WO2005117487A2 - A headset and a headphone - Google Patents
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- WO2005117487A2 WO2005117487A2 PCT/DK2005/000357 DK2005000357W WO2005117487A2 WO 2005117487 A2 WO2005117487 A2 WO 2005117487A2 DK 2005000357 W DK2005000357 W DK 2005000357W WO 2005117487 A2 WO2005117487 A2 WO 2005117487A2
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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
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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
- H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
- H04R1/10—Earpieces; Attachments therefor ; Earphones; Monophonic headphones
- H04R1/1016—Earpieces of the intra-aural type
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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
- 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
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- the invention relates to a headset which is formed by two speakers interconnected by means of a headband, wherein the speakers are rotatably connected with the headband, and wherein the headband, in addition to being capable of being placed on a user's head, may be placed on a substrate so that the speakers and the headband constitute support points against the substrate.
- the invention moreover relates to a headphone which is formed by two speakers interconnected by means of a headband, wherein the speakers are movable relative to the headband, and wherein the headset, in addition to being capable of being placed on a user's head, may be placed on a substrate so that the speakers and the headband constitute support points against the substrate.
- GB Patent No. 1 ,044,819 describes a headset, where the speakers of the headset may be removed from the headset and be inserted into a holder, so that the headset may be used both as a conventional headset and as a stand-alone stereo speaker set. It is rather cumbersome to switch the speakers of the known headset from use as an ordinary headset to use as a stereo speaker set.
- a headset of the type defined in the introductory portion of claim 1 is known from JP 2000316198.
- This known headset may be used as a conventional headset and as a stereo speaker set, where the speakers of the headset and the headband may be placed on a substrate.
- the direction of the speakers may be adjusted by means of rotary joints which are arranged in the transition be- tween the speakers and the headband of the headset.
- the object of the invention is achieved by a headset of the type defined in the introductory portion of claim 1 , which is characterized in that the headband may be moved transversely to its longitudinal direction.
- the headset may hereby be set by movement of its speakers and head- band in both a vertical and a horizontal plane, whereby the sound propagation path of the speaker may be set in a suitably inclined direction relative to the horizontal, which is adapted to the position from which a user listens.
- the headband has more than one support point against the substrate.
- the headband is made of a permanently de- formable material which is secured to the speakers of the headset at its ends, the headband may rapidly be formed with more support points.
- this deformable material may be configured as a sandwich structure in the form of a laminate consisting of a plastics layer, a metal layer and a plastics layer, said laminate being made by embedding the metal layer in the plastics layer, and, as stated in claim 5, the plastics layers are e.g. Santoprene or another polyethylene material.
- the headband is composed of one or more ro- tary joints, such as ball joints, or, as stated in claim 7, the headband is composed of one or more bistable joints, it is easy to manipulate the direc- tion of the sound propagation direction of the speakers.
- a microphone is arranged near the one speaker, and, as stated in claim 10, that the headset has a switch which is adapted to cut off the microphone when the speakers are positioned in the direction which is perpendicular to the user's ears, and, as stated in claim 10, that the headset is of a wireless type.
- the Bluetooth type e.g., as stated in claim 11. Both speech signals and other audio signals, e.g. stereo signals in the form of music, may hereby be received/transmitted wirelessly by the headset.
- the headset For optimum use of the headset as an ordinary headset or as stand-alone speakers, it is expedient if, as stated in claim 12, it is provided with circuits for user-specific volume and transmission characteristics, which are adapted to the use of the headset as a conventional headset or as a stereo speaker set.
- the transmission characteris- tics are to be set such that the bass is to be more predominant when the headset is used as a stereo speaker set, and less predominant when it is used as a conventional headset.
- the headset is equipped with a DSP which is adapted to receive signals from a sensor sensing whether the headset is used as a conventional headset or as a stereo speaker set, it is advantageously ensured that the transmission characteristics may be adapted to the given use, i.e. whether the headset is used as a conventional headset, or whether it is used as a stereo speaker set.
- the headset may be a headphone, which may likewise be used as a conventional set of headphones or as a stereo speaker set.
- fig. 1 shows the headset according to the invention in a first position of use as a headset
- fig. 2 shows the headset according to the invention in a second position of use as stand-alone speakers.
- a headset according to the invention is designated 1 in its entirety.
- the headset has two speakers 2, 3 which are connected with a headband 4 expediently made of a permanently deformable material.
- This permanently deformable material may be composed as a sandwich structure in the form of a laminate of at least two layers, preferably three layers, which are formed by a plastics layer, a metal layer and a plastics layer, where the plastics layer may be Santoprene or another polyethylene material.
- the laminate may be made by embedding the metal layer in the plastics material. Electrical wires between the speakers of the headset may also be embedded in the laminate.
- the ends of the headband are secured to the speakers in attachment points 5, 6.
- One of the speakers here the speaker 3, has a microphone 9 so as to en- able e.g. wireless communication via a Bluetooth connection to a mobile phone or other communications equipment.
- the speakers are mounted in capsules which, in addi- tion to the speakers, may contain suitable electronics and operating buttons, as is already known.
- the sound propagation direction of the speakers points toward each other, corresponding to the headset having been set to be positioned on a user's head, and with a headband configured as a neckband.
- the speakers are rotated away from each other, which is possible since the headband is made of a permanently deformable material.
- the central part of the headband is bent downwards so that the headset now has three support points, one 7 of which is located at the centre of the headband, the two others 8, 9 being formed by the edge of the speakers or the capsules of the speakers.
- the headband may e.g. be configured as a stirrup or a band which extends over the head, alternatively as a neckband or a stirrup extending under the chin.
- a headband being made of a permanently deformable material
- the rotary joints may moreover be formed as ball joints, which provides for possible settings in three planes.
- a DSP Digital Signal Processor
- a sensor which may be positioned in the transition between one of the capsules of the headset and the headband, said sensor being adapted to sense whether the headset is used as a conventional headset or as stereo speakers.
- the transition between the capsules of the headset and the headband may e.g. be configured as a joint.
- the DSP may automatically set some electrical circuits, such as volume and transmission characteristics, incorporated in the headset, on the basis of the signals from the sensor, depending on whether the headset is used as a conventional headset or as a stereo speaker set.
- the invention provides a very flexible headset which may be used in many operative configurations while maintaining a high sound quality, which it is possible to fulfill, especially with modern speaker technology.
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Priority Applications (2)
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EP05744226A EP1762116A2 (en) | 2004-05-28 | 2005-05-30 | A headset and a headphone |
US11/628,023 US20080279403A1 (en) | 2004-05-28 | 2005-05-30 | Headset and a Headphone |
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WO2005117487A2 true WO2005117487A2 (en) | 2005-12-08 |
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US (1) | US20080279403A1 (en) |
EP (1) | EP1762116A2 (en) |
CN (1) | CN101023704A (en) |
WO (1) | WO2005117487A2 (en) |
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JP2000316198A (en) * | 1999-04-30 | 2000-11-14 | Zero One Design:Kk | Headphone |
US20020068537A1 (en) * | 2000-12-04 | 2002-06-06 | Mobigence, Inc. | Automatic speaker volume and microphone gain control in a portable handheld radiotelephone with proximity sensors |
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US20080279403A1 (en) | 2008-11-13 |
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