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US 10,356,532 B2Granted
Earpiece and method for forming an earpiece
AssigneeStaton Techiya LLC
InventorsSteven Goldstein, John Patrick Keady, Paul Calvert
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Abstract
A device includes an electromagnetic radiation delivery system such as a laser of light emitting diode infrared emitter configured for delivery of electromagnetic radiation within a sealed canal such as an ear canal, a fiber optic cable configured for delivering or capturing the electromagnetic radiation within the sealed canal, and a photo detector coupled to the fiber optic cable forming a portion of a voice communication system. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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A device comprising:
- an electromagnetic radiation delivery system configured for delivery of electromagnetic radiation within a sealed canal;
- a fiber optic cable configured for delivering or capturing the electromagnetic radiation within the sealed canal;
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- a photo detector coupled to the fiber optic cable forming a portion of a voice communication system wherein the electromagnetic radiation delivery system comprises a fiber optic based laser configured to stimulate a tympanic membrane and wherein the fiber optic based laser is further configured as part of an acquisition mechanism configured to acquire oscillations in an ear canal activated during speaking by a speaker having the sealed canal.
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A device comprising:
- an electromagnetic radiation delivery system configured for delivery of electromagnetic radiation within a sealed canal;
- a fiber optic cable configured for delivering or capturing the electromagnetic radiation within the sealed canal;
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- a photo detector coupled to the fiber optic cable forming a portion of a voice communication system wherein the photo detector is configured to collect scattered energy reflected within the sealed canal induced by vibrations caused by a user's voice within the sealed canal.
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A communication device, comprising:
- an electromagnetic radiation delivery source configured for delivery of electromagnetic radiation within a sealed ear canal;
- a fiber optic cable configured for delivery of the electromagnetic radiation and for capturing reflections of the electromagnetic radiation within the sealed ear canal;
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- a photo detector coupled to the fiber optic cable forming a portion of a voice communication system wherein the electromagnetic radiation delivery source is a light emitting diode emitter configured to be pulsed as acoustic frequencies and the fiber optic cable is configured to pick up wall vibrations from speech within the sealed ear canal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.