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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2015
Applicant:
Bose Corporation, Framingham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Joseph M. Geiger, Clinton, MA (US);
Muhammad Masood, Waltham, MA (US);
Daniel M. Gauger, Jr., Berlin, MA (US);
Assignee:
Bose Corporation, Framingham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/10 (2006.01); H04R 25/00 (2006.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01); H04N 7/14 (2006.01); G08B 1/08 (2006.01); G10K 11/175 (2006.01); H04M 3/56 (2006.01); H04W 4/00 (2009.01); H04R 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/0258 (2013.01); G08B 1/08 (2013.01); G10K 11/175 (2013.01); H04M 3/56 (2013.01); H04N 7/141 (2013.01); H04R 1/1041 (2013.01); H04R 1/1083 (2013.01); H04W 4/006 (2013.01); H04R 5/04 (2013.01); H04R 2420/03 (2013.01); H04R 2420/05 (2013.01); H04S 2400/13 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a first interface for connecting to a personal computer, a second interface for connecting to a communications device, a third interface for connecting to a headset, a fourth interface for connecting to a speaker, and a processor in control of each of the interfaces. The processor is configured to route audio associated with a communications session on one of the personal computer or the communications device to the speaker, and in response to a user putting on the headset, re-route the audio to the headset.