Method and system of extending battery life of a wireless microphone unit
First Claim
1. A microphone unit comprising:
- a transmitter; and
a microphone coupled to the transmitter, wherein the microphone is configured to;
mute responsive to a determination that a recording device of a base station is not recording video;
via the transmitter, transmit compressed muted audio data to the base station while the microphone is muted; and
responsive to a determination, while the microphone is muted, that the recording device is recording video, unmute.
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Abstract
A method of extending battery life of a wireless microphone unit includes muting the wireless microphone unit responsive to a mute signal from a base station unit, transmitting, by the wireless microphone unit, compressed muted audio data, wherein the compressed muted audio data is compressed via a first compression scheme, determining, by the wireless microphone unit, whether an unmute signal has been received from the base station unit, and responsive to a determination that the unmute signal has been received, unmuting the wireless microphone unit. The method further includes discontinuing transmission of the compressed muted audio data and transmitting compressed audio data via a second compression scheme, wherein the first transmitting step causes the wireless microphone unit to consume less power per unit of transmission time than the second transmitting step.
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19 Claims
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1. A microphone unit comprising:
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a transmitter; and a microphone coupled to the transmitter, wherein the microphone is configured to; mute responsive to a determination that a recording device of a base station is not recording video; via the transmitter, transmit compressed muted audio data to the base station while the microphone is muted; and responsive to a determination, while the microphone is muted, that the recording device is recording video, unmute. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of extending battery life of a microphone unit comprising a microphone and a transmitter, the method comprising:
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the microphone muting responsive to a determination that a recording device of a base station is not recording video; the microphone transmitting, via the transmitter, compressed muted audio data to the base station while the microphone is muted; and responsive to a determination, while the microphone is muted, that the recording device is recording video, the microphone unmuting. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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