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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2010
Qinghong Cao, Allentown, PA (US);
Liang Jin, Allentown, PA (US);
Wenzhe Luo, Allentown, PA (US);
Jian Wu, Macungie, PA (US);
Zhigang MA, Allentown, PA (US);
Qinghong Cao, Allentown, PA (US);
Liang Jin, Allentown, PA (US);
Wenzhe Luo, Allentown, PA (US);
Jian Wu, Macungie, PA (US);
Zhigang Ma, Allentown, PA (US);
Agere Systems Inc., Allentown, PA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method of integrating a digital encoded-audio bit stream player in a radio-frequency (RF) telephone handset is disclosed. An RF connection is established between the RF telephone handset and an RF unit connected to a network, wherein communications between the RF telephone handset and the network pass through the RF unit. The RF telephone handset is switched from performing as a telephony device to performing as a digital encoded-audio bit stream player. Digital encoded-audio bit stream music is played from the RF telephone handset. The digital encoded-audio bit stream music playing from the digital encoded-audio bit stream player is muted when the RF telephone handset receives a telephone call. The RF telephone handset is switched from performing as a digital encoded-audio bit stream player to performing as a telephony device while the telephone call is active.