KR101755320B1 - Modifiable bluetooth headset - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a Bluetooth headset having a replaceable neckband structure, and more particularly, to a headset frame configured to output a sound and a neckband frame to be placed on the neck of a Bluetooth neckband headset, , The main function of the Bluetooth neckband headset is included in the headset frame, and one or more neckband frames are configured to have different functions. When the user desires to use the desired function, To a Bluetooth headset having a replaceable neckband structure capable of utilizing each function.

Description

[0001] Modifiable bluetooth headset [0002]

The present invention relates to a Bluetooth headset having a replaceable neckband structure, and more particularly, to a headset frame configured to output a sound and a neckband frame to be placed on the neck of a Bluetooth neckband headset, , The main function of the Bluetooth neckband headset is included in the headset frame, and one or more neckband frames are configured to have different functions, and when the user desires to use the desired function, To a Bluetooth headset having a replaceable neckband structure capable of utilizing each function.

The Bluetooth headset performs data communication with a user terminal (e.g., smart phone, MP3, tablet PC, notebook, etc.) using a Bluetooth module, acquires acoustic information transmitted from the user terminal through the Bluetooth module, And outputs the information to the user.

As 4G LTE (4th generation Long Term Evolution) is implemented due to the development of communication technology, various contents can be viewed through wireless communication using a smart phone or a tablet PC, Terminal and a wired earphone that outputs sound through earphone, the preference of a headset or an earphone equipped with a Bluetooth function is gradually increasing.

Bluetooth is a short-range wireless technology standard that exchanges information by connecting mobile devices such as mobile phones, laptops, earphones, and headphones. It is used when a low-power wireless connection is required in very short distances, typically about 10 meters.

[0003] As communication technology has developed as described above, various types of headsets or earphones have been developed using Bluetooth, and such technologies include Patent Documents 1 to 3.

Patent Document 1 discloses a case having a plurality of function buttons for sound reproduction and communication and a case having a connection plug connected to an earphone connection groove of the mobile terminal and receiving a signal related to output of various sounds or a call from the mobile terminal by wire, A master Bluetooth module for Bluetooth communication, a control unit for controlling the operation of the master Bluetooth module according to the selection of the function buttons, and a control unit for controlling the operation of the master Bluetooth module. The earphone main body is detachably mounted on the earphone main body, And a unit earphone having a slave Bluetooth module paired to enable Bluetooth communication with the master Bluetooth module of the slave Bluetooth module and an output unit outputting sound data received through the slave Bluetooth module, And the earphone The master Bluetooth module is set to be paired so as to be able to communicate simultaneously with the slave Bluetooth modules of the two unit earphones, a mounting groove is formed on the outer surface of the earphone body, and the unit earphone is mounted on the mounting groove Wherein the earphone main body further comprises a microphone for receiving voice when used for a communication purpose and the earphone main body is formed to have an animal shape or a human figure or a shape of a specific character, The unit earphone is mounted on the circumferential surface of the earphone main body and is formed so as to have the shape of an animal, a person or an ear of a specific character shaped by the earphone main body. The unit earphone includes various data through Bluetooth communication with the mobile terminal And a transmitting / receiving unit The earphone main body and each unit earphone are connected to each other by a wired connection with the mobile terminal so that sound output can be performed while they are communicating with each other through Bluetooth communication. In addition, the earphone main body and each unit earphone are always set to be paired Therefore, it is possible to solve the inconvenience of the user performing a manual operation for connecting the mobile terminal and the multifunctional earphone of the present invention by Bluetooth communication,

Patent Document 2 discloses a microphone device having a body of a predetermined shape, a speaker device installed in the above place, a microphone device installed on the body so as to be separated from the speaker device by a predetermined distance, And a USB connector for selectively extending / inflating the ear hook and an USB connector for electrically connecting to the USB port of the PC and transmitting / receiving data to / from the terminal, In addition to the call, the built-in USB contactor is used as a wireless adapter for data transmission and reception by directly connecting with a PC. Therefore, it is advantageous in that it is not necessary to use a separate data cable or adapter,

Patent Document 3 discloses a Bluetooth built-in wireless earphone including a control body having a printed circuit board including a microphone connected to one earphone line of the earphone head and an adjustment button, and a Bluetooth module installed at the center of both earphone lines, And the earphone line is inserted into the fitting portion of the neckband which is formed by being closed and the other side is closed. The neckband and the Bluetooth built-in wireless earphone are mutually detachable by inserting the Bluetooth module into a housing formed at the center of the neckband And the housing of the neckband can be used as a necklace by making it into an ornamental shape. When the Bluetooth built-in wireless earphone is not used, the housing of the neckband is seen as an ornamental shape, thereby enhancing the appearance as a necklace, Germanium inside (usually germanium gemstones wind In the case of using a wireless built-in type wireless earphone, the earphone of the Bluetooth built-in wireless earphone can be used. In addition, The present invention provides a universal earphone that can be used both as a necklace and as a wireless earphone with a built-in Bluetooth by allowing the earphone and a Bluetooth module to be inserted into a fitting portion and a housing of the neckband, It is possible to eliminate the inconvenience due to the earphone string when worn.

