Headphone system for earbud speakers
AssigneeAdvanced Audio LLC
InventorsAdam G. P. Boyajian, Michael O. Parelli, Eric A. Knight
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a personal headphone device, system and method configured to combine a headphone and earbud into one acoustical product. The headphone earbud device is configured with an adaptive connection for controlling the audio signals and/or device providing the audio signals. The adaptive connection includes an electro mechanical and/or mechanical connection so that when an earbud is placed into a headphone contact plates on the earbud mate with contact plates on the interior recess of the headphone so as to energize a loudspeaker in the headphone and or to control the device providing the audio signals.
Claims20
A headphone and earbud device for receiving an audio signal, comprising:
- a headphone including a speaker acoustic device to amplify the audio signal, with said speaker acoustic device comprising a speaker chamber positioned adjacent a user's ear and a loudspeaker configured to cooperate with an aperture in the headphone;
- an earbud connected to said aperture in said headphone to transmit the audio signal to said speaker chamber;
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- an adaptive connection configured between said headphone and said earbud configured to controls playback of the audio signal to said loudspeaker in said headphone.
A headphone and earbud system that intrinsically concentrates, amplifies, and efficiently transmits earbud audio signals to a user's ear, comprising:
- a headphone including a speaker acoustic device, with said speaker acoustic device comprising a speaker chamber positioned adjacent a user's ear and a loudspeaker configured to cooperate with an aperture in the headphone;
- at least one earbud detachably connected to said aperture in said headphone in close proximity to the user's ear canal to transmit audio signals to said loudspeaker through said aperture opening in the outside surface of said headphone and the other opening in close proximity to the user's ear canal;
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- an adaptive connection configured between said headphone and said earbud configured to control a playback of the audio signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.