Wireless headphone

• US 20070053544A1
• Filed: 11/02/2005
• Published: 03/08/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/02/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: KYE Systems Corporation
• Original Assignee: KYE Systems Corporation
• Inventors: Chen, Jhen-Bang, Wang, Yu-Ci, Cai, Jheng-Jhe, Jhao, Yun-Long
• Application Number:
  US11/263,959
• Publication Number:
  US 20070053544A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 381/384
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6066 including a wireless connection
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1083 Reduction of ambient noise active noise reduction per se G10K11/175; protective devices for the ear, e.g. providing acoustic protection A61F11/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2201/103 Combination of monophonic or stereophonic headphones with audio players, e.g. integrated in the headphone
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2420/07 Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2499/11 Transducers incorporated or for use in hand-held devices, e.g. mobile phones, PDA's, camera's
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 5/033 Headphones for stereophonic communication details thereof, e.g. relating to batteries, cables or control elements H04R1/10

Abstract

A wireless headphone, which includes a headband, two housings fixedly fastened to the ends of the headband, an electric connector mounted in an insertion slot in one housing, two speakers respectively mounted in the housings and electrically coupled to the electric connector in the insertion slot, a microphone electrically coupled to the electric connector in the insertion slot, and a sound source insertable into the insertion slot and electrically connected to the electric connector in the insertion slot for outputting an audio signal to the speakers for output and transmitting the voice signal picked up by the microphone to a wireless communication apparatus through a wireless transmission.

Claims

1. -17. (canceled)

18. A wireless headphone comprising

a headband;

at least one speaker;

at least one housing coupled to said headband, one of said at least one housing having an insertion slot and an electric connector mounted inside said insertion slot and electrically coupled to said at least one speaker; and

a sound source received within said insertion slot and having an electric connector electrically connectable to the electric connector in said insertion slot such that said sound source transmits an audio signal to said at least one speaker.

19. The wireless headphone as claimed in claim 18, further comprising a microphone electrically coupled to the electric connector in said insertion slot and adapted to pick up a voice signal and to transmit said voice signal to said sound source.

20. The wireless headphone as claimed in claim 19, wherein said sound source wirelessly transmits said voice signal to a wireless communication apparatus.

21. The wireless headphone as claimed in claim 20, wherein said wireless communication apparatus is a cellular phone.

22. The wireless headphone as claimed in claim 18, wherein said sound source is one of the devices of Bluetooth module, Bluetooth stereo transceiver, MP3 player and radio.

23. The wireless headphone as claimed in claim 18, further comprising a power supply device coupled to the electric connector in said insertion slot for providing electricity to said sound source or charging battery means of said sound source.

24. The wireless headphone as claimed in claim 23, further comprising a power switch electrically coupled to said power supply device and the electric connector in said insertion slot and adapted to control the connection between said power supply device and the electric connector in said insertion slot.

25. The wireless headphone as claimed in claim 23, wherein said power supply device is disposed in said housing.

26. The wireless headphone as claimed in claim 19, wherein one of said at least one housing has an extension arm that supports said microphone outside said at least one housing.

27. The wireless headphone as claimed in claim 18, wherein the electric connector in said insertion slot is an earphone plug;

the electric connector of said sound source is an earphone jack connectable to said earphone plug.

28. The wireless headphone as claimed in claim 18, wherein the electric connector in said insertion slot is female USB connector;

the electric connector of said sound source is a male USB connector connectable to said female USB connector.

29. The wireless headphone as claimed in claim 18, wherein the electric connector of said sound source is connectable to the electric connector in said insertion slot through a non-physical connection.

30. A wireless headphone comprising:

a headband;

at least one speaker;

at least one housing coupled to said headband, one of said at least one housing having an insertion slot and an electric connector mounted inside said insertion slot and electrically coupled to said at least one speaker;

a microphone coupled to the electric connector in said insertion slot and adapted to pick up a voice signal and to transmit said voice signal to a sound source; and

wherein the sound source received within said insertion slot and having an electric connector electrically connectable to the electric connector in said insertion slot such that said sound source transmits an audio signal to said at least one speaker.

31. The wireless headphone as claimed in claim 30, wherein said sound source is adapted to wirelessly transmit said voice signal to a wireless communication apparatus.

32. The wireless headphone as claimed in claim 31, wherein said wireless communication apparatus is a cellular phone.

33. The wireless headphone as claimed in claim 30, wherein said sound source is one of the devices of Bluetooth module, Bluetooth stereo transceiver, MP3 player and radio.

34. The wireless headphone as claimed in claim 30, further comprising a power supply device coupled to the electric connector in said insertion slot for providing electricity to said sound source or charging battery means of said sound source.

35. The wireless headphone as claimed in claim 30, wherein the electric connector in said insertion slot is an earphone plug;

the electric connector of said sound source is an earphone jack connectable to said earphone plug.

36. The wireless headphone as claimed in claim 30, wherein the electric connector in said insertion slot is female USB connector;

the electric connector of said sound source is a male USB connector connectable to said female USB connector.

37. The wireless headphone as claimed in claim 30, wherein the electric connector of said sound source is connectable to the electric connector in said insertion slot through a non-physical connection.