However, the 'Patent Literature 1' to the 'Patent Literature 3' described above are technologies for a general Bluetooth headset, and the advantages offered to users are somewhat narrow.

In other words, it is difficult to provide a variety of functions through the Bluetooth headset device by providing only a simple function for the user to the call or the sound information.

Accordingly, it is required to develop a technology of a Bluetooth neckband headset that can provide various functions to a user by connecting various technologies.

Korean Registered Patent No. 10-1518010 (May 28, 2015) Korean Patent No. 10-0782929 (Nov. 30, 2007) Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2015-0063328 (June 06, 2015)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art,

There is provided a Bluetooth headset having a replaceable neckband structure and providing a replaceable neckband structure by selectively replacing a plurality of neckband frames having various functional features with a single device There is a purpose.

According to an aspect of the present invention,

In a neckband Bluetooth headset,

A neckband frame 100 configured to take the shape of a neckband and including a replaceable engagement portion 110 configured to couple or disassemble the main frame 200 to both ends thereof;

And a pair of main frames 200, one end of which is configured to engage with the replaceable engagement portion 110 of the neckband frame 100.

According to the present invention,

There is provided a Bluetooth headset having a replaceable neckband structure and capable of selectively using various specialized functions by replacing a plurality of neckband frames having various functional features with one device Effect.

More specifically, by providing a replaceable neckband structure, it is possible to replace the neckband frame 100 with a desired one.

In addition, the function of the neckband frame 100 can be diversified to selectively perform functions such as supplying power to an external device, providing a speaker output, or providing vibration power.

In addition, even if a separate external battery is not provided, the headset can easily supply electric power to an external device (user terminal, etc.).

1 is an overall structural view of a Bluetooth headset having a replaceable neckband structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is an exemplary view of a neckband frame according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a combined structure view of a Bluetooth headset having a replaceable neckband structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a detailed structure diagram of a Bluetooth headset having a replaceable structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a system configuration diagram of a Bluetooth headset having a replaceable structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a diagram showing a system related structure of a Bluetooth headset having a replaceable structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The present invention will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which exemplary embodiments of the invention are shown. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not to be limited to the specific embodiments, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention. The embodiments are provided to explain the present invention to a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs. Therefore, the shape of each element shown in the drawings may be exaggerated in order to emphasize a clearer explanation. In the description of the present invention, when it is judged that a detailed description of the related art may obscure the gist of the present invention, It is omitted.

The terms first, second, etc. may be used to describe various elements, but the elements should not be limited by terms. Terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

The terminology used in this application is used only to describe a specific embodiment and is not intended to limit the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In the present application, the terms "comprises" or "having" and the like are used to specify that there is a feature, a number, a step, an operation, an element, a component or a combination thereof described in the specification, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

Hereinafter, a Bluetooth headset having a replaceable neckband structure according to the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to embodiments.

FIG. 1 is an overall structural view of a Bluetooth headset having a replaceable neckband structure according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exemplary view of a neckband frame according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a detailed structural diagram of a Bluetooth headset having a replaceable structure according to an embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 5 is a diagram showing the structure of a Bluetooth headset having a replaceable neckband structure according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a system configuration diagram of a Bluetooth headset having a replaceable structure according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIGS. 1 to 6, A Bluetooth headset with a possible neckband structure,

A neckband frame 100 configured to take the shape of a neckband and including a replacement engaging portion 110 configured to engage or disassemble the main frame 200 at both ends thereof;

And a pair of main frames 200, one end of which is configured to engage with the replaceable engagement portion 110 of the neckband frame 100.

The main frame 200 may further include a main engaging portion 220 at one end thereof so as to engage with the replaceable engaging portion 110 formed at both ends of the neck band frame 100 .

