Patent ID: 6292674
Filing Date: 2001-09-18
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A control apparatus for a hand-held wireless telephone having a housing with a motion sensor and operating in a first operational state comprising one of a plurality of sequential operational states, said control apparatus changing said operational state of said wireless telephone from said first operational state to a second operational state, said control apparatus comprising:a timer;a detector that produces a signal responsive to moving of said housing by a user, said detector further generating said signal when said housing is stationary for a predetermined time after movement;an OR gate receiving input from a microphone, a speaker, and the motion sensor, the detector being connected to said OR gate such that the detector does not send the signal when there is input from said microphone, speaker or said motion detector; anda controller responsive to receiving the signal produced by said detector and configured to select a next sequential operational state of said first operational state as the second operational state.