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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 06, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas Joseph Karpus, Apex, NC (US);
Patrik Hans Lilja, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
Ericsson Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
455557 ; 455569 ; 379 9311 ;
Abstract
An interface system for connecting various accessory devices to a radiotelephone and arbitrating between conflicting requests for access to the audio channel of the radio telephone by the accessory devices. Included is a controller for controlling operation of the interface system and a switch for connecting the audio channel of the selected accessory to the audio channel of the radiotelephone. A method is also provided for entering user selected operational settings for controlling operation of the interface system and prioritizing access to the radiotelephone.