HEADSET FOR USER SPECIFIC AUDIO SERVICE AND METHOD FOR USER SPECIFIC AUDIO SERVICE USING THE SAME

• US 20100183183A1
• Filed: 12/12/2007
• Published: 07/22/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Inventors: Bae, Chang Seok, Won, Jong Ho
• Granted Patent: US 8,498,439 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 381/374
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1041 Mechanical or electronic switches, or control elements switches in general H01H
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2420/07 Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 5/033 Headphones for stereophonic communication details thereof, e.g. relating to batteries, cables or control elements H04R1/10

Abstract

Provided are a headset for a user specific audio service and a method for a user specific audio service using the same. The headset for a user specific audio service includes: a sensing unit sensing whether or not the headset is put on; an information collecting unit determining whether or not the headset is put on by the sensing unit and collecting current situation information of a user when the headset is put on; and an information processing unit generating a user profile based on the current situation information of the user, and controlling an audio signal output of a digital audio device based on the generated user profile.

Claims

1. A headset for a user specific audio service, comprising:

a sensing unit sensing whether or not the headset is put on;

an information collecting unit determining whether or not the headset is put on by the sensing unit and collecting current situation information of a user when the headset is put on; and

an information processing unit generating a user profile based on the current situation information of the user, and controlling an audio signal output of a digital audio device based on the generated user profile.

2. The headset of claim 1, further comprising a wireless communication unit performing wireless communication.

3. The headset of claim 1, wherein the sensing unit comprises one of a temperature sensing unit, a light sensing unit, an acceleration sensing unit, a gyro sensing unit, a pressure sensing unit, a skin conductivity sensing unit, and a pulse sensing unit.

4. The headset of claim 1, wherein the information collecting unit is mounted on the digital audio device.

5. The headset of claim 1 or 4, wherein the information collecting unit comprises at least one of a temperature sensing unit, a light sensing unit, an acceleration sensing unit, a gyro sensing unit, a pressure sensing unit, a skin conductivity sensing unit, and a pulse sensing unit.

6. The headset of claim 1, wherein the user profile comprises types or lists of specific situation audio that the user prefers.

7. A method for a specific user audio service by using a headset, the headset outputting music appropriate for a user through wireless communication between the headset and a digital audio device, the method comprising the steps of:

determining whether or not the user wears the headset;

searching the digital audio device when the user wears the headset;

collecting current situation information of the user when the digital audio device is detected;

analyzing a user profile based on the collected current situation information of the user; and

providing the user specific audio service based on the analyzed user profile.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the current situation information of the user comprises at least one of a temperature sensing unit, a light sensing unit, an acceleration sensing unit, a gyro sensing unit, a pressure sensing unit, a skin conductivity sensing unit and a pulse sensing unit.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the user profile comprises types or lists of specific situation audio that the user prefers.