Headset terminal with speech functionality
DCFirst Claim
1. A headset comprising:
- a headband assembly for spanning across the head of a user;
an earcup assembly coupled proximate one end of the headband assembly and including;
a speaker for playing audio speech signals to a user;
a microphone boom assembly including a microphone for capturing speech of a user, the microphone boom assembly rotatably coupled in the earcup assembly to rotate on a generally horizontal axis;
controls mounted on the microphone boom assembly to rotate with the assembly, the controls including elements mounted on opposite sides of the axis that maintain a consistent orientation on the boom assembly with respect to the head of a user when it is rotated in either direction;
so the headset may be used on either side of a user'"'"'s head.
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Abstract
A headset terminal for speech applications includes a headband assembly, an earcup assembly and a power source assembly. Processing circuitry is positioned in at least one of the earcup assembly and the power source assembly and includes speech processing circuitry for recognizing and synthesizing speech. A radio communicates with a central system to process the activity information of the headset terminal user. A rotatable microphone boom assembly includes controls mounted on opposite sides of a rotation axis to maintain a consistent orientation on the boom assembly with respect to the head of a user. The boom assembly snaps together with the earcup assembly to rotate. The headband assembly includes at least one transverse band and a sliding arm coupled to the earcup assembly for dynamically adjusting the position of the earcup assembly. A latch of the power source assembly snaps into position to secure it with the assembly and slides between latched and unlatched positions to secure a battery.
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26 Claims
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1. A headset comprising:
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a headband assembly for spanning across the head of a user;
an earcup assembly coupled proximate one end of the headband assembly and including;
a speaker for playing audio speech signals to a user;a microphone boom assembly including a microphone for capturing speech of a user, the microphone boom assembly rotatably coupled in the earcup assembly to rotate on a generally horizontal axis; controls mounted on the microphone boom assembly to rotate with the assembly, the controls including elements mounted on opposite sides of the axis that maintain a consistent orientation on the boom assembly with respect to the head of a user when it is rotated in either direction; so the headset may be used on either side of a user'"'"'s head. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A headset comprising:
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a headband assembly for spanning across the head of a user;
an earcup assembly coupled proximate one end of the headband assembly and including a housing with a speaker and a microphone boom assembly with a microphone;a retainer being secured in the housing and including a plurality of snaps positioned around the retainer; the boom assembly including a flange that is captured by the snaps so that the boom assembly snaps configured for snapping together with the housing for rotatably coupling the boom assembly in the earcup assembly to rotate on an axis. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An adjustable headset comprising:
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a headband assembly for spanning across the head of a user; an earcup assembly coupled proximate one end of the headband assembly including a speaker and microphone; a power source assembly coupled proximate the other end of the headband assembly; the headband assembly including at least one transverse band and a sliding arm that is slidingly coupled with the transverse band, the earcup assembly being coupled to the sliding arm for dynamically adjusting the position of the earcup assembly with respect to the headband assembly; a guide structure positioned in a hidden cavity inside of the sliding arm; an elongated cable extending between the power source assembly and earcup assembly along the transverse band, the cable articulating inside of a the hidden cavity and wrapping back on itself around the guide structure to remain hidden when the earcup assembly is adjusted and the effective length of the cable varies; to provide a desirable aesthetic to the adjustable headset. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A headset comprising:
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a headband assembly for spanning across the head of a user; an earcup assembly coupled proximate one end of the headband assembly; a power source assembly coupled proximate the other end of the headband assembly and including a housing and a power source element coupled to the earcup assembly; a latch slidable on the housing between a latch position and an unlatch position and configured to secure the power source element with the housing in the latch position; at least one latch retention snap coupled to the housing and configured to engage a retention rib on the latch so that the latch may be slid onto the housing and snapped into position to secure it with the housing. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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