Automatic headset hookswitch
AssigneePlantronics, Inc.
InventorsJames F. Bobisuthi, Lawrence W. Gollbach, Robert J. Bernardi, Steven F. Burson
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Abstract
A headset storage device includes a headset cradle, a switch and a manual override device. The headset cradle has two positions: a first position when the headset cradle is supporting a headset and a second position when the headset cradle is not supporting a headset. The switch couples the audio signal to the alternate audio system when the headset cradle is in the first position and to the headset when the headset cradle is in the second position. The manual override device forces the headset cradle into one of the two positions regardless of whether the headset cradle is supporting a headset.
Claims16
An apparatus for selectively routing an audio signal between a headset and an alternate audio system, the apparatus comprising:
- a support surface for receiving and supporting the headset;
- and
- a switch having a first input for coupling with the alternate audio system and a second input for coupling with the headset, the switch alternately coupling the alternate audio system to the audio signal in response to the headset being received by the support surface and coupling the headset to the audio signal in response to the headset being removed from the support surface.
A method for selectively routing an audio signal between a headset and an alternate audio system, comprising:
- coupling the alternate audio system to the audio signal in response to detecting the headset resting on a support surface;
- and
- coupling the headset to the audio signal in response to detecting the headset being removed from the support surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.