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Samsung patents phone feature to prioritize calls for hearing aid users

Patent drawing
Patent drawing from the official filing.

This patent describes a method for smartphones to detect when a user is on a call while using hearing aid compatibility mode. If the cell tower supports it, the phone sends call data through a specific antenna to ensure the voice connection stays stable and prioritized over other data.

Why it mattersThis could improve the reliability of phone calls for people who use hearing aids, ensuring their voice packets are not delayed by other background data traffic.

In the filing’s own words

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a plurality of antennas, communication circuitry electrically connected to the plurality of antennas, memory storing a computer program including instructions, and at least one processor, wherein the instructions, when executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to detect an activation of call service while transmitting, to a base station, respective signals including different parts of data to be transmitted via the plurality of antennas, and when hearing aid compatibility mode is activated on the electronic device and the base station supports voice priority mode in which packets related to the call service are transmitted with higher priority than other packets, transmit the packets related to the call service via at least one antenna among the plurality of antennas.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. An electronic device comprising: a plurality of antennas; communication circuitry electrically connected to the plurality of antennas; memory storing a computer program including instructions; and at least one processor, wherein the instructions, when executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to: detect an activation of call service while transmitting, to a base station, respective signals including different parts of data to be transmitted via the plurality of antennas, and when a hearing aid compatibility mode is activated on the electronic device and the base station supports a voice priority mode in which packets related to the call service are transmitted with higher priority than other packets, transmit the packets related to the call service via at least one antenna among the plurality of antennas.

Facts

Company
Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
Official title
ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PERFORMING CALL AND METHOD FOR THE SAME
Publication number
US20260323367A1
Application number
19644608
Filed
Apr 10, 2026
Published
Oct 15, 2026
Inventors
4
Claims
29

Classified under

H04W 28/0236 Electricity & electronicsH04R 25/554 Electricity & electronics
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