Headsets with external speakers with predetermined shapes and designs

• US 10,021,487 B2
• Filed: 09/19/2014
• Issued: 07/10/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Axent Wear, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Axent Wear, Inc.
• Inventors: Yan, Wenqing, Hu, Victoria
• Primary Examiner(s): Tsang, Fan
• Assistant Examiner(s): McKinney, Angelica M
• Application Number:
  US14/491,934
• Publication Number:
  US 20160088383A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,390 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/028 associated with devices performing functions other than acoustics, e.g. electric candles
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1041 Mechanical or electronic switches, or control elements switches in general H01H
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2420/07 Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 5/02 Spatial or constructional arrangements of loudspeakers
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 5/0335 Earpiece support, e.g. headbands or neckrests for monophonic headphones H04R1/105

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a headset, comprising a headband-like component, one or two external ear pieces, and one or more external speakers. The headband-like component comprises a first end and a second end. Each ear piece of the one or two external ear pieces covers one ear of a user and is connected to one of the first end and second end of the headband-like component. Each external speaker of the one or more external speakers has a predetermined design and each external speaker is mounted on the headband-like component.

Claims

1. A headset having a first and a second audio playing modes, comprising:

a headband component, wherein the headband component has a bottom surface and a top surface, and wherein the headband component comprises a first end and a second end;

two external earpieces, wherein each earpiece is configured to cover one ear of a user and is connected to one of the first end and second end of the headband component, and wherein each earpiece includes a built-in speaker;

two external speaker components, wherein each external speaker component has a predetermined design, wherein each external speaker component has a bottom dimension smaller than the width of the top surface of the headband component and is mounted thereon above the first end and second end and not in contact with the head; and

a control switch to change between the first and second audio playing modes, wherein;

in the first audio playing mode, at least one built-in speaker of the two external earpiece and at least one of the external speaker components are turned on, and

in the second audio playing mode, either at least one built-in speaker of the two external earpieces or at least one of the external speaker components is turned on.

2. The headset of claim 1, wherein the predetermined design is selected from the group consisting of a cat ear, a bear ear, a hare ear, a horoscope design, a zodiac design, a non-ear shaped design, a flower, a star, a leaf, a Christmas tree design, and combinations thereof.

3. The headset of claim 1, wherein each of the one or two external earpieces has a decorative element on the side that is opposite to the side coving the ear.

4. The headset of claim 3, wherein the decorative element comprises one or more light emitting diode (LED) rings.

5. The headset of claim 4, wherein at least one of the one or more LED rings on the external earpieces flashes with the music when the headset is used to listen to music.

6. The headset of claim 5, wherein the flashing of the at least one of the one or more LED rings on the external earpieces is synchronized with the beat of the music.

7. The headset of claim 1, wherein each of the two external speaker components has a decorative element.

8. The headset of claim 7, wherein the decorative element comprises one or more light emitting diode (LED) lights.

9. The headset of claim 8, wherein at least one of the one or more LED lights on the external speaker components flash with the music when the headset is used to listen to music.

10. The headset of claim 9, wherein the flashing of the at least one of the one or more LED rings on the external speaker components is synchronized with the beat of the music.

11. The headset of claim 8, wherein at least one of the one or more LED lights on the external speaker components emits multiple colors.

12. The headset of claim 8, wherein at least one of the one or more LED lights on the external speaker components is configured to change its color.

13. The headset of claim 1, further comprising:

one or more control button on the headband component.

14. The headset of claim 1, further comprising:

one or more control button on the one or more external earpieces.

15. The headset of claim 1, further comprising:

one or more control button on one of the two external speaker components.

16. The headset of claim 1, further comprising:

an audio cable for receiving audio signals from an external device.

17. The headset of claim 1, further comprising:

a wireless communication unit for receiving audio signals wirelessly from an external device.

18. The headset of claim 17, wherein the wireless communication unit is located in one selected from the group consisting of a headband component, an external earpiece, an external speaker component, and combinations thereof.

