrival of the incoming call to a user;
- changing means for changing the operation means so as to be used for a handsfree operation;
- user operation invalid/valid control means for causing any user operation using the operation means to be invalid during a predetermined period when the incoming call arrives and for causing a user operation performed after the predetermined period passes to be valid;
- and
- handsfree answering processing means for performing handsfree answering processing in accordance with the user operation performed in a user operation valid state in which the user operation is made valid;
- wherein when a user operation is performed in a user operation invalid state, the user operation is made invalid and either the user operation invalid state is released or a period of the user operation invalid state is extended.
A handsfree system to answer an incoming call handsfree, comprising:
- operation means;
- detection means for detecting the arrival of the incoming call;
- incoming call reporting means for reporting the arrival of the incoming call to a user;
- changing means for changing the operation means so as to be used for a handsfree operation;
- user operation invalid/valid control means for causing any user operation to be invalid during a first period when the incoming call arrives, for causing a user operation performed in a user operation invalid state to be invalid and extending a period of the user operation invalid state for another first period when the user operation is performed, for causing any user operation to be invalid during a second period after the first period passes without any user operation, and for causing a user operation performed after the second period passes to be valid;
- and
- incoming call answering processing means for regarding the user operation performed after the second period passes as an operation for the incoming call and performing incoming call answering processing corresponding to the user operation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.