US20070173227A1 - Headset - Google Patents
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- US20070173227A1 US20070173227A1 US10/573,140 US57314004A US2007173227A1 US 20070173227 A1 US20070173227 A1 US 20070173227A1 US 57314004 A US57314004 A US 57314004A US 2007173227 A1 US2007173227 A1 US 2007173227A1
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
- H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
- H04M1/60—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers including speech amplifiers
- H04M1/6033—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers including speech amplifiers for providing handsfree use or a loudspeaker mode in telephone sets
- H04M1/6041—Portable telephones adapted for handsfree use
- H04M1/6058—Portable telephones adapted for handsfree use involving the use of a headset accessory device connected to the portable telephone
- H04M1/6066—Portable telephones adapted for handsfree use involving the use of a headset accessory device connected to the portable telephone including a wireless connection
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
- H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
- H04M1/60—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers including speech amplifiers
- H04M1/6033—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers including speech amplifiers for providing handsfree use or a loudspeaker mode in telephone sets
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
- H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
- H04M1/71—Substation extension arrangements
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
- H04M2250/00—Details of telephonic subscriber devices
- H04M2250/02—Details of telephonic subscriber devices including a Bluetooth interface
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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
- H04R2420/00—Details of connection covered by H04R, not provided for in its groups
- H04R2420/07—Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones
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- the invention relates to a communications unit constructed as a slave station which is adapted to be coupled to a plurality of master stations, said communications unit having a memory with a plurality of address fields in which one or more identification keys may be stored, said master station or stations having an identification cell with an identification key, wherein a coupling is established between one of the master stations and the communications unit in that the identification key of the master station is stored in one of the address fields of the communications unit.
- the headset was connected to the mobile telephone via a wire, but after the provision of short-ranged communications connections it has become widespread practice to use these instead of a wired connection.
- Bluetooth has a range of about 10 metres
- DECT has a range of about 150 metres.
- Such a connection between a public switched telephone and a headset is established by inserting an adapter circuit between the public switched telephone and the headset, said adapter circuit being connected by a wire to the public switched telephone and wirelessly to the headset.
- This adapter station may generally be configured as a holder for the headset and may contain a charging circuit for the headset.
- An example of such an adapter station may be seen in U.S. Design Pat. No. D 433005.
- an electrical circuit may be inserted which “lifts the receiver” at a call to the public switched telephone so that the user need not walk over to the public switched telephone to answer a call, but may do so directly from the headset.
- Another option is to add a mechanical lifting device to the public switched telephone to lift the receiver, e.g. if the given public switched telephone is not suitable for an electrical solution.
- a mechanical lifting device is described in WO 99/49642.
- a headset of the type defined in the introductory portion of claim 1 which is characterized in that at least one of the address fields of the communications unit is configured with an address field and an associated electrical lock, and that the address may be overwritten only if the master station has a unique identification key to open the electrical lock.
- the fixed address field is predefined to be coupled only to specific master stations, it is advantageously ensured that only selected master stations having the unique identification key may be coupled to the communications unit.
- the coupling is established with a short-ranged communications connection of the Bluetooth type or of the DECT type, and additionally it is user-friendly if, as stated in claim 4 , the communications unit is a headset.
- the master station is an adapter master station having a unique identification key, and that the adapter master station is coupled, optionally wirelessly, to the other master station, preferably to a public switched telephone.
- the adapter master station emits indication signals to the communications unit, allowing it be verified in the communications unit, e.g. via sound emission, whether it may be connected to the adapter master station, and if so a prioritized connection to the adapter master station is provided.
- the master station is a public switched telephone, a mobile telephone or the like.
- the adapter master station has a volume control unit to adjust the strength of a signal between the communications unit and a master station, e.g. a public switched telephone, relative to the strength of the signal between the headset and another master station, e.g. a mobile telephone.
- a master station e.g. a public switched telephone
- the adapter master station has an electrical circuit or a mechanical structure adapted to lift or hang up the receiver of the public switched telephone, which provides the advantage that when receiving a call the user need not physically walk over to the public switched telephone.
- the adapter master station has a charging unit to charge the headset, the need of acquiring an independent charging unit is eliminated, and at the same time the user is currently made aware of the presence of the public switched telephone.
- FIG. 1 shows the principle of the functionality of the communications unit according to the invention
- FIG. 2 shows an example of how the coupling between a headset, a public switched telephone and a headset is set up.
- the numeral 1 designates a communications unit, here as a headset set of the wireless type, which may communicate with e.g. another communications unit in the form of a master station by means of a Bluetooth or DECT coupling, schematically indicated by the arrows 11 , 12 .
- the headset has a plurality of address fields, some of which, shown at 8 , may be addressed, as is known, while other address fields, only one of which is shown and designated 9 , have an address which may be changed only under certain conditions, cf. below.
