Audio communications system including wireless microphone and wireless speaker

• US 20050026560A1
• Filed: 07/09/2004
• Published: 02/03/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 07/28/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fellowes Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Fellowes Incorporated
• Inventors: Hartman, Kerry, Vassos, Tony, Villaverde, Marcial S.
• Application Number:
  US10/886,715
• Publication Number:
  US 20050026560A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/3.60
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6066 including a wireless connection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6091 including a wireless interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface

Abstract

An audio communications system is configured to support a two-way voice communication with a telephone. The system includes a microphone configured to transmit a first wireless signal that includes the outgoing portion of the two-way voice communication. The system also includes a speaker configured to receive a second wireless signal that includes the incoming portion of the two-way voice communication. The system is configured such that transmission of the first wireless signal and the reception of the second wireless signal may occur at separate locations.

Claims

1. A wireless communications system configured to support a two-way voice communication with a telephone, said system comprising:

a microphone configured to receive a first audible signal and to transmit from a first location a first wireless signal including the outgoing portion of the two-way voice communication, said outgoing portion being based on the first audible signal; and

a speaker configured to receive at a second location a second wireless signal including the incoming portion of the two-way voice communication and to produce a second audible signal based on the incoming portion,

wherein the first location is separated from the second location.

2. The wireless communication system according to claim 1, at least one among the first wireless signal and the second wireless signal being compliant with a profile of the Bluetooth specification.

3. The wireless communication system according to claim 1, at least one among the first wireless signal and the second wireless signal including a carrier having a frequency within the range of two-and-four-tenths to two-and-one-half gigahertz.

4. The wireless communication system according to claim 1, wherein said microphone is configured to transmit the second wireless signal.

5. The wireless communication system according to claim 1, wherein said speaker is configured to transmit a third wireless signal including the outgoing portion of the two-way voice communication.

6. The wireless communication system according to claim 1, wherein said microphone and said speaker are physically separate from one another.

7. The wireless communication system according to claim 1, wherein said microphone and said speaker are locatable completely independently of one another.

8. The wireless communication system according to claim 1, wherein said microphone includes an analog-to-digital converter.

9. The wireless communication system according to claim 1, wherein said speaker includes a digital-to-analog converter.

10. The wireless communication system according to claim 1, at least one among said microphone and said speaker including a rechargeable power source.

11. The wireless communication system according to claim 1, at least one among said microphone and said speaker including a data interface configured to receive data from an external data processing device,

wherein said system is configured to transmit a wireless signal based on the data.

12. The wireless communication system according to claim 11, wherein the data interface is compliant with a version of the Universal Serial Bus specification.

13. A method of supporting a two-way voice communication with a telephone, said method comprising:

receiving a first audible signal and transmitting from a first location a first wireless signal including the outgoing portion of the two-way voice communication, said outgoing portion being based on the audible signal; and

receiving at a second location a second wireless signal including the incoming portion of the two-way voice communication and producing a second audible signal based on the incoming portion,

wherein the first location is separated from the second location.

14. The method according to claim 13, at least one among the first wireless signal and the second wireless signal being compliant with a profile of the Bluetooth specification.

15. The method according to claim 13, at least one among the first wireless signal and the second wireless signal including a carrier having a frequency within the range of two-and-four-tenths to two-and-one-half gigahertz.

16. The method according to claim 13, further comprising transmitting the second wireless signal from the first location.

17. The method according to claim 13, further comprising transmitting from the second location a third wireless signal including the outgoing portion of the two-way voice communication.

18. The method according to claim 13, wherein the first and second locations are independent of one another.

19. The method according to claim 13, wherein said receiving a first audible signal includes converting the first audible signal from analog to digital.

20. The method according to claim 13, wherein said producing a second audible signal includes converting the second audible signal from digital to analog.

21. The method according to claim 13, said method further comprising receiving data from an external data processing device and transmitting a wireless signal based on the data.

22. The method according to claim 21, wherein said receiving data includes receiving data via a data interface compliant with a version of the Universal Serial Bus specification.