IP Library Granted Patent US 12,604,131
Granted Patent B2
US 12,604,131 · App. 18/479,529 · Granted Apr 14, 2026

Wireless headset with remote parental controls

Inventors: Michael J. Koss (Milwaukee, WI); Michael J. Pelland (Princeton, WI); Michael Sagan (Fairfield, CA); Steven R. Reckamp (Crystal Lake, IL); Gregory J. Hallingstad (Deforest, WI); Jeffrey K. Bovee (Sterling, IL); Morgan J. Lowery (Deforest, WI)
Assignee: Koss Corporation
H04R1/1041G06F3/04847G06F8/65G06F8/654H03G3/02H03K17/9622H04H20/95H04M1/0254H04R1/02H04R1/1083H04R1/1091H04R3/00H04R3/04H04R5/033H04R5/04H04W4/80H04W48/20H04W76/20H03K2217/960785H04L2101/668H04R25/554H04R2201/103H04R2201/107H04R2225/55H04R2420/07H04W84/12H04W84/18H04W84/22
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Patent No.
US 12,604,131
App. No.
18/479,529
Granted
Apr 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

System comprises a headset and a host server. Headset comprises a wireless communication circuit for receiving content transmitted wirelessly to the headset. Headset comprises a right earphone and a left earphone, each comprising a speaker. Host server is in communication with the headset and is for wirelessly streaming the content to the wireless communication circuit. The host server is configured to prevent wireless streaming of prohibited content for playing by the headset based on a parental control applicable to the headset and a rating for the prohibited content.

Claims (17)

1 . A system, comprising:

a headset comprising:

a wireless communication circuit for receiving content transmitted wirelessly to the headset via a wireless access point; and

a right earphone and a left earphone, wherein each of the right and left earphones comprises a speaker; and

a host server communicatively coupled between streaming digital audio content servers and the headset and configured to transmit IP addresses, each of which is assigned to a different server of the streaming digital audio content servers, to the wireless communication circuit, wherein the wireless communication circuit is configured to use the IP addresses to stream content hosted by the streaming digital audio content servers, and wherein the host server is prevented from sending a particular IP address assigned to a particular streaming digital audio content server to the wireless communication circuit based on a parental control applicable to the headset and a rating for explicit content hosted by the particular streaming digital audio content server.

2 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a client computing device communicably coupled to the host server, wherein the client computing device is for receiving a user input, and wherein the parental control is generated based on the user input.

3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the host server is further configured to host a website configured to receive the user input, and wherein the client computing device can access the website for provision of the user input.

4 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the host server is further configured to generate a log of the content wirelessly streamed to the wireless communication circuit of the headset.

5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the client computing device is further for accessing the log of the content wirelessly streamed to the wireless communication circuit of the headset.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the headset further comprises a system-on-a-chip, and wherein the system-on-a-chip comprises the wireless communication circuit.

7 . A system, comprising:

a headset comprising:

a wireless communication circuit for receiving content transmitted wirelessly to the headset via a wireless access point; and

a right earphone and a left earphone, wherein each of the right and left earphones comprises a speaker; and

a host server communicatively coupled between streaming digital audio content servers and the headset and configured to transmit IP addresses, each of which is assigned to a different server of the streaming digital audio content servers to the wireless communication circuit, wherein the wireless communication circuit is configured to use the IP addresses to stream content hosted by the streaming digital audio content servers, wherein the host server is configured to generate a parental control for the headset based on a user input received by the host server, and wherein the host server is prevented from sending a particular IP address assigned to a particular streaming digital audio content server to the headset based on the parental control.

8 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the headset is in communication with a client computing device, and wherein the wirelessly streamed content is tracked via a log accessed via the client computing device.

9 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the parental control comprises a rating associated with explicit content hosted by the particular streaming digital audio content server, and wherein prevention of wireless streaming of explicit content for playing by the headset is further based on the rating associated with the explicit content.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE CONVEYING PARTY DATA (ASSIGNOR) FROM MICAHEL SAGAN TO MICHAEL SAGAN PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 065096 FRAME: 0405. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Oct 31, 2023
From: PELLAND, MICHAEL J.; KOSS, MICHAEL J.; SAGAN, MICHAEL; RECKAMP, STEVEN; HALLINGSTAD, GREGORY J.; LOWERY, MORGAN J.; BOVEE, JEFFREY K.
To: KOSS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 065413/0374 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 2, 2023
From: PELLAND, MICHAEL J.; KOSS, MICHAEL J.; SAGAN, MICAHEL; RECKAMP, STEVEN; HALLINGSTAD, GREGORY J.; LOWERY, MORGAN J.; BOVEE, JEFFREY K.
To: KOSS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 065096/0405 →
Continuity (18)
Continuation 17821612 · Aug 23, 2022
Continuation 17818475 · Aug 9, 2022
Continuation 17812911 · Jul 15, 2022
Continuation 17178946 · Feb 18, 2021
Continuation 17070363 · Oct 14, 2020
Continuation 16900035 · Jun 12, 2020
Continuation 16375879 · Apr 5, 2019
Continuation 16182927 · Nov 7, 2018
Continuation 15962305 · Apr 25, 2018
Continuation 15650362 · Jul 14, 2017
Continuation 15293785 · Oct 14, 2016
Continuation 15082040 · Mar 28, 2016
Continuation 14695696 · Apr 24, 2015
Continuation 13609409 · Sep 11, 2012
Continuation 13459291 · Apr 30, 2012
Continuation 12936488
Provisional Application 61123265 · Apr 7, 2008
Related Publication 20240031721A1 · Jan 25, 2024
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