Referring to FIG. 2, the neckband frame 100 includes:

A speaker neckband 100a including a speaker 120a configured to output sound information,

A battery neckband 100c including an auxiliary battery module 120c to supply power to the main frame 200 through the replaceable coupling part 110 when the main body 200 is coupled to the main frame 200,

And a vibration neck band 100b including a vibration module 120b therein so as to realize vibration power.

That is, the neckband frame 100 may be configured to have the function of a speaker neckband 100a including a speaker 120a, or may include a battery neckband 100c configured to supply power to the mainframe 200 , Or may be configured to have the function of a vibrating neckband 100b configured to provide a vibratory force, which is configured such that the neckband frame 100 has a different function, So that the user can selectively use the neckband frame 100 having the desired function according to the situation to the main frame 200 to use the neckband frame 100 It is desirable to understand that

The speaker neckband 100a may include at least one of a subwoofer speaker module, a woofer speaker module, a midwoofer speaker module, a squawker speaker module, a midbass speaker module, a midrange speaker module, a tweeter speaker module, And may include any one or more speaker modules.

That is, the speaker neckband 100a includes a subwoofer speaker module of 20Hz to 99Hz band, a woofer speaker module of 100Hz to 299Hz band, a midwoofer speaker module of 300 to 499Hz band, a squawker speaker module of 500Hz to 2.9KHz band, , A mid-range speaker module in the range of 100 to 499 Hz, a mid-range speaker module in the range of 500 Hz to 5 KHz, a tweeter speaker module in the range of 3 KHz to 6.9 KHz, and a super tweeter speaker module in the range of 7 KHz to 20 KHz So that it can be configured to provide a richer sound.

The battery neckband 100c may further include a power supply port for supplying electric power charged in the auxiliary battery module 120c of the battery neckband 100c to an external device It is understood that it is understood that the user terminal and the power supply port are connected to each other by a power supply cable to charge the power of the user terminal.

The vibrating neckband 100b includes a cap having a center hole formed therein, a first suspension fixed to a center of the inner periphery of the cap, a diaphragm configured to be positioned between the cap and the first suspension, A frame coupled to a lower portion of the cap, and a yoke configured to be fixed to the outer periphery of the upper portion by closely contacting the outer periphery of the frame to the inner periphery of the frame, A plate fixed to an upper portion of the magnet, a second suspension fixed to a lower portion of the yoke, a third suspension fixed to an upper portion of the yoke, And a suspension vibrating speaker module configured to include a grille coupled to the lower portion, thereby being configured to simultaneously implement vibration and sound output.

The main frame 200 may further include an earphone 210 configured to output sound information.

At this time, the earphone 210 may be configured to be connected to the main frame 200 through a wire.

The main frame 200 may further include a Bluetooth module 400 configured to perform data communication with the user terminal 10 in the main frame 200.

The main frame 200 is configured to control at least one of the earphone 210 and the neckband frame 100 with respect to the sound information transmitted from the user terminal 10, And a control module 300 configured to control the operation of the control module.

The main coupling part 220 of the main frame 200 may be coupled to the coupling part 110 of the neckband frame 100 so that the control signal of the control module 300 is transmitted to the neckband 100. [ The main connection unit 220 may further include a terminal connection unit 222 on one side of the main connection unit 220 for transmission to the frame 100.

The replaceable coupling part 110 of the neckband frame 100 may further include a terminal connection part 112 on one side so as to be connected to the terminal connection part 222 of the main coupling part 220.

At this time, the auxiliary battery neckband 100c may be configured to supply power to the main frame 200 through the terminal connection part 222. [

The replaceable engaging portion 110 may be configured to be slidably engaged with the main engaging portion 220.

In this case, the replaceable engaging portion 110 may further include a slide engaging protrusion 111 on one side thereof to slide-engage with the main engaging portion 220.

The main engaging part 220 may further include a slide engaging groove 221 formed on one side of the main engaging part 220 so as to engage with the slide engaging protrusion 111 of the replaceable engaging part 110.

The main frame 200 may further include a battery configured to store electric power therein.

The control module 300 further includes a connector recognition unit 310 configured to recognize the neckband frame 100 connected when the neckband frame 100 is connected to the main frame 200 .

The connect recognizing unit 310 recognizing the connection of the neckband frame 100 recognizes whether the neckband frame 100 is coupled to the main frame 200, It may be configured to recognize whether the neckband frame 100 having any one of the band 100a, the battery neckband 100c and the vibrating neckband 100b is coupled to the main frame 200. [

The control module 300 further includes an acoustic information obtaining unit 320 configured to obtain acoustic information transmitted from the user terminal 10 through the Bluetooth module 400 and to store the acquired acoustic information And the like.

