Portable group communication device and method of use
First Claim
1. One or more portable communication devices, each of the one or more portable communication devices comprising:
- a housing, one or more digital processors positioned within the housing, and at least one memory in electronic communication with the one or more digital processors, the one or more digital processors and the at least one memory collectively configured to implement simultaneous radio frequency voice communication between a portable communication device and multiple other ones of the one or more portable communication devices, by pairing the portable communication device with another one of the one or more portable communication devices by a direct link between the portable communication device and the other one of the portable communication devices, wherein the pairing comprises sending from the portable communication device an invitation message, and in response to receiving an invitation response message from the other one of the portable communication devices, sending from the portable communication device a join acknowledge message acknowledging to the other one of the portable communication devices that the portable communication device and the other one of the portable communication devices have joined a group, transmitting audio data corresponding to speech of the user directly via a wireless medium to each of the other ones of the portable communication devices, receiving directly via the wireless medium audio data from each of the other ones of the portable communication devices, mixing the received audio data, and transmitting the mixed audio data to the user so as to provide to the user combined and simultaneous speech of users of each of the other ones of the portable communication devices, wherein the one or more digital processors and the at least one memory collectively are configured to transmit audio data corresponding to speech of the user over the wireless medium at the same time as receiving via the wireless medium audio data from each of the other ones of the portable communication devices, and wherein the audio data transmitted and received between the portable communication device and each of the other ones of the portable communication devices are transmitted and received over the wireless medium only,wherein the one or more digital processors and the at least one memory collectively are further configured to provide to the user with combined and simultaneous speech of users of each of the other ones of the portable communication devices where the volume of the received audio data for each of the other ones of the portable communication devices is varied to indicate relative distances among portable communication devices in the group.
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Abstract
A portable communication device comprises a housing having therein: a microphone interface for receiving a first audio signal generated by a microphone connected thereto; an audio processing block in electronic communication with the microphone interface so as to receive the first audio signal, the audio processing block configured to generate a second audio signal corresponding to the first audio signal; a transmitter in electronic communication with the audio processing block so as to be configured to transmit the second audio signal; a receiver configured to receive third audio signals; an audio receive block in electronic communication with the receiver so as to generate a plurality of fourth audio signals, each fourth audio signal corresponding to a respective one of the third audio signals; and a speaker interface for connection to a speaker configured to emit audio corresponding to the fourth audio signals.
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9 Claims
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1. One or more portable communication devices, each of the one or more portable communication devices comprising:
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a housing, one or more digital processors positioned within the housing, and at least one memory in electronic communication with the one or more digital processors, the one or more digital processors and the at least one memory collectively configured to implement simultaneous radio frequency voice communication between a portable communication device and multiple other ones of the one or more portable communication devices, by pairing the portable communication device with another one of the one or more portable communication devices by a direct link between the portable communication device and the other one of the portable communication devices, wherein the pairing comprises sending from the portable communication device an invitation message, and in response to receiving an invitation response message from the other one of the portable communication devices, sending from the portable communication device a join acknowledge message acknowledging to the other one of the portable communication devices that the portable communication device and the other one of the portable communication devices have joined a group, transmitting audio data corresponding to speech of the user directly via a wireless medium to each of the other ones of the portable communication devices, receiving directly via the wireless medium audio data from each of the other ones of the portable communication devices, mixing the received audio data, and transmitting the mixed audio data to the user so as to provide to the user combined and simultaneous speech of users of each of the other ones of the portable communication devices, wherein the one or more digital processors and the at least one memory collectively are configured to transmit audio data corresponding to speech of the user over the wireless medium at the same time as receiving via the wireless medium audio data from each of the other ones of the portable communication devices, and wherein the audio data transmitted and received between the portable communication device and each of the other ones of the portable communication devices are transmitted and received over the wireless medium only, wherein the one or more digital processors and the at least one memory collectively are further configured to provide to the user with combined and simultaneous speech of users of each of the other ones of the portable communication devices where the volume of the received audio data for each of the other ones of the portable communication devices is varied to indicate relative distances among portable communication devices in the group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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