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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2020
Applicant:
Plantronics, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Inventor:
Arun Rajasekaran, Saratoga, CA (US);
Assignee:
Plantronics, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/10 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); H04R 1/08 (2006.01); H04M 1/60 (2006.01); H04M 1/72412 (2021.01); G06F 3/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/165 (2013.01); G06F 3/167 (2013.01); H04M 1/6066 (2013.01); H04M 1/72412 (2021.01); H04R 1/08 (2013.01); H04R 1/1016 (2013.01); H04R 1/1025 (2013.01); H04R 1/1041 (2013.01); G06F 3/14 (2013.01); H04R 2420/07 (2013.01);
Abstract
A headset control pod stores a headset for charging when not in use. When the headset is in signal communication with a smart device, a user can use the control pod to mute and unmute a call of the smart device with no need to access the smart device. When the headset is used for music playback from the smart device, the control pod can be used to pause or advance playback. The control pod can also control playback by a headset of music stored in the control pod.