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US 2013/0259255 A1Published application
Extensible smart headphone system
AssigneeImation Corp.
InventorsEran Schul, Douglas K. Hogue, Alan Olson, John Bruss
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AssigneeImation Corp.
InventorsEran Schul, Douglas K. Hogue, Alan Olson, John Bruss
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A headphone system executing application programs on a media device to perform enhanced functions without burdening the headphones, including a headphone connector which receives signals from the media device, identifies command signals, and makes responses thereto. The system identifies the features of the headphones and what functions can be applied thereto, and performs those functions. The system includes one headphone cup for each ear, each including an embedded speaker and microphone. The microphones provide signals regarding sound present at the listener's ears, which are combined and input to the media device. The programs analyze signals from the microphones and apply signal processing techniques to outgoing signals.
An apparatus, comprising:
An apparatus, comprising a headphone interface coupleable to a personal media device, said headphone interface including a command element disposed to receive and respond to command signals from said personal media device, wherein said headphone interface is disposed to couple a combined signal, including information from said command element and from one or more acoustic sensors, to said personal media device.
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