Patent ID: 8892036
Filing Date: 2014-11-18
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, by a communications device, a signal from a wireless accessory, the communications device and the wireless accessory being capable of voice exchange between the communications device and the wireless accessory, wherein the communications device and the wireless accessory comprise an acoustic interface for the communications device and the wireless accessory to communicate with each other via sound; determining if a voice exchange is occurring between the wireless accessory and the communications device; when it is determined that a voice exchange is not occurring between the wireless accessory and the communications device, determining if the signal has been received from the wireless accessory within a first predetermined time period; upon a determination that the signal has not been received from the wireless accessory within the first predetermined time period, providing a lost connection alert; upon a determination that the signal has been received from the wireless accessory within the first predetermined time period, determining whether the wireless accessory is signaling a power down status; upon a determination that the wireless accessory is signaling a power down status, providing a power down alert; upon a determination that the wireless accessory is not signaling a power down status, determining whether a strength of the signal is below a predetermined threshold; upon a determination that the strength of the signal is below a predetermined threshold, providing a proximity alert; upon a determination that the strength of the signal is not below a predetermined threshold, determining whether the wireless accessory has been used within a second predetermined time period; upon a determination that the wireless accessory has not been used within the second predetermined time period, providing a conserve power alert; and upon a determination that the wireless accessory has been used within the second predetermined time period, providing a normal alert.