Sidetone adjustment based on headset or earphone type

A machine-implemented method for operating a telephony device, comprising:

• automatically
• determining whether an earphone or headset that is connected to the device is or is not a sealing in-ear type, wherein sealing indicates the air tightness between the earphone or headset and an ear,
• adjusting a sidetone function of the device based on said determination, and
• applying sidetone to the connected earphone or headset, while the device is operating in its telephone mode working a telephone call, in accordance with said adjusted sidetone function.

A machine-implemented method for operating a portable telephony device, comprising:

• displaying on a built-in screen of the device a plurality of user-selectable earphone or headset profiles each of which is associated with a respective sidetone parameter and has text that refers to its earphone's or headset's ear canal sealing level, wherein the ear canal sealing level indicates the isolation, due to contact between the earphone or headset and an ear, of a user from external sounds;
• receiving a selection from the plurality of user-selectable earphone or headset profiles;
• and
• applying sidetone during a call, in accordance with the respective sidetone parameter of said selection.

A portable telephony device comprising:

• a mobile phone housing having integrated therein a) memory to store an earphone type detect module, b) a telephony module, c) a headphone port, and d) a processor, the processor being coupled to the memory and the headphone port, and
• the earphone type detect module, when executed by the processor, is to determine what type of earphone or headset is connected to the headphone port, and
• the telephony module is to adjust a sidetone function of the device as a function of the determined type of earphone or headset based on one of the following earphone types:
• sealed in-ear, partially sealed in-ear, non-sealing in-ear, outside ear, and none, and apply sidetone in accordance with said adjusted sidetone function, wherein sealing indicates the air tightness between the earphone or headset and an ear.

A portable multifunction device comprising:

• a mobile phone housing having integrated therein a) memory to store an earphone type detect module, a telephony module and a digital media player module, b) a headphone port, and c) a processor, the processor being coupled to the memory and the headphone port,
• the digital media player module, when executed by the processor, is to play sound without applying sidetone through the headphone port,
• the earphone type detect module, when executed by the processor, is to determine whether an earphone or headset that is connected to the headphone port is or is not a sealing in-ear type, wherein sealing indicates the isolation, due to contact between the earphone or headset and an ear, of a user from external sounds, and
• the telephony module, when executed by the processor, is to direct sound of a phone call, with sidetone in accordance with said determination, through the headphone port.