Voice communication device with foreign language translation

• US 20160004688A1
• Filed: 07/31/2015
• Published: 01/07/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Peter V Boesen
• Original Assignee: Peter V Boesen
• Inventors: Boesen, Peter V.
• Application Number:
  US14/815,644
• Publication Number:
  US 20160004688A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/01 Measuring temperature of body parts ; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue clinical contact thermometers G01K13/20
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/024 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse rate or heart rate A61B5/0205, A61B5/021 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14551 for measuring blood gases
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14552 Details of sensors specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/40 Processing or translation of natural language natural language analysis G06F40/20; semantic analysis G06F40/30
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/58 Use of machine translation, e.g. for multi-lingual retrieval, for server-side translation for client devices or for real-time translation
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/005 Language recognition
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/385 Transceivers carried on the body, e.g. in helmets
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/10 Earpieces; Attachments therefor ; Earphones; Monophonic headphones H04R1/28 takes precedence; stereophonic headphones H04R5/033
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1016 Earpieces of the intra-aural type
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/406 microphones
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2420/07 Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2460/01 Hearing devices using active noise cancellation
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2460/09 Non-occlusive ear tips, i.e. leaving the ear canal open, for both custom and non-custom tips H04R2460/11 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2460/13 Hearing devices using bone conduction transducers

Abstract

An earpiece adapted for being worn by a user includes an earpiece housing, at least one microphone within the earpiece housing, a speaker within the earpiece housing, and a pulse oximeter associated with the earpiece housing. The device may further include an intelligent control operatively connected to the pulse oximeter, a short range transceiver operatively connected to the intelligent control, and a temperature sensor.

Claims

1. An earpiece adapted for being worn by a user, the earpiece comprising:

an earpiece housing;

at least one microphone within the earpiece housing;

a speaker within the earpiece housing;

a pulse oximeter associated with the earpiece housing.

2. The earpiece of claim 1 further comprising an intelligent control and wherein the pulse oximeter is operatively connected to the intelligent control.

3. The earpiece of claim 2 further comprising a short range transceiver disposed within the earpiece housing, the short range transceiver operatively connected to the intelligent control.

4. The earpiece of claim 3 further comprising a temperature sensor associated with the earpiece housing, the temperature sensor operatively connected to the intelligent control.

5. The earpiece of claim 1 wherein the microphone comprises a bone conduction sensor.

6. The earpiece of claim 2 wherein the intelligent control is configured to perform foreign language translation of voice input from the at least one microphone to produce a translation at the speaker.

7. The earpiece of claim 1 wherein the earpiece allows for ambient sound to be heard by the user.

8. The earpiece of claim 1 wherein the earpiece is non-occlusive to allow ambient sound to be heard by the user.

9. A method comprising:

providing a device comprising an earpiece housing, at least one microphone within the earpiece housing, a speaker within the earpiece housing, and a pulse oximeter associated with the earpiece housing;

obtaining measurements with the pulse oximeter, the pulse oximeter positioned at an ear;

communicating data from the ear piece over a wireless communication channel, the data including the measurements.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the device further comprises an intelligent control operatively connected to the pulse oximeter.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the device further comprises a short range transceiver operatively connected to the intelligent control.

12. The method of claim 9 wherein the device further comprises a temperature sensor.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein the data further comprises measurements from the temperature sensor.

14. The method of claim 9 wherein the at least one microphone comprises a bone conduction sensor.

15. The method of claim 9 wherein the at least one microphone comprises an air conduction sensor.

16. The method of claim 9 wherein the earpiece allows for ambient sound to be heard by the user.

17. The method of claim 9 wherein the earpiece is non-occlusive to allow ambient sound to be heard by the user.

18. An earpiece adapted for being worn by a user, the earpiece comprising:

an earpiece housing;

at least one microphone within the earpiece housing;

a speaker within the earpiece housing;

a sensor for providing physiological monitoring of the user, the sensor associated with the earpiece housing.

19. The earpiece of claim 18 wherein the sensor is a pulse oximeter.

20. The earpiece of claim 18 wherein the sensor is a temperature sensor.