Patent ID: 8175629

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a push-to-talk (PTT) switch having a center position, operable to a first non-center position from the center position to couple a common contact of the PTT switch to a first contact of the PTT switch, and operable to a second non-center position from the center position to couple a common contact of the PTT switch to a second contact of the PTT switch, wherein the common contact is coupled to a voltage level and wherein the PTT switch operates as a momentary switch when operated to the first and second non-center positions with a biasing towards the center position; a first connector to enable the coupling of a first audio device to the apparatus, having a first PTT contact coupled to the first contact of the PTT switch; a second connector to enable the coupling of a second audio device to the apparatus, having a second PTT contact coupled to the second contact of the PTT switch; a PTT circuit coupled to the first and second contacts of the PTT switch, and structured to: monitor a first connect contact of the first connector to detect an indication of the first audio device being coupled to the first connector; couple the second PTT contact to the voltage level to which the common contact of the PTT switch is coupled in response to detecting that the PTT switch has been operated to the first non-center position to couple the first contact of the PTT switch to the common contact at a time when the PTT circuit detects no indication of the first audio device being coupled to the first connector; and refrain from coupling the second PTT contact to the voltage level to which the common contact of the PTT switch is coupled in response to detecting that the PTT switch has been operated to the first non-center position at a time when the PTT circuit detects an indication of the first audio device being coupled to the first connector.