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Wireless communications connection device

DC
  • US 7,707,250 B2
  • Filed: 05/02/2006
  • Issued: 04/27/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for wirelessly conferencing and sharing content among a number of participants in a mobile environment using an electronic device having audio capabilities, such method comprising:

  • providing an audio mixer disposed in the electronic device to receive an audio input from each of at least three audio interfaces, to mix and clean an audio signal from the audio inputs and to provide an equalized audio output to each of the at least three audio interfaces;

    providing a first local wireless interface between a first audio interface of the at least three audio interfaces and a wireless headset of a first local participant;

    providing a second local wireless interface between a second audio interface of the at least three audio interfaces and a wireless headset of a second local participant;

    providing a third local wireless interface between a third audio interface of the at least three audio interfaces and a remote communications means for communicating with a remote participant;

    providing simultaneous two-way, full-duplex communications between the first local participant and the second local participant during wireless non-call conferencing between the first local participant and the second local participant and providing simultaneous two-way, full-duplex communications between the first local participant, the second local participant, and the remote participant during wireless conferencing between the first local participant and the second local participant and the remote participant; and

    providing simultaneous one-way communications between an audio and/or video content source and the first local participant and the second local participant during wireless sharing of audio and/or video content between the audio and/or video content source and the first local participant and the second local participant, wherein a first communication path to the first local participant, a second communication path to the second local participant, and a third communication path to the remote participant are all discrete, and wherein the audio and/or video content source is integrated within the remote communications means,wherein an antenna of the first local wireless interface, the second local wireless interface, and the third local wireless interface is disposed within the electronic device having audio capabilities.

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