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AssigneeInterval Research Corporation
InventorsWeijia Wang, Daniel A. Shurman, Margaret Diane Rezvan Minsky
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A personal communications apparatus using a garment-based audio interface includes a garment member worn on the upper torso of a person, wherein the garment member includes a neck opening which allows extension therethrough of the neck of the person. An audio output device capable of producing hi-fidelity spatialized 3-D sound aiming in selected directions is located adjacent the neck opening of the garment member. A receiver capable of receiving at least one transmitted signal and producing an audio signal based thereupon is coupled to the audio output device. An audio input device capable of capturing spatialized 3-D sound from selected directions is located adjacent the neck opening of the garment member. The audio signal from the audio input device is provided to a transmitter capable of transmitting a signal in dependence upon the audio signal. Embodiments of the garment member include a shirt and a necklace.
For use with a communication device which includes a receiver capable of receiving at least one transmitted signal and producing a first audio signal based thereupon, and a transmitter capable of transmitting a second signal in dependence upon a second audio signal, an audio interface apparatus comprising:
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