IP Library Granted Patent US 10,045,167
Granted Patent B2
US 10,045,167 · App. 14/510,347 · Granted Aug 7, 2018

Phone record

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Patent No.
US 10,045,167
App. No.
14/510,347
Granted
Aug 7, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An apparatus can include a phone that includes communication circuitry, detection circuitry that detects a communication instability, and recording circuitry that records audio responsive to detection of a communication instability.

Claims (24)

1. An apparatus comprising:

an allied device that operatively couples to a phone that comprises communication circuitry, wherein the allied device comprises a microphone, detection circuitry that detects a communication instability, and recording circuitry that records audio via the microphone responsive to detection of a communication instability and wherein the communication instability comprises a disconnection due to loss of power of the phone.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the recording circuitry records local audio that is local to the phone and the allied device.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the recording circuitry stores the recorded audio as an audio file.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the detection circuitry issues a notification responsive to detection of a communication instability that comprises the disconnection due to loss of power of the phone.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the allied device comprises a watch.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the allied device comprises a headset.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the allied device comprises a part of a vehicle.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the allied device operatively couples to the phone via wires.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the allied device operatively couples to the phone wirelessly.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the allied device operatively couples to the phone via BLUETOOTH® circuitry.

11. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the allied device comprises a battery.

12. A method comprising:

operatively coupling an allied device to a phone wherein the allied device comprises a microphone and recording circuitry;

transmitting audio via communication circuitry of the phone;

detecting a communication instability that comprises a disconnection due to loss of power of the phone; and

responsive to detection of the communication instability, recording audio via the microphone and the recording circuitry of the allied device.

13. The method of claim 12 further comprising storing the recorded audio as an audio file.

14. The method of claim 12 wherein the detecting comprises transmitting a request for information germane to a power level of the phone and, in response to the request, receiving the information germane to the power level of the phone.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein the request comprises an application programming interface call.

16. One or more computer-readable storage media comprising processor-executable instructions wherein the instructions comprise instructions to:

operatively couple an allied device to a phone;

detect, at least in part via detection circuitry of the allied device, a battery level of the phone wherein the battery level is below a threshold level associated with communication instability, wherein the communication instability comprises a disconnection due to loss of power of the phone; and

responsive to detection of the battery level, issue a signal for recording audio via a microphone of the allied device.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2025
From: LENOVO PC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
To: LENOVO SWITZERLAND INTERNATIONAL GMBH
Reel/Frame 069870/0670 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 8, 2019
From: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
To: LENOVO PC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Reel/Frame 049690/0658 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 9, 2014
From: MESE, JOHN C.; PETERSON, NATHAN J.; VANBLON, RUSSELL SPEIGHT; WALTERMANN, ROD D.
To: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 033980/0558 →