COMMUNICATION DEVICE

• US 20070230736A1
• Filed: 06/12/2007
• Published: 10/04/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/10/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Peter Boesen
• Original Assignee: Peter Boesen
• Inventors: BOESEN, PETER
• Granted Patent: US 8,526,646 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 381/380
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/325 using wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/31 Voice input
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/92 Universal remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/385 Transceivers carried on the body, e.g. in helmets
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2001/3866 carried on the head
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/05 specially adapted for use on head, throat or breast
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6066 including a wireless connection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72442 for playing music files
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1016 Earpieces of the intra-aural type
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1041 Mechanical or electronic switches, or control elements switches in general H01H
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1091 Details not provided for in groups H04R1/1008 - H04R1/1083
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2420/07 Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2460/13 Hearing devices using bone conduction transducers
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 5/033 Headphones for stereophonic communication details thereof, e.g. relating to batteries, cables or control elements H04R1/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 5/04 Circuit arrangements, e.g. for selective connection of amplifier inputs/outputs to loudspeakers, for loudspeaker detection, or for adaptation of settings to personal preferences or hearing impairments combinations of amplifiers H03F3/68; stereophonic systems H04S
• CPC Class Codes: H04S 7/308 : Electronic adaptation dependent on speaker or headphone connection
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 : Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

A system may include a personal electronic device having a housing and an ultra-wide band transceiver disposed within the housing. The system may also include a stereophonic system for sending audio information to a right ear and a left ear of a user, the stereophonic system having a second ultra-wideband transceiver. The ultra-wideband transceiver of the personal electronic device and the second ultra-wideband transceiver of the stereophonic system are adapted for providing audio communications therebetween. The stereophonic system may include a switch for switching between the plurality of personal electronic devices. The switch may be implemented in software or hardware.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a personal electronic device including;

(a) a housing;

(b) an ultra-wide band transceiver disposed within the housing;

a stereophonic system for sending audio information to a right ear and a left ear of a user, the stereophonic system comprising a second ultra-wideband transceiver;

wherein the ultra-wideband transceiver of the personal electronic device and the second ultra-wideband transceiver of the stereophonic system are adapted for providing audio communications therebetween.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the stereophonic system comprises a first earpiece and a second earpiece.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the stereophonic system comprises a first speaker and a second speaker.

4. The system of claim 3 wherein the first speaker is in a right earpiece and the second speaker is in a left earpiece.

5. The system of claim 2 wherein at least one of the first earpiece and the second earpiece comprises an input sensor.

6. The system of claim 5 wherein the input sensor is a bone conduction sensor.

7. The system of claim 5 wherein the input sensor is an air conduction sensor.

8. The system of claim 5 wherein the input sensor is adapted for sensing voice commands from a user to the personal electronic device, the personal electronic device adapted to interpret the voice commands.

9. The system of claim 2 wherein both of the first earpiece and the second earpiece include a speaker.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein both of the first earpiece and the second earpiece include an inertial sensor.

11. The system of claim 1 wherein the stereophonic system further comprises a processor, the processor adapted for performing language translation.

12. The system of claim 1 wherein the personal electronic device is a phone.

13. The system of claim 1 wherein the personal electronic device is adapted for playing music.

14. The system of claim 1 wherein the personal electronic device further comprises at least one display.

15. The system of claim 8 wherein the personal electronic device is adapted for playing video.

16. The system of claim 1 wherein the audio communications are one-way communications.

17. The system of claim 1 wherein the audio communications are two-way communications.

18. The system of claim 1 wherein the personal electronic device is adapted to initiate purchase of a product associated with the audio stream being provided over the stereophonic system.

25. The system of claim 15 wherein the earpiece further comprises a processor, the processor adapted for performing language translation.

26. The system of claim 15 wherein the personal electronic device comprises a processor, the processor adapted for performing language translation.

27. The system of claim 15 wherein the personal electronic device is in operative communication with a device adapted for performing language translation.

19. A system, comprising:

a plurality of personal electronic devices, each including;

(a) a housing;

(b) a short range transceiver disposed within the housing;

an earpiece comprising an earpiece housing, at least one input sensor, a speaker, a second short range transceiver disposed within the earpiece housing, and a switch for switching between the plurality of personal electronic devices.

20. The system of claim 19 wherein the switch is a software switch activated by voice command.

21. The system of claim 19 wherein the switch is a hardware switch.

22. The system of claim 19 wherein at least one of the plurality of electronic devices is a phone.

23. The system of claim 19 wherein the short range transceiver is a UWB transceiver.

24. The system of claim 19 wherein the short range transceiver is a bluetooth transceiver.

28. A system, comprising:

an earpiece having a microphone, a speaker, and a first short range transceiver;

a plurality of electronic devices, each of the plurality of electronic devices having a second short range transceiver in communication with the first short range transceiver;

wherein the earpiece is adapted for context driven selection between and communicating with each of the plurality of electronic devices.

29. The system of claim 28 wherein the first short range transceiver and the second short range transceiver are UWB transceivers.

30. The system of claim 28 wherein the first short range transceiver and the second short range transceiver are bluetooth transceivers.

31. The system of claim 28 wherein the earpiece further comprises an inertial sensor.

32. The system of claim 31 wherein the context driven selection between and communicating with each of the plurality of electronic devices is based at least in part on position or movement determined using the inertial sensor.

33. The system of claim 28 wherein the plurality of electronic devices includes at least one device from the set consisting of a phone, a television, a vehicle infotainment system, a GPS device, a camera, an entertainment device, a computer, and a printer.

34. The system of claim 28 wherein the context driven selection between and communicating with each of the plurality of devices includes automatic selection between and communicating with each of the plurality of electronic devices

35. The system of claim 28 wherein the earpiece is adapted to interpret voice sound information of a user and provide data to communicate with one or more of the plurality of electronic devices.

36. The system of claim 35 wherein the data is voice-to-text data.

37. The system of claim 28 further comprising an additional receiver in the earpiece.

38. The system of claim 37 wherein the additional receiver is a radio receiver.

39. The system of claim 37 wherein the context driven selection between and communicating with each of the plurality of electronic devices is based at least in part on video imagery.

40. The system of claim 39 wherein the video imagery is acquired by at least one of the plurality of electronic devices.

41. A cellular phone having a phone housing, a cellular voice transceiver disposed within the phone housing, and at least one bone conduction sensor operatively connected to the voice transceiver.

42. The cellular phone of claim 41 further comprising a short range transceiver disposed within the phone housing.

43. The cellular phone of claim 41 wherein the at least one bone conduction sensor comprises a plurality of bone conduction sensors.

44. The cellular phone of claim 43 wherein the plurality of bone conduction sensors includes at first subset of at least one bone conduction sensors adapted for picking up voice sound signals of a user when the phone is in an open position and a second subset of at least one bone conduction sensors adapted for picking up voice sound signals of the user when the phone is in a closed position.

45. A television, comprising;

a housing;

a television display;

a camera built-into the housing;

a short range transceiver disposed within the housing and operatively connected to the television display and the camera for communicating two-way video for use in video conferencing.

46. An earpiece, comprising:

an earpiece housing;

at least one input sensor for sensing voice sound information associated with the earpiece housing;

a speaker associated with the earpiece housing;

a satellite receiver disposed within the earpiece housing for receiving satellite signals.