METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUDIO SHARING
First Claim
1. A first headphone system for sharing audio, the first headphone system comprising:
- a first module configured to communicate with a first audio device, the first module further configured to receive first audio data from the first audio device;
a set of one or more first speakers configured to output second audio based on second audio data;
at least one microphone configured to receive first voice data from a user while the set of one or more first speakers is outputting the second audio;
a second module configured to establish a wireless network to communicate with one or more second headphone systems over one or more unicast communication channels; and
a first processor configured to receive the second audio data from a particular second headphone system of the one or more second headphone systems, the particular second headphone system receiving the second audio data from a second audio device, to stream the second audio data over a respective unicast communication channel of the one or more unicast communication channels to each other second headphone system of the one or more second headphone systems other than the particular second headphone system for each other second headphone system to output the second audio based on the second audio data, to communicate the first voice data over the wireless network to each second headphone system of the one or more second headphone systems, and to receive second voice data over the wireless network from at least one second headphone system of the one or more second headphone systems.
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Abstract
The present invention provide a method and system of audio sharing aimed to revolutionize the way people listen and share music and to give multiple uses to a wireless headphone referred to as HEDphone. A communication protocol referred to as HEDtech protocol is used in a HED system to allow users to share music amongst a plurality of HEDphones while using a single audio source. A wireless connection is established between the HEDphone and a mobile device including an audio source while simultaneously having the capability of allowing other HEDphone users to join wirelessly and listen to the same audio source. A feature of Super Human Hearing (SHH) goes beyond conventional ANR (ambient noise reduction) with additional features that allow the user to control their aural environment by being able to directionally increase or decrease selective frequencies.
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23 Claims
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1. A first headphone system for sharing audio, the first headphone system comprising:
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a first module configured to communicate with a first audio device, the first module further configured to receive first audio data from the first audio device; a set of one or more first speakers configured to output second audio based on second audio data; at least one microphone configured to receive first voice data from a user while the set of one or more first speakers is outputting the second audio; a second module configured to establish a wireless network to communicate with one or more second headphone systems over one or more unicast communication channels; and a first processor configured to receive the second audio data from a particular second headphone system of the one or more second headphone systems, the particular second headphone system receiving the second audio data from a second audio device, to stream the second audio data over a respective unicast communication channel of the one or more unicast communication channels to each other second headphone system of the one or more second headphone systems other than the particular second headphone system for each other second headphone system to output the second audio based on the second audio data, to communicate the first voice data over the wireless network to each second headphone system of the one or more second headphone systems, and to receive second voice data over the wireless network from at least one second headphone system of the one or more second headphone systems. - 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 method performed by a host headphone system, the method comprising:
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establishing one or more unicast communication channels on a wireless network with one or more guest headphone systems; receiving gust audio data from a particular guest headphone system of the one or more guest headphone systems over the wireless network, the particular guest headphone system receiving the guest audio data from a guest audio device; outputting guest audio by a set of one or more speakers, the guest audio being based on the guest audio data; streaming the guest audio data over a respective unicast communication channel of the one or more unicast communication channels on the wireless network to each other guest headphone system of the one or more guest headphone systems other than the particular guest headphone system for each other guest headphone system to output the guest audio based on the guest audio data; receiving by at least one first microphone first voice data from a user while the set of one or more speakers is outputting the guest audio; communicating the first voice data over the wireless network to each guest headphone system of the one or more guest headphone systems; and receiving over the wireless network second voice data from at least one guest headphone system of the one or more guest headphone systems. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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