US20080139254A1 - Wireless telephone headset built into eyeglasses - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a wireless telephone headset for communicating with a wireless device, wherein the headset is built into an eyeglass frame, which includes a first temple and a second temple connected by a middle portion and the eyeglass frame has an interior and exterior portions. The headset includes an earpiece placed on an earpiece arm, a microphone placed on a microphone arm, a transceiver circuit placed in the interior of either the middle portion or the first and second temples, and a transceiver. The transceiver can be placed on either the earpiece or the microphone arms, or detachably coupled to the eyeglass frame. Further, the transceiver circuit can be movable within the interior of the temples. The headset is capable of wirelessly communicating with a wireless device upon actuation of the transceiver circuit.
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- This application is a continuation-in-part application of the U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/744,837 to Levy, filed Dec. 23, 2003, and entitled “Wireless telephone headset built into eyeglasses,” and incorporates its subject matter by reference herein in its entirety.
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates a field of wireless telephone headsets. Specifically, the present invention relates to a wireless telephone headset built into an eyeglass frame.
- 2. Background Art
- In today's technology, telephone headsets are frequently employed to carry out telephone conversations without having to hold a telephone in the hands. Use of such headsets is not only a convenience, but also a safety measure. An example of such safety measure would be hands-free use of a cellular telephone while driving. In some regions, hands-free use of the cellular telephone while driving is a law.
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FIG. 1 is an example of a typical priorart telephone headset 100. Theheadset 100 includes aframe 106. Amicrophone 102 and aspeaker 104 are attached to theframe 106. Themicrophone 102 is placed at one end of amicrophone holder 112. The other end of themicrophone holder 112 is coupled to theframe 106. As shown inFIG. 1 , thespeaker 104 is coupled to the other end of themicrophone holder 112. Theframe 106 further includes arotational mechanism 114, which allowsmicrophone holder 112 to rotate, as shown by a curved double-sided arrow A. By expanding or contracting anexpandable section 110, coupled toframe 106, accommodates different users' head sizes. Contraction or expansion of theexpandable section 110 is shown by a double-sided arrowB. A wire 118 with aplug 116 connectsheadset 100 to a telephone to allow a user to perform her conversations using theheadset 100. - To use the
headset 100, a user would place it over her head with thespeaker 104 being placed against one ear and a support 108 of theframe 106 placed on the opposite side of the head near the other ear. Themicrophone 102 would be placed in the vicinity of the user's mouth. Aplug 116 would be plugged into a telephone to assist the user in making and receiving telephone calls. - Other headsets may include just an earpiece and a microphone on one wire without being attached to a headset frame. With the advance of the technology, wireless headsets are also used.
- Nonetheless, use of the
headset 100 can be inconvenient and bulky. Some of the problems associated with theheadset 100 would be for users wearing eyeglasses (prescription, non-prescription, sunglasses, and other). If a conventional headset is used, its frame interacts with eyeglass frame temples causing its user great discomfort. Additionally, use of such headset can tilt the eyeglasses and distort vision, thereby disorienting the user. Further, even if frameless headset is used, the earpiece placed inside user's ear will interact with eyeglass frame temples through the ear and, thus, constantly falling out of the user's ear. Also, headset wires cause users great discomfort and may tilt, throw off and break the eyeglasses. Numerous other problems exist with the use of a headset and eyeglasses together. Therefore, there is a need to provide a wireless telephone headset that is convenient for users wearing eyeglasses. - The present invention is directed to a wireless telephone headset built into an eyeglass frame. The present invention includes an earpiece, a microphone, a transceiver and a wiring circuitry all coupled to an eyeglass frame.
