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Patent US8204435 - Wireless headset supporting enhanced call functions - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA modular wireless headset includes earpiece(s) and microphone(s), where the earpiece and microphone may be physically separate devices. The earpiece renders inbound radio frequencies received from a host device audible. The earpiece may include a receiver module, data recovery module, and speaker module....http://www.google.com/patents/US8204435?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8204435 - Wireless headset supporting enhanced call functionsAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8204435 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/120,752Publication dateJun 19, 2012Filing dateMay 3, 2005Priority dateMay 28, 2003Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS20050202857Publication number11120752, 120752, US 8204435 B2, US 8204435B2, US-B2-8204435, US8204435 B2, US8204435B2InventorsNambirajan Seshadri, James D. Bennett, Jeyhan KaraoguzOriginal AssigneeBroadcom CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (84), Referenced by (6), Classifications (25), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetWireless headset supporting enhanced call functions
This application claims the benefit of priority under 35 USC �119(e) to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/645,872 entitled “WIRELESS HEADSET SUPPORTING ENHANCED CALL FUNCTIONS,” by Nambirajan Seshadri, et al. filed on Jan. 21, 2005, expired, and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety for all purposes. This Application is related to the following applications: application Ser. No. 10/981,418 entitled “UNIVERSAL WIRELESS MULTIMEDIA DEVICE,” by Nambirajan Seshadri, et al., filed on Nov. 4, 2004, abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 10/856,430 entitled “PROVIDING A UNIVERSAL WIRELESS HEADSET,” by Nambirajan Seshadri, et al., filed May 28, 2004, abandoned, which claims priority under 35 USC �119(e) to Provisional Application No. 60/473,967 filed on May 28, 2003, expired; and application Ser. No. 10/981,418 is also a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 10/856,124 filed May 28, 2004, abandoned, which claims priority under 35 USC �119(e) to Provisional Application No. 60/473,675 filed May 28, 2003, expired; application Ser. No. 10/976,300 entitled “MODULAR WIRELESS MULTIMEDIA DEVICE,” by Nambirajan Seshadri, et al., filed on Oct. 27, 2004, abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 10/856,124 entitled “MODULAR WIRELESS HEADSET AND/OR HEADPHONES,” filed May 28, 2004, abandoned, which claims priority under 35 USC �119(e) to Provisional Application No. 60/473,675, filed on May 28, 2003, expired; and application Ser. No. 10/976,300, abandoned, is also a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 10/856,430 filed May 28, 2004, abandoned, which claims priority under 35 USC �119(e) to Provisional Application No. 60/473,967 filed May 28, 2003, expired; application Ser. No. 11/120,765 entitled “MODULAR EARPIECE/MICROPHONE THAT ANCHORS VOICE COMMUNICATIONS,” by Nambirajan Seshadri, et al., filed on May 3, 2005, pending, which claims priority under 35 USC �119(e) to Provisional Application No. 60/656,828 filed on Feb. 25, 2005, expired; application Ser. No. 11/122,146 entitled “HANDOVER OF CALL SERVICED BY MODULAR EARPIECE/MICROPHONE BETWEEN SERVICING BASE PORTIONS,” by Nambirajan Seshadri, et al., filed on May 4, 2005, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 7,555,318, on Jun. 30, 2009, which claims priority under 35 USC �119(e) to Provisional Application No. 60/653,234 filed on Feb. 15, 2005, expired; application Ser. No. 11/120,900 entitled “MODULAR EARPIECE/MICROPHONE (HEADSET) OPERABLE TO SERVICE VOICE ACTIVATED COMMANDS,” by Nambirajan Seshadri, et al., filed on May 3, 2005, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 7,343,177, on Mar. 11, 2008, application Ser. No. 11/120,903 entitled “BATTERY MANAGEMENT IN A MODULAR EARPIECE MICROPHONE COMBINATION,” by Nambirajan Seshadri, et al., filed on May 3, 2005, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 7,977,115, on Jul. 27, 2006, which claims priority under 35 USC �119(e) to Provisional Application No. 60/646,270 filed on Jan. 24, 2005, expired; application Ser. No. 11/120,904 entitled “PAIRING MODULAR WIRELESS EARPIECE/MICROPHONE (HEADSET) TO A SERVICED BASE PORTION AND SUBSEQUENT ACCESS THERETO,” by Nambirajan Seshadri, et al., filed on May 3, 2005, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 7,778,601, on Aug. 17, 2010, which claims priority under 35 USC �119(e) to Provisional Application No. 60/646,437 filed on Jan. 24, 2005, expired; application Ser. No. 11/120,902 entitled “MANAGING ACCESS OF MODULAR WIRELESS EARPIECE/MICROPHONE (HEADSET) TO PUBLIC/PRIVATE SERVICING BASE STATION,” by Nambirajan Seshadri, et al., filed on May 3, 2005, abandoned, which claims priority under 35 USC �119(e) to Provisional Application No. 60/646,235 filed on Jan. 24, 2005, expired; application Ser. No. 11/120,676 entitled “EARPIECE/MICROPHONE (HEADSET) SERVICING MULTIPLE INCOMING AUDIO STREAMS,” by Nambirajan Seshadri, et al., filed on May 3, 2005, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 7,558,529, on Jul. 7, 2009, which claims priority under 35 USC �119(e) to Provisional Application No. 60/646,272 filed on Jan. 24, 2005, expired; application Ser. No. 11/120,455 entitled “INTEGRATED AND DETACHABLE WIRELESS HEADSET ELEMENT FOR CELLULAR/MOBILE/PORTABLE PHONES AND AUDIO PLAYBACK DEVICES,” by Josephus A. Van Engelen, et al., filed on May 3, 2005, pending, which claims priority under 35 USC �119(e) to Provisional Application No. 60/646,465 filed on Jan. 24, 2005, expired, all of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety for all purposes.
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