MULTI-FUNCTION BONE CONDUCTING HEADPHONES
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:EP3409023A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-05

    申请号:EP16888583.8

    申请日:2016-12-23

    申请人: Big O LLC

    IPC分类号: H04R1/10

    摘要: The present disclosure describes a multi-mode headset incorporating both bone conduction and aural transducers. Bone conduction plates of the headset rest on a users' temples, just in front of each ear in one implementation, and create sound through vibrations in a first mode, allowing the user to listen to the headset while still leaving environmental or external sounds audible. In a second mode, the user detaches aural transducers or earbuds from an attachment point and inserts them into the user's ears, blocking external noise and providing passive and/or active noise isolation. In a third mode, both the bone conduction plates and aural transducers may be used simultaneously, providing additional amplitude and potentially wider frequency response. The headset may include a switch, such as a magnetic proximity sensor detecting the position of the aural transducers, to control a mixer or amplifier to re-route audio through the aural transducers. Accordingly, the user may switch between modes and listen to high quality, noise-isolated audio; or audio while remaining aware of external noises.