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Mobile Phone Patent Abstract
The present invention provides a hands-free device with a replaceable
adapter for a mobile phone. The hands-free device comprises a hands-free
body and an adapter. The hands-free body includes a main circuit
to provide a hands-free capability to a mobile phone connected with
the hands-free device. The adapter is formed by sequentially combining
a first plug member, a microphone member and a second plug member.
The first plug member has a plurality of signal leads at one terminal
to electrically and detachably connect to the hands-free body. The
microphone member has a built-in microphone coupled to the main
circuit for voice input. The second plug member has a plug head
adapted for electrically plugging into an interface socket of a
mobile phone to couple interface signals from the mobile phone to
the main circuit thereby enabling hands-free use of the mobile phone.
Mobile Phone Patent Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A hands-free device with a replaceable adapter for a mobile
phone, comprising:
a hands-free body having a speaker and a main circuit therein to
provide a hands-free capability, a DC jack to supply power and a
signal socket coupled to said main circuit; and
an adapter formed by sequentially combining a first plug member,
a microphone member and a second plug member, said first plug member
having a plurality of signal leads at one terminal to electrically
and detachably connect to said signal socket of said hands-free
body whereby said plurality of signal leads interface with said
main circuit, said microphone member having a microphone coupled
to said main circuit via said plurality of signal leads for voice
input, and said second plug member having a plug head adapted for
electrically plugging into an interface socket of said mobile phone
to couple interface signals from said mobile phone to said main
circuit thereby enabling hands-free use of said mobile phone.
2. The hands-free device with a replaceable adapter for a mobile
phone as claimed in claim 1, wherein said hands-free body further
has an earphone jack for voice output.
3. The hands-free device with a replaceable adapter for a mobile
phone as claimed in claim 2, wherein said main circuit comprises
a power supply circuit to filter and stabilize power from an external
power source and supply the same to said main circuit and said mobile
phone, a hands-free circuit for coupling to the interface socket
of said mobile phone via said adapter to provide a hands-free capability
to said mobile phone, and a power charge circuit to charge said
mobile phone via said adapter.
4. The hands-free device with a replaceable adapter for a mobile
phone as claimed in claim 3, wherein said hands-free body further
has a plurality of indicating lamps for displaying the status of
power.
5. The hands-free device with a replaceable adapter for a mobile
phone as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first plug member is a
RJ-45-like telephone connector.
Mobile Phone Patent Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a hands-free device for a mobile
phone, more particularly, to a hands-free device with replaceable
adapters for connection with the interface of a mobile phone whereby
mobile phones whose interfaces are different can operate with the
hands-free device by simply selecting proper adapters.
2. Description of Related Art
Compared with the traditional telephone or the pager, the mobile
phone is doubtless one of the favorite communication tools because
of its portability and convenience. Generally, a person at any place
is able to talk to others via a mobile phone. It is very common
for a person to use a mobile phone when driving a car. However,
the use of a mobile phone when driving is considered to be unsafe.
Therefore, various kinds of hands-free devices have been developed
for mobile phones to avoid this problem. FIG. 4 shows a conventional
hands-free device 90 which has a connector 91 thereon and a voice
jack 92 therein. To enable hands-free use of a mobile, the hands-free
device 90 is plugged into an interface socket at the bottom of a
mobile phone with the connector 91, and an external speaker and
microphone device (not shown) is plugged into the jack 92.
Since the interface sockets of mobile phones manufactured by different
telephone venders are not the same, the hands-free device manufacturers
have to produce different hands-free devices for use with different
mobile phones, which may increase the cost of the hands-free device.
On the other hand, users may have to purchase different hands-free
devices to use with different mobile phones, which results in waste
and inconvenience in the use of the hands-free devices. Therefore,
there is a need for the above hands-free device to be improved.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
An objective of the present invention is to provide a hands-free
device with a replaceable adapter for a mobile phone wherein the
hands-free device can interface with different mobile phones simply
by selecting the proper adapter.
Another objective of the present invention is to provide a hands-free
device with a replaceable adapter for a mobile phone wherein the
adapter is formed by sequentially combining a first plug member,
a microphone member and a second plug member whereby the adapter
can be compatibly connected to different mobile phones simply by
selecting the proper second plug member for combination.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a hands-free
device with a replaceable adapter for a mobile phone having a built-in
microphone in the adapter for voice input thereby eliminating the
need for an external microphone.
