Wireless headphones with selective connection to auxiliary audio devices and a cellular telephone
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1. An apparatus for providing portable audio programming for a user while preventing the user from missing telephone calls comprising:
- a pair of headphones, each of which has a housing containing a speaker;
a head band connecting each of said headphones adapted to be fitted over the head of a user so that the headphones fit over a user'"'"'s ears, said head band also containing electrical transmission means electrically connecting the speakers in the headphones;
at least one of said headphones being provided with at least a pair of female ports adapted to receive cable plugs which are formed on the end of cables leading to an external auxiliary audio device and an external cellular telephone separate from said auxiliary audio device and means in at least one headphone to terminate an audio signal emanating from said auxiliary audio device; and
a microphone mounted on a cable leading to said cellular telephone with means for receiving and transmitting audible messages during a telephone conversation.
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Abstract
An apparatus comprising a pair of headphones which have selective port connections formed in their housings allowing connection with an auxiliary audio appliances such as an AM/FM radio, CD player, cassette players, MP3 player as well as a cellular telephone. The apparatus specifically has one port for connection to a cellular telephone which is connected to a switching circuit which when activated by the occurrence a telephonic connection interrupts the audio from the auxiliary audio appliance.
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23 Claims
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1. An apparatus for providing portable audio programming for a user while preventing the user from missing telephone calls comprising:
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a pair of headphones, each of which has a housing containing a speaker;
a head band connecting each of said headphones adapted to be fitted over the head of a user so that the headphones fit over a user'"'"'s ears, said head band also containing electrical transmission means electrically connecting the speakers in the headphones;
at least one of said headphones being provided with at least a pair of female ports adapted to receive cable plugs which are formed on the end of cables leading to an external auxiliary audio device and an external cellular telephone separate from said auxiliary audio device and means in at least one headphone to terminate an audio signal emanating from said auxiliary audio device; and
a microphone mounted on a cable leading to said cellular telephone with means for receiving and transmitting audible messages during a telephone conversation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 22, 23)
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8. An apparatus for providing portable audio programming for a user while preventing the user from missing telephone calls comprising:
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a pair of headphones, each headphone being provided with a housing with a speaker mounted therein;
a head band connecting said headphones adapted to be fitted over the head of a user, said head band also containing electrical transmission means connected to the speakers in the headphones;
at least one of said headphones housings being provided with at least a pair of female ports adapted to receive cable plugs secured to the end of cables, said cables being constructed to engage an auxiliary audio device and a cellular telephone;
switching circuit means located in said housing in connection with at least one of said female ports to interrupt audio signals transmitted from an auxiliary audio device when a cellular telephone is activated by an incoming call; and
a microphone mounted on a cable leading from said housing to said cellular telephone for receiving and transmitting audible messages occurring during a telephone conversation. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus for providing portable audio programming for a user while preventing the user from missing telephone calls comprising:
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a pair of headphones having a housing with speaker means mounted therein;
a head band connecting said headphone adapted to be fitted over the head of a user, said head band also containing electrical means electrically connected to the speakers in the headphones;
at least one of said headphones being provided with at least a pair of female ports, receiver means mounted to said female ports, said receiver means being constructed to receive signals emanating from an auxiliary audio device and a cellular telephone;
switching circuit means located in said housing with said female ports to interrupt audio signals received by said receiver means from an auxiliary audio device before such signals are transmitted to a speaker when said cellular telephone is activated by an incoming call and emits a signal; and
a microphone connected to said housing for receiving audible messages from said user to a caller. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus for providing portable audio programming for a user while preventing the user from missing telephone calls comprising:
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a pair of headphones each of which has a housing containing a speaker;
at least one housing containing a switching circuit which is activated by an incoming telephone call to switch off the audio signal from an auxiliary audio device;
a head band connecting each of said headphones adapted to be fitted over the head of a user so that the headphones fits over a user'"'"'s ears, said head band also containing electrical transmission means electrically connecting the speakers in the headphones;
at least one of said headphones being provided with at least a pair of female ports adapted to receive cable plugs which are formed on the end of cables leading to an auxiliary audio device and a cellular telephone; and
a microphone mounted on a cable leading to said cellular telephone for receiving and transmitting audible messages during a telephone conversation, said microphone containing a switch for activating and deactivating said cell phone.
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