WIRELESS STEREO HEADSETS AND METHODS
First Claim
1. A first earpiece of a pair of wireless stereo earpieces that includes the first earpiece and a second earpiece, the first earpiece comprising:
- a body having a first end and a second end;
a speaker disposed near the first end of the body, the speaker configured to create sound from an electrical output;
a communication system configured to provide wireless communication with at least one of (a) a host or (b) the second earpiece and wherein the communication system is coupled to the speaker and to a microphone;
a battery coupled to the communication system to provide power to the communication system;
a USB (Universal Serial Bus) compliant set of connectors disposed at the second end of the body, the second end of the body being shaped and configured to matingly fit and engage a speaker of the second earpiece when the second earpiece is coupled to the first earpiece, and wherein the USB compliant set of connectors are coupled to the battery to charge the battery when the USB compliant set of connectors receive power, and wherein the USB compliant set of connectors are disposed adjacent to the speaker of the second earpiece when the second earpiece is coupled to the first earpiece.
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Abstract
Wireless stereo headsets and methods of using the headsets are described. In one embodiment, a wireless stereo headset includes a first earpiece, having a first speaker and a first USB connector, and a second earpiece which has a second speaker and a second USB connector. The USB connectors are configured to charge a battery within each earpiece without a cable to connect the earpiece to a source of power, and the earpieces are shaped to matingly engage together such that the first speaker mates with the second USB connector and the second speaker mates with the first USB connector. In one embodiment, each of the first earpiece and the second earpiece can be configured to act as master device and when one becomes the master device, the other earpiece will in response act as the slave device.
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61 Claims
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1. A first earpiece of a pair of wireless stereo earpieces that includes the first earpiece and a second earpiece, the first earpiece comprising:
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a body having a first end and a second end; a speaker disposed near the first end of the body, the speaker configured to create sound from an electrical output; a communication system configured to provide wireless communication with at least one of (a) a host or (b) the second earpiece and wherein the communication system is coupled to the speaker and to a microphone; a battery coupled to the communication system to provide power to the communication system; a USB (Universal Serial Bus) compliant set of connectors disposed at the second end of the body, the second end of the body being shaped and configured to matingly fit and engage a speaker of the second earpiece when the second earpiece is coupled to the first earpiece, and wherein the USB compliant set of connectors are coupled to the battery to charge the battery when the USB compliant set of connectors receive power, and wherein the USB compliant set of connectors are disposed adjacent to the speaker of the second earpiece when the second earpiece is coupled to the first earpiece. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A stereo wireless headset comprising:
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a first earpiece having a first body, a first speaker, a first battery, a first communication system and a first USB (Universal Serial Bus) compliant set of connectors; a second earpiece having a second body, a second speaker, a second battery, a second communication system and a second USB compliant set of connectors; wherein the first USB compliant set of connectors is configured to charge the first battery without a cable to directly connect the first earpiece to a power source that is external to the first earpiece; and wherein the second USB compliant set of connectors is configured to charge the second battery without a cable to directly connect the second earpiece to a power source that is external to the second earpiece; and wherein the first earpiece and the second earpiece are shaped and configured to matingly engage together such that the first speaker mates with a portion of the second earpiece having the second USB compliant set of connectors and the second speaker mates with a portion of the first earpiece having the first USB compliant set of connectors. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of using a wireless stereo headset having a pair of earpieces comprising a first earpiece and a second earpiece, the method comprising:
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connecting together the first earpiece and the second earpiece, the first earpiece having a first speaker and a first USB (Universal Serial Bus) compliant set of conductors, and the second earpiece having a second speaker and a second USB compliant set of conductors, the first speaker covering the second USB compliant set of conductors when the first and the second earpieces are connected together, and the second speaker covering the first USB compliant set of conductors when the first and the second earpieces are connected together; separating the first earpiece and the second earpiece, wherein the separating exposes the first USB compliant set of conductors and the second USB compliant set of conductors. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method of a wireless stereo headset having a pair of earpieces comprising a first earpiece and a second earpiece, the method comprising:
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detecting a separation of the first earpiece and the second earpiece from a state in which the first earpiece and the second earpiece were connected together; and changing a state of at least one of the first and the second earpieces in response to detecting the separation. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A stereo wireless headset comprising:
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a housing having a first chamber and a second chamber; a USB (Universal Serial Bus) compliant connector moveably coupled to the housing; a first earpiece removably disposed within the first chamber, the first earpiece having a first battery and a first set of connectors configured to receive power to recharge the first battery while the first earpiece is within the first chamber; and a second earpiece removably disposed within the second chamber, the second earpiece having a second battery and a second set of connectors configured to receive power to recharge the second battery while the second earpiece is within the second chamber. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A stereo wireless headset comprising:
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a first earpiece having a first body, a first speaker, a first microphone, a first battery and a first communication system; a second earpiece having a second body, a second speaker, a second microphone, a second battery, and a second communication system; wherein each of the first communication system and the second communication system is configured to act as a master device or a slave device such that when the first communication system is the master device then the second communication system is the slave device in a binaural mode and when the second communication system is the master device then the first communication system is the slave device in the binaural mode. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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