Method And System For Inter-Headset Communications Via Data Over In-Game Audio
AssigneeVoyetra Turtle Beach, Inc.
InventorRichard Kulavik
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Abstract
A gaming headset receives a chat audio channel that conveys chat audio. The gaming headset includes a modem that modulates data for communication over the chat audio channel, and transmits the modulated data on the chat audio channel that conveys the chat audio. The modulated data may be communicated, via the chat audio channel, to one or more devices associated with one or more other gamers that are engaged in the play of the particular game. The modulated data includes one or more dual tone multi-frequency tones. The gaming headset may also receive data, via the chat audio channel, from one or more devices associated with one or more other gamers that are engaged in the play of the particular game.
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A method comprising:
- in a gaming headset that receives a chat audio channel that conveys chat audio signals, wherein said gaming headset comprises a modem:
- modulating non-chat data onto said chat audio signals for communication over said chat audio channel;
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- transmitting said modulated chat audio signals on said chat audio channel.
A system comprising:
- a gaming headset that receives a chat audio channel that conveys chat audio signals, wherein said gaming headset comprises a modem operable to:
- modulate non-chat data onto said chat audio signals for communication over said chat audio channel;
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- transmit said modulated chat audio signals on said chat audio channel.
A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon, a computer program having at least one code section that is executable by circuitry of a gaming headset for causing the gaming headset to perform steps comprising:
- modulating non-chat data onto said chat audio signals for communication over a chat audio channel, wherein:
- said gaming headset receives a chat audio channel that conveys chat audio signals;
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- said gaming headset comprises a modem;
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- transmitting, by said modem, said modulated chat audio signals on said chat audio channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.