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Subscriber unit which is responsive to annunciation messages
Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
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Filing: 1995-02-24
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Granted: 1996-05-14
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Expires: 2015-02-24
Abstract
Abstract A radio subscriber communication unit maintains an annunciation memory which stores a repertoire of annunciations. When the subscriber unit receives annunciation data messages from a communication network, a particular one of the annunciations is selected and presented to the user of the subscriber unit. An audible segment of the annunciation is passed through a vocoder, amplified, and routed to a speaker for presentation to the user. When annunciations are repeated, a second message may be received to instruct subscriber unit to cease presenting an annunciation.
Inventors
- 👤 James P. Redden
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 15:04
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/72; H04M1/724; H04M2250/00; H04M2250/56; H04M2250/58
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 37
Claim 1
Independent Claim
207 words
A method of operating an individual subscriber communication unit (ISCU) that communicates with a communication network, has memory for storing annunciation data, and has a user interface through which a user of said ISCU may perceive annunciations, said method comprising the steps of: storing said annunciation data in said memory of said ISCU prior to receipt of a call from said communication network, said annunciation data serving as a repertoire of annunciations pre-stored in said ISCU; monitoring in said ISCU data transmitted from said communication network to detect an annunciation data message, said annunciation data message being initiated by said communication network and interleaved into communication channels existing between said communication network and said ISCU, said annunciation data message conveying system control data that coordinates communication and status with said communication network for instructing said ISCU to present an annunciation, and said annunciation data message conveying data which identify one of said annunciations; selecting in said memory, when said monitoring step detects said annunciation data message, a portion of said annunciation data, said selected portion of annunciation data being chosen in response to said identifying data; and controlling said user interface with said selected portion of said annunciation data to present said specified annunciation to said user.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
207 words
A method of operating an individual subscriber communication unit (ISCU) that communicates with a communication network, has memory for storing annunciation data, and has a user interface through which a user of said ISCU may perceive annunciations, said method comprising the steps of: storing said annunciation data in said memory of said ISCU prior to receipt of a call from said communication network, said annunciation data serving as a repertoire of annunciations pre-stored in said ISCU; monitoring in said ISCU data transmitted from said communication network to detect an annunciation data message, said annunciation data message being initiated by said communication network and interleaved into communication channels existing between said communication network and said ISCU, said annunciation data message conveying system control data that coordinates communication and status with said communication network for instructing said ISCU to present an annunciation, and said annunciation data message conveying data which identify one of said annunciations; selecting in said memory, when said monitoring step detects said annunciation data message, a portion of said annunciation data, said selected portion of annunciation data being chosen in response to said identifying data; and controlling said user interface with said selected portion of said annunciation data to present said specified annunciation to said user.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 additionally comprising the step of conducting an ongoing call simultaneously with said monitoring step.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
79 words
A method as claimed in claim 2 wherein said conducting an ongoing call step comprises the steps of: controlling said user interface to obtain outgoing analog information for communication to said network; transforming said outgoing analog information into outgoing digital data; transmitting said outgoing digital data to said network; receiving incoming digital data from said network; transforming said incoming digital data into incoming analog information; and controlling said user interface to present said incoming analog information to said user.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
57 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein: said monitoring step is configured so that said annunciation data message is received over a first period of time; and said controlling step causes said specified annunciation to be presented over a second period of time, said second period of time being greater than said first period of time.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein said monitoring step receives the entirety of said annunciation message before said controlling step begins.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein said controlling step comprises the step of visually presenting at least a segment of said selected portion of annunciation data.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein said controlling step comprises the step of audibly presenting at least a segment of said selected portion of annunciation data.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method as claimed in claim 7 wherein said controlling step comprises the step of visually presenting a segment of said selected portion of annunciation data.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method as claimed in claim 7 wherein said audibly presenting step comprises the step of translating said annunciation data into a voice message.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method as claimed in claim 9 wherein said translating step presents said voice message in a language specified by said user.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
44 words
A method as claimed in claim 7 wherein said user interface is additionally configured to receive an input from said user, and said audibly presenting step is configured so that said annunciation includes a non-verbal sound which continues until said user input is received.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
75 words
