US 7,519,042 B2
Apparatus and method for mixed-media call formatting
Robert M. Gorday, Wellington, Fla. (US); Paul Edward Gorday, West Palm Beach, Fla. (US); Salvador Sibecas, Lake Worth, Fla. (US); and Philip P. Macnak, West Palm Beach, Fla. (US)
Assigned to Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, Ill. (US)
Filed on Sep. 12, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/660,937.
Prior Publication US 2005/0058075 A1, Mar. 17, 2005
Int. Cl. H04B 7/212 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 370—347 26 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of selection of a mixed media communication format at a portable communication device comprising:
determining, by the portable communication device, a preferred format for an incoming call from mixed media communication formats based on location conditions of the portable communication device including a velocity of the portable communication device, the mixed media communication formats including a text format and an audible speech format; and
sending, by the portable communication device, a media format mode signal indicating the preferred format for the incoming call.