All-in-one headset

• US 7,031,475 B2
• Filed: 03/09/2004
• Issued: 04/18/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Kuraoka, Shinji, Ohgo, Shinichi, Yokoyama, Takuya
• Primary Examiner(s): Le, Huyen
• Assistant Examiner(s): CHAU, COREY P
• Application Number:
  US10/796,878
• Publication Number:
  US 20050201569A1
• Time in Patent Office: 770 Days
• Field of Search: 381/74, 381/376, 379/428.02, 379/428.03, 379/430, 379/433.01, 379/433.4
• US Class Current: 381/74
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0289 Telephone sets for operators
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/05 specially adapted for use on head, throat or breast
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2201/107 Monophonic and stereophonic headphones with microphone for two-way hands free communication

Abstract

An all-in-one headset worn on the user'"'"'s head, comprises a head band, a first housing arranged at the head band, a communication unit having selectable at least two communication channels and selectable at least two communication modes, an operating panel mounted on the outside wall of the first housing for selecting one communication channel and one communication mode, an ear-speaker mounted on the inside wall of the first housing, a microphone, a second housing for housing the microphone, a boom member for supporting the second housing to the first housing, an indicating unit for indicating the indication indicative of the selected communication channel and the selected communication mode.

Claims

1. An all-in-one headset to be worn on a user'"'"'s head, comprising:

a head band;

a first housing arranged at one end of said head band, said first housing having an inside wall contacting with an ear lobule of said user, and an outside wall on the opposite side of said inside wall;

a boom member stretching forward from said first housing;

a second housing arranged at the top end of said boom member;

a microphone for converting the voice of said user into an electric signal, said microphone being housed in said second housing,

a communication unit for transmitting the electric signal converted by said microphone, and receiving an electric signal indicative of a communicating partner, with one communication mode between two communication modes using one communication channel between two communication channels, said communication unit being housed in said first housing;

an ear speaker for converting the electric signal indicative of a communicating partner into sound, said ear speaker being arranged on said inside wall;

an operating panel having a communication channel selecting switch for outputting a communication channel selecting signal, and a communication mode selecting switch for outputting a communication mode selecting signal;

a control unit for controlling said communication unit so as to operate with one communication mode selected in accordance with said communication mode selecting signal, using one communication channel selected in accordance with said communication channel selecting signal, said control unit being housed in said first housing;

a display control signal generating unit for generating a display control signal indicative of the communication channel selected by said communication channel selecting signal and the communication mode selected by said communication mode selecting signal, said display control signal generating unit being housed in said first housing; and

an indicating unit for indicating a sign indicative of the communication channel selected by said communication channel selecting signal and the communication mode selected by said communication mode selecting signal in accordance with said display control signal generated in said display control signal generating unit, said indicating unit being arranged on the circumference wall of said second housing, in which

said indicating unit includes at least two light emitting diodes, each thereof emits light of a color different from each other, and

said display control signal generating unit controls on/off states and blinking patterns of said light emitting diodes by turning on one light emitting diode which emits light of color corresponding to said selected communication channel, and blinks said turned on light emitting diode a cycle corresponding to the selected communication mode.

2. An all-in-one headset to be worn on a user'"'"'s head, comprising:

a head band;

a first housing arranged at one end of said head band, said first housing having an inside wall contacting with an ear lobule of said user, and an outside wall on the opposite side of said inside wall;

a boom member stretching forward from said first housing;

a second housing arranged at the top end of said boom member;

a microphone for converting the voice of said user into an electric signal, said microphone being housed in said second housing;

a communication unit for transmitting the electric signal converted by said microphone, and receiving an electric signal indicative of a communicating partner, with one communication mode between two communication modes using one communication channel between two communication channels, said communication unit being housed in said first housing;

an ear speaker for converting the electric signal indicative of a communicating partner into sound, said ear speaker being arranged on said inside wall;

an operating panel having a communication channel selecting switch for oulputting a communication channel selecting signal, and a communication mode selecting switch for outputting a communication mode selecting signal;

a control unit for controlling said communication unit so as to operate with one communication mode selected in accordance with said communication mode selecting signal, using one communication channel selected in accordance with said communication channel selecting signal, said control unit being housed in said first housing;

a display control signal generating unit for generating a display control signal indicative of the communication channel selected by said communication channel selecting signal and the communication mode selected by said communication mode selecting signal, said display control signal generating unit being housed in said first housing; and

an indicating unit for indicating a sign indicative of the communication channel selected by said communication channel selecting signal and the communication mode selected by said communication mode selecting signal in accordance with said display control signal generated in said display control signal generating unit, said indicating unit being arranged on the circumference wall of said second housing, in which

said indicating unit includes a liquid crystal display panel displaying at least two alpha-numerals, and

said display control signal generating unit controls said liquid crystal display panel so that one alpha-numeral shows said selected communication channel, and the other alpha-numeral shows said selected communication mode.