EP1094685A3 - A headphone system - Google Patents

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EP1094685A3
EP1094685A3 EP00309216A EP00309216A EP1094685A3 EP 1094685 A3 EP1094685 A3 EP 1094685A3 EP 00309216 A EP00309216 A EP 00309216A EP 00309216 A EP00309216 A EP 00309216A EP 1094685 A3 EP1094685 A3 EP 1094685A3
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headphone system
player
headband
interchangeable unit
headphone
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EP1094685A2 (en
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Alastair Sibbald
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Central Research Laboratories Ltd
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Central Research Laboratories Ltd
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R5/00—Stereophonic arrangements
    • H04R5/033—Headphones for stereophonic communication
    • H04R5/0335—Earpiece support, e.g. headbands or neckrests
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
    • H04R1/10—Earpieces; Attachments therefor ; Earphones; Monophonic headphones
    • H04R1/1008—Earpieces of the supra-aural or circum-aural type
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
    • H04R1/10—Earpieces; Attachments therefor ; Earphones; Monophonic headphones
    • H04R1/1041—Mechanical or electronic switches, or control elements
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
    • H04R1/10—Earpieces; Attachments therefor ; Earphones; Monophonic headphones
    • H04R1/1083—Reduction of ambient noise
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2420/00—Details of connection covered by H04R, not provided for in its groups
    • H04R2420/07—Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones

Abstract

A headphone system comprises a pair of loudspeakers (1,2) carried by a resilient headband (3), the headband being adapted to carry an interchangeable unit (4) which provides one or more of a plurality of sources of audio signals. The interchangeable unit may comprise a radio receiver, a disc player, an MP3 player, a tape player, a mobile phone or a TV tuner. The headphone system may further comprise a system for cancelling external noise.
EP00309216A 1999-10-20 2000-10-19 A headphone system Withdrawn EP1094685A3 (en)

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GB9924709 1999-10-20
GB9924709A GB2355617A (en) 1999-10-20 1999-10-20 Headphones with interchangeable, integral source of audio signal

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EP1094685A2 EP1094685A2 (en) 2001-04-25
EP1094685A3 true EP1094685A3 (en) 2002-05-02

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DE102004044280A1 (en) 2004-09-10 2006-03-16 Sennheiser Electronic Gmbh & Co. Kg headphone
US8111859B2 (en) 2006-03-09 2012-02-07 Phillips Aaron M Headgear and integrated music player

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JPH0294899A (en) * 1988-09-30 1990-04-05 Hitachi Ltd Headphone reproducer device
JPH0397327A (en) * 1989-09-11 1991-04-23 Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd Optical receiver for optical space transmission equipment
EP0583900A1 (en) * 1992-08-19 1994-02-23 Sony Corporation Improved headphone apparatus
GB2279202A (en) * 1993-06-09 1994-12-21 Michael John Fogarty Electronic conversion kit for passive ear muffs
US5438698A (en) * 1992-12-14 1995-08-01 Sweat Accessories, Inc. Wearable audio reception device

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AU450805B2 (en) * 1968-03-19 1970-09-17 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd Headphone type FM stereo receiver
GB1564326A (en) * 1976-11-27 1980-04-10 Shotam J Combined cassette player and head phone set

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JPH0294899A (en) * 1988-09-30 1990-04-05 Hitachi Ltd Headphone reproducer device
JPH0397327A (en) * 1989-09-11 1991-04-23 Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd Optical receiver for optical space transmission equipment
EP0583900A1 (en) * 1992-08-19 1994-02-23 Sony Corporation Improved headphone apparatus
US5438698A (en) * 1992-12-14 1995-08-01 Sweat Accessories, Inc. Wearable audio reception device
GB2279202A (en) * 1993-06-09 1994-12-21 Michael John Fogarty Electronic conversion kit for passive ear muffs

Non-Patent Citations (2)

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PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 014, no. 297 (E - 0945) 27 June 1990 (1990-06-27) *
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 015, no. 280 (E - 1090) 16 July 1991 (1991-07-16) *

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