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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 30, 1999
Abstract
An apparatus (,) is disclosed for automatically controlling the volume level of an audio signal transmitted to or received by a mobile station and/or terminal within a telecommunications network, the apparatus including a noise measuring device (,), a volume controller (,) communicably coupled to the noise measuring device, and a memory module (,) communicably coupled to the noise measuring device. In a wireless telecommunications network, the memory module may comprise a subscriber identity module (SIM) and contain preferred volume levels for given levels of noise for that particular subscriber. A method is also disclosed for automatically controlling the volume level of an audio signal transmitted to or received by a phone terminal and/or mobile station within a telecommunications network, comprising the steps of obtaining measurements of a background noise signal, obtaining a preferred volume level corresponding to the measurement of a background noise signal, and automatically adjusting the volume level of the audio signal to the preferred volume level.