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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120010735 | Earpiece attaching system and method A device forming an earpiece is provided. The device includes a member generally shaped to fit within an ear of a person. The device further includes an adhesive coupled to the member, such that the adhesive is separable from the member. In addition, the adhesive is ada... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110305360 | EARPHONE DEVICE WITH A FUNCION OF SOUND QUALITY REGULATION AND REGULATING METHOD THEREOF An earphone device with a function of sound quality regulation is provided. The earphone includes a housing, a cover, a speaker and a regulating device. The housing has an accommodating space for receiving the speaker and a plurality of regulating holes for connecting t... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110293129 | HEAD TRACKING A head tracking system (400) is proposed in the present invention that determines a rotation angle (300) of a head (100b) of a user (100) with respect to a reference direction (310), which is dependent on a movement of a user (<... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110249854 | Method and Apparatus for Detecting a Position of a Pair of Ear Phones at a User A method for detecting a position of a pair of headphones at a user and a detection apparatus for detecting a position of a pair of ear phones at a user are described.... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110228950 | HEADSET LOUDSPEAKER MICROPHONE A headset system which may be utilized for various forms of communication and multimedia. The headset system may include a number of earpieces which may be configured to change its operation state based on a position of the earpiece relative to a user's ear and a desire... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110194721 | HEADSET AND HEADPHONE There is provided a headset having a head band, at least one fork for receiving an earpiece and a receiving portion between an end of the head band and one of the forks. The fork is arranged pivotably about a pivot axis. The fork has a first end having a support element... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110185499 | SOUND CONDITIONING SYSTEM A person-support apparatus comprises a frame, a sound generating device, a user interface, and a controller. The sound generating device is configured to generate an audible sound. The user interface is configured to receive an input from a user. The input corresponds t... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110158455 | Biodegradable Plastic, Environmentally Friendly Cable Made Therewith, and Environmentally Friendly Headset A biodegradable plastic is provided by mixing starch; a biodegradation promoter, such as humic and/or fulvic acid; oil, such as white mineral oil; polypropylene; and a hydrogenated styrene isoprene/butadiene block copolymer. An environmentally friendly cable is provided... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110150262 | HEADSET A headset of the invention can achieve high-quality sound reproduction over a wide band while allowing sound from the outside to be sufficiently heard. The headset includes at least one vibrator configured to vibrate in accordance with an electric signal. The headset al... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110142276 | Headphone A headphone has a speaker unit with a diaphragm and a driving source that vibrates the diaphragm along a driving axis that passes through the speaker unit. The speaker unit has a first face and an opposing second face along the driving axis. The diaphragm and the drivin... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110129097 | System, Device, and Method Utilizing an Integrated Stereo Array Microphone The invention relates to an audio device for use proximate a user's ears. The audio device includes first and second audio transmitting/receiving devices that are capable of operating in stereo. The audio device may be used within a system for manipulating audio signals... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110110543 | Headphone and stereo headphone A headphone housing has a first and a second summit in cross section. A sound emitter protrudes from the housing in side section. In the cross section, the first summit protrudes as being away from a point of intersection of an axis line of the sound emitter, that is ho... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110051973 | EARPHONE CABLE AND EARPHONE USING THE SAME An earphone cable includes a first signal wire group, a second signal wire group, and a sheath layer. The first signal group includes at least one first conducting wire. The second signal wire group includes at least one second conducting wire, and the second signal wir... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110051974 | EARPHONE CABLE AND EARPHONE USING THE SAME A signal cable includes a first signal wire group, a second signal wire group, and a sheath layer. The first signal group includes at least one first conducting wire and at least one first carbon nanotube wire. The second signal wire group includes at least one second c... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110051975 | Headphones With Waveguider A headphone having a waveguider is disclosed which can control the amount of air flowing into the headphone. The headphone includes: a housing having a receiving space therein and at least one or more air inlets at one side thereof, in which the housing is opened at the... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110002496 | HEADSET LOOP ANTENNA FOR AUDIO DEVICES The present invention relates to a headset device, an audio device and methods of receiving a radio signal via the headset device, wherein the headset device comprises at least one first conductor for supplying an audio signal to a respective ear-piece, a second conduct... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100278359 | USER ADORNABLE APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING USER DETECTABLE AUDIO AND MECHANICAL VIBRATION SIGNALS Embodiments of apparatus and system for generating user detectable audio and mechanical vibration signals. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100239115 | HEADSET ACCESSORY DEVICE SYSTEM A headset system is provided. The headset system includes a speaker assembly to produce sound based on an audio signal, an attachment portion configured to orient the at least one speaker assembly proximate to an ear of a user such that the sound is directed substantial... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100232636 | Headset A headset includes a housing having a first wall with at least one sound hole formed thereon, a loudspeaker unit disposed in the housing and adjacent to the sound hole, a blocking component mounted in the housing and capable of slidably moving towards and backwards the ... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100151788 | Headset and Audio Gateway System for Execution of Voice Input Driven Applications A system including a headset and an audio gateway, and software applications that may be used with such headsets and gateways. The headset enables a user to discover and interact with applications resident on the headset, gateway, or a network accessible by the gateway.... