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US 11,700,474 B2Granted
Multi-microphone headset
AssigneeNew Audio LLC
InventorsThomas C. Wilson, Clayton J. Pipkin, Marten Wallby, Zachary Hellman, Jonathan Levine
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Abstract
An audio device includes one or more earcups, at least one of the earcups including a boom connector port, a connection detector connected to the boom connector port and configured to detect a connection state at the boom connector port, one or more first microphones positioned in the one or more earcups, audio processing circuitry, and a microphone switch controller connected to the connection detector and configured to connect audio processing circuitry to one of the one or more first microphones or the boom connector port based on the detected connection state of the boom connector port.
Claims23
An audio device comprising:
- one or more earcups, at least one of the earcups including a boom connector port;
- a connection detector connected to the boom connector port and configured to detect a connection state at the boom connector port;
- one or more first microphones positioned in the one or more earcups;
- audio processing circuitry;
- a microphone switch controller connected to the connection detector and configured to connect the audio processing circuitry to one of the one or more first microphones or the boom connector port based on the detected connection state of the boom connector port;
- and
- one or more second microphones supported by a boom having a boom connector jack that is compatible for electrical connection and removable attachment to the boom connector port, wherein the microphone switch controller is further configured to connect the one or more second microphones to the audio processing circuitry responsive to detection that the boom is attached to the boom connector port.
4 more elements
A method comprising:
- detecting a connection state at a boom connector port of one or more earcups of an audio device, the one or more earcups including one or more first microphones;
- connecting audio processing circuitry of the audio devices to one of the one or more first microphones and the boom connector port based on the detected connection state of the boom connector port;
- providing one or more second microphones supported by a boom having a boom connector jack that is compatible for electrical connection and removable attachment to the boom connector port;
- and
- connecting the one or more second microphones to the audio processing circuitry responsive to detection that the boom is attached to the boom connector port.
2 more elements
Wireless headphones comprising:
- one or more earcups, at least one of the earcups including a boom connector port;
- a connection detector connected to the boom connector port and configured to detect a connection state at the boom connector port;
- one or more first microphones positioned in the one or more earcups;
- audio processing circuitry;
- a microphone switch controller connected to the connection detector and configured to connect the audio processing circuitry to one of the one or more first microphones or the boom connector port based on the detected connection state of the boom connector port;
- and
- one or more second microphones supported by a boom having a boom connector jack that is compatible for electrical connection and removable attachment to the boom connector port, wherein the microphone switch controller is configured to connect the one or more second microphones to the audio processing circuitry responsive to detection that the boom is attached to the boom connector port.
4 more elements
An audio device comprising:
- one or more earcups, at least one of the earcups including a boom connector port;
- a connection detector connected to the boom connector port and configured to detect a connection state at the boom connector port;
- one or more first microphones positioned in the one or more earcups;
- audio processing circuitry;
- and
- a microphone switch controller connected to the connection detector and configured to connect the audio processing circuitry to one of the one or more first microphones or the boom connector port based on the detected connection state of the boom connector port;
- wherein the microphone switch controller is further configured to connect the one or more first microphones to the audio processing circuitry responsive to detection that a boom is not attached to the boom connector port.
4 more elements
An audio device comprising:
- one or more earcups, at least one of the earcups including a boom connector port;
- a connection detector connected to the boom connector port and configured to detect a connection state at the boom connector port;
- one or more first microphones positioned in the one or more earcups;
- audio processing circuitry;
- and
- a microphone switch controller connected to the connection detector and configured to connect the audio processing circuitry to one of the one or more first microphones or the boom connector port based on the detected connection state of the boom connector port;
- and
- wherein the detected connection state of the boom connector port is recorded as a connection parameter in the audio device by the connection detector.
5 more elements
An audio device comprising:
- one or more earcups, at least one of the earcups including a boom connector port;
- a connection detector connected to the boom connector port and configured to detect a connection state at the boom connector port;
- one or more first microphones positioned in the one or more earcups;
- audio processing circuitry;
- and
- a microphone switch controller connected to the connection detector and configured to connect the audio processing circuitry to one of the one or more first microphones or the boom connector port based on the detected connection state of the boom connector port;
- wherein the detected connection state of the boom connector port is recorded as a connection parameter in the audio device that is readable by the microphone switch controller.
4 more elements
A method comprising:
- detecting a connection state at a boom connector port of one or more earcups of an audio device, the one or more earcups including one or more first microphones;
- and
- connecting audio processing circuitry of the audio devices to one of the one or more first microphones and the boom connector port based on the detected connection state of the boom connector port;
- wherein the connecting operation comprises:
- connecting the one or more first microphones to the audio processing circuitry responsive to detection that a boom is not attached to the boom connector port.
2 more elements
A method comprising:
- detecting a connection state at a boom connector port of one or more earcups of an audio device, the one or more earcups including one or more first microphones;
- and
- connecting audio processing circuitry of the audio devices to one of the one or more first microphones and the boom connector port based on the detected connection state of the boom connector port;
- wherein the detected connection state of the boom connector port is recorded as a connection parameter in the audio device.
1 more element
Wireless headphones comprising:
- one or more earcups, at least one of the earcups including a boom connector port;
- a connection detector connected to the boom connector port and configured to detect a connection state at the boom connector port;
- one or more first microphones positioned in the one or more earcups;
- audio processing circuitry;
- and
- a microphone switch controller connected to the connection detector and configured to connect the audio processing circuitry to one of the one or more first microphones or the boom connector port based on the detected connection state of the boom connector port;
- wherein the microphone switch controller is configured to connect the one or more first microphones to the audio processing circuitry responsive to detection that a boom is not attached to the boom connector port.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.