IP Library Granted Patent US 8,897,841
Granted Patent B2
US 8,897,841 · App. 11/665,689 · Granted Nov 25, 2014

Wireless headphones and data transmission method

Inventors: Axel Haupt (Langenhagen, DE); André Michaelis (Wedemark, DE); Rolf Meyer (Wennigsen, DE); Katrin Huss (Singapore, SG); Jens Wildhagen (Burgdorf, DE)
Assignee: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG
H04L29/12009H04H20/63H04H40/27H04L61/00
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Patent No.
US 8,897,841
App. No.
11/665,689
Granted
Nov 25, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided a wireless headphone unit having at least one electroacoustic transducer and a transmitting/receiving unit for wirelessly receiving first signals which contain audio signals to be reproduced on the electroacoustic transducer and a network identification unit for storing the network identification of the wireless headphone unit, wherein the transmitting/receiving unit is adapted for wirelessly transmitting the network identification of the headphone unit.

Claims (10)

1. A method of transmitting first data comprising audio signals based on an Internet protocol from a server with a first Internet protocol address to a mobile reproduction unit with a second Internet protocol address, said mobile reproduction unit being a wireless headphone unit having at least one electroacoustic transducer, a transmitting/receiving unit, and a network identification unit in which the second Internet protocol address is stored, said first data comprising audio signals a user of said wireless headphone unit has a right of utilization for, and said server being a public server connected to the Internet, the method comprising:

establishing a connection between the wireless headphone unit and the server based on the first and second Internet protocol addresses;

wirelessly transmitting the second Internet protocol address of the wireless headphone unit to the server;

preventing communication of the first data if an Internet protocol address of a data receiver is not in conformity with said second Internet protocol address;

transmitting the first data comprising the audio signals from the server to the wireless headphone unit; and

reproducing received audio signals by the at least one electroacoustic transducer.

2. The method as set forth in claim 1 , further comprising:

providing a connection between the wireless headphone unit and the server having the first Internet protocol address when the wireless headphone unit is in a transmission range of a WLAN access point.

3. The method as set forth in claim 1 ;

wherein the server with the first Internet protocol address represents a server on which data of a user of the wireless headphone unit are stored.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 11, 2007
From: HAUPT, AXEL; MICHAELIS, ANDRE; MEYER, ROLF; HUSS, KATRIN; WILDHAGEN, JENS, DR.
To: SENNHEISER ELECTRONIC GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 019947/0958 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2004 051 091 · Oct 19, 2004 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20080194209A1 · Aug 14, 2008