Throwable microphone
First Claim
1. A throwable microphone device comprising:
- a spherical housing having a flat portion;
a microphone, disposed in the housing proximate the flat portion, configured to receive sound waves and generate a corresponding electrical audio signal;
a communication unit, disposed in the housing, the communication unit comprising a transmitter that wirelessly transmits at least a portion of the electrical audic signals;
a motion sensor, disposed in the housing, that detects changes in acceleration of the throwable microphone;
an orientation sensor, disposed in the housing, that detects changes in orientation of the throwable microphone, anda processor, disposed in the housing, electrically coupled with the microphone, the communication unit, the motion sensor, and the orientation sensor, the processor configured to mute the throwable microphone device in response to data from the orientation sensor indicating that the microphone is facing downward and configured to unmute the throwable microphone device in response to data from the orientation sensor indicating that the microphone is facing upward, wherein mute the throwable microphone device comprises not transmitting the electrical audio signals from the transmitter.
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Abstract
Some embodiments of the invention include a throwable microphone device. The throwable microphone device may comprise a housing. The throwable microphone device may include a microphone, a communication unit, a motion sensor, an orientation sensor, and a processor disposed within the housing. In some embodiments, the microphone may receive sound waves and generate a corresponding electrical audio signal. The communication unit may wirelessly transmit at least a portion of the electrical audio signals. The motion sensor may detect changes in acceleration of the throwable microphone device. The orientation sensor may detect changes in orientation of the throwable microphone device. The processor may be electrically coupled with the microphone, the communication unit, the motion sensor, and the orientation sensor. The processor may mute the throwable microphone device in response to data from the motion sensor and may also unmute the throwable microphone device in response to data from the orientation sensor.
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16 Claims
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1. A throwable microphone device comprising:
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a spherical housing having a flat portion; a microphone, disposed in the housing proximate the flat portion, configured to receive sound waves and generate a corresponding electrical audio signal; a communication unit, disposed in the housing, the communication unit comprising a transmitter that wirelessly transmits at least a portion of the electrical audic signals; a motion sensor, disposed in the housing, that detects changes in acceleration of the throwable microphone; an orientation sensor, disposed in the housing, that detects changes in orientation of the throwable microphone, and a processor, disposed in the housing, electrically coupled with the microphone, the communication unit, the motion sensor, and the orientation sensor, the processor configured to mute the throwable microphone device in response to data from the orientation sensor indicating that the microphone is facing downward and configured to unmute the throwable microphone device in response to data from the orientation sensor indicating that the microphone is facing upward, wherein mute the throwable microphone device comprises not transmitting the electrical audio signals from the transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 10, 11)
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5. A method comprising:
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receiving sound waves at a microphone disposed within a throwable microphone device having a spherical shape with a flat portion, wherein the microphone is disposed within the throwable microphone relative to the flat portion; wirelessly transmitting electrical audio signals corresponding to the sound waves, via a transmitter disposed within the throwable microphone device; receiving at a processor disposed within the throwable microphone device, an orientation signal from a motion sensor, muting the throwable microphone device, in the event the orientation signal indicates that the microphone is facing downward, wherein muting the throwable microphone device comprises not transmitting the electrical audio signals from the transmitter; receiving at the processor a second signal from an orientation sensor; and unmuting the throwable microphone device, in the event the second signal indicates that the microphone is facing upward. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A throwable microphone device comprising:
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a spherical housing having a flat portion; a microphone, disposed in the housing proximate the flat portion, that receives sound waves, a transmitter that transmits electrical audio signals corresponding to the sound waves to a receiver; a sensor to detect any motion of the throwable microphone device; a processor configured to; receive at the processor a first sensor signal; determine based on the first sensor signal, that the microphone is facing downward; set the throwable microphone device to a muted state, wherein set the throwable microphone device to the muted state comprises set the transmitter to not transmit the electrical audio signals; receive at the processor a second sensor signal; determine based on the second sensor signal that the microphone is facing upward; and set the throwable microphone device to an unmuted state. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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