Electronic voice pad and utility ear device

• US 20100119100A1
• Filed: 11/13/2008
• Published: 05/13/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jeffery Shane Devine
• Original Assignee: Jeffery Shane Devine
• Inventors: DeVine, Jeffery Shane
• Application Number:
  US12/291,800
• Publication Number:
  US 20100119100A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 381/381
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 17/00 Compasses; Devices for ascertaining true or magnetic north for navigation or surveying purposes using gyroscopic effect G01C19/00
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/206 specially adapted for indoor navigation
• 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 2250/04 including near field communication means, e.g. RFID
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/68 with means for recording information, e.g. telephone number during a conversation recording of telephone conversations H04M1/656
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/74 with voice recognition means voice activated dialling H04M1/271; voice recognition algorithms G10L15/00
• 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

Abstract

The present invention is an external ear attachable electronic ear utility device, having logic for processing input-output signals to the ear device upon user demand from mechanical switches or audio input, and logic for storing user audio input in the device memory such that the external ear device platform can be extended for alternative hands free visual free operation while making and retrieving stored verbal notes/messages. The ear device can also have functions to identify audio input for preset voice commands, logic for programming to record and playback audio signals on user selection or on audio voice command, a trip route recorder and electronic bread crumbs utility for finding ones way back to a start position using GPS stored point locations. Other utilities include an RFID signal detection and warning, as well as a purely audio interface directional compass.

Claims

1. An electronic apparatus providing utility to external ear devices comprising:

an attachable external ear housing containing the device electronic components,

a audio speaker component coupled to the housing,

an audio input component coupled to integrated electronic circuitry contained in the housing,

an integrated electronic processing component coupled to the audio input signal, and an audio output components,

at least one memory,

an analog to digital converter for digitizing the audio signal,

a digital signal processing coupled to a processing component and the input-output signals, for processing the digitized signal,

logic for processing input-output signals to the ear device upon user demand from mechanical switches or audio input, and

logic for storing user audio input in the device memory,

whereby the external ear device platform can be extended for alternative hands free visual free operation while taking verbal notes.

2. An electronic apparatus providing utility to ear devices as in claim 1 wherein the logic comprises programming to identify audio input for preset voice commands and dispatch logic routines upon voice command identification.

3. An electronic apparatus providing utility to ear devices as in claim 1 wherein the logic comprises programming to record and playback audio signals on user selection or by audio voice command.

4. An electronic apparatus providing utility to ear devices as in claim 1 further comprising GPS electronics coupled to hardware components and logic providing a input voice commandered voice output directional compass, aurally providing the compass direction projected from the last two or more GPS points received.

5. An electronic apparatus providing utility to ear devices as in claim 1 further comprising GPS electronics and logic for personal tracking utility, recording and storing into the memory, GPS coordinates at selected intervals during a user selected journey.

6. An electronic apparatus providing utility to ear devices as in claim 5 further comprising GPS electronics and logic for aurally steering a user from an end to the start of a selected recorded journey using stored audio verbal commands used in audible directing a users path back to the journey start.

7. An electronic apparatus providing utility to ear devices as in claim 1 further comprising RFID component circuitry and logic which alerts the user upon detection of RFID frequency signals within a pre-selected proximity upon user function selection.

8. An electronic apparatus providing utility to ear devices as in claim 1 further comprising audio signal amplification logic.

9. An electronic apparatus providing utility to external ear devices comprising:

an attachable external ear housing containing the device electronic components, a audio speaker component coupled to the housing,

an audio input component coupled to integrated electronic circuitry contained in the housing,

an integrated electronic processing component coupled to the audio microphone input signal, and an audio speaker output,

at least one memory,

an analog to digital converter for digitizing the audio signal voice command to a digital signal,

a digital signal processing coupled to a processing component and the input-output signals, for processing the digitized signal to a preset voice command signature,

a GPS set of electronic components and logic for storing and processing received lat-lon positions upon user demand,

logic for processing input signals from the audio input component upon user command,

logic for processing output signals to a speaker from pre-stored compass direction text and numbers, and

logic for storing pre-converted audio input voice signatures into the device memory,

logic for matching pre-converted user audio input voice signatures with user voice commands,

whereby input voice commands trigger logic to process stored GPS lat-lon positions which upon aural output provide compass direction projected from the last two or more GPS points received, providing hands free visual free operation while obtaining compass direction.

10. An electronic apparatus providing utility to ear devices as in claim 9 further comprising audio signal amplification logic.