141 |
Electronic Equipment for a Wireless Communication System and Method for Operating an Electronic Equipment for a Wireless Communication System |
US11912427 |
2006-04-25 |
US20080287060A1 |
2008-11-20 |
Fredrik Ramsten; Anette Sandegard; Kristoffer Aberg |
The present invention relates to an electronic equipment for a wireless communication system comprising a near field interface (4) for exchanging contact information with at least one further electronic equipment via near field communication, said contact information serving for communicating within the wireless communication system, a group editing means (3) for creating a group of contact information comprising at least the received contact information, whereby each contact information of the group relates to an electronic equipment, and a communication means (8) for setting up a communication within the wireless communication system to the group of electronic equipments in accordance with the group of contact information. The present invention further relates to a method for operating such an electronic equipment. |
142 |
Garment having wireless loopset integrated therein for person with hearing device |
US09803029 |
2001-03-12 |
US06823171B1 |
2004-11-23 |
Juha Kaario |
An article of functional clothing comprises a garment; electrically conductive fibers integrated into the garment in a predetermined pattern to form an induction loop around the garment; and an activator unit arranged at a predetermined location on the induction loop to establish electrical connection and thus activate the induction loop, and to provide an interface to at least one portable electronic device. |
143 |
Mobile phone and hands-free kit with inductive link |
US10486308 |
2004-02-06 |
US20040214614A1 |
2004-10-28 |
James
Edward
Aman |
A mobile phone has a transmitter coil forming a first part of an inductive link for forwarding sound signals received by the mobile phone and an earpiece for fitting into an ear canal and having a housing of which at least a proximal portion can fit within the ear canal. The housing contains a receiver coil forming a second part of the inductive link for receiving sound signals from the transmitter, an amplifier for amplifying the sound signals received by the receiver coil, a transducer for reproducing the received sound signals; and a space for a battery. The amplifier has means responsive to received signal level for squelching its output at low levels of detected signal. |
144 |
Stereophonic magnetic induction sound system |
US08889745 |
1997-07-08 |
US06208740B1 |
2001-03-27 |
Karl Grever |
A stereophonic magnetic induction sound system is disclosed which has an audio source, two ear pieces, each having an inductive pick-up coil, and a magnetic induction transmitter connected to the audio source and capable of transmitting different signals to the pick-up coils in the two ear pieces. The transmitter may have two or more antennas, a first conductor for transmitting one signal to one of the antennas, a second conductor for transmitting a different signal to the other antenna, and grounds connected to each antenna. The antennas are comprised of a core with a wires coiled about the core and are shaped and positioned on a user's neck to, at least partially, selectively transmit their respect signals toward a particular, near-by pick-up coil. A connector or stereophonic jack is used to connect the transmitter to an audio source, and a supporting member secures the antennas around a user's neck and restricts movement of the antennas relative to the neck. |
145 |
Hearing assist system employing time variant modulation transmission to
hearing aid |
US766802 |
1996-12-13 |
US5812598A |
1998-09-22 |
Madan M. Sharma; Robert Francis Young; Gene Michael Strohallen |
A short range magnetically coupled wireless communication system employs time variant modulation of a high repetition rate pulse stream and magnetic coupling between a transmission magnetic element and a receiving magnetic element. The pulse stream is modulated by an input audio frequency signal in the time domain, for example, through pulse position modulation, pulse width modulation or pulse symmetry modulation. The receiving magnetic element is coupled to a demodulator circuit which detects the transmitted pulses induced in the receiving magnetic element and reproduces the audio frequency signal. Transmission over short range is thus efficiently accomplished through magnetic coupling in a simple, low cost, low power consumption communication system. |
146 |
Hard-of-hearing aid appliance |
US172739 |
1980-07-28 |
US4361733A |
1982-11-30 |
Yozo Marutake; Tatsuro Fukutome; Yasuo Inaba; Kunihiko Fukuyama |
A hearing aid appliance has induction loops which are magnetically coupled to hearing aids held individually by hard-of-hearing persons. The number of induction loops is an integral multiple of two, and each induction loop is in the form of a rectangle having at least two parallel sides. The parallel sides of the induction loops are arranged in parallel with one another and equally spaced from one another so that signal currents flowing in adjacent parallel sides are shifted by 90.degree. in phase. |
147 |
Inductive-carrier communication systems |
US602561 |
1975-08-07 |
US4006315A |
1977-02-01 |
William S. Halstead |