A method as claimed in claim 7 wherein: said audibly presenting step is configured so that said annunciation includes a non-verbal sound which continues until a termination data message is received from said communication network, said termination data message instructing said subscriber unit to terminate an annunciation; and said method additionally comprises, after said controlling step, the step of monitoring data transmitted from said communication network to detect the presence of said termination data message.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
81 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 additionally comprising, prior to said monitoring step, the steps of: detecting a condition which warrants the presentation of information descriptive of said condition to said user; selecting from said memory, when said detecting step detects said condition, a second portion of said annunciation data, said selected second portion of annunciation data being chosen in response to said detected condition; and controlling said user interface in response to said second portion of said annunciation data.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
212 words
An individual subscriber communication (ISCU) unit that communicates with a communication network and that presents information to a user of said unit in the form of annunciations, said ISCU comprising: a receiver for receiving incoming data transmitted from said communication network; a controller, coupled to said receiver, for monitoring said incoming data to detect an annunciation data message, said annunciation data message being initiated by said communication network and interleaved into communication channels existing between said communication network and said ISCU, said annunciation data message conveying system control data that coordinates communication and status with said communication network for instructing said subscriber unit to present an annunciation, and said annunciation data message conveying data which identify an annunciation; a memory in said ISCU storing annunciation data in said ISCU prior to receipt of a call from said communication network, said annunciation data serving as a repertoire of annunciations pre-stored in said ISCU; means, coupled to said memory and said controller, for selecting a portion of said annunciation data from said memory, said selected portion of annunciation data being chosen in response to said identifying data; and a user interface, coupled to said controller, for presenting to said user the one of said annunciations corresponding to said selected portion of said annunciation data.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
212 words
An individual subscriber communication (ISCU) unit that communicates with a communication network and that presents information to a user of said unit in the form of annunciations, said ISCU comprising: a receiver for receiving incoming data transmitted from said communication network; a controller, coupled to said receiver, for monitoring said incoming data to detect an annunciation data message, said annunciation data message being initiated by said communication network and interleaved into communication channels existing between said communication network and said ISCU, said annunciation data message conveying system control data that coordinates communication and status with said communication network for instructing said subscriber unit to present an annunciation, and said annunciation data message conveying data which identify an annunciation; a memory in said ISCU storing annunciation data in said ISCU prior to receipt of a call from said communication network, said annunciation data serving as a repertoire of annunciations pre-stored in said ISCU; means, coupled to said memory and said controller, for selecting a portion of said annunciation data from said memory, said selected portion of annunciation data being chosen in response to said identifying data; and a user interface, coupled to said controller, for presenting to said user the one of said annunciations corresponding to said selected portion of said annunciation data.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
36 words
A subscriber communication unit as claimed in claim 14 wherein said controller is configured to control said user interface to conduct an ongoing call while simultaneously monitoring said incoming data to detect said annunciation data message.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
54 words
A subscriber communication unit as claimed in claim 14 wherein: said annunciation data message is received over a first period of time; and said controller is configured to cause said presented annunciation to be presented over a second period of time, said second period of time being greater than said first period of time.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
37 words
A subscriber communication unit as claimed in claim 14 wherein said user interface comprises a visual display coupled to said controller so that at least a segment of said selected portion of annunciation data is presented visually.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
36 words
A subscriber communication unit as claimed in claim 14 wherein said user interface comprises a speaker coupled to said controller so that at least a segment of said selected portion of annunciation data is presented audibly.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
31 words
A subscriber unit as claimed in claim 18 additionally comprising means, coupled to at least one of said controller and said speaker, for translating said annunciation data into a voice message.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
244 words
A method of operating an individual subscriber communication unit (ISCU) that communicates with a communication network, has memory for storing annunciation data, and has a user interface through which a user of said ISCU may perceive annunciations, said method comprising the steps of: storing said annunciation data in said memory of said ISCU prior to receipt of a call from said communication network, said annunciation data serving as a repertoire of annunciations pre-stored in said ISCU; monitoring in said ISCU data transmitted from said communication network to detect an annunciation data message, said annunciation data message being initiated by said communication network and interleaved into communication channels existing between said communication network and said ISCU, said annunciation data message conveying system control data that coordinates communication and status with said communication network for instructing said ISCU to perform an annunciation, said annunciation data message conveying data which identify one of said annunciations, and said annunciation data message being received over a first period of time; selecting from said memory, when said monitoring step detects said annunciation data message, a portion of said annunciation data, said selected portion of annunciation data being chosen in response to said identifying data; translating said selected portion of said annunciation data into a voice message; and controlling said user interface to audibly present said voice message to said user, said voice message being presented over a second period of time which is greater than said first period of time.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
