Portable speakerphone with pivoting microphone boom
First Claim
1. A speakerphone comprising:
- a housing;
a speaker mounted to said housing;
a unidirectional microphone;
a microphone boom pivotably coupled to said housing, said microphone boom capable of being placed at a plurality of positions, said unidirectional microphone mounted at a distal end of said microphone boom, wherein a region of said microphone having a lowest sensitivity is aimed at said speaker when said microphone boom is located in any of said plurality of positions; and
a wireless networking module adapted to transmit first signals via a short distance wireless network to a peripheral electronic device and to receive second signals via said short distance wireless network from said peripheral electronic device, wherein said first signals are initially received by said unidirectional microphone, and wherein said second signals are output by said speaker after receipt by said wireless network module.
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Abstract
A wireless speakerphone with a pivoting microphone boom is provided. The speakerphone communicates via a wireless network to a cellular telephone, cellular telephone adaptor, land-line telephone, land-line telephone adaptor, computer, personal digital assistant, or other device capable of communicating via the wireless network. The microphone contained in the pivoting boom is a directional microphone, the design of the boom being such that the location of minimal microphone sensitivity is always directed towards the speakerphone'"'"'s speaker. The wireless speakerphone may also include an integral display, thereby allowing various types of system information to be displayed, aid speakerphone/system configuration and provide expanded speakerphone functionality.
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24 Claims
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1. A speakerphone comprising:
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a housing; a speaker mounted to said housing; a unidirectional microphone; a microphone boom pivotably coupled to said housing, said microphone boom capable of being placed at a plurality of positions, said unidirectional microphone mounted at a distal end of said microphone boom, wherein a region of said microphone having a lowest sensitivity is aimed at said speaker when said microphone boom is located in any of said plurality of positions; and a wireless networking module adapted to transmit first signals via a short distance wireless network to a peripheral electronic device and to receive second signals via said short distance wireless network from said peripheral electronic device, wherein said first signals are initially received by said unidirectional microphone, and wherein said second signals are output by said speaker after receipt by said wireless network module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A speakerphone comprising:
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a housing; a speaker mounted to said housing; a unidirectional microphone; a sound processor coupled to said unidirectional microphone; a portable power source coupled to said sound processor; a microphone boom pivotably coupled to said housing, said microphone boom capable of being placed at a plurality of positions, said unidirectional microphone mounted at a distal end of said microphone boom, wherein a region of said microphone having a lowest sensitivity is aimed at said speaker when said microphone boom is located in any of said plurality of positions; and a Bluetooth enabled networking module adapted to transmit first signals to a Bluetooth enabled cellular telephone and to receive second signals from said Bluetooth enabled cellular telephone. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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