- In an embodiment, the present invention includes an earpiece coupled to a first temple of the eyeglass frame, whereas the microphone is coupled to a second temple of the eyeglass frame. A transceiver circuit is coupled to the first temple of the eyeglass frame. The transceiver circuit is electrically coupled to the speaker and the earpiece by having electrical wires run through the eyeglass frame. The transceiver circuit communicates with a transceiver installed on a telephone. The transceiver circuit further includes an actuation contact. Upon receipt of a call, user will activate transceiver circuit by pressing the actuation contact. This allows the eyeglass frame transceiver circuit and the telephone transceiver circuit to communicate with each other, and, in turn, allowing the user to employ the wireless eyeglass set to have a telephone conversation.
- Other embodiments of the present invention include an earpiece, a microphone, and a transceiver circuit built into the same eyeglass temple.
- Additionally, alternate embodiments of the present invention include the earpiece, the microphone, and the transceiver circuit being placed in the interior portions of the eyeglass temples. A user may pull out the microphone and the earpiece to carry out the telephone conversations. An actuation contact of the transceiver circuit can be placed on the exterior portion of the eyeglass temple.
- In an embodiment, the transceiver circuit wirelessly communicates with the telephone by transmitting/receiving signals to/from a telephone's transceiver. A Blue Tooth technology can be used to carry out the communications between the transceiver circuit built into eyeglasses and the telephone's transceiver circuit.
- In yet an alternate embodiment, the headset includes an earpiece placed on an earpiece arm, a microphone placed on a microphone arm, a transceiver circuit placed in the interior of either the middle portion or the first and second temples, and a transceiver. The transceiver can be placed on either the earpiece or the microphone arms, or detachably coupled to the eyeglass frame. Further, the transceiver circuit can be movable within the interior of the temples. The headset is capable of wirelessly communicating with a wireless device upon actuation of the transceiver circuit.
- In the drawings, like reference numbers indicate identical or functionally similar elements. Additionally, the left-most digit(s) of a reference number identifies the drawing in which the reference number first appears.
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FIG. 1 is an example of a conventional telephone headset. -
FIG. 2 illustrates an eyeglass telephone set having an earpiece and a microphone coupled to different eyeglass temples, according to the present invention. -
FIG. 3 a illustrates an eyeglass telephone set having an earpiece and a microphone being placed inside eyeglass temples, according to the present invention. -
FIG. 3 b illustrates exterior and interior portions of an eyeglass temple, according to the present invention. -
FIG. 3 c illustrates a transceiver coupled to an eyeglass temple, according to the present invention. -
FIG. 4 illustrates an eyeglass telephone set having an earpiece and a microphone built into the same eyeglass temple, according to the present invention. -
FIG. 5 illustrates an eyeglass telephone set having an earpiece built into an eyeglass temple and a microphone built into a glass-holding frame, according to the present invention. -
FIG. 6 a illustrates an eyeglass telephone set having a removable transceiver attached to the bridge of the eyeglass frame, according to the present invention. -
FIG. 6 b illustrates the removable transceiver shown inFIG. 6 a, according to the present invention. -
FIG. 7 a illustrates an eyeglass telephone set having a transceiver circuitry being loose inside a temple of the eyeglass frame, according to the present invention. -
FIG. 7 b illustrates the transceiver circuitry shown inFIG. 7 a, according to the present invention. -
FIG. 8 a illustrates an eyeglass telephone set having a transceiver built into a microphone arm, according to the present invention. -
FIG. 8 b illustrates a transceiver circuit of the eyeglass telephone set shown inFIG. 8 a, according to the present invention. -
FIG. 9 illustrates another embodiment of an eyeglass telephone set having a stereo earpiece built into the eyeglass frame, according to the present invention. - The present invention is directed to a field of wireless headsets. More specifically, the present invention is a wireless headset built in to a pair of eyeglasses. The eyeglasses can be prescription eyeglasses, sunglasses, non-prescription eyeglasses, safety eyeglasses, eyeglass masks, or any other type of eyewear. The present invention allows a user to simultaneously use a telephone and a headset without taking off eyeglasses or being inconvenienced by wearing a bulky headset with eyeglasses. Furthermore, the present invention also addresses safety concerns for users wearing eyeglasses and telephone headsets while performing various tasks, such as driving, operating machinery, etc.
