Noise cancelling cable assembly
AssigneeSync1
InventorChristopher Gantz
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Abstract
The inventions disclosed and claimed herein relate to a family of cable assemblies which are adapted for use with personal headphones. Various configurations of the assemblies are disclosed herein, each of which provide some combination of many diverse features, including: (1) capability for converting a passive headphone into an active noise reducing headphone; (2) capability for converting a personal stereo headphone for use with a mobile phone; (3) capability for integrating two audio sources for use with a single set of headphones; and (4) capability for wireless communications between the cable assembly and any one or more of the audio sources and headphones.
Claims45
A cable assembly adapted for use with a personal stereo headphone, the cable assembly comprising:
- a plug for plugging into an audio source;
- a jack for receiving a plug from the headphone;
- a microphone pod having at least one microphone for capturing a noise and generating a noise signal, an on/off switch for the cable assembly, and a volume control for controlling the volume of the audio source;
- and,
- an active noise reduction pod having an active noise reduction circuitry for converting said noise signal into a noise canceling signal for delivery to the headphone.
A cable assembly adapted for use with a personal stereo headphone, the cable assembly comprising:
- a plug for plugging into an audio source;
- a jack for receiving a plug from the headphone;
- at least one microphone for capturing a noise and generating a noise signal;
- an on/off switch for turning the cable assembly on and off;
- a volume control for controlling the volume of the audio source;
- and,
- an active noise reduction circuitry for converting said noise signal into a noise canceling signal for delivery to the headphone.
A cable assembly adapted for use with a personal stereo headphone, the cable assembly comprising:
- a plug for plugging into a mobile phone;
- a jack for receiving a plug from the headphone;
- a control pod having at least one microphone for capturing a voice, an on/off switch for the cable assembly, a volume control for controlling the volume of an audio signal from the mobile phone, and a switch for answering an incoming phone call.
A cable assembly adapted for use with a personal stereo headphone, the cable assembly comprising:
- a plug for plugging into a mobile phone;
- a jack for receiving a plug from the headphone;
- at least one microphone for capturing a voice;
- an on/off switch for the cable assembly;
- a volume control for controlling the volume of an audio signal from the mobile phone;
- and,
- a switch for answering an incoming phone call.
A cable assembly adapted for use with a personal stereo headphone, the cable assembly comprising:
- a first plug for plugging into a first audio source, the first audio source generating a first audio signal;
- a second plug for plugging into a second audio source, the second audio source generating a second audio signal;
- a jack for receiving a plug from the headphone;
- a control pod having a microphone for capturing a voice, an toggle switch for toggling between the first audio source and the second audio source, a volume control for controlling the volume of the first audio signal and the second audio signal, and a switch for answering an incoming phone call.
A cable assembly adapted for use with a personal stereo headphone, the cable assembly comprising:
- a first plug for plugging into a first audio source, the first audio source generating a first audio signal;
- a second plug for plugging into a second audio source, the second audio source generating a second audio signal;
- a jack for receiving a plug from the headphone;
- a microphone for capturing a voice;
- a toggle switch for toggling between the first audio source and the second audio source;
- a volume control for controlling the volume of the first audio signal and the second audio signal;
- and,
- a switch for answering an incoming phone call.
A cable assembly adapted for use with a personal stereo headphone, the cable assembly comprising:
- a first plug for plugging into a first audio source, the first audio source generating a first audio signal;
- a second plug for plugging into a second audio source, the second audio source generating a second audio signal;
- a jack for receiving a plug from the headphone;
- a microphone for capturing a voice;
- a toggle switch for toggling between the first audio source and the second audio source;
- a volume control for controlling the volume of the first audio signal and the second audio signal;
- a switch for answering an incoming phone call;
- two microphones for capturing noise and generating a noise signal;
- and,
- an active noise reduction circuitry for processing the noise signal and generating a noise canceling signal for delivery to the headphone.
A wireless, audio integrating and noise reducing assembly adapted for use with a personal stereo headphone having a wireless receiver, the assembly comprising:
- a pod housing housing an active noise reduction circuitry, at least one wireless transmitter for transmitting a first audio signal to the headphone and and a second audio signal to a communications device, and at least one wireless receiver;
- a music player having a wireless transmitter for transmitting a first audio signal to the pod;
- a communications device having a wireless transmitter for transmitting a second audio signal to the pod;
- a microphone for capturing a voice;
- a toggle switch for toggling between the first audio source and the second audio source;
- a volume control for controlling the volume of the first audio signal to the headphone;
- a switch for answering an incoming phone call;
- two microphones for capturing noise and generating a noise signal;
- and,
- an active noise reduction circuitry for processing the noise signal and generating a noise canceling signal for delivery to the headphone.
A wireless, audio integrating and noise reducing assembly adapted for use with a personal stereo headphone having a wireless receiver, the assembly comprising:
- a pod housing housing an active noise reduction circuitry, at least one transceiver for transmitting a first audio signal to the headphone and a second audio signal to a communications device;
- a music player having a wireless transmitter for transmitting a first audio signal to the pod;
- a communications device having a wireless transmitter for transmitting a second audio signal to the pod;
- a microphone for capturing a voice;
- a toggle switch for toggling between the first audio source and the second audio source;
- a volume control for controlling the volume of the first audio signal to the headphone;
- a switch for answering an incoming phone call;
- two microphones for capturing noise and generating a noise signal;
- and,
- an active noise reduction circuitry for processing the noise signal and generating a noise canceling signal for delivery to the headphone.
The assembly of claim 43 wherein the microphone pod is connected to the pod by a cable.
A cable assembly adapted for use with a personal stereo headphone, the cable assembly comprising:
- a first plug for plugging into a mobile phone, the mobile phone generating a first audio signal;
- a second plug for plugging into an audio source, the audio source generating a second audio signal;
- circuitry for delivering either the first audio signal or the second audio signal to the headphone, wherein the circuitry delivers the second audio signal to the headphone by default and the circuitry is adapted to detect an an incoming phone call and automatically switch to delivering the first audio signal to the headphone;
- a jack for receiving a plug from the headphone;
- a microphone for capturing a voice;
- two microphones for capturing noise and generating a noise signal;
- and,
- an active noise reduction circuitry for processing the noise signal and generating a noise canceling signal for delivery to the headphone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.