Patent ID: 8483757
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: H02J,H04B,H04R

Abstract:
1. A wireless audio microphone system for use in audio conferencing among a number of users, comprising: a base unit that is configured to removably store, recharge, and communicate with at least one personal microphone module (PMM) and at least one audio adapter that is configured to removably couple to a conventional wireless microphone; and the at least one PMM comprising a mutable microphone and a microphone mute-status indicator, and being configured to be removably coupled to a user's clothing, and to communicate wirelessly with one base unit at a time; wherein a wireless link is automatically established between the at least one PMM and the base unit and the at least one audio adapter and the base unit upon registration with the base unit such that the base unit assigns a unique audio channel to the at least one PMM and the at least one audio adapter; wherein the at least one PMM microphone is automatically muted when the at least one PMM is removed from the base unit; wherein the at least one audio adapter is automatically muted when the at least one audio adapter is removed from the base unit; and wherein the base unit is configured to perform audio mixing and gain control and comprises a conferenced audio port which combines all audio channels.