Patent ID: 8133073

Claim:
Headset, comprising: a cable having a plug coupled to a first end of the cable, a connector coupled to a second end of the cable, a housing arranged between the first and second end of the cable and a cable section between the plug and the housing, wherein the plug comprises at least one pin and six terminals, wherein the cable section comprises six wires, wherein the housing comprises a connecting unit having a switching unit which is connected to the six wires and soldering areas to which wires of a headset can be coupled, the soldering areas comprising at least seven soldering points, wherein the switching unit comprises six switches and is adapted to switch between at least two wiring settings connecting the six wires to the soldering areas, wherein a first terminal of a first switch is coupled to a first soldering point, wherein a third terminal of the first switch is coupled to a sixth soldering point, wherein a first terminal of a second switch is coupled to a third soldering point, wherein a third terminal of the second switch is coupled to a seventh soldering point, wherein a first terminal of a third switch is coupled to the sixth soldering point, wherein a third terminal of the third switch is coupled to a push-to-talk switch, wherein a first terminal of a fourth switch is coupled to the seventh soldering point, wherein a third terminal of the fourth switch is coupled to a fifth soldering point, wherein the first terminal of the fourth switch is coupled to the push-to-talk switch, wherein the third terminal of the fourth switch is coupled to the first soldering point, wherein a first terminal of a fifth switch is coupled to the push-to-talk switch, and wherein a third terminal of the fifth switch is coupled to the third soldering point.