- The present invention allows wireless communication with a telephone without having to put on a headset. For example, someone operating a vehicle and desiring to make a telephone call would not have to be distracted to put on a headset. Instead, if eyewear is being worn, the individual would activate the circuitry within the eyewear and proceed with making or answering telephone calls.
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FIG. 2 illustrates an embodiment of an eyeglass telephone set 200. The eyeglass telephone set 200 includes aframe 201 havingglass portions 202, afirst temple 204, and asecond temple 206.Temples frame 201 by means of hinges, screws, glue, welding or any other binding material and/or method. Theframe 201 andtemples frame 201,glass portions 202,first temple 204,second temple 206 and the binding materials can be referred to as an eyeglass set. - The eyeglass telephone set 200 further includes a
microphone 210, anearpiece 208, and atransceiver circuit 220. Themicrophone 210 is attached via amicrophone arm 214 to thetemple 204 at apivotal point 232. Theearpiece 208 is attached via anearpiece arm 212 to thetemple 206 at apivotal point 234. Thetransceiver circuit 220 is coupled to thetemple 206. - The
microphone 210,earpiece 208, and thetransceiver circuit 220 are electrically wired through theframe 201 and thetemples microphone 210 is electrically coupled to a microphoneelectrical wire 216 that runs along themicrophone arm 214 to thepivotal point 232. At thepivotal point 232, the microphoneelectrical wire 216 is coupled to aframe wire 224. Theframe wire 224 runs along theframe 201, as shown by dashed lines inFIG. 1 , and is coupled to thetransceiver circuit 220. Theearpiece 208 is electrically coupled to an earpiece electrical wire 218 that runs along theearpiece arm 212 to thepivotal point 234. At thepivotal point 234, the earpiece electrical wire 218 is coupled to theframe wire 224 that is further connected to thetransceiver circuit 220. The electrical wires (216, 218, 224) can be attached to exterior portions of theframe 201 and/ortemples frame 201 and/ortemples - The
frame 201 andtemples interior portion 263 and anexterior portion 261. Theinterior portion 263 is an opening going throughout theframe 201 and thetemples FIG. 3 b, aportion 350 of the frame 201 (or thetemples 204, 206) is shown. Theexterior portion 261 is further shown enclosing the hollowinterior portion 263. In an embodiment, an electrical wire can be placed through the interior portion of theframe 201 or thetemples 204, 206 (not shown inFIG. 3 b). - According to the embodiment of
FIG. 1 , theframe wire 224 is placed in theinterior portion 261 of therespective frame 201 andtemples earpiece arm 212 and themicrophone arm 214 can include theexterior portion 261 and theinterior portion 263. Thus, the earpiece electrical wire 218 can be placed in theinterior portion 263 of theearpiece arm 212. Similarly, the microphoneelectrical wire 216 can be placed in theinterior portion 263 of themicrophone arm 214. - Pivotal mounting at
pivotal point 232, allowsmicrophone arm 214 to rotate along curved arrow A in relation to frame 201 andtemples microphone 210 to be properly adjusted in relation to user's mouth. Analogously, theearpiece arm 212, mounted atpivotal point 234, rotates along curved arrow B in relation to theframe 201 and thetemples earpiece 208 inside or near the user's ear. - The
transceiver circuit 220 wirelessly communicates with atelephone transceiver 252 coupled totelephone 250, as shown inFIG. 1 . Thetransceiver circuit 220 and thetelephone transceiver 252 communicate by exchangingsignals transceiver circuit 220 and thetelephone transceiver 252 are possible. Thetransceiver circuit 220 and thetelephone transceiver 252 can have a specific distance range at which both are able to communicate with each other without any interruptions. - An embodiment of the
transceiver circuit 220 is shown inFIG. 3 c.FIG. 3 c illustrates thetransceiver circuit 220 coupled to aportion 350 of theframe 201 ortemples transceiver circuit 220 is coupled to theexterior portion 263. Alternatively, thetransceiver circuit 220 is coupled to theinterior portion 261. - An embodiment of the
