Plantronics, Inc.

Nicholas Kennedy Eisner

Robert J Kelly

Arun Rajasekaran

Paul A Ewer

Ian J Gould

Soohyun Ham

Matthew C Bentley

Andrew K Richardson

A method is disclosed for forking call audio channels. The method includes, during an active call, receiving a first audio stream of first call audio that originates from a far-end telephony device, and receiving a second audio stream of second call audio that originates from a microphone of a near-end headset. Further, the method includes generating, during the active call, a third audio stream containing the first call audio by processing the first audio stream, and generating a fourth audio stream containing the second call audio by processing the second audio stream. Still yet, the method includes, during the active call, generating a fifth audio stream containing the first call audio, and generating a sixth audio stream containing the second call audio.

Forking transmit and receive call audio channels

A method is disclosed for forking call audio channels. The method includes, during an active call, receiving a first audio stream of first call audio that originates from a far-end telephony device, and receiving a second audio stream of second call audio that originates from a microphone of a near-end headset. Further, the method includes generating, during the active call, a third audio stream containing the first call audio by processing the first audio stream, and generating a fourth audio stream containing the second call audio by processing the second audio stream. Still yet, the method includes, during the active call, generating a fifth audio stream containing the first call audio, and generating a sixth audio stream containing the second call audio. In addition, the method includes, during the active call, concurrently transmitting: the third audio stream, the fourth audio stream, the fifth audio stream, and the sixth audio stream.

Headsets having corresponding audio adapters and methods comprise: a microphone configured to generate analog audio for a voice call; an analog-to-digital converter configured to convert the analog audio to digital audio; a voice activity detector configured to detect speech in the digital audio; a processor configured to i) determine a temporal characteristic of the speech, and ii) generate a message based on the temporal characteristic of the speech and a temporal characteristic of the voice call; and a transmitter configured to transmit the message.

Communication devices and methods for temporal analysis of voice calls

Methods and apparatuses for asset management are disclosed. In one example, a system and method includes receiving an indication of a coupling of an asset to a computing device. An asset identifier stored on the asset is received and an asset data record corresponding to the asset is located. A data associated with the asset is recorded in the asset data record.

Enterprise asset management

A system and method for automatic storage and retrieval of personal audio settings used with telephony or other audio or multimedia application software running on stand-alone or networked computers or other processor-based host systems are disclosed. The system generally includes an audio device adapted to communicate with a processor-based host executing an audio software application, the audio device having configurable user-specific settings associated therewith. The audio software application enables the host to store audio settings specific to each user and to selectively retrieve and apply user-specific settings to the audio device for the current user. Examples of audio settings include audio device model, inbound and outbound volume levels, tone, frequency response, and sidetone volume. The audio device communicates with the host via a communications port such as a USB port. The host may be on a network sharing access to a central audio settings storage with other processor-based hosts via the network. Each user may store audio settings for multiple audio device such that the audio software application selectively retrieves the audio settings for the current user and for the audio device being used by the current user.

System and method for storage and retrieval of personal preference audio settings on a processor-based host

A headset radio base, a headset charging system including a modular charging dock, and methods of charging various headsets are disclosed. In one embodiment, a headset radio base includes a charging dock interface configured to interface with one of a plurality of interchangeable charging docks having different form factors for charging different headsets, a transceiver for wirelessly communicating with the different headsets, a power source interface, and a network interface.

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Ben Lomond, CA, United States of America

Nicholas Kennedy Eisner