Method and apparatus for combined wired/wireless pop-out...

Details Method and apparatus for combined wired/wireless pop-out... Method and apparatus for combined wired/wireless pop-out...

2003-08-15

2011-11-22

Appiah, Charles (Department: 2617)

Telecommunications

Transmitter and receiver at same station

Radiotelephone equipment detail

C455S569100, C455S570000, C455S550100, C455S416000, C455S465000, C455S462000

Reexamination Certificate

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08064969

ABSTRACT:
The present invention is a desktop speakerphone having a base-station and a detachable microphone pod. The base-station includes standard telephone components, as well as a wireless receiver and a housing for a detachable microphone pod. The detachable pod contains at least one microphone and a wireless transmitter. When the pod is attached to the base-station, and the conference mode of operation is activated, the pod microphone's audio signal goes directly to base-station audio circuitry via a wired connection. When the pod is detached and the conference mode activated, the pod microphone's audio signal now goes via the pod's wireless transmitter to the base-station's wireless receiver. This detached, wireless mode allows the microphone to be positioned anywhere in the room, thereby improving the quality of transmitted speech by increasing the speech-signal-to-room-noise ratio, and lessening the potential for room echo by reducing the acoustic coupling between base-station loudspeaker and pod microphone.

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