Patent ID: 8204256
Filing Date: 2012-06-19
Classification: H03G,H04R

Abstract:
1. A headphone system, comprising: a charging cradle; at least one headphone removably engageable with the charging cradle to charge at least one battery in the headphone, the headphone including left and right speakers which, when placed on the head of a user, are juxtaposed with the user's left and right ears, the headphone communicating with an audio device to receive audio therefrom playable on the headphone; and a wireless transmitter configured to send, responsive to a determination that the headphone has been removed from the charging cradle, a wireless signal to the audio device to cause the audio device to lower or mute a volume output by at least one speaker of the audio device without deenergizing the audio device so that the audio device communicates audio to the headphones.