HEADSET SYSTEM FAILURE DETECTION
3 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A headset system comprises: a headset comprising at least one microphone and at least one speaker and configured to transmit and receive sound; a wire system coupled to the headset and comprising a wire; and a control unit coupled to the wire system and configured to: receive from the wire a combined signal comprising a first signal and a second signal, determine that the first signal is a spurious signal, and detect a failure of the wire system based on the determining.
2 Citations
35 Claims
-
1-15. -15. (canceled)
-
16. A headset system comprising:
-
a headset comprising at least one microphone and at least one speaker and configured to transmit and receive sound; a wire system coupled to the headset and comprising a wire; and a control unit coupled to the wire system and configured to; receive from the wire a combined signal comprising a first signal and a second signal, determine that the first signal is a spurious signal, and detect a failure of the wire system based on the determining. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
-
-
26. A headset system comprising:
-
a headset comprising; a first outer microphone, a first inner microphone, and a first speaker, a wire system coupled to the headset and comprising; a first power supply wire configured to provide power to the headset, a first outer microphone wire configured to provide communication to and from the first outer microphone, a first inner microphone wire configured to provide communication to and from the first inner microphone, and a first speaker wire configured to provide communication to and from the first speaker; and a control unit coupled to the wire system and configured to detect for a failure in the first power supply wire, the first outer microphone wire, the first inner microphone wire, and the first speaker wire. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
-
-
32. A method implemented in a headset system, the method comprising:
-
receiving environmental sound from an outside environment; receiving spoken sound from a human voice present in front of an ear drum; converting the environmental sound to a first electrical signal; converting the spoken sound to a second electrical signal; processing the first electrical signal and the second electrical signal; and determining whether the first electrical signal, the second electrical signal, or a combination of the first electrical signal and the second electrical signal is mixed with a spurious signal. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35)
-
Specification