transceiver circuit 220 includes apower source 357, anactuation contact 355 and acircuitry 359. Thepower source 357 powers thetransceiver circuit 220, themicrophone 210 and theearpiece 208 to allow usage of the telephone eyeglass set 200. Theactuation contact 355 activates or deactivates thetransceiver circuit 220. Activation of thetransceiver circuit 220 allows a user to employ telephone eyeglass set 200 to make and receive telephone calls. Deactivation of thetransceiver circuit 220 terminates user's ability to make and receive telephone calls. In this embodiment, theactuation contact 355 is a push button switch having an “on” and an “off” positions (not shown). Pressing the button to “on” position will activate the telephone eyeglass set 200. Pressing the button to “off” position will deactivate the telephone eyeglass set 200. In an alternative embodiment, theactuation contact 355 is any other switch capable of activating and deactivating the telephone eyeglass set 200. - The
power source 357 can be a battery. Upon drainage, the battery can be replaced or recharged. As can be understood by one having ordinary skill in the relevant art, telephone eyeglass set 200 may include at least onepower source 357. Thepower source 357 does not have to be coupled to thetransceiver circuit 220 and can be placed anywhere on theframe 201 or thetemples power source 357. - Referring back to
FIG. 1 , the position of thetransceiver circuit 220 is not limited to thetemples frame 201. Similarly, theearpiece 208 and themicrophone 210 are not limited to the positions described inFIG. 1 , as illustrated below. -
FIG. 3 a illustrates an alternate embodiment of the telephone eyeglass set 200. Theframe 201 and thetemples FIG. 2 . The telephone eyeglass set 200 includes anearpiece 310, amicrophone 314, and a transceiver circuit 306. Theearpiece 310 is coupled to anearpiece arm 308. Theearpiece arm 308 extends in and out of the interior portion of thefirst temple 206, as shown by double-sided arrow C. Theearpiece 310 is located on the outside of thetemple 206 when a portion of theearpiece arm 308 is taken out of thetemple 206, while another portion of theearpiece arm 308 remains in the interior portion of thetemple 206. When the user desires to use the telephone eyeglass set 200, she slides out theearpiece arm 308 and places it near her ear. Theearpiece arm 308 can be further adjusted to be closer to the user's ear by pulling it up/down or rotating it. - The
microphone 314 is coupled to amicrophone arm 312. Similarly to theearpiece arm 308, themicrophone arm 312 extends in and out of the interior portion of thetemple 204, as shown by the double-sided arrow D. Themicrophone 314 is located on the outside of thetemple 204 when a portion of themicrophone arm 312 is taken out of thetemple 204, while another portion of themicrophone arm 312 remains in the interior portion of thetemple 204. When the user desires to speak into themicrophone 314, she slides themicrophone arm 312 out of the interior portion of thetemple 204. Themicrophone arm 312 can be further adjusted to be closer to the user's mouth by pulling it up/down or rotating it. - The
microphone 314 and theearpiece 308 are coupled to the transceiver circuit 220 (not shown inFIG. 3 a). The electrical wiring of these components and the operation is described above with respect toFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 4 illustrates another embodiment of the eyeglass telephone set 200. Theframe 201 and thetemples FIG. 2 . The eyeglass telephone set 200 includes amicrophone 414, anearpiece 412, and atransceiver circuit 220. In this embodiment, themicrophone 414 is coupled to themicrophone arm 404. Themicrophone arm 404 extends in and out of the interior portion of thetemple 206, as shown by the double-sided arrow F. Themicrophone 414 is located on the outside of thetemple 206 when a portion of themicrophone arm 404 is taken out of thetemple 206, while another portion of themicrophone arm 404 remains in the interior portion of thetemple 206. - The
