Patent ID: 8498425
Filing Date: 2013-07-30
Classification: G10L,H04M,H04R

Abstract:
1. A headset comprising: a wearable body; first and second earphones extending from said wearable body; controls for controlling an external communication/multimedia device wirelessly; a microphone for picking up voice data from a user of the headset; a signal processing unit comprising, circuitry for processing said voice data into a distinctly audible vocal feedback signal, circuitry for enhancing said vocal feedback signal thereby producing an enhanced vocal feedback signal, circuitry for mixing said enhanced vocal feedback signal with audio signals originating from said external communication/multimedia device, thereby producing a mixed output signal and then sending the mixed output signal to said user via said earphones; wherein said external communication/multimedia device comprises a vocal command application and wherein said headset further comprises a vocal command control for sending vocal commands to said external communication/multimedia device and to said vocal command application; wherein said vocal command control sends a vocal command activation signal from said headset to said external communication/multimedia device, wakes up said vocal command application, records and sends voice data to said vocal command application via an interface, and wherein said vocal command application converts said voice data into text or pattern, locally or remotely via a server, and wherein the vocal command application further translates said text or pattern into commands that perform one or more functions by said vocal command application and other applications on said external communication/multimedia device; and a recorder for recording voice data and wherein upon starting of a recording, a first alert tone is sent to said earphones indicating that recording of voice data has commenced and wherein upon stopping of a recording, a second alert tone is sent to said earphones indicating that the recording is stopped.