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First Claim
1. A portable system for enhancing communication between at least two users in proximity to each other, comprising:
- first and second noise-reducing headsets, each headset comprising;
an electroacoustic transducer for providing sound to a respective user'"'"'s ear, anda voice microphone for detecting sound of the respective user'"'"'s voice and providing a microphone input signal; and
a first electronic device integral to the first headset and in communication with the second headset, configured to;
generate a first side-tone signal based on the microphone input signal from the first headset,generate a first voice output signal based on the microphone input signal from the first headset,combine the first side-tone signal with a first far-end voice signal associated with the second headset to generate a first combined output signal, andprovide the first combined output signal to the first headset for output by the first headset'"'"'s electroacoustic transducer.
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Abstract
A portable system for enhancing communication between at least two users in proximity to each other includes first and second noise-reducing headsets, each headset including an electroacoustic transducer for providing sound to a respective user'"'"'s ear and a voice microphone for detecting sound of the respective user'"'"'s voice and providing a microphone input signal. A first electronic device integral to the first headset and in communication with the second headset generates a first side-tone signal based on the microphone input signal from the first headset, generates a first voice output signal based on the microphone input signal from the first headset, combines the first side-tone signal with a first far-end voice signal associated with the second headset to generate a first combined output signal, and provides the first combined output signal to the first headset for output by the first headset'"'"'s electroacoustic transducer.
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25 Claims
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1. A portable system for enhancing communication between at least two users in proximity to each other, comprising:
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first and second noise-reducing headsets, each headset comprising; an electroacoustic transducer for providing sound to a respective user'"'"'s ear, and a voice microphone for detecting sound of the respective user'"'"'s voice and providing a microphone input signal; and a first electronic device integral to the first headset and in communication with the second headset, configured to; generate a first side-tone signal based on the microphone input signal from the first headset, generate a first voice output signal based on the microphone input signal from the first headset, combine the first side-tone signal with a first far-end voice signal associated with the second headset to generate a first combined output signal, and provide the first combined output signal to the first headset for output by the first headset'"'"'s electroacoustic transducer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of enhancing communication between at least two users of a portable communication system in proximity to each other,
the portable communications systems comprising first and second noise-reducing headsets, each headset comprising: -
an electroacoustic transducer for providing sound to a respective user'"'"'s ear, and a voice microphone for detecting sound of the respective user'"'"'s voice and providing a microphone input signal; and a first electronic device integral to the first headset and in communication with the second headset; the method comprising; within the first electronic device, generating a first side-tone signal based on the microphone input signal from the first headset, generating a first voice output signal based on the microphone input signal from the first headset, combining the first side-tone signal with a first far-end voice signal associated with the second headset to generate a first combined output signal, and providing the first combined output signal to the first headset for output by the first headset'"'"'s electroacoustic transducer; and within the first headset, transducing the first combined output signal into sound. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A noise-reducing headset for use in a portable system for enhancing communication between at least two users in proximity to each other, the headset comprising:
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an electroacoustic transducer for providing sound to a user'"'"'s ear, and a voice microphone for detecting sound of the user'"'"'s voice and providing a microphone input signal; and an electronic circuit integral to the headset and including an interface for communication with a second headset, wherein the electronic device is configured to; generate a first side-tone signal based on the microphone input signal, generate a first voice output signal based on the microphone input signal, combine the first side-tone signal with a first far-end voice signal associated with the second headset to generate a first combined output signal, and provide the first combined output signal to the transducer for output. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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