One aspect of the present invention is to provide a hands-free
device with a replaceable adapter for a mobile phone comprising
a hands-free body and an adapter. The hands-free body has a speaker
and a main circuit therein to provide the hands-free function, a
DC jack to supply power and a signal socket coupled to the main
circuit. The adapter is formed by sequentially combining a first
plug member, a microphone member and a second plug member, wherein
the first plug member has a plurality of signal leads at one terminal
to electrically and detachably connect to the signal socket of the
hands-free body whereby the plurality of signal leads interface
with the main circuit, the microphone member has a microphone coupled
to the main circuit via the plurality of signal leads for voice
input, and the second plug member has a plug head adapted for electrically
plugging into an interface socket of the mobile phone to couple
interface signals from the mobile phone to the main circuit thereby
enabling hands-free use of the mobile phone.
Other objectives, advantages, and novel features of the invention
will become more apparent from the following detailed description
when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a hands-free device in accordance
with the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the hands-free device in accordance
with the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a detail circuit diagram of the main circuit in the hands-free
device in accordance with the present invention; and
FIG. 4 is a conventional hands-free device for a mobile phone.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the hands-free device comprises
a hands-free body 10 and an adapter 20. A speaker (not shown) and
main circuit 50 as shown in FIG. 3 in the hands-free body 10 provide
the hands-free capability to a mobile phone connected to the hands-free
device. An earphone jack 12 for voice output, a DC jack 14 to supply
power from an external power source, and a plurality of indicating
lamps 16 to display the status of power are mounted on the external
surface of the hands-free body 10. At one terminal of the hands-free
body 10, there is a signal socket 58 (as shown in FIG. 3) coupled
to the main circuit 50 to provide a mechanism to interface with
the adapter 20.
The adapter 20 is formed by sequentially combining a first plug
member 22, a microphone member 24 and a second plug member 26. The
first plug member 22 has a plurality of signal leads 222 at one
terminal to detachably and electrically connect to the signal socket
58 of the hands-free body 10. Preferably, the first plug member
22 is a RJ-45-like telephone connector. The microphone member 24
has a built-in microphone 242 for voice input. The microphone 242
is coupled to the main circuit 50 via the plurality of signal leads
222 of the first plug member 22 whereby input voice is directed
to the main circuit 50 for transformation and transmission. The
second plug member 26 has a plug head 262 adapted for electrically
plugging into the interface socket of a mobile phone whereby interface
signals of the mobile phone are coupled to the main circuit 50 through
the microphone member 24 and the first plug member 22. Consequently,
the mobile phone that connected with the hands-free body 10 via
the adapter 20 is provided with a hands-free capability.
The detail circuit diagram of the main circuit 50 is shown in FIG.3,
which comprises a power supply circuit 52, a hands-free circuit
54 and a power charge circuit 56. In addition, the signal socket
58 provides interface signals to and from the main circuit 50. The
power input to the hands-free device from an external power source
is filtered by a .pi.-type low-pass filter and stabilized by a power-stabilization
IC in the power supply circuit 52. The power that has been filtered
and stabilized is supplied directly to the hands-free circuit 54
and to a connected mobile phone via the signal socket 58. The hands-free
circuit 54 is primarily implemented by a hands-free IC and corresponding
circuitry, which is coupled to the interface socket of the mobile
phone via the signals socket 58 thereby enabling hands-free use
of the mobile phone. The power charge circuit 56 makes use of a
power charge IC to charge a connected mobile phone via the signal
socket 58 thereby providing a power charge capability to the hands-free
device.
It is appreciated that the adapter 20 of the hands-free device
in accordance with the present invention can be detached from the
hands-free body 10 whereby the hands-free device can interface with
different mobile phones simply by selecting the proper adapter.
Consequentially, there is no need to purchase completely different
hands-free devices for use with different mobile phones, thereby
eliminating the problems of waste and inconvenience in the use of
hands-free devices. Moreover, the adapter 20 of the hands-free device
is formed by sequentially combining the first plug member 22, the
microphone member 24 and the second plug member 26 whereby manufacturers
can produce different hands-free devices for different mobile phones
simply by selecting proper second plug members 26 for combination.
As a result, the manufacture of the hands-free device is easier
and the cost thereof can be decreased. Furthermore, the hands-free
device has a built-in microphone 242 in the adapter 20 for voice
input thereby eliminating the need for an external microphone device
and thus making the use of the hands-free device more convenient.
Although the present invention has been explained in relation to
its preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that many other
possible modifications and variations can be made without departing
from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.
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