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US 10,834,500 B2Granted
Dual-radio gaming headset
AssigneeVoyetra Turtle Beach, Inc.
InventorCarmine J. Bonanno
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Abstract
A gaming machine having an audio channel outputting game sound and an audio channel intaking microphone sound and outputing chat sound is coupled with a headset having earpieces and a microphone and a Bluetooth transceiver in the headset for sending and receiving the microphone and chat sounds. A radio receiver or wired connection in the headset receives the game sounds. Circuitry in the headset is connected between the transceiver and receiver for mixing the microphone, chat, and game sounds and feeding them all to the earpieces.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a headset comprising:
- a microphone operable to generate a microphone output,
- a first transmitter operable to wirelessly transmit the microphone output,
- a first receiver operable to wirelessly receive a chat signal,
- a second receiver operable to wirelessly receive a game sound from a gaming machine,
- a signal processor operable to generate an audio signal by mixing the microphone output, the chat signal and the game sound, and
- at least one earpiece operable to output the audio signal, wherein:
- the gaming machine is operably coupled to a game controller, and
- the game controller is operable to receive the microphone output, at least in part.
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A method comprising:
- generating a microphone output with a microphone;
- wirelessly transmitting the microphone output with a first transmitter, wherein a game controller is operable to receive the microphone output, at least in part;
- wirelessly receiving a chat signal with a first receiver;
- wirelessly receiving, via a second receiver, a game sound from a gaming machine;
- generating an audio signal by mixing the microphone output, the chat signal and the game sound;
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- output the audio signal with at least one earpiece of a headset.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.