Patent ID: 8290543
Filing Date: 2012-10-16
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A method for adaptively switching a mode of operation between a speakerphone mode and a handset mode on a mobile device, the method comprising: detecting at the mobile device that a voice conversation is being carried out or is about to be initiated; establishing an ambient noise level upon detecting that the voice conversation is about to be initiated; sampling the voice of a user of the mobile device during the voice conversation to determine a level of at least one characteristic of the user's voice; and selectively switching the mode of operation between the speakerphone mode and the handset mode of the mobile device based on the sampling of the user's voice, the switching comprising: wherein the sampling further includes filtering out undesirable voice samples, and wherein the switching involves selectively turning on or turning off a speakerphone speaker and a handset speaker, and selectively turning on or off a speakerphone microphone and a handset microphone on the mobile device.