The control module 300 further includes an earphone output control unit 330 configured to extract the sound information stored in the sound information obtaining unit 320 and to output the extracted sound information from the earphone 210, .

The control module 300 may further include an acoustic information wireless transmitting unit for wirelessly transmitting the acoustic information stored in the acoustic information obtaining unit 320. The earphone 210 may transmit the acoustic information wirelessly And an acoustic information wireless receiver for wirelessly receiving acoustic information transmitted from the main unit 200. The acoustic information wirelessly received from the main frame 200 may be wirelessly output.

The control module 300 may be configured such that a neckband frame 100 having the function of the speaker neckband 100a is coupled to the main frame 200 and the speaker neckband 100a is connected to the connector recognition unit 310, The speaker output control unit 340 may extract the sound information stored in the sound information obtaining unit 320 and output the extracted sound information to the speaker 120a.

The control module 300 may be configured such that a neckband frame 100 having the function of the vibrating neckband 100b is coupled to the main frame 200 and the speaker neckband 100a is connected to the connect recognition unit 310, The vibration module 120b of the vibration neckband 100b is controlled according to the sound information of the earphone 210 output from the earphone 210 to control the vibration neckband 100b to vibrate And may further include a vibration control unit 350.

The control module 300 may be configured such that a neckband frame 100 having the function of the battery neckband 100c is coupled to the main frame 200 and the speaker neckband 100a is connected to the connector recognition unit 310, A power acquisition unit 360 configured to acquire a power stored in the battery of the battery neckband 100c.

The connector recognition unit 310 is configured to recognize the neckband frame 100 connected to the neckband frame 100 when the neckband frame 100 is connected to the main frame 200. The connector recognition unit 310 includes a battery neckband 100c, When a neckband frame 100 composed of a speaker neckband 100a and a vibrating neckband 100b is connected to the main frame 200, a neckband frame 100 connected to the neckband 100a is connected to the battery neckband 100c, It is understood that it is understood that it is configured to recognize whether it corresponds to either the neckband 100a or the vibrating neckband 100b.

The speaker output control unit 340 is configured to output the sound information stored in the sound information obtaining unit 320. The speaker output control unit 340 controls the sound information output from the earphone output control unit 330 to selectively turn on / .

The neckband frame 100 of the neckband frame 100 having the functions of the battery neckband 100c, the speaker neckband 100a and the vibrating neckband 100b is connected to the main frame 200, The presence or absence of engagement of the neckband frame 100 and whether the combined neckband frame 100 corresponds to the battery neckband 100c, the speaker neckband 100a or the vibration neckband 100b, The main frame 200 recognizes and performs the function of any one of speaker, vibration, and battery charging according to the recognized neckband frame 100.

The user terminal 10 is understood to mean any one or more devices that are capable of Bluetooth communication among general smart phones, tablet PCs, notebooks, and desktop PCs.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a replaceable neckband structure, which has the effect of replacing the neckband frame 100 desired by the user.

In addition, the function of the neckband frame 100 is diversified, and it is possible to provide functions such as power supply, speaker output, and vibration power to the user.

100: Neck band frame
200: Mainframe
300: control module
400: Bluetooth module

Claims (3)

In a neckband Bluetooth headset,
A neckband frame 100 configured to take the shape of a neckband and including a replaceable engagement portion 110 configured to couple or disassemble the main frame 200 to both ends thereof;
A connector configured to be coupled to the neckband frame 100 and configured to recognize a coupled neckband frame 100 when the neckband frame 100 is engaged with the neckband frame 100, And a pair of main frames 200 including a recognition unit 310,
The neckband frame (100)
A speaker neckband 100a including a speaker 120a configured to output sound information,
A battery neckband 100c including an auxiliary battery module 120c to supply power to the main frame 200 through the replaceable coupling unit 110 when the main frame 200 is coupled to the main frame 200,
The battery neckband 100c, the vibrating neckband 100b, and the vibrating neckband 100b. The vibration neckband 100b includes a vibrating module 120b, The main frame 200 may be coupled to any one of the main frame 200 and the main frame 200,
The battery neckband 100c further includes a power supply port for supplying electric power charged in the auxiliary battery module 120c to an external device,
The replaceable engaging portion 110 further includes a slide engaging protrusion 111 on one surface thereof to be slidably engaged with the main engaging portion 220,
Wherein the main frame (200) further comprises a main coupling part (220) at one end so as to be able to engage with the replaceable coupling part (110).
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