HEADSET SYSTEMS AND METHODS
First Claim
1. An intra-oral digital audio player, comprising:
- a. a mouth wearable housing;
b. a data storage device positioned in the mouth wearable housing to store digital audio;
c. a transducer mounted on the mouth wearable housing and in vibratory communication with one or more teeth; and
d. a linking unit to receive audio content and coupled to the data storage device.
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Abstract
A digital audio player device can be attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon a removable oral appliance or other oral device to form an intraoral MP3 player. In another embodiment, the device provides an electronic and transducer device that can be attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon a removable oral appliance or other oral device to form a DAP. Such an oral appliance may be a custom-made device fabricated from a thermal forming process utilizing a replicate model of a dental structure obtained by conventional dental impression methods. The electronic and transducer assembly may receive incoming sounds either directly or through a receiver to process and amplify the signals and transmit the processed sounds via a vibrating transducer element coupled to a tooth or other bone structure, such as the maxillary, mandibular, or palatine bone structure.
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24 Claims
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1. An intra-oral digital audio player, comprising:
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a. a mouth wearable housing; b. a data storage device positioned in the mouth wearable housing to store digital audio; c. a transducer mounted on the mouth wearable housing and in vibratory communication with one or more teeth; and d. a linking unit to receive audio content and coupled to the data storage device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for rendering audio content comprising:
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a. storing audio content in a data storage device positioned in a mouth wearable housing, b. intraorally wearing the mouth wearable housing; and c. vibrating one or more teeth to play the audio content. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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