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US 7,150,526 B2Granted
Wireless interactive headset
AssigneeOakley, Inc.
InventorsJames Jannard, Davin Saderholm, Carlos Reyes, Colin Baden, Sumner Lane Bruns
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Abstract
A wearable audio interface includes a support for positioning the plurality of speakers juxtaposed to and spaced from the ears of a wearer. The audio device can include wireless networking electronics so as to allow the device to interact with other wireless network devices.
Claims28
An eyeglass frame, comprising:
- a support for supporting at least one lens in the path of a wearer's field of view;
- a first ear stem attached to the support, for extending in a posterior direction along a first side of the wearer's head;
- a second ear stem attached to the support, for extending in a posterior direction along a second side of the wearer's head;
- at least one speaker supported by the first ear stem with a first mounting mechanism, the first mounting mechanism defining a linear path slang which the speaker can be translated by a user, the first mounting mechanism further defining a pivot configured to allow the speaker to be pivoted about a first pivot axis parallel to the linear path, wherein an electrical conduit extends from the speaker through at least a portion of the first mounting mechanism;
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- at least one microphone supported by at least one of the support, first ear stem, and second ear stem, the microphone being arranged to face towards the head of a wearer of the eyeglass frame.
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An eyeglass, comprising:
- a frame configured to support a lens in the path of a wearer's field of view, the frame comprising:
- at least one orbital;
- and
- a first earphone support;
- a telecommunications receiver positioned inside of the frame;
- a telecommunications transmitter positioned inside of the frame;
- a first earphone carried by the first earphone support, the earphone support being configured to define a linear path for the first earphone along which a user can translate the first earphone, the first earphone support being further configured to allow the first earphone to pivot about a first pivot axis parallel to the linear path, wherein an electrical conduit extends from the first earphone through at least a portion of the first earphone support;
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- a microphone carried by the frame.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.