Multimedia microphone device

• US 20050175188A1
• Filed: 04/06/2004
• Published: 08/11/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 02/11/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Yoga Electronics Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Yoga Electronics Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Chen, Chin-Chun
• Application Number:
  US10/820,235
• Publication Number:
  US 20050175188A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 381/91
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/16 Sound input; Sound output speech processing G10L
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/04 Structural association of microphone with electric circuitry therefor in deaf-aid sets H04R25/00

Abstract

A multimedia microphone device includes a base, an upright support member, a sound pickup unit, a control circuit, a host transmission unit, and an expansion transmission unit. The upright support member is coupled to the base and has the sound pickup unit mounted thereon. The control circuit is mounted in the base, and is coupled electrically to the sound pickup unit. The host transmission unit is mounted on the base, and is adapted to establish signal transmission between the control circuit and an external host terminal so as to permit transmission of signals picked up by the sound pickup unit to the host terminal. The expansion transmission unit is mounted on the base, and is adapted to establish signal transmission between the control circuit and an external peripheral device such that the host terminal is able to communicate with the peripheral device through the control circuit.

Claims

1. A multimedia microphone device comprising:

a base;

an upright support member having a lower coupling end coupled to said base, and an upper mounting end;

a sound pickup unit mounted on said upper mounting end of said support member;

a control circuit mounted in said base and coupled electrically to said sound pickup unit;

a host transmission unit mounted on said base, coupled electrically to said control circuit, and adapted to establish signal transmission between said control circuit and an external host terminal so as to permit transmission of signals picked up by said sound pickup unit to the host terminal; and

an expansion transmission unit mounted on said base, coupled electrically to said control circuit, and adapted to establish signal transmission between said control circuit and an external peripheral device such that the host terminal is able to communicate with the peripheral device through said control circuit.

2. The multimedia microphone device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said lower coupling end of said support member is coupled pivotally to said base.

3. The multimedia microphone device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said support member is bendable.

4. The multimedia microphone device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said host transmission unit is a wired transmission unit.

5. The multimedia microphone device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said host transmission unit is a wireless transmission unit.

6. The multimedia microphone device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said expansion transmission unit includes first and second universal serial bus ports.

7. The multimedia microphone device as claimed in claim 6, wherein said expansion transmission unit further includes first and second status indicators mounted on said base, and coupled electrically to and controlled by said control circuit to indicate operating status of a respective one of said first and second universal serial bus ports.

8. The multimedia microphone device as claimed in claim 7, wherein each of said first and second status indicators is a light emitting diode.