Assisting Conversation while Listening to Audio
First Claim
1. A portable system for enhancing communication between at least two users in proximity to each other while listening to a common audio source, comprising:
- first and second 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,receive a content input signal,combine the first side-tone signal with the content input signal and 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 users in proximity to each other while listening to a common audio source includes headsets with 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 an electronic device integral to the first headset and in communication with the second headset. The electronic device generates a side-tone signal based on the microphone input signal from the first headset, generates a voice output signal based on the microphone input signal from the first headset, receives a content input signal, combines the side-tone signal with the content input signal and a far-end voice signal associated with the second headset to generate a combined output signal, and provides the combined output signal to the first headset for output by the first headset'"'"'s 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 while listening to a common audio source, comprising:
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first and second 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, receive a content input signal, combine the first side-tone signal with the content input signal and 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)
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18. A headset comprising:
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an electroacoustic transducer for providing sound to a user'"'"'s ear; a voice microphone for detecting sound of the user'"'"'s voice and providing a microphone input signal; and an electronic device, configured to; generate a side-tone signal based on the microphone input signal from the headset, generate a voice output signal based on the microphone input signal from the headset, receive a content input signal, receive a far-end voice signal associated with another headset, combine the side-tone signal with the content input signal and the far-end voice signal to generate a combined output signal, output the combined output signal to the electroacoustic transducer, and output the voice output signal to the other headset. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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