Handset with docking headset
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1. A system comprising:
- a base unit operable to transmit data wirelessly; and
two or more headsets each operable for wireless communication, each headset having a speaker and an audio receiver, at least one of the headsets operable to wirelessly communicate with the base unit, each headset configured to dock in an opening on a back side of the base unit for storage, wherein the two or more headsets are in direct contact with each other when docked in the opening,wherein the base unit includes a base unit connector and the headsets include a headset connector and wherein the base unit connector and the headset connector are operable to connect to one another when the headsets are coupled to the base unit and wherein the base unit provides an electrical charge to the headsets when the base unit connector and the headset connector are connected.
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Abstract
A system is provided that includes a base unit that is operable to transmit data wirelessly. The system includes two or more headsets each operable for wireless communication. At least one of the headsets is operable for wirelessly communicating with the base unit. The headsets are coupleable to the base unit for storage and charging.
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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a base unit operable to transmit data wirelessly; and two or more headsets each operable for wireless communication, each headset having a speaker and an audio receiver, at least one of the headsets operable to wirelessly communicate with the base unit, each headset configured to dock in an opening on a back side of the base unit for storage, wherein the two or more headsets are in direct contact with each other when docked in the opening, wherein the base unit includes a base unit connector and the headsets include a headset connector and wherein the base unit connector and the headset connector are operable to connect to one another when the headsets are coupled to the base unit and wherein the base unit provides an electrical charge to the headsets when the base unit connector and the headset connector are connected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for wirelessly providing audio information comprising:
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uncoupling a first headset of a plurality of headsets from an opening on a back side of a base unit, each headset having a speaker and an audio receiver, the opening configured to store the plurality of headsets, the plurality of headsets in direct contact with each other when docked in the opening; attaching the first headset to a user'"'"'s ears; transmitting the audio information wirelessly from the base unit to the first headset; and connecting a base unit connector on the base unit to a headset connector on at least the first headset when the at least first headset is placed in an opening on the base unit, and electrically charging the headsets from the base unit when the base unit connector and the headset connector are connected. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A wireless handset comprising:
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a base unit operable to transmit data wirelessly, wherein the base unit does not have an integrated speaker/receiver component; and a plurality of headsets, each headset operable to communicate wirelessly with the base unit, each headset having a speaker and an audio receiver, each headset configured to dock in an opening on a back side of the base unit for storage, wherein the plurality of headsets are in direct contact with each other when docked in the opening, wherein the base unit includes a base unit connector and the headsets include a headset connector and wherein the base unit connector and the headset connector are operable to connect to one another when the headsets are coupled to the base unit and wherein the base unit provides an electrical charge to the headsets when the base unit connector and the headset connector are connected. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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