Communication system with accessory device configuration
A communication device and an accessory device for a communication system is disclosed, the accessory device comprising a memory and an interface, wherein the memory comprises first coupling data comprising a first index parameter and a second index parameter, and wherein the accessory device is configured to output the first coupling data to a communication device via the interface.
1. An accessory device for a communication system that is configured to be worn by a human, the accessory device comprising a memory, wherein the memory comprises first coupling data comprising a first index parameter and a second index parameter;
wherein the accessory device is configured to provide the first coupling data to a communication device of the communication system via an electrical conductor, to thereby allow the communication device to operate with the accessory device and/or to configure the accessory device; and
wherein the first coupling data comprises a data structure having a first index position associated with the first index parameter, and wherein the first index parameter is a control index parameter for controlling an utilization of an I/O interface, a headset index parameter indicating a headset type, or an Aux index parameter indicating whether the accessory device has an auxiliary component.
2. The accessory device according to claim 1 , wherein the memory comprises second coupling data, and wherein the accessory device is configured to output the second coupling data via the cable electrical conductor.
3. The accessory device according to claim 2 , wherein the accessory device is configured to receive a write request from the communication device.
4. The accessory device according to claim 3 , wherein the write request is associated with the second coupling data.
5. The accessory device according to claim 4 , wherein the accessory device is configured to store the second coupling data in the memory after receiving the write request.
6. The accessory device according to claim 1 , wherein the memory of the accessory device comprises header data.
7. The accessory device according to claim 1 , wherein the accessory device is configured to communicatively couple between the communication device and another accessory device; and
wherein the accessory device is configured to obtain a secondary coupling data stored in the other accessory device, and determine the first coupling data based on the secondary coupling data.
8. An accessory device for a communication system, the accessory device comprising a memory, wherein the memory comprises first coupling data comprising a first index parameter and a second index parameter, and wherein the accessory device is configured to provide the first coupling data to a communication device;
wherein first coupling data has a data structure comprising a first index position and a second index position associated respectively with the first index parameter and the second index parameter, and wherein the first index parameter and the second index parameter of the first coupling data indicate respectively different attributes of the accessory device.
9. The accessory device of claim 8 , wherein the accessory device is configured to provide the first coupling data to the communication device via an electrical conductor, wherein the first coupling data provided by the accessory device via the electrical conductor enables a coupling of the accessory device with the communication device, and wherein the coupling allows the communication device to operate with the accessory device and/or to configure the accessory device.
10. The accessory device of claim 8 , wherein the first index parameter of the first coupling data comprises a control index parameter for controlling an utilization of an I/O interface.
11. The accessory device of claim 8 , wherein the first index parameter of the first coupling data comprises a headset index parameter indicating a headset type.
12. The accessory device of claim 8 , wherein the first index parameter of the first coupling data comprises an Aux index parameter indicating whether the accessory device has an auxiliary component.
13. The accessory device of claim 8 , wherein the first index parameter of the first coupling data comprises a first audio index parameter indicating a first audio type or a first audio functionality, and wherein the second index parameter of the first coupling data comprises a second audio index parameter indicating a second audio type or a second audio functionality.
14. The accessory device of claim 8 , wherein the first coupling data is accessible by a communication device in the communication system, and is configured to inform the communication device of the different attributes of the accessory deice via the first index parameter and the second index parameter.
15. A communication device, comprising:
a communication interface configured to communicate with an accessory device, wherein the communication device and the accessory device are configured to be worn by a human; and
a processor configured to obtain first coupling data from the accessory device via an electrical conductor, and operate with and/or configure the accessory device based on the first coupling data, the first coupling data comprising a first index parameter, wherein the coupling data has a data structure having a first index position associated with the first index parameter, and wherein the first index parameter is a control index parameter for controlling an utilization of an I/O interface, a headset index parameter indicating a headset type, or an Aux index parameter indicating whether the accessory device has an auxiliary component;
wherein the first coupling data obtained by the processor of the communication device from the accessory device via the electrical conductor enables the communication device to operate with the accessory device and/or to configure the accessory device.
16. The communication device of claim 15 , wherein the processor is configured to create second coupling data based on the first coupling data obtained from the accessory device, the second coupling data having a value that is different from a value of the first coupling data.
17. A communication device, comprising:
a communication interface configured to communicate with an accessory device; and
a processor configured to obtain first coupling data from the accessory device, obtain accessory device configuration based on the first coupling data, and operate with and/or configure the accessory device according to the accessory device configuration;
wherein the first coupling data comprises a first index parameter and a second index parameter; and
wherein first coupling data has a data structure comprising a first index position and a second index position associated respectively with the first index parameter and the second index parameter, and wherein the first index parameter and the second index parameter of the first coupling data indicate respectively different attributes of the accessory device.
18. The communication device of claim 17 , wherein the processor of the communication device is configured to obtain the first coupling data from the accessory device via an electrical conductor, and wherein the first coupling data obtained by the processor of the communication device from the accessory device via the electrical conductor enables a coupling of the accessory device with the communication device, and wherein the coupling allows the communication device to operate with the accessory device and/or to configure the accessory device.
19. The communication device of claim 17 , wherein the first index parameter of the first coupling data comprises a control index parameter for controlling an utilization of an I/O interface.
20. The communication device of claim 17 , wherein the first index parameter of the first coupling data comprises a headset index parameter indicating a headset type.
21. The communication device of claim 17 , wherein the first index parameter of the first coupling data comprises an Aux index parameter indicating whether the accessory device has an auxiliary component.
22. The communication device of claim 17 , wherein the first index parameter of the first coupling data comprises a first audio index parameter indicating a first audio type or a first audio functionality, and wherein the second index parameter of the first coupling data comprises a second audio index parameter indicating a second audio type or a second audio functionality.
23. The communication device of claim 17 , wherein the communication device is configured to determine the different attributes of the accessory device by accessing the first index parameter and the second index parameter of the first coupling data.
24. A communication device, comprising:
a communication interface configured to communicate with an accessory device; and
a processor configured to obtain first coupling data from the accessory device via an electrical conductor, and operate with and/or configure the accessory device according to the first coupling data, the first coupling data indicating a configuration or a feature of the accessory device;
wherein the first coupling data obtained by the processor of the communication device from the accessory device via the electrical conductor enables the communication device to operate with the accessory device and/or to configure the accessory device; and
wherein the communication device is configured to combine at least a part of the first coupling data from the accessory device with at least a part of a second coupling data from another accessory device to form a combined coupling data, and wherein the communication device is configured to store the combined coupling data, and to operate the accessory device and the other accessory device based on the combined coupling data, wherein the combined coupling data is a separate data item from the first coupling data and the second coupling data, and wherein the combined coupling data has a data structure with a first index position associated with that at least the part of the first coupling data, and a second index position associated with the at least the part of the second coupling data.