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100146391 | METHOD AND SYSTEM HAVING A MULTI-FUNCTION BASE FOR STORING AND ACCESSING AN AUDIO FILE FOR USE IN SELECTION OF A HORN The present invention comprises recording an audio file that is representative of a particular horn. Each audio file is stored in a memory that can be integrated within a single device together with a keypad, a display, a power source, and/or a data port. The device is ... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100106269 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIGNAL PROCESSING USING TRANSFORM-DOMAIN LOG-COMPANDING A method and apparatus for audio signal processing by applying log companding on spectral domain or time domain representations of the audio signals to provide an encoded audio signal, which is decoded upon receipt. A frequency domain representation or time domain repre... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100086166 | Headphone An apparatus includes a headphone. The headphone includes at least one housing; and at least one sound wave generator disposed in the housing. The sound wave generator includes at least one carbon nanotube structure.... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100054518 | Head mounted voice communication device with motion control A hands-free method of controlling a voice communication or music session via a sound terminal by a user employing a headset connected with said terminal. On detecting any of preselected movements, orientations and/or vibrations of the headset, at least one sensor compr... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100014698 | Wireless Digital Audio System A wireless digital audio system includes a portable audio source with a digital audio transmitter operatively coupled thereto and an audio receiver operatively coupled to a headphone set. The audio receiver is configured for digital wireless communication with the audio... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20100002893 | LOW LATENCY ULTRA WIDEBAND COMMUNICATIONS HEADSET AND OPERATING METHOD THEREFOR A wireless communication system for use in aircraft includes a wireless headset having at least one ear cup with a housing. A first ultra wideband transceiver is disposed in the ear cup housing. A base station includes a second ultra wideband transceiver. The second ult... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20090296975 | Headphones A headphone set has a housing to contain a speaker unit, with a sound emitting surface through which sounds given off by the speaker unit are emitted out, and an ear pad attached to the housing to surround the sound emitting surface. The ear pad has a protruding member ... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090285433 | Headphone A headphone includes a hanger and two speaker units respectively disposed at the two ends of the hanger. Each speaker unit includes a first shell; a second shell engaged with the first shell, a first air passage being formed between the first shell and the second shell,... | 11/19/2009 |
| 20090262969 | HEARING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS A hearing assistance device includes two transducers which react to a characteristic of an acoustic wave to capture data representative of the characteristic. The device is arranged so that each transducers is located adjacent a respective ear of a person wearing the de... | 10/22/2009 |
| 20090251208 | LOW POWER SLICER-BASED DEMODULATOR FOR PPM An apparatus and method for communications is disclosed. The apparatus includes a slicer configured to generate samples of a signal carrying information, and a demodulator having a digital integrator configured to integrate the samples, the demodulator being further con... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090238395 | CABLE MANAGEMENT FOR PERSONAL MEDIA PLAYER ACCESSORIES An arrangement for managing cables of accessories such as earphone sets, chargers, and synchronization arrangements used with portable electronic devices is provided by a flexible and elastically deformable loop that extends from a base that optionally includes a hook o... | 09/24/2009 |
| 20090238396 | Video/audio playing apparatus with wireless signal transmission function and wireless video/audio transmission module thereof A video/audio playing apparatus with wireless audio signal transmission function comprising: a headset place slot, an audio processing module, a wireless audio signal transmission module, and a system audio interface. The headset place slot can accept and electrically c... | 09/24/2009 |
| 20090232325 | REACTIVE HEADPHONES A method and apparatus for monitoring environmental noise when a user is listening to audio signals via headphones is disclosed. When an audio input signal is received, the audio input signal is transmitted to speakers in the headphones. A noise input signal from enviro... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090226022 | Carrying Arrangement for Fastening a Headset for a Mobile Terminal at the User's Ear The invention relates to a carrying arrangement for fastening a headset for a mobile terminal to the user's ear. To allow a user wearing glasses to use a headset in a more comfortable way, a carrying arrangement for fastening a headset at the user's ear is provided, the... | 09/10/2009 |
| 20090214060 | Audio headset with bio-signal sensors An audio headset with bio-signal sensors is provided. In some embodiments, an audio headset that includes one or more electroencephalography (EEG) sensors is provided.... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090214069 | Multi color headsets I observe music listeners on the subway of New York City, and I realize people come From different Ethnic background but their portable Music Player has only one solid Color. The increase popularity of various players it would be nice to offer Multi-Color Headsets.... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090192707 | Audio Guide Device, Audio Guide Method, And Audio Guide Program A sound guiding apparatus enabling a user to intuitively understand traveling route information from a sound includes a position detecting unit that detects a current position of a user; a determining unit that determines a traveling direction based on the detected curr... | 07/30/2009 |
| 20090123000 | Wearable personal sound delivery apparatus A personal sound delivery apparatus which can be worn by a person has speakers held close to the ears and does not include any insert into the auditory canal or any ear muff that could muffle or suppress other ambient sounds. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, ... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090110226 | Earpad and Headphones There is provided an earpad that is attachable to a housing capable of containing an audio signal processing unit and includes a ring-shaped cushioning member and a covering member covering the ring-shaped cushioning member. In the earpad, the ring-shaped cushioning mem... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090097689 | Sports Monitoring System for Headphones, Earbuds and/or Headsets A monitoring system that can be placed proximate to the head or ear of a user is disclosed. According to one embodiment, the monitoring system can be used with headphones, earbuds or headsets. The monitoring system can, for example, be used to monitor user activity, suc... | 04/16/2009 |
