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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 11, 1998
James H. Boyden, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Wayne Burdick, Belmont Avenue, CA (US);
Lorna Ross-Brook, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Tricia L. Wright, San Francisco, CA (US);
Daniell Hebert, San Francisco, CA (US);
Simon Gatrall, San Francisco, CA (US);
Interval Research Corporation, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
Acoustic modules adapted to be worn on the head of a wearer, such as with a headband, or fastened to a hat or eyeglasses, are provided. The modules are situated on opposite sides of the wearer's head, adjacent the ears, and each contains a transducer, an outlet port and a vent port. The audio system is connected to, or in communication with, a conventional source of audio signals, such as a radio, tape player, CD player, cellular telephone, or the like.