An integrated multiple-function communication system for highway, railroads and other applications, the system comprising a wideband coaxial trunk cable with associated amplifier/repeaters for long-distance point-to-point transmission of a plurality of carrier signals combined with inductive-signaling means including frequency-converter/amplifiers each having an input physically coupled to the coaxial trunk cable and an output coupled to an inductive-signaling conductor, the latter disposed within the trunk-cable structure or electrically related thereto whereby a relatively-uniform electromagnetic field of a desired strength is established along a highway or other service zone for inductive-carrier communication with vehicles, roadside call boxes and other devices located in proximity to the cable which interconnects with a control or terminal point. |
148 |
Communication system |
US547578 |
1975-02-06 |
US3968435A |
1976-07-06 |
Harris A. Stover |
An electronic short range communication system which allows communication between two or more parties who are fairly close to each other and which allows communication between parties having the communication equipment without interfering with those who do not have communication equipment. The equipment has a definite range limit so as to prevent undesirable interference with other similar systems located beyond a reasonable distance. This system also permits communication from the nearest units of the system so as to override communication originating from more remote units. |
149 |
Communication system |
US75097758 |
1958-07-25 |
US2918571A |
1959-12-22 |
ROBERT PETH |
|
150 |
Calling system |
US51033155 |
1955-05-23 |
US2870435A |
1959-01-20 |
DE GRAAF NICOLAAS ROBERT |
|
151 |
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEM THAT MIMICS NATURAL RANGE AND ORIENTATION DEPENDENCE |
PCT/US2012024355 |
2012-02-08 |
WO2012115785A3 |
2012-11-08 |
BEEVERS TIMOTHY R |
A short range telephonic communications system that includes transceiving units (110, 111) for receiving (124) a sound signal from a first user and for transmitting an RF signal (130) representative of the sound signal and for receiving RF signals (130) representing other users sound signals and presenting a sound signal reconstructed from the received RF signals to the first user's ears (140). Also, the transceiving units estimate (18) relative position between one another and present the reconstructed sound signals to the users' ears in a manner related to the relative position estimate. |
152 |
TIME-MULTIPLEXED SHORT-RANGE MAGNETIC COMMUNICATIONS |
PCT/US9807768 |
1998-04-22 |
WO9848526A3 |
1999-01-28 |
PALERMO VINCENT; COBLER PATRICK J; BUTLER NEAL R |
A magnetic induction time-multiplexed two-way short-range wireless communications system, and related method, includes a first portable unit and a second portable unit. The first portable unit receives first unit input signals and provides first unit output signals. Also, the first portable unit includes a first unit transducer system for generating a first inductive field based upon the first unit input signals during a first time slot and for converting a second inductive field into the first unit output signals during a second time slot. The second portable unit receives second unit input signals and provides second unit output signals. Also, the second portable unit includes a second unit transducer system for generating the second inductive field based upon the second unit input signals during the second time slot and for converting the first inductive field into the second unit output signals during the first time slot. |
153 |
Methods and apparatus to monitor a media presentation |
US15477711 |
2017-04-03 |
US10148317B2 |
2018-12-04 |
William K. Krug; James Zhang |
Methods and apparatus to monitor a media presentation are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a housing defining a sleeve dimensioned to receive a monitoring device, the monitoring device to monitor the media presentation. The example apparatus includes a receiver carried by the housing to receive a first modulated audio signal from a media device via a wireless data connection using a wireless communication protocol, the first modulated audio signal associated with the media presentation, the receiver to output a baseband audio signal corresponding to the first modulated audio signal. The example apparatus includes a speaker carried by the housing to emit the baseband audio signal for receipt by the monitoring device within the sleeve. The example apparatus further includes a monitoring device to be received by the housing to receive the baseband audio signal from the speaker, and to generate research data identifying the media. |
154 |
DUAL-BAND WIRELESS HEADPHONES |
US15936397 |
2018-03-26 |
US20180331724A1 |
2018-11-15 |
Hua Li; Weifeng Tong; Liang Zhang |
Embodiments of wireless audio systems, wireless transceivers, and methods for wirelessly communicating audio information are disclosed herein. In one example, a wireless audio system includes a primary wireless transceiver and a secondary wireless transceiver. The primary wireless transceiver includes a first radio frequency (RF) module configured to receive, from an audio source, first audio information at a first frequency. The primary wireless transceiver further includes a second RF module configured to transmit second audio information at a second frequency lower than the first frequency. The second audio information is generated based on the first audio information. The secondary wireless transceiver includes a third RF module configured to receive, from the second RF module, the second audio information at the second frequency. The first RF module implements a first short-range wireless communication protocol. Each of the second and third RF modules implements a second short-range wireless communication protocol amended from the first short-range wireless communication protocol. |
155 |
Ear to ear communication using wireless low energy transport |
US14960859 |
2015-12-07 |
