Patent ID: 7961869

Claim:
An earpiece voice communication apparatus, comprising: at least one microphone configured to receive acoustic input and to provide at least one input signal, said at least one microphone comprising: a uni-directional microphone disposed toward a first direction; and an omni-directional microphone disposed toward a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction; a loudspeaker configured to receive an output signal and to provide acoustic output; and at least one volume functional button operable to adjust volume for the loudspeaker, to mute the at least one microphone, to accept or reject an incoming call, or a combination thereof; a digital signal processing (DSP) module configured to perform digital signal processing on the at least one input signal and to provide the output signal, and wherein the apparatus is operable in one of multiple modes comprising a speakerphone mode and an earpiece mode, and wherein the apparatus is hanging on a user's ear in the earpiece mode and far from the user's ear in the speakerphone mode.