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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
May. 09, 2014
Acoustic Arc International Ltd., Hong Kong, HK;
Kak Man Chan, Hong Kong, HK;
Boa Fung Chau, Hong Kong, HK;
ACOUSTIC ARC INTERNATIONAL LTD., Hong Kong, HK;
Abstract
A proximity-based audio sharing system includes two identical units in wireless communication with each other. Each unit includes: a wireless transceiver module configured for communicating audio signals with the wireless transceiver module of the other unit; an audio output device connected with the wireless transceiver module and configured for playing back audio signals transmitted from the wireless transceiver module; a mute control circuit connected with the wireless transceiver module and the audio output device, and configured for selectively muting the audio output of the audio output device; and a microcontroller unit connected with the wireless transceiver module and configured for controlling the wireless transceiver module and the mute control circuit, and transmitting a control signal which includes a link signal and a mute control signal to the microcontroller unit of the other unit when the two units are in touch or in proximity of each other.