Patent ID: 9544688
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: H04R

Claim:
1. A headset for receiving and transmitting audio signals comprising: a frame configured to retain the headset on a user; an earphone configured to provide audio signals to a user of the headset, wherein the earphone is supported by the frame of the headset at a first position, wherein the first position comprises a first location on the frame of the headset adjacent to a first ear of the user and a first temple of the user; a microphone boom configured to carry one or more microphones, wherein the microphone boom is supported by the frame through a mechanical coupling in a second position separate from the first position, wherein the second position comprises a second location on the frame of the headset adjacent to a second temple of the user opposite the first temple, and wherein the mechanical coupling is configured such that no earphone is positioned between the microphone boom and the frame of the headset; the one or more microphones configured to receive audio signals from the user of the headset; one or more electrical earphone wires associated with the earphone configured to carry audio signals to the earphone; one or more electrical microphone wires associated with individual ones of the one or more microphones configured to carry audio signals from individual ones of the one or more microphones, wherein the one or more electrical microphone wires are physically separated from the one or more electrical earphone wires, and wherein the one or more electrical microphone wires are not supported by the earphone.