Audio device configured for daisy chaining

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12154539-B2
Application number	US-202318502359-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 6, 2023
Priority date	Aug 7, 2015
Publication date	Nov 26, 2024
Grant date	Nov 26, 2024

Abstract

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. The microphone signal may be removed from the summed chat signal and microphone signal by adding a second microphone signal 180 degrees out of phase with the microphone signal. The chat signal may be summed with the microphone signal at an amplitude set by a user of the headset after the removal of the microphone signal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for processing audio signals, the system comprising:
a headset operatively coupled to a first audio controller, the first audio controller being in a daisy chain of audio controllers, the system being operable to:
receive a chat signal from a user of a second audio controller in the daisy chain of audio controllers;
receive a microphone signal in the headset;
sum the chat signal with the microphone signal;
communicate a chat signal from a user of a third audio controller to the user of the second audio controller in the daisy chain if the first audio controller is not at an end of the daisy chain of audio controllers; and
communicate the summed chat signal and microphone signal to the user of the second audio controller if the first audio controller is at an end of the daisy chain.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first audio controller is operable to remove the microphone signal from the summed chat signal and microphone signal by adding a second microphone signal 180 degrees out of phase with the microphone signal.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the first audio controller is operable to sum the chat signal with the microphone signal at an amplitude set by a user of the headset after the removal of the microphone signal from the summed chat signal and microphone signal.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the first audio controller is operable to communicate the summed chat signal and microphone signal at an amplitude set by the user to the headset.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein a chat loop switch is coupled to two summers, each of which is coupled to a separate terminal of a microphone.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first audio controller is operable to sum a signal from a gaming console with the summed chat signal and microphone signal.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein each audio controller in the daisy chain of audio controllers is coupled to a headset.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the chat signal comprises audio from users of the headsets coupled to each of the audio controllers in the daisy chain.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the microphone signal is a balanced signal.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first audio controller is operable to convert the received chat signal from a differential signal to a single-ended signal while being summed with the microphone signal.

11. A method for processing audio signals, the method comprising:
in a headset coupled to a first tournament audio controller (audio controller), the first audio controller being in a daisy chain of audio controllers:
receiving a chat signal from a user of a second audio controller in the daisy chain of audio controllers;
receiving a microphone signal in the headset;
summing the chat signal with the microphone signal;
communicating a chat signal from a user of a third audio controller to the user of the second audio controller in the daisy chain if the first audio controller is not at an end of the daisy chain of audio controllers; and
communicating the summed chat signal and microphone signal to the user of the second audio controller if the first audio controller is at an end of the daisy chain.

12. The method of claim 11 , comprising removing the microphone signal from the summed chat signal and microphone signal by adding a second microphone signal 180 degrees out of phase with the microphone signal.

13. The method of claim 12 , comprising summing the chat signal with the microphone signal at an amplitude set by a user of the headset after the removal of the microphone signal from the summed chat signal and microphone signal.

14. The method of claim 13 , comprising communicating the summed chat signal and microphone signal at an amplitude set by the user to the headset.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein a chat loop switch is coupled to two summers, each of which is coupled to a separate terminal of a microphone.

16. The method of claim 11 , comprising summing a signal from a gaming console with the summed chat signal and microphone signal.

17. The method of claim 11 , wherein each audio controller in the daisy chain of audio controllers is coupled to a headset.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the chat signal comprises audio from users of the headsets coupled to each of the audio controllers in the daisy chain.

19. The method of claim 11 , comprising converting the received chat signal from a differential signal to a single-ended signal while being summed with the microphone signal.

20. A system for processing audio signals, the system comprising:
a headset coupled to a first tournament audio controller, the first audio controller being in a daisy chain of audio controllers, the system being operable to:
receive a chat signal from a user of a second audio controller in the daisy chain of audio controllers;
receive a microphone signal in the headset;
sum the chat signal with the microphone signal;
communicate a chat signal from a user of a third audio controller to a user of the second audio controller in the daisy chain if the first audio controller is not at an end of the daisy chain of audio controllers;
communicate the summed chat signal and microphone signal to the user of the second audio controller if the first audio controller is at an end of the daisy chain; and
sum the chat signal with a signal from a gaming console and a second microphone signal 180 degrees out of phase with the microphone signal.

Assignees

• Voyetra Turtle Beach Inc

Inventors

• Zepp David
• Kettering Travis

Classifications

• H04R5/04

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• G10K2210/1081

  Earphones, e.g. for telephones, ear protectors or headsets · CPC title

• H04R2460/01

  Hearing devices using active noise cancellation · CPC title

• H04R1/1083

  Reduction of ambient noise (active noise reduction per se G10K11/175; protective devices for the ear, e.g. providing acoustic protection A61F11/06) · CPC title

• G10K11/178

  by electro-acoustically regenerating the original acoustic waves in anti-phase · CPC title