IP Library Granted Patent US 8,688,040
Granted Patent B2
US 8,688,040 · App. 12/971,537 · Granted Apr 1, 2014

Bluetooth headset for helmet having inter-communication function

Inventor: Ohjin Jung (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: Sena Technologies Inc.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,688,040
App. No.
12/971,537
Granted
Apr 1, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A Bluetooth headset for a helmet having an inter-communication is provided. The Bluetooth headset includes a headset body configured to be mounted on a helmet, a microphone and a speaker that are configured to be installed on the headset body, a jog dial configured to be installed to perform a rotation operation and be subject to a push operation, a Bluetooth module configured to be accommodated in the headset body and to perform wireless communication while paired with an external Bluetooth device, and a control unit configured to be accommodated in the headset body to process a signal input from the microphone, a signal input according to the rotation operation and the push operation of the jog dial and a signal received from the Bluetooth module and output the processed signal to the speaker and the Bluetooth module.

Claims (15)

1. A Bluetooth headset for a helmet having an inter-communication, the Bluetooth headset comprising:

a headset body configured to be mounted on a helmet;

a microphone and a speaker installed on the headset body;

a jog dial provided on the headset body to be mounted on a lateral exterior surface of a helmet and configured to perform a rotation operation and be subjected to a push operation in a direction perpendicular to the lateral exterior surface;

a Bluetooth module configured to be accommodated in the headset body and to perform wireless communication while paired with an external Bluetooth device; and

a control unit configured to be accommodated in the headset body to process a signal input from the microphone, a signal input according to the rotation operation and the push operation of the jog dial and a signal received from the Bluetooth module and output the processed signal to the speaker and the Bluetooth module,

wherein in response to the Bluetooth headset being paired with another Bluetooth headset for inter-communication and the jog dial being pushed for longer than a pairing setting time and then pushed again, the control unit activates a voice recognition intercom function.

2. The Bluetooth headset of claim 1 , wherein the headset body comprises:

a clamp unit configured to be detachably provided on the helmet and have the microphone and the speaker installed thereon; and

a main unit configured to be mounted on the clamp unit, have the jog dial provided at an outer side thereof and accommodate the Bluetooth module and the control unit.

3. The Bluetooth headset of claim 2 , wherein the main unit is provided with a push button for inputting an instruction of a user together with the jog dial or without the jog dial.

4. The Bluetooth headset of claim 2 , wherein the main unit is provided with a charging port and the clamp unit is provided with an audio input terminal.

5. The Bluetooth headset of claim 2 , wherein the main unit is detachably provided with respect to the clamp unit.

6. The Bluetooth headset of claim 1 , further comprising a clamp unit configured to detachably attach to a lower rim of the helmet,

wherein the jog dial protrudes from the headset body such that when the clamp unit is attached to the lower rim of the helmet, the jog dial extends upward to an exterior side surface of the helmet from the lower rim of the helmet.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 17, 2010
From: JUNG, OHJIN
To: SENA TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Reel/Frame 025518/0358 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2010-0094735 · Sep 29, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20120077438A1 · Mar 29, 2012