HEADSET

• US 20090203318A1
• Filed: 02/11/2008
• Published: 08/13/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 02/11/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications USA Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications USA Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Haan, Ido de
• Application Number:
  US12/028,868
• Publication Number:
  US 20090203318A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.300
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
• 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 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: H04R 1/1008 Earpieces of the supra-aural or circum-aural type
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1041 Mechanical or electronic switches, or control elements switches in general H01H
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1066 Constructional aspects of the interconnection between earpiece and earpiece support earpiece support for monophonic headphones H04R1/105; earpiece support for stereophonic headphones H04R5/0335
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2201/107 Monophonic and stereophonic headphones with microphone for two-way hands free communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2201/109 Arrangements to adapt hands free headphones for use on both ears

Abstract

The invention relates to a headset comprising a housing with an earphone and at least one user interface input or output function, said headset also comprising a fastening element arranged for positioning the headset close to a person'"'"'s ear during use. According to the invention, said headset furthermore comprises an accelerometer arranged for detecting the orientation in at least one dimension of said housing, said accelerometer being associated with a headset control unit which is arranged for configuring a function of said user interface input or output function depending on said orientation of the housing.

Claims

1. A headset comprising a housing with an earphone and at least one user interface input or output function, said headset also comprising a fastening element arranged for positioning the headset close to a person'"'"'s ear during use, wherein said headset furthermore comprises an accelerometer arranged for detecting the orientation in at least one dimension of said housing, said accelerometer being associated with a headset control unit which is arranged for configuring a function of said user interface input or output function depending on said orientation of the housing.

2. A headset according to claim 1, wherein said user interface input or output function comprises a set of buttons or similar controls for controlling the volume of said earphone.

3. A headset according to claim 1, wherein the housing also comprises a microphone.

4. A headset according to claim 3, wherein the housing has a generally elongated shape so as to allow positioning of the earphone close to a user'"'"'s ear and to allow positioning of the microphone close to a user'"'"'s mouth.

5. A headset according to claim 1, wherein the accelerometer is arranged for detecting the orientation in at least two dimensions of said housing.

6. A headset according to claim 1, wherein the headset is associated with a communication device.

7. A headset according to claim 6, wherein the communication device is constituted by a mobile telephone.

8. A headset according to claim 6, wherein the headset is arranged for communicating with said communication device via a wireless connection.

9. A headset according to claim 8, wherein the wireless connection is arranged in accordance with the Bluetooth wireless protocol.

10. A headset according to claim 6, wherein the headset is arranged for communicating with the communication device via a wired connection.

11. A headset according to claim 1, wherein said fastening element is constituted by an essentially annular ear loop device (8) for mounting said headset on a user s left or right ear.

12. A headset according to claim 2, wherein the housing also comprises a microphone.

13. A headset according to claim 7, wherein the headset is arranged for communicating with said communication device via a wireless connection.

14. A headset according to claim 7, wherein the headset is arranged for communicating with the communication device via a wired connection.