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Wireless headset switching system

  • US 8,351,999 B2
  • Filed: 05/30/2012
  • Issued: 01/08/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/19/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • a mobile communications device;

    a wireless headset including a speaker and a microphone, and the wireless headset including an illuminator; and

    a switching unit comprising, separate from and detachably coupled to the mobile communications device through a cabled connection, the switching unit comprising;

    a mobile communications device interface for transmitting signals to and receiving signals from the mobile communications device;

    a wireless adapter for transmitting signals to and receiving signals from the wireless headset; and

    a switch coupled to the mobile communications device interface, the wireless headset and the wireless adapter, wherein the switch is configured to automatically implement push-to-talk functionality by selectively connecting signals between the wireless adapter, the wireless headset, and the mobile communications device interface,wherein a trigger signal generated when a signal level associated with the microphone exceeds a predetermined threshold causes the switch to be set to a first position in which a signal captured by the microphone is connected to the mobile communications device interface and a trigger signal generated when the signal level associated with the microphone falls below a predetermined threshold for a predetermined period of time causes the switch to be set to a second position in which a signal captured by the microphone is not connected to the mobile communications device interface and a signal is transmitted from the mobile communication device to the speaker of the wireless headset; and

    wherein the illuminator of the wireless headset illuminates upon successful connection between the wireless adapter and the wireless headset, and the illuminator turns off after a set period of time.

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