Patent ID: 9172780
Filing Date: 2015-10-27
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A telecommunications device capable of performing a plurality of functions in addition to telecommunications functions, the device comprising: a socket; a non-transitory memory; a processor communicatively coupled to the non-transitory memory and in signal communication with the socket; and instructions stored in the non-transitory memory and executable to configure the processor such that the device performs a function specified by the instructions to be performed when a signal is received via a contact point from an integrated plug that is inserted into the socket on the device, wherein the integrated plug comprises a combination of a first set of contact points on a 3.5 millimeter (mm) tip/ring/ring/sleeve (TRRS) plug and a second set of contact points on a 2.5 mm TRRS plug, wherein the first set and the second set collectively comprise at least three microphone contacts that are electrically isolate from each other, wherein the function corresponds to an action taken on a hardware component on the device, and wherein specification of the function to be performed occurs after a manufacturing process for the device is complete.