Headset terminal with speech functionality

US8842849B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Vocollect, Inc. · US

Inventors

• James Wahl · Export, US
• Andres Viduya · Carmel, US
• Ben Kessing · Pittsburgh, US
• Roger Graham Byford · Vandergrift, US
• James R. Logan · Pittsburgh, US
• Dominic Tooze · London, GB
• Philip Shade · London, GB
• Graham Lacy · London, GB

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 17, 2011
• Grant date: Sep 23, 2014
• Expiry date: Jun 28, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04M1/6066
• WIPO field: Telecommunications
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A headset terminal for speech applications includes a headband assembly, an earcup assembly and a power source assembly. Processing circuitry is positioned in at least one of the earcup assembly and the power source assembly and includes speech processing circuitry for recognizing and synthesizing speech. A radio communicates with a central system to process the activity information of the headset terminal user. A rotatable microphone boom assembly includes controls mounted on opposite sides of a rotation axis to maintain a consistent orientation on the boom assembly with respect to the head of a user. The boom assembly snaps together with the earcup assembly to rotate. The headband assembly includes at least one transverse band and a sliding arm coupled to the earcup assembly for dynamically adjusting the position of the earcup assembly. A latch of the power source assembly snaps into position to secure it with the assembly and slides between latched and unlatched positions to secure a battery.