FM transmitter for portable audio device

• US 7,623,895 B1
• Filed: 03/27/2007
• Issued: 11/24/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Edward H. Suber III
• Original Assignee: Edward H. Suber III
• Inventors: Suber, Edward H. III
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran; Tuan A
• Application Number:
  US11/728,563
• Time in Patent Office: 973 Days
• Field of Search: 455/41.2, 455/41.3, 455/569.1, 455/569.2, 455/575.1, 455/575.2, 455/575.9, 455 901- 903, 455/91, 455/93, 455/99, 455/344, 455/345, 455/556.1, 455/556.2, 37942001-42004, 37942801-42802, 379/430, 379/432, 379/434, 381/23.1, 381300-302, 381/309, 381/311, 381/312, 381/315, 381 77- 79
• US Class Current: 455/569.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/034 Portable transmitters
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/05 specially adapted for use on head, throat or breast
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6058 involving the use of a headset accessory device connected to the portable telephone
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6091 including a wireless interface

Abstract

The present invention relates generally to an FM transmitter and, more specifically, to an FM transmitter comprised in the headphone or the ear bud accessories to portable audio players. The instant abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.

Claims

1. An FM transmitter comprised on the headphone accessory to a portable digital audio player, said FM transmitter comprises an FM transmitter pack electrically attached to the cord comprised on said headphone accessory, said FM transmitter pack is electrically attached to said cord between the jack plug and the pair of ear buds, wherein said transmitter pack comprises:

a means to selectively turn said FM transmitter on or off at the times when the user desires to transmit the audio stored on said portable digital audio player to an FM receiver using said FM transmitter.

2. The FM transmitter of claim 1, wherein said transmitter pack comprises:

a means to increase and to decrease the frequency of said FM transmitter to the same frequency on said FM receiver; and

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a means to provide said user with a visual display of said frequency selected.

3. The FM transmitter of claim 2, wherein said means to selectively turn said FM transmitter on or off comprises a power button or a power switch.

4. The FM transmitter of claim 2, wherein said means to increase and to decrease said frequency comprises a pair of tuning buttons, a knob and a pad.

5. The FM transmitter of claim 2, wherein said means to provide a visual display of said frequency is an LCD screen.

6. The FM transmitter of claim 5, wherein said LCD screen further displays the amount of power available to transmitter pack.

7. The FM transmitter of claim 1, wherein said transmitter pack is powered by battery.

8. The FM transmitter of claim 1, wherein said transmitter pack is powered by said portable digital audio player.