Cellular telephone, personal digital assistant with voice communication unit
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1. A method for hands free voice communications using a personal communications device comprising:
- sensing a bone conduction signal from a bone conduction sensor fitted to the contours of a posterior superior wall of an external auditory canal of a user such that the posterior inferior wall of the external auditory canal remains unobstructed to allow ambient sound into the external auditory canal and to avoid an occlusive effect;
transmitting the sensed bone conduction signal from a transmitter to the personal communications device; and
processing the sensed bone conduction signal at the personal communications device to create a processed audio signal.
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for hands free communication using a PDA. The method includes sensing a bone conduction signal from the bone conduction sensor disposed within an external auditory cannel of the user, transmitting the sensed bone conduction signal from a transmitter to a PDA, and processing the sensed bone conduction signal at the PDA to create a processed audio signal.
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1. A method for hands free voice communications using a personal communications device comprising:
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sensing a bone conduction signal from a bone conduction sensor fitted to the contours of a posterior superior wall of an external auditory canal of a user such that the posterior inferior wall of the external auditory canal remains unobstructed to allow ambient sound into the external auditory canal and to avoid an occlusive effect;
transmitting the sensed bone conduction signal from a transmitter to the personal communications device; and
processing the sensed bone conduction signal at the personal communications device to create a processed audio signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for hands free voice communications using a personal communications device comprising:
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sensing an air conduction signal from an air conduction sensor nonocclusively disposed within an external auditory canal of a user such that at least one wall of the external auditory canal remains unobstructed;
sensing a bone conduction signed from a bone conduction sensor nonocclusively disposed within the external auditory canal of the user and positioned against a posterior superior wall of the external auditory canal;
transmitting the sensed air conduction signal and the sensed bone conduction signal from a transmitter located in an earpiece to a personal communications device; and
processing the sensed air conduction signal and the sensed bone conduction signal at the personal communications device to create a processed audio signal. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for hands free voice communications using a personal communications device comprising:
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sensing an air conduction signal from an air conduction sensor proximate an external auditory canal of a user;
sensing a bone conduction signal from a bone conduction sensor fitted to a posterior superior wall of the external auditory canal of a user such that at least one wall of the external auditory canal remains unobstructed;
transmitting the air conduction signal and the bone conduction signal from a transmitter disposed within an earpiece to a personal communications device; and
processing the bone conduction signal and the air conduction signal at the personal communications device to create a processed audio signal. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for hands free voice communication using the processing capabilities of a personal communications device comprising:
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an earpiece housing;
an air conduction sensor adapted to be nonocclusively disposed within an external auditory canal of a user and operatively connected to the earpiece housing and capable of transducing air conduction signals;
a bone conduction sensor adapted to be nonocclusively disposed within an external auditory canal of a user and operatively connected to the earpiece housing and capable of transducing bone conduction signals;
a transmitter operatively connected to the air conduction sensor and the bone conductor sensor and attached to the earpiece housing for simultaneously transmitting the air conduction signals and the bone conduction signals;
a personal communications device having a processor adapted for processing audio signals; and
a receiver electrically connected to the personal communications device for receiving the air conduction signals and the bone conduction signals. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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