Satellite microphone assembly
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1. A satellite microphone assembly comprising:
- a base housing a microphone and a volume control electronics;
an outer ring coupled with the base and rotatable about the base, the outer ring having a center aperture and a sidewall configured to be engaged by a user so that a user can rotate the ring;
an actuatable button disposed within the center aperture of the outer ring to toggle mute/unmute of the microphone;
an rotational sensor supported by the base, the rotational sensor configured to detect a rotation of the outer ring and to output information about a direction and a degree of rotation of the outer ring to the volume control electronics, and cause a rotation of the outer ring to affect a volume of a speaker;
an inner ring coupled with the base, the outer ring disposed over the inner ring and rotatable relative to the inner ring and the base, wherein the inner ring and the base are stationary; and
the inner ring has one or more protrusions inwardly extending toward the center aperture and the actuatable button has one or more corresponding protrusions engaged with the one or more protrusions, thereby securing the actuatable button stationary relative to the outer ring.
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Abstract
A satellite microphone assembly formed by a base housing a microphone and a volume control electronics and an outer ring coupled with the base and rotatable about the base. The outer ring includes a center aperture having an actuatable button to toggle mute/unmute of the microphone disposed therein. A rotational sensor is supported by the base and configured to detect a rotation of the outer ring and to output information about a direction and a degree of rotation of the outer ring to the volume control electronics, thereby causing a rotation of the outer ring to affect a volume of a speaker.
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1. A satellite microphone assembly comprising:
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a base housing a microphone and a volume control electronics; an outer ring coupled with the base and rotatable about the base, the outer ring having a center aperture and a sidewall configured to be engaged by a user so that a user can rotate the ring; an actuatable button disposed within the center aperture of the outer ring to toggle mute/unmute of the microphone; an rotational sensor supported by the base, the rotational sensor configured to detect a rotation of the outer ring and to output information about a direction and a degree of rotation of the outer ring to the volume control electronics, and cause a rotation of the outer ring to affect a volume of a speaker; an inner ring coupled with the base, the outer ring disposed over the inner ring and rotatable relative to the inner ring and the base, wherein the inner ring and the base are stationary; and the inner ring has one or more protrusions inwardly extending toward the center aperture and the actuatable button has one or more corresponding protrusions engaged with the one or more protrusions, thereby securing the actuatable button stationary relative to the outer ring. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A rotational assembly, comprising:
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a base housing control electronics; an inner ring securely coupled with the base, the inner ring having a center aperture; an outer ring disposed over the inner ring and rotatable about the relative to the inner ring, the outer ring having a center aperture, the center aperture of the outer ring having a larger diameter than the center aperture of the inner ring; a button disposed within the center aperture of the outer ring; and a rotational sensor supported by the base, the rotational sensor configured to detect a rotation of the outer ring relative to the base, the rotational sensor outputting information about a direction and a degree of rotation of the outer ring to the control electronics; wherein the inner ring has one or more protrusions inwardly extending toward the center aperture and the button has one or more corresponding protrusions engaged with the one or more protrusions, thereby securing the button stationary relative to the outer ring. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A satellite microphone system comprising:
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a base communication device having at least one microphone and at least one speaker, the base communication device coupled with at least one satellite microphone assembly, the satellite microphone assembly comprising; a base housing a microphone and a volume control electronics; an outer ring coupled with the base and rotatable about the base, the ring having a center aperture and a sidewall configured to be engaged by a user so that a user can rotate the ring; an actuatable button disposed within the center aperture of the ring to toggle mute/unmute of the microphone; an rotational sensor supported by the base, the rotational sensor configured to detect a rotation of the cylinder and to output information about a direction and a degree of rotation of the cylinder to the volume control electronics, and cause a rotation of the cylinder to affect a volume of the speaker; an inner ring coupled with the base, the outer ring disposed over the inner ring and rotatable relative to the inner ring and the base, wherein the inner ring and the base are stationary; and the inner ring has one or more protrusions inwardly extending toward the center aperture and the actuatable button has one or more corresponding protrusions engaged with the one or more protrusions, thereby securing the actuatable button stationary relative to the outer ring. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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