Headset with remote control
AssigneePortal Player, Inc.
InventorJason Kim
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Abstract
A headset phone for use with an audio system. A conventional 4-tap, combo phone connector is provided that has a sleeve tap, a tip tap, a first ring tap, and a second ring tap. A first speaker element is connected across the sleeve and tip taps and a second speaker element is connected across the sleeve and first ring taps. A microphone is connected across the sleeve and second ring tap. At least one control unit, other than a mute control, is also connected across the sleeve and second ring taps, such that operation of any control unit changes the impedance across the sleeve and second ring tap that is seen by the audio system.
Claims18
A headset phone for use with an audio system, comprising:
- a conventional combo phone connector having a sleeve tap, a tip tap, a first ring tap, and a second ring tap;
- a first speaker element functionally connected across said sleeve tap and said tip tap;
- a second speaker element functionally connected across said sleeve tap and said first ring tap;
- a microphone element functionally connected across said sleeve tap and said second ring tap;
- and
- at least one control unit other than a mute control also functionally connected across said sleeve tap and said second ring tap, such that operation of any said control unit changes impedance across said sleeve tap and said second ring tap.
A method for controlling an audio system having a jack, the method comprising:
- plugging a conventional combo phone connector having a sleeve tap and a second ring tap into the jack, wherein a first speaker element, a second speaker element, and a microphone element are thereby functionally connected to the audio system;
- having at least one user control other than a mute control functionally connected across said sleeve tap and said second ring tap;
- and
- changing impedance across said sleeve tap and said second ring tap by selectively operating a said user control to signal the audio system.
A headset phone for use with an audio system, comprising:
- a conventional combo phone connector having a sleeve tap, a tip tap, a first ring tap, and a second ring tap;
- first speaker means functionally connected across said sleeve tap and said tip tap;
- second speaker means functionally connected across said sleeve tap and said first ring tap;
- microphone means functionally connected across said sleeve tap and said second ring tap;
- and
- at least one control means other than a mute control also functionally connected across said sleeve tap and said second ring tap to selectively change impedance across said sleeve tap and said second ring tap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.