Patent ID: 11930329
Assignee: ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF SILICON VALLEY, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A headset, comprising:
a headband configured to be placed on the top of a head;
a first circumaural ear cup incorporating a first driver therein attached to one end of the headband, wherein the first driver is configured to receive a first channel of an audio signal;
a second circumaural ear cup incorporating a second driver therein, attached to the opposite end of the headband and oriented to face back toward the first circumaural ear cup, wherein the second driver is configured to receive a second channel of an audio signal;
a signal processor configured to receive at least one of the first and second audio channels;
an amplifier, wherein the input of the amplifier is connected to the output of the signal processor;
a first haptic device incorporated in the first circumaural ear cup, wherein the first haptic device is a mono, low-frequency driver configured to receive at least one of the first and second audio channels; and
a second haptic device incorporated in the second circumaural ear cup, wherein the second haptic device is a mono, low-frequency driver configured to receive at least one of the first and second audio channels.