Shoulder/neck supporting electronic application

• US 8,155,368 B2
• Filed: 04/30/2008
• Issued: 04/10/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Serene Group, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Seren Innovations Incorporated (Charter Communications Incorporated)
• Inventors: Cheung, George, Lee, Peter, Lau, Paul, Lee, June
• Primary Examiner(s): Enad, Elvin G
• Assistant Examiner(s): BAISA, JOSELITO SASIS
• Application Number:
  US12/150,858
• Publication Number:
  US 20090274335A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,441 Days
• Field of Search: 381/370, 381/374, 381/385, 381/390, 455/575.1, 455/575.2, 379/430
• US Class Current: 381/374
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1025 Accumulators or arrangements for charging secondary cells per se H01M10/00; charging in general H02J7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1066 Constructional aspects of the interconnection between earpiece and earpiece support earpiece support for monophonic headphones H04R1/105; earpiece support for stereophonic headphones H04R5/0335
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2420/07 Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 5/0335 Earpiece support, e.g. headbands or neckrests for monophonic headphones H04R1/105

Abstract

A shoulder/neck supporting electronic appliance includes a wireless head set wherein the head set includes a supporting unit adapted for wearing on a user'"'"'s collar from behind, a wireless audio device comprising a wireless transceiver supported by the supporting unit for receiving an audio signal, and a power source electrically coupled with the wireless transceiver; and a headphone member provided at the supporting unit in vicinity of the user'"'"'s ear, such that an overall weight of the wireless head set is adapted for being supported and distributed on the collar of the user to minimize stress on the user'"'"'s head when the user'"'"'s wears the wireless head set.

Claims

1. A shoulder/neck supporting electronic appliance, comprising a wireless head set which comprises:

a supporting unit adapted for wearing on a user'"'"'s collar from behind;

a wireless audio device comprising a wireless transceiver supported by said supporting unit for receiving an audio signal, and a power source electrically coupled with said wireless transceiver; and

a headphone member provided at said supporting unit in vicinity of said user'"'"'s ear, such that an overall weight of said wireless head set is adapted for being supported and distributed on said collar of said user to minimize stress on said user'"'"'s head when said user'"'"'s wears said wireless head set, wherein said supporting unit comprises a C-shaped collar-retention frame adapted for wearing on a user'"'"'s collar from behind, and two stabilizing rests provided at two ends of said collar-retention frame respectively for resting on said user'"'"'s body to substantially stabilize said collar-retention frame in position.

2. The shoulder/neck supporting electronic appliance, as recited in claim 1, wherein said power source and said wireless transceiver are received in said stabilizing rest respectively at a position that said power source are electrically connected to said wireless transceiver through said collar-retention frame.

3. The shoulder/neck supporting electronic appliance, as recited in claim 2, wherein said headphone member comprises two elongated extensions spacedly extended from said supporting unit to communicate with said wireless transceiver, and two ear pieces extended from said elongated extensions respectively for transmitting said audio signal from said wireless transceiver into an audio form, such that said ear pieces are adapted for being selectively moved in vicinity of said user'"'"'s ears respectively.

4. The shoulder/neck supporting electronic appliance, as recited in claim 3, further comprising a self-charging unit for electrically charging said power source, wherein said self-charging unit comprises a charging terminal provided to contact an opposing charging terminal at one end of said support unit, and a charging station arranged in such a manner that when said wireless head set is seated on said self-charging unit to electrically couple said charging terminal with said charging station, said power source is automatically charged.

5. The shoulder/neck supporting electronic appliance, as recited in claim 4, wherein said charging station comprises two spaced apart retention seats to hold two ends of said supporting unit in position, wherein said charging station provided at one of said retention seats such that when said ends of said supporting unit are rested at said retention seats respectively, said charging terminal is electrically contacted with said charging station to charge said power source.

6. The shoulder/neck supporting electronic appliance, as recited in claim 4, wherein said wireless audio device further comprises a microphone which is communicatively linked to said wireless transceiver and is provided at said supporting unit in vicinity of said user'"'"'s mouth when said supporting unit is worn, wherein said wireless transceiver is adapted for wirelessly transmitting a vocal signal received from said vocal signal.

7. The shoulder/neck supporting electronic appliance, as recited in claim 5, wherein said collar-retention frame is made of flexible material that said collar-retention frame has an adjustable curvature for naturally being worn on said user'"'"'s collar from behind.

8. The shoulder/neck supporting electronic appliance, as recited in claim 5, wherein said wireless audio device further comprises a microphone which is communicatively linked to said wireless transceiver and is provided at said supporting unit in vicinity of said user'"'"'s mouth when said supporting unit is worn, wherein said wireless transceiver is adapted for wirelessly transmitting a vocal signal received from said vocal signal.

9. The shoulder/neck supporting electronic appliance, as recited in claim 7, wherein said wireless audio device further comprises a microphone which is communicatively linked to said wireless transceiver and is provided at said supporting unit in vicinity of said user'"'"'s mouth when said supporting unit is worn, wherein said wireless transceiver is adapted for wirelessly transmitting a vocal signal received from said vocal signal.

10. The shoulder/neck supporting electronic appliance, as recited in claim 7, further comprising a wireless transmitter adapted for communicatively connecting with an audio system to obtain said audio signal therefrom, wherein said wireless transmitter is wirelessly connected with said wireless transceiver to wirelessly transmit said audio signal between said wireless transmitter and said wireless head set.

11. The shoulder/neck supporting electronic appliance, as recited in claim 9, further comprising a wireless transmitter adapted for communicatively connecting with an audio system to obtain said audio signal therefrom, wherein said wireless transmitter is wirelessly connected with said wireless transceiver to wirelessly transmit said audio signal between said wireless transmitter and said wireless head set.

12. The shoulder/neck supporting electronic appliance, as recited in claim 9, wherein said wireless transceiver is a wireless device wirelessly transmitting said audio signal in form of wireless signal selected from a group consisting of RF (radio frequency) signal, infrared signal, “

Wifi”

signal, and “

Bluetooth”

signal.

13. The shoulder/neck supporting electronic appliance, as recited in claim 11, wherein said wireless transceiver is a wireless device wirelessly transmitting said audio signal in form of wireless signal selected from a group consisting of RF (radio frequency) signal, infrared signal, “

Wifi”

signal, and “

Bluetooth”

signal.

14. The shoulder/neck supporting electronic appliance, as recited in claim 1, wherein said headphone member comprises two elongated extensions spacedly extended from said supporting unit to communicate with said wireless transceiver, and two ear pieces extended from said elongated extensions respectively for transmitting said audio signal from said wireless transceiver into an audio form, such that said ear pieces are adapted for being selectively moved in vicinity of said user'"'"'s ears respectively.

15. The shoulder/neck supporting electronic appliance, as recited in claim 14, further comprising a self-charging unit for electrically charging said power source, wherein said self-charging unit comprises a charging terminal provided to contact an opposing charging terminal at one end of said support unit, and a charging station arranged in such a manner that when said wireless head set is seated on said self-charging unit to electrically couple said charging terminal with said charging station, said power source is automatically charged.

16. The shoulder/neck supporting electronic appliance, as recited in claim 15, wherein said charging station comprises two spaced apart retention seats to hold two ends of said supporting unit in position, wherein said charging station provided at one of said retention seats such that when said ends of said supporting unit are rested at said retention seats respectively, said charging terminal is electrically contacted with said charging station to charge said power source.

17. The shoulder/neck supporting electronic appliance, as recited in claim 16, wherein said collar-retention frame is made of flexible material that said collar-retention frame has an adjustable curvature for naturally being worn on said user'"'"'s collar from behind.