Method and apparatus pertaining to Bluetooth#-conveyed voice-based user input
View Patent ↗An apparatus having both a Bluetooth-compatible transceiver and a cellular-telephony transceiver has a control circuit operably coupled to the foregoing configured to facilitate at least one on-board application using voice-based user input. The control circuit, upon determining that a call-setup message as received via the Bluetooth-compatible transceiver specifies a particular predetermined number (such as a predetermined number that comprises an invalid number to serve as a telephone number) to call, automatically uses audio content received via the Bluetooth-compatible transceiver as the aforementioned voice-based user input for that on-board application. By one approach, the apparatus can provide that predetermined number to a given secondary platform as part of a conveyed contacts list.
1. An apparatus comprising:
a Bluetooth-compatible transceiver;
a cellular-telephony transceiver;
a control circuit operably coupled to both the Bluetooth-compatible transceiver and the cellular-telephony transceiver and configured, at least in part, to:
facilitate at least one on-board application other than call setup using voice-based user input;
upon determining that a call-setup message received via the Bluetooth-compatible transceiver from a vehicle's audio-entertainment system specifies a particular predetermined number to call, which particular predetermined number to call comprises an invalid number to serve as a telephone number and which particular predetermined number triggers mimicking a telephone call via the Bluetooth-compatible transceiver, automatically mimicking a telephone call for the vehicle's audio-entertainment system and using audio content received from the vehicle's audio-entertainment system via the Bluetooth-compatible transceiver as the voice-based user input for the on-board application to thereby effect a purpose and function of the on-board application.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the at least one on-board application comprises at least one of:
a calendar application;
a to-do list application;
a navigation application;
an email application;
a local-search application.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:
a memory operably coupled to the control circuit and having stored therein a contacts list.
4. The apparatus of claim 3 wherein the contacts list includes the particular predetermined number to call such that the control circuit will automatically provide the particular predetermined number to a Bluetooth-paired device when providing the contacts list to the Bluetooth-paired device.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the control circuit is configured to automatically use audio content received via the Bluetooth-compatible transceiver as the voice-based user input for the on-board application by, at least in part, mimicking a telephone call via the Bluetooth-compatible transceiver with a Bluetooth-paired device to thereby provide a communication pathway from the Bluetooth-paired device for the audio content.
6. The apparatus of claim 5 wherein the control circuit is further configured to determine whether or not the Bluetooth-paired device supports a Bluetooth call-waiting protocol.
7. An apparatus comprising:
a Bluetooth-compatible transceiver;
a cellular-telephony transceiver;
a control circuit operably coupled to both the Bluetooth-compatible transceiver and the cellular-telephony transceiver and configured, at least in part, to:
facilitate at least one on-board application other than call setup using voice-based user input;
upon determining that a call-setup message received via the Bluetooth-compatible transceiver specifies a particular predetermined number to call, which particular predetermined number to call comprises an invalid number to serve as a telephone number, automatically using audio content received via the Bluetooth-compatible transceiver as the voice-based user input for the on-board application to thereby effect a different purpose and function than call setup;
when the Bluetooth-compatible transceiver supports a Bluetooth call-waiting protocol, use the Bluetooth call-waiting protocol upon detecting an incoming call via the cellular-telephony transceiver;
when the Bluetooth-compatible transceiver does not support a Bluetooth call-waiting protocol, mimicking conclusion of a mimicked telephone call upon detecting an incoming call via the cellular-telephony transceiver and thereafter signaling via the Bluetooth-compatible transceiver the incoming call.
8. A method comprising: using a control circuit, that operably couples to both a Bluetooth-compatible transceiver and a cellular-telephony transceiver, for:
determining that a call-setup message has been received via the Bluetooth-compatible transceiver;
determining that the call-setup message from a vehicle's audio entertainment system specifies a particular predetermined number to call, which particular predetermined number comprises an invalid number to serve as a telephone number and which particular predetermined number triggers mimicking a telephone call via the Bluetooth-compatible transceiver;
automatically mimicking a telephone call and using audio content received via the Bluetooth-compatible transceiver during the mimicked telephone call as voice-based user input for an on-board application other than call setup to thereby effect a purpose and function of the on-board application.
9. The method of claim 8 further comprising:
providing a contacts list that includes the particular predetermined number to call to a Bluetooth-paired device.
10. The method of claim 8 wherein automatically using audio content received via the Bluetooth-compatible transceiver as voice-based user input for the on board application comprises, at least in part, mimicking a telephone call via the Bluetooth-compatible transceiver with a Bluetooth-paired device to thereby provide a communication pathway from the Bluetooth-paired device for the audio content.
11. The method of claim 10 further comprising:
determining whether or not the Bluetooth-paired device supports a Bluetooth call-waiting protocol.
12. A method comprising:
using a control circuit, that operably couples to both a Bluetooth-compatible transceiver and a cellular-telephony transceiver, for:
upon determining that a call-setup message received via the Bluetooth-compatible transceiver specifies a particular predetermined number to call, which particular predetermined number comprises an invalid number to serve as a telephone number, automatically using audio content received via the Bluetooth-compatible transceiver as voice-based user input for an on-board application other than call setup to thereby effect a different purpose and function than call setup;
when the Bluetooth-compatible transceiver supports a Bluetooth call-waiting protocol, using the Bluetooth call-waiting protocol upon detecting an incoming call via the cellular-telephony transceiver;
when the Bluetooth-compatible transceiver does not support a Bluetooth call-waiting protocol, mimicking conclusion of a mimicked telephone call upon detecting an incoming call via the cellular-telephony transceiver and thereafter signaling via the Bluetooth-compatible transceiver the incoming call.