189 patents
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Utility
Audio Device Configured for Daisy Chaining
25 Aug 22
A method and system for daisy chaining tournament audio controllers, where the method comprises, in a headset coupled to a first audio controller, the first audio controller being in a daisy chain of audio controllers: receiving a chat signal from a second audio controller in the daisy chain of audio controllers, receiving a microphone signal from a microphone in the headset, summing the chat signal with the microphone signal, communicating the summed signal to a third audio controllers in the daisy chain, and communicating the chat signal to the headset.
David Zepp, Travis Kettering
Filed: 11 May 22
Utility
Electronic Device Charging Via an Audio Jack
25 Aug 22
An electronic device may comprise audio processing circuitry and a universal serial bus (USB) connector having a first contact and a second contact.
Richard Kulavik
Filed: 12 May 22
Utility
Passive Headset With Dynamically Controlled LEDS
25 Aug 22
A method and system for a passive headset with dynamically controlled LEDs, where the method comprises, in a passive headset comprising speakers, light emitting diodes (LEDs), and LED driver circuitry: receiving an electrical signal that includes an audio signal and an LED control signal, separating the audio signal and the LED control signal, communicating the audio signal to the speakers, communicating the LED control signal to the LED driver circuitry, and generating a bias voltage for each of the one or more LEDs utilizing the LED driver circuitry and the output LED control signal.
Travis Kettering, Christopher Church
Filed: 13 May 22
Utility
Eyewear Accommodating Headset With Audio Compensation
11 Aug 22
A headset comprises an ear cup, at least one speaker, an adjustable ear cup shaper, and circuitry.
Richard Kulavik, Andy Logan
Filed: 21 Apr 22
Utility
Method and system for dynamic control of game audio based on audio analysis
9 Aug 22
A headset, during play of a particular game, receives a plurality of audio channels carrying game sounds and determines whether a first of the game sounds overwhelms a second of the game sounds.
Richard Kulavik, Shobha Kuruba
Filed: 16 Dec 20
Utility
Method and system for a game headset with audio alerts based on audio track analysis
9 Aug 22
A game headset receives a game audio during play of a particular game, monitors the game audio and detects an occurrence of one or more particular sounds in the game audio during the monitoring of the one or more of the plurality of audio channels.
Richard Kulavik, Michael A. Jessup, Kevin Arthur Robertson
Filed: 7 Apr 20
Utility
Headset with Major and Minor Adjustments
4 Aug 22
A method and system for a headset with major and minor adjustments, where the headset comprises a headband, a headband endcap at each end of the headband, a headband slide coupled to each headband endcap, and ear cups operatively coupled to the headband slides.
Scot Robert Cochran, Tim Wiley, Andy Logan
Filed: 22 Apr 22
Utility
Eyewear Accommodating Headset
4 Aug 22
A headset may comprise at least one ear cup and an ear cup shaper configurable into at least two configurations.
Richard Kulavik, Andy Logan
Filed: 21 Apr 22
Utility
Independent game and chat volume control
19 Jul 22
Methods and systems are provided for independent audio volume control.
Shobha Devi Kuruba Buchannagari, Kevin Robertson, Scott Warren, Carmine Bonanno, Richard Kulavik
Filed: 18 May 20
Utility
Headset wireless charging dock
19 Jul 22
A method and system for a headset wireless charging dock, where the charging dock comprises a radio, a coil, and a proximity sensor.
Thomas Michael Schoene, Scot Robert Cochran, Nicholas Richard Bourne
Filed: 10 Jun 20
Utility
Headset and method for operating a headset
12 Jul 22
A gaming unit and producing a game-audio output of a varying volume level and a chat-voice output is connected to headphones adapted to be worn by a player of the unit and connected to the gaming unit for making the chat-voice output and the game-audio output audible to the player.
Carmine J. Bonanno
Filed: 1 Mar 22
Utility
Earphones with Motion Sensitive Inflation
30 Jun 22
Methods and systems are provided for earphones with motion sensitive inflation.
Richard Kulavik, Christopher Church
Filed: 11 Jan 22
Utility
Wireless Device with Automatic Social Networking
23 Jun 22
In an audio setup comprising at least one audio headset configurable to process audio for a user (e.g., when participating in an online multiplayer game), input audio and/or output audio in the audio headset may be monitored, and when the audio matches triggering criteria, one or more update messages may be triggered via a social networking service.
Richard Kulavik, Michael A. Jessup, Kevin Arthur Robertson
Filed: 14 Mar 22
Utility
Dual Radio Gaming Headset
23 Jun 22
A gaming machine having an audio channel outputting game sound and an audio channel intaking microphone sound and outputting chat sound is coupled with a headset having earpieces and a microphone and a Bluetooth transceiver in the headset for sending and receiving the microphone and chat sounds.
Carmine J. Bonanno
Filed: 3 Mar 22
Utility
Headphone system for computer gaming
21 Jun 22
A gaming unit and producing a game-audio output of a varying volume level and a chat-voice output is connected to headphones adapted to be worn by a player of the unit and connected to the gaming unit for making the chat-voice output and the game-audio output audible to the player.
Carmine J. Bonanno
Filed: 2 Jun 20
Utility
Passive headset with dynamically controlled LEDS
21 Jun 22
A method and system for a passive headset with dynamically controlled LEDs, where the method comprises, in a passive headset comprising speakers, light emitting diodes (LEDs), and LED driver circuitry: receiving an electrical signal that includes an audio signal and an LED control signal, separating the audio signal and the LED control signal, communicating the audio signal to the speakers, communicating the LED control signal to the LED driver circuitry, and generating a bias voltage for each of the one or more LEDs utilizing the LED driver circuitry and the output LED control signal.
Travis Kettering, Christopher Church
Filed: 3 Sep 19
Utility
Daisy chaining of tournament audio controllers
14 Jun 22
A method and system for daisy chaining tournament audio controllers, where the method comprises, in a headset coupled to a first audio controller, the first audio controller being in a daisy chain of audio controllers: receiving a chat signal from a second audio controller in the daisy chain of audio controllers, receiving a microphone signal from a microphone in the headset, summing the chat signal with the microphone signal, communicating the summed signal to a third audio controllers in the daisy chain, and communicating the chat signal to the headset.
David Zepp, Travis Kettering
Filed: 18 Dec 20
Utility
Electronic device charging via an audio jack
14 Jun 22
An electronic device may comprise audio processing circuitry and a universal serial bus (USB) connector having a first contact and a second contact.
Richard Kulavik
Filed: 14 Dec 20
Utility
Headset and Method for Operating a Headset
9 Jun 22
A gaming unit and producing a game-audio output of a varying volume level and a chat-voice output is connected to headphones adapted to be worn by a player of the unit and connected to the gaming unit for making the chat-voice output and the game-audio output audible to the player.
Carmine J. Bonanno
Filed: 1 Mar 22
Utility
Headset with major and minor adjustments
31 May 22
A method and system for a headset with major and minor adjustments, where the headset comprises a headband, a headband endcap at each end of the headband, a headband slide coupled to each headband endcap, and ear cups operatively coupled to the headband slides.
Scot Robert Cochran, Tim Wiley, Andy Logan
Filed: 18 Dec 20