Dual ear voice communication device
First Claim
1. A method for voice communication, comprising:
- sensing at least one channel of audio information from within a first external auditory canal of a first user with a first non-occlusive earpiece;
sensing at least one channel of audio information from within a second external auditory canal of the first user with a second non-occlusive earpiece;
producing an outgoing stereophonic audio signal based on the at least one channel of audio information from the first external auditory canal and the at least one channel of audio information from the second external auditory canal;
wirelessly transmitting the outgoing stereophonic audio signal;
wirelessly receiving an incoming stereophonic audio signal;
transducing a first channel of the incoming stereophonic audio signal at a first speaker proximate a first external auditory canal of a second user with a first non-occlusive earpiece; and
transducing a second channel of the incoming stereophonic audio signal at a second speaker proximate a second external auditory canal of the second user with a second non-occlusive earpiece.
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Abstract
A method for voice communication which includes sensing at least one channel of audio information from proximate a first external auditory canal of a user, sensing at least one channel of audio information proximate a second external auditory canal of the user, and wirelessly transmitting the at least one channel of audio information from proximate the first external auditory canal of the user and the at least one channel of audio information from proximate the second external auditory canal of the user. The method may further include producing a stereophonic audio signal based on the at least one channel of audio information from proximate the first external auditory canal and the at least one channel of audio information from proximate the second external auditory canal. The signal may be stereophonic, recognize right or left, and be tailored to fit the audiometric needs of the user.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for voice communication, comprising:
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sensing at least one channel of audio information from within a first external auditory canal of a first user with a first non-occlusive earpiece; sensing at least one channel of audio information from within a second external auditory canal of the first user with a second non-occlusive earpiece; producing an outgoing stereophonic audio signal based on the at least one channel of audio information from the first external auditory canal and the at least one channel of audio information from the second external auditory canal; wirelessly transmitting the outgoing stereophonic audio signal; wirelessly receiving an incoming stereophonic audio signal; transducing a first channel of the incoming stereophonic audio signal at a first speaker proximate a first external auditory canal of a second user with a first non-occlusive earpiece; and transducing a second channel of the incoming stereophonic audio signal at a second speaker proximate a second external auditory canal of the second user with a second non-occlusive earpiece. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for stereophonic voice communication between a first user and a second user, comprising:
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sensing at least one channel of audio information proximate a first external auditory canal of the first user with a first nonocclusive earpiece; sensing at least one channel of audio information proximate a second external auditory canal of the first user with a second nonocclusive earpiece; wirelessly transmitting the at least one channel of audio information proximate the first external auditory canal of the first user and the at least one channel of audio information proximate the second external auditory canal of the first user; outputting at least one channel of audio information proximate a first external auditory canal of the second user with a first non-occlusive earpiece; outputting at least one channel of audio information proximate a second external auditory canal of the second user with a second non-occlusive earpiece. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method comprising:
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collecting a stereophonic representation of sound associated with a first user using one or more sensors positioned proximate each external auditory canal of the first user with a non-occlusive earpiece; sending the stereophonic representation of sound to a voice communication device associated with the first user; sending the stereophonic representation of sound from the voice communication device to a second user; playing the stereophonic representation of sound for the second user proximate each external auditory canal of the second user with a non-occlusive ear piece. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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