19. The headset of claim 1, further comprising a microphone.

20. The headset of claim 1, wherein the external speaker components are removably mounted on the top surface of the headband component via a reversible attachment motif that allows at last one external speaker component to be functionally replaced with an external speaker of a different design.

21. The headset of claim 20, wherein the attachment motif comprises one or more attachment elements on the external speakers and one or more receiving elements on the top surface of the headband component.

22. The headset of claim 21, wherein the one or more attachment elements and the one or more receiving elements form at least one electric connection.

23. The headset of claim 20, wherein external speaker components with different predetermined designs comprise the same one or more attachment elements.

24. The headset of claim 1, wherein each of the one or two external ear pieces has a decorative element on the side that is opposite to the side coving the ear.

25. The headset of claim 24, wherein the decorative element comprises one or more light emitting diode (LED) rings.

26. The headset of claim 25, wherein at least one of the one or more LED rings on the external earpieces flashes with the music when the headset is used to listen to music.

27. A headset having a first and a second audio playing modes, comprising:

a headband component, wherein the headband component has a bottom surface and a top surface, and wherein the headband component comprises a first end and a second end;

two external earpieces, wherein each earpiece is configured to cover one ear of a user and is connected to one of the first end and second end of the headband component, and wherein each earpiece includes a built-in speaker; and

two external speaker components, wherein each external speaker component has a predetermined design, wherein each external speaker component has a bottom dimension smaller than the width of the top surface of the headband component and is mounted thereon above the first end and second end, and configured to broadcast when mounted to the headband, and wherein the external speaker components are removably mounted on the top surface of the headband component via a reversible attachment motif that allows at last one external speaker component to be functionally replaced with an external speaker of a different design.

28. The headset of claim 27, further comprising:

a wireless communication unit for receiving audio signals wirelessly from an external device.

29. The headset of claim 28, wherein the wireless communication unit is located in one selected from the group consisting of a headband component, an external earpiece, an external speaker component, and combinations thereof.

30. The headset of claim 27, wherein the predetermined design is selected from the group consisting of a cat ear, a bear ear, a hare ear, a horoscope design, a zodiac design, a non-ear shaped design, a flower, a star, a leaf, a Christmas tree design, and combinations thereof.

31. The headset of claim 27, wherein each of the two external speaker components has a decorative element.

32. The headset of claim 31, wherein the decorative element comprises one or more light emitting diode (LED) lights.

33. The headset of claim 32, wherein at least one of the one or more LED lights on the external speaker components flash with the music when the headset is used to listen to music.

34. A headset having a first and a second audio playing modes, comprising:

a headband component, wherein the headband component has a bottom surface and a top surface, and wherein the headband component comprises a first end and a second end;

two external earpieces, wherein each earpiece is configured to cover one ear of a user and is connected to one of the first end and second end of the headband component, and wherein each earpiece includes a built-in speaker;

at least one external speaker component, wherein the at least one external speaker component has a predetermined design, wherein the at least one external speaker component has a bottom dimension smaller than the width of the top surface of the headband component and is mounted thereon above the first end and second end and configured to broadcast when mounted to the headband; and

a control switch to change between the first and second audio playing modes, wherein;

in the first audio playing mode, at least one built-in speaker of the two external earpieces and at least one of the external speaker components are turned on, and

in the second audio playing mode, either at least one built-in speaker of the two external earpieces or at least one of the external speaker components is turned on.

35. A headset having a first and a second audio playing modes, comprising:

a headband component, wherein the headband component has a bottom surface and a top surface, and wherein the headband component comprises a first end and a second end;

two external earpieces, wherein each earpiece is configured to cover one ear of a user and is connected to one of the first end and second end of the headband component, and wherein each earpiece includes a built-in speaker; and

at least one external speaker component, wherein the at least one external speaker component has a predetermined design, wherein the at least one external speaker component has a bottom dimension smaller than the width of the top surface of the headband component and is mounted thereon above the first end and second end and configured to broadcast when mounted to the headband, and wherein the at least one external speaker component is removably mounted on the top surface of the headband component via a reversible attachment motif that allows at last one external speaker component to be functionally replaced with an external speaker of a different design.