Modular ear-piece/microphone (headset) operable to service voice activated commands
First Claim
1. A modular wireless multimedia device operable to support voice communications over at least one servicing network, wherein the modular wireless multimedia device comprises:
- a wireless earpiece operable to receive radio frequency (RF) signals and render the received RF signals audible, wherein the at least one earpiece further comprises;
a first wireless interface operable to receive and transmit RF signals;
a first processing circuit operable to recover a first digital audio signal from received RF signals;
a digital to analog converter (DAC) operably coupled to the wireless interface and first processing circuit, wherein the DAC is operable to produce analog audio signals from the digital audio signals; and
a speaker module coupled to the DAC, wherein the speaker module is operable to render the analog audio signals audible;
a wireless microphone operable to capture audio signals and convert the audio signals into transmitted RF signals, wherein the at least one wireless microphone further comprises;
a microphone transducer operable to capture audio signals and convert the captured audio signals into analog audio signals;
an analog to digital converter (ADC) operably coupled to the microphone transducer, wherein the ADC is operable to produce digital audio signals from the analog audio signals in accordance with;
a voice recognition software (VRS) coder decoder (CODEC) when the ADC operates in a voice command mode; and
a voice CODEC operable to support voice communications when the ADC operates in a voice mode;
a second processing circuit operable to produce an RF signals from the digital audio signal from; and
a second wireless interface, operably coupled to the second processing circuit, wherein the second wireless interface is operable to receive and transmit RF signals; and
a processing circuit communicatively coupled to the wireless microphone, wherein the processing circuit is operable to implement user voice commands.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a modular headset operable to support both voice communications and voice activated commands. This may involve the use of multiple voice CODECs to process voice communications and voice activated commands. The modular headset includes both a microphone and wireless earpiece. The earpiece may further include an interface, a processing circuit, a speaker, a user interface, a pairing circuit, and a registration circuit. The interface allows the earpiece to communicate with the base unit that couples the modular headset to a servicing network. This coupling to the servicing network and base unit only occurs when the headset is successfully registered to the base unit. The pairing circuit and registration circuit allow the exchange of pairing or registration information between various components. The pairing circuit allows the wireless earpiece and microphone to exchange pairing information which is then compared to determine whether or not a successful pairing can be achieved. Analog to digital converts (ADCs), which may be located within either the microphone or earpiece are operable to process the transduced voice communications in accordance with either a voice CODEC or voice recognition CODEC depending on the selected mode of operation.
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26 Claims
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1. A modular wireless multimedia device operable to support voice communications over at least one servicing network, wherein the modular wireless multimedia device comprises:
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a wireless earpiece operable to receive radio frequency (RF) signals and render the received RF signals audible, wherein the at least one earpiece further comprises; a first wireless interface operable to receive and transmit RF signals; a first processing circuit operable to recover a first digital audio signal from received RF signals; a digital to analog converter (DAC) operably coupled to the wireless interface and first processing circuit, wherein the DAC is operable to produce analog audio signals from the digital audio signals; and a speaker module coupled to the DAC, wherein the speaker module is operable to render the analog audio signals audible; a wireless microphone operable to capture audio signals and convert the audio signals into transmitted RF signals, wherein the at least one wireless microphone further comprises; a microphone transducer operable to capture audio signals and convert the captured audio signals into analog audio signals; an analog to digital converter (ADC) operably coupled to the microphone transducer, wherein the ADC is operable to produce digital audio signals from the analog audio signals in accordance with; a voice recognition software (VRS) coder decoder (CODEC) when the ADC operates in a voice command mode; and a voice CODEC operable to support voice communications when the ADC operates in a voice mode; a second processing circuit operable to produce an RF signals from the digital audio signal from; and a second wireless interface, operably coupled to the second processing circuit, wherein the second wireless interface is operable to receive and transmit RF signals; and a processing circuit communicatively coupled to the wireless microphone, wherein the processing circuit is operable to implement user voice commands. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A modular wireless multimedia device operable to support voice communications over at least one servicing network, wherein the modular wireless multimedia device comprises:
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a wireless earpiece operable to receive radio frequency (RF) signals and render the received RF signals audible, wherein the at least one earpiece further comprises; a first wireless interface operable to receive and transmit RF signals; a first processing circuit operable to recover a first digital audio signal from received RF signals; a digital to analog converter (DAC) operably coupled to the wireless interface and first processing circuit, wherein the DAC is operable to produce analog audio signals from the digital audio signals; and a speaker module coupled to the DAC, wherein the speaker module is operable to render the analog audio signals audible; a wireless microphone operable to capture audio signals and convert the audio signals into transmitted RF signals, wherein the at least one wireless microphone further comprises; a microphone transducer operable to capture and output audio signals; a second processing circuit operable to produce an RF signals from the audio signal; and a second wireless interface, operably coupled to the second processing circuit, wherein the second wireless interface is operable to receive and transmit RF signals; and at least one analog to digital converter (ADC) communicatively coupled to the microphone transducer, wherein the at least one ADC is operable to produce digital audio signals from analog audio signals in accordance with; a voice recognition software (VRS) coder decoder (CODEC) when the ADC operates in a voice command mode; and a voice CODEC operable to support voice communications when the ADC operates in a voice mode; a processing circuit communicatively coupled to the wireless microphone, wherein the processing circuit is operable to implement user voice commands. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method to service voice communications between a servicing network and a modular wireless multimedia device, wherein the method comprises:
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receiving inbound radio frequency (RF) signals from a base unit with at least one wireless earpiece, wherein the inbound RF signals contain inbound digital voice communications; converting the inbound digital voice communications into inbound analog voice communications; rendering the inbound analog voice communications audible with the at least one wireless earpiece; capturing user voice commands, while operating in a voice command mode, with at least one wireless microphone wherein the user voice commands are processed with voice recognition software (VRS) coder decoder (CODEC); converting user voice commands into digital commands; capturing outbound voice communications with the at least one wireless microphone wherein the voice communications are processed with a voice CODEC; converting the captured outbound voice communications into outbound digital voice communications; converting the outbound digital voice communications into outbound digital RF signals to be transmitted from the at least one wireless microphone to the base unit; and initiating enhanced call functions based on the digital commands. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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