HEADSET

• US 20090245532A1
• Filed: 03/26/2008
• Published: 10/01/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: DE HAAN, Ido Gert, HUPKES, Ernst
• Application Number:
  US12/055,422
• Publication Number:
  US 20090245532A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 381/74
• 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: G06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/1423 the instrument generating sequences of position coordinates corresponding to handwriting preprocessing or recognising digital ink G06V30/32
• 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 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/70 methods for entering alphabetical characters, e.g. multi-tap or dictionary disambiguation
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42222 Additional components integrated in the remote control device, e.g. timer, speaker, sensors for detecting position, direction or movement of the remote control, microphone or battery charging device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/144 Movement detection for video coding H04N19/503; analysis of motion in general G06T7/20
• 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

Abstract

The invention relates to a headset comprising a housing with an earphone, said headset being arranged for being positioned close to a person'"'"'s left ear or right ear during use and being arranged for cooperating with a further device. According to the invention, said headset comprises an accelerometer arranged for detecting movements of the headset corresponding to handwriting and for providing output signals corresponding to such movements, said accelerometer cooperating with a recognition unit being arranged for converting said output signals to characters, symbols or similar information to be transmitted to said further device.

Claims

1. A headset comprising a housing with an earphone, said headset being arranged for being positioned close to a person'"'"'s left ear or right ear during use and being arranged for cooperating with a further device, wherein said headset furthermore comprises an accelerometer arranged for detecting movements of the headset corresponding to handwriting and for providing output signals corresponding to such movements, said accelerometer cooperating with a recognition unit being arranged for converting said output signals to characters, symbols or similar information to be transmitted to said further device.

2. A headset according to claim 1, wherein said housing is shaped generally as a pencil-like object having a pointed end section.

3. A headset according to claim 1, wherein the headset is associated with a further device in the form of a mobile telephone, portable computer or similar communication device, wherein said output signals are used for inputting characters forming sms messages, mms messages, e-mail message or the like.

4. A headset according to claim 1, wherein the headset is associated with a further device in the form of a game unit, a media player, a DVD player or a similar device, wherein said output signals are used for inputting control commands or instructions to said further device, thereby controlling the operation of said further device.

5. A headset according to claim 1, wherein the headset is arranged for communicating with said further device via a wireless connection.

6. A headset according to claim 5, wherein the wireless connection is arranged in accordance with the Bluetooth wireless protocol.

7. A headset according to claim 1, 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.

8. A headset according to claim 1, wherein the headset is arranged for communicating with the further device via a wired connection.