Modular wireless headset system
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A wireless headset system for wirelessly communicating between a base station and a wireless headset worn by a user, wherein:
- the wireless headset includes;
an ear piece;
an ear hook attached to the ear piece and which fits over the ear of a user;
a speaker mounted in the ear piece and positioned to reproduce sounds into the ear of the user;
a boom having one end mounted to one end of the ear piece;
a microphone mounted on another end of the boom;
first transceiver mounted to another end of the ear hook and electrically connected to the speaker and the microphone for wirelessly communicating signals representative of audio signals between the wireless headset and the base station; and
a battery pack detachably mounted on the first transceiver; and
the base station includes;
a power interface for releasably coupling the base station to an external source of electrical power;
a phone interface for electronically coupling the base station to a mobile phone that is physically proximate to the base station to allow the base station to communicate with the mobile phone;
a second transceiver for wirelessly communicating with the first transceiver; and
a battery pack interface for interfacing with a battery pack capable of powering the base station when it is not connected to an external power source and capable of being recharged when the base station is connected to an external power source.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A wireless headset system for use with, e.g. mobile phones, and which incorporates a wireless headset which communicates with a base station via magnetic inductive coupling or radio frequency signals to dial and send or receive calls via a conventional phone, e.g. a mobile phone, attached to the base station. In one embodiment, the mobile phone is carried in the base station which is worn by the user.
-
Citations
30 Claims
-
1. A wireless headset system for wirelessly communicating between a base station and a wireless headset worn by a user, wherein:
- the wireless headset includes;
an ear piece;
an ear hook attached to the ear piece and which fits over the ear of a user;
a speaker mounted in the ear piece and positioned to reproduce sounds into the ear of the user;
a boom having one end mounted to one end of the ear piece;
a microphone mounted on another end of the boom;
first transceiver mounted to another end of the ear hook and electrically connected to the speaker and the microphone for wirelessly communicating signals representative of audio signals between the wireless headset and the base station; and
a battery pack detachably mounted on the first transceiver; and
the base station includes;
a power interface for releasably coupling the base station to an external source of electrical power;
a phone interface for electronically coupling the base station to a mobile phone that is physically proximate to the base station to allow the base station to communicate with the mobile phone;
a second transceiver for wirelessly communicating with the first transceiver; and
a battery pack interface for interfacing with a battery pack capable of powering the base station when it is not connected to an external power source and capable of being recharged when the base station is connected to an external power source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
clip for attaching the base station to an article of clothing of the user; and
holster for securely holding the mobile phone.
- the wireless headset includes;
-
4. The wireless headset system according to claim 3, wherein the base station acts as a holster for the mobile phone.
-
5. The wireless headset system according to claim 3, wherein the first transceiver and the second transceiver wirelessly communicate via magnetic inductive coupling.
-
6. The wireless headset system according to claim 1, wherein the base station is portable and the mobile phone includes a holster for mounting the mobile phone on the user and further wherein the base station is detachably connected to the mobile phone while the mobile phone is mounted in its holster.
-
7. The wireless headset system according to claim 1, wherein the first transceiver and the second transceiver wirelessly communicate via magnetic inductive coupling.
-
8. The wireless headset system according to claim 1, wherein the ear hook is deformable toward the speaker and the speaker is non-pivotally mounted on the ear piece, whereby the ear hook can be deformed to clamp the pinna of a user'"'"'s ear between the ear hook and the speaker.
-
9. The wireless headset system according to claim 1, wherein the ear hook is non-deformable toward the speaker and the speaker is pivotally mounted on the ear piece, whereby the speaker can be pivoted toward the ear hook to clamp the pinna of a user'"'"'s ear between the ear hook and the speaker.
-
10. The wireless headset system according to claim 1, wherein the boom includes an antenna for the first transceiver.
-
11. The wireless headset system according to claim 1, wherein the wireless headset includes a power on/off switch for the first transceiver.
-
12. The wireless headset system according to claim 1, wherein the first transceiver and the second transceiver communicate over a selected one of a plurality of transmission channels and wherein the wireless headset further comprises a channel selector for selecting one of the plurality of transmission channels.
-
13. The wireless headset system according to claim 12, wherein the first transceiver and the second transceiver wirelessly communicate via magnetic inductive coupling.
-
14. The wireless headset system according to claim 1, wherein the power interface releasably attaches to a power cord connected to a cigarette lighter adapter for plugging into a cigarette lighter socket of a user'"'"'s automobile.
-
15. A modular wireless headset system for wirelessly communicating between a base station and a wireless headset module worn by a user, wherein:
-
the wireless headset module includes;
an ear piece;
a speaker detachably mounted in the ear piece and positioned to reproduce sounds into the ear of the user;
a boom having one end rotatably mounted to one end of the ear piece;
a microphone mounted on another end of the boom;
a transceiver module detachably mounted to another end of the ear hook and electrically connected to the speaker and the microphone for wirelessly communicating signals representative of audio signals between the wireless headset module and the base station; and
a battery pack module detachably mounted on the transceiver module; and
the base station includes;
a power interface for releasably coupling the base station to an external source of electrical power;
a phone interface for electronically coupling the base station to a phone to allow the base station to communicate with the phone; and
a transceiver circuit for wirelessly communicating with the transceiver module. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
clip for attaching the base station to an article of clothing of the user; and
socket for securely holding the mobile phone.
-
-
19. The wireless headset system according to claim 18, wherein the base station acts as a holster for the mobile phone.
-
20. The wireless headset system according to claim 17, wherein the base station is portable and the mobile phone includes a holster for mounting the mobile phone on the user and further wherein the base station is detachably connected to the mobile phone while the mobile phone is mounted in its holster.
-
21. The modular wireless headset system according to claim 17, wherein the transceiver module and the transceiver circuit wirelessly communicate via magnetic inductive coupling.
-
22. The modular wireless headset system according to claim 15, wherein the transceiver module and the transceiver circuit wirelessly communicate via radio frequency signals.
-
23. The modular wireless headset system according to claim 15, wherein the ear hook is deformable toward the speaker and the speaker is non-pivotally mounted on the ear piece, whereby the ear hook can be deformed to clamp the pinna of a user'"'"'s ear between the ear hook and the speaker.
-
24. The modular wireless headset system according to claim 15, wherein the ear hook is non-deformable toward the speaker and the speaker is pivotally mounted on the ear piece, whereby the speaker can be pivoted toward the ear hook to clamp the pinna of a user'"'"'s ear between the ear hook and the speaker.
-
25. The modular wireless headset system according to claim 15, wherein the speaker can be detached from the ear piece, rotated 180°
- , and reattached to the ear piece whereby the wireless headset module can be worn on either ear of the user and with the speaker being directed into the auditory canal of the user'"'"'s left ear or right ear.
-
26. The modular wireless headset system according to claim 15, wherein the boom includes an antenna for the transceiver module.
-
27. The modular wireless headset system according to claim 15, wherein the wireless head set module includes a power on/off switch for the transceiver module.
-
28. The modular wireless headset system according to claim 15, wherein the transceiver module and the transceiver circuit communicate over a selected one of a plurality of transmission channels and wherein the wireless headset module further comprises a channel selector for selecting the one of the plurality of transmission channels.
-
29. The modular wireless headset system according to claim 15, wherein power interface releasably attaches to a power cord connected to a cigarette lighter adapter for plugging into a cigarette lighter socket of a user'"'"'s automobile.
-
30. The wireless headset system according to claim 29, wherein the first transceiver and the second transceiver wirelessly communicate via magnetic inductive coupling.
Specification