Communication device with selective message transfer to earpiece
US6181956A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 3, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jan 30, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M1/72436
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A communication system (120, 125) worn by a user (110) includes a base device (120) and an earpiece (125), which are spatially separated but coupled by a communication link. The base device (120) is operable in first and second operating modes (410). When in the first operating mode, the base device (120) receives and presents text based messages in human readable form to the user via a user interface associated with the base device (420, 430, 435, 440). When in the second operating mode, the received message is converted to audible form, preferably using a text-to-speech synthesizer, and presented to the user via the earpiece (430, 455, 460, 465).
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