- This address requires an identification key which a master station must possess in order to be able to establish a coupling between the master station and the communications unit.
- the communications unit is coupled in two so-called piconet networks, which are designated 5 and 6 , respectively.
- One piconet network 5 is shown to include a master station, here a mobile telephone 2 , and a headset 1
- the other piconet network 6 is shown to include the headset 1 and an adapter master station 4 , whose function will be explained later, as well as an external unit which is coupled to the adapter master station 4 and is shown as a public switched telephone 3 .
- a user may either let his mobile telephone 2 remain in his pocket or leave it on a table and receive a call to the mobile telephone 2 via the headset 1 .
- the same process may be repeated in that a new identification key is stored in the headset 1 for coupling to another master station, which may be a mobile telephone, a PC or the like.
- a speech recognition circuit is connected to transfer commands from the headset to the mobile telephone, it is moreover possible to make a call from the headset without it being necessary to operate the mobile telephone.
- the above-mentioned fixed address field 9 is used for interconnecting a headset and a master station which has a unique identification key, said fixed address field having an associated electrical lock which can only be opened by a unique identification key. In other words, only a master station having a unique identification key will be able to store its address in the adapter master station 4 . Thus, the address field 9 cannot be overwritten without the electrical lock having been opened.
- the adapter master station may generally be equipped with a circuit (not shown) which emits indication signals, shown schematically at 13 , which can be captured by the headset, which can in turn apply a sound signal to a user who will then be made aware that it is possible to use the public switched telephone when making a call or answering a call.
- the sound signal may just be emitted when the user enters or leaves the coverage area of the communications connection between the adapter master station and the headset.
- the adapter master station 4 may be equipped with a volume control, indicated by the reference numeral 14 , which allows a user to adapt the volume from the public switched telephone 3 to the same level as the volume from the mobile telephone 2 , as the user just makes a couple of calls, partly on the public switched telephone and partly on the mobile telephone until the volume from the two telephones has been adjusted to be the same.
- a volume control indicated by the reference numeral 14 , which allows a user to adapt the volume from the public switched telephone 3 to the same level as the volume from the mobile telephone 2 , as the user just makes a couple of calls, partly on the public switched telephone and partly on the mobile telephone until the volume from the two telephones has been adjusted to be the same.
- the master station may be a public switched telephone 3 which may be coupled to the headset through its identification key, and since the identification key may be stored in the headset, the connection to the headset may be established merely by the user moving into an area in which the short-ranged communications connection may be established.
- the headset may be adapted to apply a signal to the user when the communications connection has been established, so that the user is aware of the coupling to an alternative connection which the user himself has not set up.
- the adapter master station 4 is a unit having an input and an output, said input being a wireless communications gate which is adapted to communicate with the headset 1 via a short-ranged communications connection 12 .
- the output is shown here as a wired connection 7 coupled to a public switched telephone 3 .
- an electrical or mechanical lifting mechanism is provided for the public switched telephone, so that the receiver 10 may be lifted off without the user himself having to do this physically.
- FIG. 2 shows a setup with physical communications units connected as described in connection with the principles which have been described in connection with FIG. 1 .
- the headset 1 As will be seen in FIG. 2 , the headset 1 , the mobile telephone 2 , the public switched telephone 3 with the receiver 10 , and the adapter master station 4 are included.
- the headset 1 is arranged in the adapter master station 4 , which is constructed such that the headset 1 may be placed in it, and can charge the headset 1 via a charging circuit (not shown).
- a user is present in an area where he is coupled to receive calls from a plurality of mobile telephones and a public switched telephone.
- the user answers the call by activating a button on the headset, following which the correct connection is established, since all mobile telephones and the public switched telephone are separately identifiable via the addresses which are stored in the headset.
- the user may decide to redirect a call from the mobile telephone to the public switched telephone so as to achieve the best sound quality.
- the setup may be designed such that at the moment when the user activates a call button on his headset, the communications connection will automatically be established between the headset and the public switched telephone via the adapter master station, whereby the user obtains the best sound quality and charge for the call.
- Another option is that the communications connection is established to the unit which is closest to the user. In the last-mentioned case, it is most practical if the user is informed via the headset of the mobile telephone to which a connection has been established.
- piconet networks which include mobile and public switched telephony
- the invention has been explained particularly in connection with piconet networks which include mobile and public switched telephony, nothing prevents the invention from being applied, within the scope defined by the claims, in piconet networks including a plurality of slave stations, a plurality of master stations and a plurality of adapter master stations which are interconnected via wireless short-ranged communications connections and optionally partly connected via wires.
- the electrical lock may be configured as a lock which is activated by a PIN code.
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