Patent ID: 8903309

Claim:
Voice transmitting units configured to provide two-way voice communication between a user and an external sound or text source comprising: one voice transmitting unit for each ear of the user; each voice transmitting unit having a first bone sound vibration sensor sized to fit in and be easily removable from an auditory canal of the user in a noninvasive manner; each voice transmitting unit further comprising a second bone sound vibration sensor having an external noninvasive sensor surface for placement next to the skin of the jawbone/skull of the user; each first bone sound vibration sensor having first digitalized circuitry configured to convert sound vibrations of the mastoid bones of the user to electrical signals; each second bone sound vibration sensor having second digitalized circuitry configured to convert sound vibrations of either the jawbone/skull of the user to electrical signals; each voice transmitting unit further comprising a housing module mounting a digital speech processor in communication with either the first or second bone sound vibration sensor; each housing module further containing a button controlled circuitry configured for selecting one of the first or second bone sound vibration sensors to be in operative mode by the user; the digital speech processor further including a receiver, a speaker, a digital signal transceiver antenna and a wireless radio frequency transmitter to provide the voice transmitting units with the two-way voice communication between the user and an external sound or text source; and wherein for each voice transmitting unit the first bone sound vibration sensor is attached by a flexible mechanism to the housing module to permit the user to move each first bone sound vibration sensor to a storage position just outside the auditory canal of the user.