Patent ID: 9202474
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: G10K,G10L,H03G,H04R

Abstract:
1. A headset for use by a user to effect voice communication in a sound-restricted environment, the headset comprising: a housing; a microphone supported by the housing and configured to convert the user's voice at a first sound level to produce a first audio signal; an apparatus including circuitry carried by the housing and configured to receive the first audio signal, the circuitry being configured to amplify the first audio signal to produce a second audio signal representing an audio signal produced by conversion of the user's voice at a greater, second sound level by the microphone, and output the second audio signal for communication to at least one of a telecommunications device or a sound recording device, wherein the circuitry is also configured to receive a third audio signal and measure a third sound level thereof, produce a feedback signal in at least one instance in which the third sound level is greater than a threshold sound level that is less than the second sound level, and output the feedback signal for communication to the user, the third audio signal and third sound level being the same as or different from the first audio signal and first sound level; and a wireless or wired communication interface configured to communicate the second audio signal to the telecommunications device or the sound recording device.