Apparatus and method for providing a massage function for a mobile phone
AssigneesHONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorQing-Hua Liu
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Abstract
An apparatus for providing a massage function for a user of a mobile phone includes an in-call status module, a vibrating motor, and a processor. The status module is configured to sending a call making signal when the user is making a phone call via the mobile phone. The processor is coupled to the status module and the vibrating motor to receive the call making signal and to control vibration of the vibrating motor. The vibrating motor vibrates regularly to provide the massage function during a duration of the call.
Claims6
An apparatus for providing a massage function for a user of a mobile phone comprising:
- a status module capable of sending a call making signal when the user makes a phone call via the mobile phone;
- a vibrating motor of the mobile phone capable of regularly vibrating to provide the massage function to the user during a duration of the phone call;
- a control module connected to the vibrating motor to start or stop the vibration according to user determined parameters;
- a timer capable of timing the duration of the call making signal and the duration of the vibration;
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- a processor coupled to the status module and the control module to receive the call making signal and to control the vibration of the vibrating motor according to the user determined parameters.
A method for providing a massage function for a user of a mobile phone, the method comprising:
- sending a call making signal when the user makes a phone call via the mobile phone;
- regularly vibrating a vibration motor of the mobile phone to provide the massage function to the user during a duration of the phone call;
- starting or stopping the vibration according to the duration of the call and according to user determined parameters;
- timing the duration of the call making signal and the duration of the vibration;
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- receiving and executing the call making signal and controlling vibration of the vibrating motor according to the user determined parameters using a processor of the mobile phone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.