US10097931B2 |
2018-10-09 |
Jeffrey Paul Solum; Mark Seel |
Disclosed in some examples are systems, methods, and machine readable media which allows for hearing instruments to be in a piconet with each other while being connectable as a slave to another device such as a smart phone when it comes within range. In some examples to accomplish this, one or both of the connected hearing aids may send connectable advertisements while connected with each other in the piconet by time multiplexing the advertisements between connection events. |
156 |
Method and apparatus for controlling and powering an electronic accessory from a mobile digital device |
US15139290 |
2016-04-26 |
US10069540B2 |
2018-09-04 |
Venkata T. Gobburu; Nagesh Challa |
Various energy harvesting and control techniques are used to power and control electronic accessories from the audio output channels and microphone input channel of mobile digital devices while preserving audio input and output functionality. One technique uses one of the stereophonic audio channels to generate power, and the other in conjunction with the microphone jack to enable bi-directional communications while preserving audio input and output. Another technique allows a low powered electronic accessory with bi-directional communications to be supported while simultaneously supporting audio input & stereo output. These techniques facilitate the ability to play music, narration and instruction and to receive oral responses and instruction with no perceived loss or gaps, even while using the audio jack of a mobile digital device to harvest energy and bi-directional communication. |
157 |
DATA PROCESSING METHOD, CHARGING DEVICE AND MOBILE TERMINAL |
US15896080 |
2018-02-14 |
US20180248414A1 |
2018-08-30 |
Song Liu; Jian Zhao; Tian Wang; Binbin Jiang |
Provided are a data processing method, a charging device and a mobile terminal. A charging position of the charging device matches a wireless earphone. The method includes: when the wireless earphone is placed at the charging position of the charging device, a first connection is established between a first port of the charging device and a second port of the wireless earphone; through the first connection, the charging device supplies power to the wireless earphone, and data is transmitted between the charging device and the wireless earphone via the first connection; or, a wireless connection is established between the charging device and the wireless earphone through a wireless communication module of the charging device, and data is transmitted between the charging device and the wireless earphone via the wireless connection. |
158 |
Methods and systems for automatically pairing headset to gaming audio source based on proximity |
US15726933 |
2017-10-06 |
US10064038B2 |
2018-08-28 |
Richard Kulavik; Michael A. Jessup |
Methods and systems are provided for automatically pairing headset to gaming audio source based on proximity. A headset that is configurable to process audio may pair with a first audio basestation configured for communicating audio between the headset and a game console, the pairing comprising establishing one or more wireless links for communicating the audio between the first audio basestation and the headset, and pair with a second audio basestation, maintaining pairing with the first audio basestation after said pairing with the second audio basestation. The pairing may occur automatically when the headset comes within a certain distance of the first audio basestation or the second audio basestation. The distance may correspond to physical contact between the headset and the audio basestation. The physical contact may correspond to a tapping of the headset onto the audio basestation. |
159 |
ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INDUSTRIAL COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND INDUSTRIAL COMMUNICATION DEVICE THEREOF |
US15844446 |
2017-12-15 |
US20180109930A1 |
2018-04-19 |
Jae-Sung KIM; Young-Jun KIM; Ji-Man KIM; Gun-Sang LEE; Young-Uk SON; Jae-Won LEE |
An electronic device for controlling an industrial communication device may include: a near field communication module; a main communication module; and a control unit configured to confirm one or more contacts connected to a conversation group of a messenger application when a voice signal corresponding to a first voice is received from an industrial communication device paired through the near field communication module, and transmit a voice message corresponding to the first voice to the corresponding device or devices of the confirmed contact or contacts using the main communication module. |
160 |
CONNECTORIZED COCHLEAR IMPLANT SYSTEMS |
US15826662 |
2017-11-29 |
US20180078765A1 |
2018-03-22 |
Abhijit Kulkarni; Wantjinarjo Suwito |
An exemplary system includes 1) a cochlear implant module configured to be implanted within a patient and including cochlear implant circuitry configured to apply electrical stimulation representative of one or more audio signals to the patient, 2) a first connector assembly coupled to the cochlear implant module and configured to be implanted within the patient, the first connector assembly including a first set of induction coils, 3) an implantable module configured to be implanted within the patient, and 4) a second connector assembly coupled to the implantable module and configured to be implanted within the patient, the second connector assembly including a second set of induction coils. The first and second sets of induction coils are configured to form a multi-channel inductive link between the implantable module and the cochlear implant module. Corresponding systems are also disclosed. |