Patent ID: 6148175
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
An entertainment system for audio communication between a plurality of participants, comprising:a plurality of remote stations, each of said remote stations including (a) a microphone, (b) a transmit section having an input coupled to said microphone for transmission of audio signals input thereto, (c) a receive section, and (d) at least one audio transducer coupled to an output of said receive section for providing an aural output; and,a signal distribution unit having a plurality of reception channels for receiving said transmission of audio signals from each of said plurality of remote stations, said signal distribution unit including at least one sound effects processor for altering respective audio signals from at least one of said plurality of remote stations and a transmission circuit coupled to an output of said sound effects processor for output of said altered audio signals to each of said plurality of remote stations.