WEARABLE HEADSET WITH SELF-CONTAINED VOCAL FEEDBACK AND VOCAL COMMAND
First Claim
1. A headset comprising:
- a wearable body;
first and second earphones extending from said wearable body;
controls for controlling an external communication/multimedia device wirelessly;
a microphone for picking up voice data from a user of the headset;
a signal processing unit comprising,circuitry for processing said voice data into a distinctly audible vocal feedback signal;
circuitry for enhancing said vocal feedback signal thereby producing an enhanced vocal feedback signal; and
circuitry for mixing said enhanced vocal feedback signal with audio signals originating from said external communication/multimedia device, thereby producing a mixed output signal and then sending the mixed output signal to said user via said earphones.
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Abstract
A headset includes a wearable body, first and second earphones extending from the wearable body, controls for controlling an external communication/multimedia device wirelessly, a microphone for picking up vocal data from a user of the headset system and a signal processing unit. The signal processing unit includes circuitry for processing the vocal data into a distinctly audible vocal feedback signal, circuitry for enhancing the vocal feedback signal thereby producing an enhanced vocal feedback signal and circuitry for mixing the enhanced vocal feedback signal with audio signals originating from the external communication/multimedia device, thereby producing a mixed output signal and then sending the mixed output signal to the user via the earphones. The external communication/multimedia device comprises a vocal command application and the headset further comprises a vocal command control for sending vocal commands to the external communication/multimedia device and to the vocal command application.
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21 Claims
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1. A headset comprising:
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a wearable body; first and second earphones extending from said wearable body; controls for controlling an external communication/multimedia device wirelessly; a microphone for picking up voice data from a user of the headset; a signal processing unit comprising, circuitry for processing said voice data into a distinctly audible vocal feedback signal; circuitry for enhancing said vocal feedback signal thereby producing an enhanced vocal feedback signal; and circuitry for mixing said enhanced vocal feedback signal with audio signals originating from said external communication/multimedia device, thereby producing a mixed output signal and then sending the mixed output signal to said user via said earphones. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system comprising a headset and a communication/multimedia device, wherein said headset communicates with said communication/multimedia device wirelessly and comprises,
a wearable body; -
first and second earphones extending from said wearable body; controls for controlling the external communication/multimedia device wirelessly; a microphone for picking up voice data from a user of the headset; a signal processing unit for processing said voice data; a vocal command control; and wherein said external communication/multimedia device comprises a vocal command application and wherein said vocal command control sends vocal commands to said external communication/multimedia device and to said vocal command application. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for issuing vocal commands to a communication/multimedia device via a headset comprising:
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providing a headset comprising a wearable body, first and second ear phones extending from said wearable body, controls for controlling the external communication/multimedia device wirelessly, a microphone for picking up voice data from a user of the headset, a signal processing unit for processing said voice data and a vocal command control for sending said voice data to the communication/multimedia device; activating said communication/multimedia device'"'"'s vocal command mode by turning said vocal command control on; sending a wake-up signal to said communication/multimedia device via an interface of said headset for waking up a vocal command application and begin recording of vocal command voice data; sending a first alert sound to said earphones indicating that recording of voice data has commenced; speaking vocal commands into said microphone and recording the captured voice data; releasing said vocal command control, thereby stopping the recording of the captured voice data; sending a second alert sound to said earphones indicating that recording of voice data has stopped; sending said recorded voice data to said communication/multimedia device and to the vocal command application; converting said voice data into text or pattern, locally or remotely via a server; and translating said text or pattern into commands that perform one or more functions by said vocal command application and other applications on said external communication/multimedia device. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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