Patent ID: 8473011

Claim:
A method of allowing for user selection of acoustic equalizer settings on a handheld telephony device, wherein the handheld telephony device is operable to provide audio output via a plurality of audio output devices, including at least two of: a handset speaker, a speakerphone speaker, a wired headset and a wireless headset, said method comprising: receiving an indication of a selection of a first acoustic equalizer setting from among a plurality of predetermined acoustic equalizer settings, wherein the plurality of predetermined acoustic equalizer settings includes: a handset mode acoustic equalizer setting suited to audio playback over said handset speaker; and a speakerphone mode acoustic equalizer setting suited to audio playback over said speakerphone speaker; receiving, over a wireless telephony link, a voice call downlink audio signal; processing said voice call downlink audio signal, based on said first acoustic equalizer setting, to generate a processed audio signal; driving an audio output device with said processed audio signal; receiving an indication of a selection of a second acoustic equalizer setting from among said plurality of predetermined acoustic equalizer settings; receiving, over said wireless telephony link, a further voice call downlink audio signal; processing said further voice call downlink audio signal, based on said second acoustic equalizer setting, to generate a further processed audio signal; and driving said audio output device with said further processed audio signal.