Voice transmission apparatus with UWB

• US 7,215,790 B2
• Filed: 06/13/2005
• Issued: 05/08/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/10/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Peter V Boesen
• Original Assignee: Genesis Systems, Inc.
• Inventors: Boesen, Jr., James F., Boesen, Peter V.
• Primary Examiner(s): Kuntz, Curtis
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ensey, Brian
• Application Number:
  US11/151,083
• Publication Number:
  US 20050232449A1
• Time in Patent Office: 694 Days
• Field of Search: 381/23.1, 381/312, 381/314, 381/315, 381/321, 381/322, 381/326, 381/329, 381/330, 455/90.3, 455/100, 455/351, 455/462, 455/552.1, 455/575, 455/553.1, 379/430
• US Class Current: 381/380
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0256 wherein the modules are operable in the detached state, e.g. one module for the user interface and one module for the transceiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/05 specially adapted for use on head, throat or breast
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6066 including a wireless connection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1016 Earpieces of the intra-aural type
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2201/107 Monophonic and stereophonic headphones with microphone for two-way hands free communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2420/07 Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2460/13 Hearing devices using bone conduction transducers

Abstract

A voice communication device such as an earpiece that provides for ultra short range transmission of voice sound information using ultra wide band (UWB) radio communications is disclosed. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a voice communication device includes a speaker, a bone conduction sensor for sensing voice sound vibrations, and an UWB transceiver operatively connected to the speaker and the bone conduction sensor. According to another embodiment of the present invention, a voice communication device is disclosed that includes an earpiece housing, a speaker operatively connected to the earpiece housing for transducing audio, an air conduction sensor operatively connected to the housing for sensing voice sound information, a processor electrically connected to the speaker and the bone conduction sensor and disposed within the earpiece housing, and an UWB transceiver operatively connected to the processor.

Claims

1. A voice communication system comprising:

a UWB earpiece comprising a speaker, a sensor, and a UWB transceiver operatively connected to the speaker and the sensor;

a phone adapted for operative communication with the UWB earpiece wherein the phone includes a second UWB transceiver for communicating with the UWB transceiver of the UWB earpiece;

wherein the UWB earpiece is adapted to communicate an identifier associated with the UWB earpiece to the phone and voice sound information of a user of the phone to the phone.

2. The voice communication system, of claim 1 wherein the sensor is an air conduction sensor.

3. The voice communication system of claim 1 wherein the sensor is a bone conduction sensor.