244 words
A method of operating an individual subscriber communication unit (ISCU) that communicates with a communication network, has memory for storing annunciation data, and has a user interface through which a user of said ISCU may perceive annunciations, said method comprising the steps of: storing said annunciation data in said memory of said ISCU prior to receipt of a call from said communication network, said annunciation data serving as a repertoire of annunciations pre-stored in said ISCU; monitoring in said ISCU data transmitted from said communication network to detect an annunciation data message, said annunciation data message being initiated by said communication network and interleaved into communication channels existing between said communication network and said ISCU, said annunciation data message conveying system control data that coordinates communication and status with said communication network for instructing said ISCU to perform an annunciation, said annunciation data message conveying data which identify one of said annunciations, and said annunciation data message being received over a first period of time; selecting from said memory, when said monitoring step detects said annunciation data message, a portion of said annunciation data, said selected portion of annunciation data being chosen in response to said identifying data; translating said selected portion of said annunciation data into a voice message; and controlling said user interface to audibly present said voice message to said user, said voice message being presented over a second period of time which is greater than said first period of time.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method as claimed in claim 20 additionally comprising the step of conducting an ongoing call simultaneously with said monitoring step.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
79 words
A method as claimed in claim 21 wherein said conducting an ongoing call step comprises the steps of: controlling said user interface to obtain outgoing analog information for communication to said network; transforming said outgoing analog information into outgoing digital data; transmitting said outgoing digital data to said network; receiving incoming digital data from said network; transforming said incoming digital data into incoming analog information; and controlling said user interface to present said incoming analog information to said user.
Claim 26
Independent Claim
176 words
A method of operating an individual subscriber communications unit (ISCU) identified by a unique subscriber ID in a communication system having multiple subscriber units, said ISCU comprising a transceiver, a memory, a controller, a user interface including an annunciator, said ISCU being identified by said unique subscriber ID, said method comprising: pre-storing in said memory of said ISCU a pre-determined set of messages, each of said messages being identified by a retrieval code; using said transceiver and controller, monitoring transmissions from the communication system to detect a particular message packet containing said unique subscriber ID for said ISCU, said particular message packet, containing said unique subscriber ID, said message packet being initiated by said communication system and interleaved into a communication channel existing between said communication system and said ISCU, and from said particular message packet extracting said retrieval code conveying system control data that coordinates communication and status with said communication system intended for said ISCU; and actuating said annunciator to announce the particular message of the predetermined set identified by said extracted retrieval code.
Claim 27
Independent Claim
176 words
A method of operating an individual subscriber communications unit (ISCU) identified by a unique subscriber ID in a communication system having multiple subscriber units, said ISCU comprising a transceiver, a memory, a controller, a user interface including an annunciator, said ISCU being identified by said unique subscriber ID, said method comprising: pre-storing in said memory of said ISCU a pre-determined set of messages, each of said messages being identified by a retrieval code; using said transceiver and controller, monitoring transmissions from the communication system to detect a particular message packet containing said unique subscriber ID for said ISCU, said particular message packet, containing said unique subscriber ID, said message packet being initiated by said communication system and interleaved into a communication channel existing between said communication system and said ISCU, and from said particular message packet extracting said retrieval code conveying system control data that coordinates communication and status with said communication system intended for said ISCU; and actuating said annunciator to announce the particular message of the predetermined set identified by said extracted retrieval code.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
57 words
The method of claim 23, wherein said monitoring step comprises, monitoring transmissions from the communication system to detect a particular message packet containing the unique subscriber ID for said ISCU, testing said particular message packet to determine whether a retrieval code is present in the packet and, if a retrieval code is present, extracting such retrieval code.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
78 words
The method of claim 23, wherein said ISCU further comprises a battery and said monitoring step comprises, monitoring transmissions from the communication system to detect a particular message packet containing the unique subscriber ID for said ISCU, testing said particular message packet to determine whether a retrieval code is present in the packet, extracting the retrieval code, and testing battery status and annunciating a battery status message before or after the message corresponding to the extracted retrieval code.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
69 words
The method of claim 23, wherein said monitoring step comprises, monitoring transmissions from the communication system to detect a particular message packet containing the unique subscriber ID for said ISCU, testing said particular message packet to determine whether a retrieval code is present in the packet and, if a retrieval code is present, extracting such retrieval code and placing said extracted retrieval code in a que within said ISCU.
