Cellular telephone, personal digital assistant, and pager unit with capability of short range radio frequency transmissions
First Claim
1. A cellular telephone system comprising:
- a cellular telephone transceiver unit;
an ear piece adapted to be inserted into the external auditory canal of a user to convert bone conductive voice vibrations of voice sound information of the user to electrical signals;
a wireless linkage operatively connecting the ear piece with the cellular telephone transceiver unit.
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Abstract
A cellular telephone system, including a cellular telephone transceiver unit, an ear piece which receives the voice vibrations of a user, and a wireless linkage operatively connecting the ear piece to the cellular telephone transceiver unit, allows a user to be in a hands-free mode when using a cellular telephone. The cellular telephone transceiver unit includes a personal digital assistant and a pager with a vibration module. The ear piece generally uses a bone sensor along with an air sensor placed in the external auditory canal of the user to detect the voice vibrations of the user. Further, a speaker is included in the ear piece to allow the user to hear incoming data from the cellular telephone transceiver. The wireless linkage uses low power radio frequency waves to send and receive signals between the ear piece and the cellular telephone transceiver unit. Both the ear piece and the cellular telephone transceiver unit require power which is supplied by batteries. Both the ear piece and the cellular telephone transceiver may be recharged by simply placing them in a docking station.
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23 Claims
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1. A cellular telephone system comprising:
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a cellular telephone transceiver unit;
an ear piece adapted to be inserted into the external auditory canal of a user to convert bone conductive voice vibrations of voice sound information of the user to electrical signals;
a wireless linkage operatively connecting the ear piece with the cellular telephone transceiver unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22)
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15. A method of hands-free communication on a cellular telephone comprising:
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providing a cellular telephone transceiver unit;
providing an ear piece adapted to be inserted into the external auditory canal of a user to convert bone conductive voice vibrations of voice sound information of the user to electrical signals;
providing a wireless linkage operatively connecting the ear piece to the cellular telephone transceiver unit;
providing a speaker;
receiving via a cellular telephone transceiver an incoming radio signal from an external cellular transmitter;
converting an incoming radio signal to an audible signal which can be heard by a user via the speaker;
receiving via the cellular telephone transceiver unit the electrical signals from the ear piece as sent by the wireless linkage; and
sending an outgoing radio signal from the cellular telephone transceiver unit to an external cellular receiver.
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19. A hands-free device adapted for use with a cellular telephone to permit hands-free operation of the cellular telephone comprising:
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an ear piece adapted to be inserted into the external auditory canal of a user to convert bone conductive voice vibrations of voice sound information of the user to electrical signals; and
a wireless linkage operatively connecting the ear piece with the cellular telephone.
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23. A hands-free device adapted for use with a cellular telephone to permit hands-free operation of the cellular telephone comprising:
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an ear piece adapted to be inserted into the external auditory canal of a user to convert air conductive voice vibrations of voice sound information of the user to electrical signals; and
a wireless linkage operatively connecting the ear piece with the cellular telephone.
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