Patent ID: 8750929

Claim:
A wireless communications device comprising: a control unit for controlling the operation of the wireless communications device; a communication subsystem connected to the control unit for receiving and transmitting wireless signals; a selector connected to the control unit and configured to allow selection from at least three output coupling modes comprising a microphone mode, a telecoil mode and a microphone/telecoil mode, each of the at least three output coupling modes for generating at least one output signal of the device; a display connected to the control unit; a processor connected to the control unit and configured to process a received signal and to produce at least one processed received signal; and, an output stage comprising a speaker with a coil configured to generate the at least one output signal based on the at least one processed received signal, wherein, in use, the device displays different output coupling modes to a user and in response to a selection by the user the device switches to the selected mode from the at least three output coupling modes and the processor uses parameters to generate the at least one processed received signal according to the selected mode.