Claim 31
Independent Claim
166 words
A method of operating an individual subscriber communications unit (ISCU) in a cellular communication system having multiple subscriber units operating in a cell, said ISCU comprising a transceiver, a memory, a controller, a user interface and an annunciator, said ISCU being identified by a unique subscriber ID, said method comprising: pre-storing in said memory of said ISCU a pre-determined set of messages, each of said messages being identified by a retrieval code; using said transceiver and controller, monitoring transmissions from the communication system in said cell to detect a message packet containing a retrieval code, said message packet containing said retrieval code, said retrieval code being initiated by said communication system and interleaved into a communication channel existing between said communication system and said ISCU, and from said message packet extracting said retrieval code conveying system control data that coordinates communication and status with said communication system; and actuating said annunciator to announce the particular message of the predetermined set identified by the extracted retrieval code.
Claim 32
Independent Claim
166 words
A method of operating an individual subscriber communications unit (ISCU) in a cellular communication system having multiple subscriber units operating in a cell, said ISCU comprising a transceiver, a memory, a controller, a user interface and an annunciator, said ISCU being identified by a unique subscriber ID, said method comprising: pre-storing in said memory of said ISCU a pre-determined set of messages, each of said messages being identified by a retrieval code; using said transceiver and controller, monitoring transmissions from the communication system in said cell to detect a message packet containing a retrieval code, said message packet containing said retrieval code, said retrieval code being initiated by said communication system and interleaved into a communication channel existing between said communication system and said ISCU, and from said message packet extracting said retrieval code conveying system control data that coordinates communication and status with said communication system; and actuating said annunciator to announce the particular message of the predetermined set identified by the extracted retrieval code.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
60 words
The method of claim 27, wherein said monitoring step comprises, monitoring transmissions from the communication system in said cell to detect a particular message packet containing a unique subscriber ID for said ISCU, testing said particular message packet to determine whether a retrieval code is present in the packet and, if a retrieval code is present, extracting such retrieval code.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
81 words
The method of claim 27, wherein said ISCU further comprises a battery and said monitoring step comprises, monitoring transmissions from the communication system in said cell to detect a particular message packet containing a unique subscriber ID for said ISCU, testing said particular message packet to determine whether a retrieval code is present in the packet, extracting the retrieval code, and testing battery status and annunciating a battery status message before or after the message corresponding to the extracted retrieval code.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
72 words
The method of claim 27, wherein said monitoring step comprises, monitoring transmissions from the communication system in said cell to detect a particular message packet containing a unique subscriber ID for said ISCU, testing said particular message packet to determine whether a retrieval code is present in the packet and, if a retrieval code is present, extracting such retrieval code and placing said extracted retrieval code in a que within said ISCU.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
204 words
An individual subscriber communication unit (ISCU) for use in a cellular communication system having multiple subscriber units operating in a cell, said ISCU comprising: a memory in said ISCU having therein a set of predetermined messages pre-stored prior to said ISCU receiving a call, each of said messages being identified by a retrieval code; a transceiver for communicating with the system; an annunciator to announce the particular message of the predetermined set identified by a retrieval code; and a controller system in the ISCU, coupled to the memory, the transceiver and the annunciator, for monitoring transmissions from the communication system to detect a particular message packet containing a subscriber ID for said ISCU, said particular message packet, containing said subscriber ID, said message packet being initiated by said communication system and interleaved into a communication channel existing between said communication system and said ISCU, and for extracting from said message packet a retrieval code intended for said ISCU from said particular message packet, said retrieval code conveying system control data that coordinates communication and status with said communication system and for extracting from said memory a predetermined message corresponding to the extracted retrieval code, and for sending such retrieved predetermined message to the annunciator.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
204 words
An individual subscriber communication unit (ISCU) for use in a cellular communication system having multiple subscriber units operating in a cell, said ISCU comprising: a memory in said ISCU having therein a set of predetermined messages pre-stored prior to said ISCU receiving a call, each of said messages being identified by a retrieval code; a transceiver for communicating with the system; an annunciator to announce the particular message of the predetermined set identified by a retrieval code; and a controller system in the ISCU, coupled to the memory, the transceiver and the annunciator, for monitoring transmissions from the communication system to detect a particular message packet containing a subscriber ID for said ISCU, said particular message packet, containing said subscriber ID, said message packet being initiated by said communication system and interleaved into a communication channel existing between said communication system and said ISCU, and for extracting from said message packet a retrieval code intended for said ISCU from said particular message packet, said retrieval code conveying system control data that coordinates communication and status with said communication system and for extracting from said memory a predetermined message corresponding to the extracted retrieval code, and for sending such retrieved predetermined message to the annunciator.
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