earpiece 412 is coupled to theearpiece arm 402. Theearpiece arm 402 extends in and out of the interior portion of thefirst temple 206, as shown by double-sided arrow E. Theearpiece 412 is located on the outside of thetemple 206 when a portion of theearpiece arm 402 is taken out of thetemple 206, while another portion of theearpiece arm 402 remains in the interior portion of thetemple 206. - The
transceiver circuit 220 is also located on thefirst temple 206 along with theearpiece 412 and themicrophone 414. The electrical wiring between these elements is similar to the one described above inFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 5 illustrates another embodiment of the eyeglass telephone set 200. Theframe 201 and thetemples FIG. 2 . The eyeglass telephone set 200 includes amicrophone 514 that is coupled to themicrophone arm 504. Themicrophone arm 504 is able to extend in and out of the interior portion offrame 201, as shown by double sided arrow G. Other elements of the eyeglass telephone set 200 are similar to the ones described above. - In the embodiments of
FIGS. 3 a, 4, and 5, the location of the earpiece, the microphone and the transceiver circuit can be interchanged. Further, the earpiece, the microphone, and the transceiver circuit can be appropriately sized to improve aesthetical appearance of the eyeglass telephone set 200. The earpiece arm and the microphone arm can automatically extend in and out of the interior portions of theframe 201 andtemples -
FIG. 6 a illustrates an eyeglass telephone set 600 having a frame/middle portion 601,temples Frame 601 further includes aslidable microphone arm 616 having amicrophone 630 placed at an outer end of the arm, as shown inFIG. 6 a. As stated with respect toFIGS. 1-5 , themicrophone arm 616 can be pulled from an interior of theframe 601 and pushed back inside it.Temple 602 a further includes anearpiece arm 618 and anearpiece 632 placed at an outer end of the arm. Theearpiece arm 618 is similar in operation to themicrophone arm 616. - The
frame 601 further includescontact 614 that can be coupled to atransceiver 612. Thecontact 614 can be located anywhere on theframe 601. In the embodiment ofFIG. 6 a, the contact is placed on the bridge of theframe 601. Theframe 601 andtemple 602 a also includewiring microphone 630,earpiece 632,electrical contact 614, of the eyeglass telephone set 600 to thecircuitry 610. Thecircuitry 610 is similar to the one shown inFIG. 3 c. Thecircuitry 610 does not include a transceiver, since one is detachably placed on the bridge of theframe 601. -
FIG. 6 b illustrates thetransceiver 612 having aclipping arm 642 attached to abody 613 of thetransceiver 612. Thetransceiver 612 is a conventional wireless transceiver capable of transmitting and receiving signals from a mobile telephone, a personal digital assistant (“PDA”), or any other device capable of transmitting and receiving signals. Thebody 613 and clippingarm 642 includecontacts 644.Contacts 644 interact with thecontact 614 on the bridge of theframe 601. Thearm 642 is configured to friction fit over the bridge of theframe 601. As can be understood by one having ordinary skill in the relevant art, thetransceiver 612 can be attached to theheadset 600 using magnets, VELCRO, adhesives, or other known methods of temporarily attaching components. The eyeglass telephone set 600 can communicate with a transceiver in a mobile phone, PDA, or any other device having a wireless transceivers in it, when thetransceiver 612 is placed in contact with thecontact 614. Connecting thecontacts microphone arm 616,earpiece arm 618,circuitry 620, andtransceiver 614 is not limited to the locations shown inFIG. 6 a. Further, thetransceiver 612 can serve as a decorative piece complementing the eyeglass frame. -
FIGS. 7 a and 7 b illustrate an alternate embodiment of the eyeglass telephone set 600 having atransceiver circuitry 710 loose or movable inside atemple 602 a interior cavity.FIG. 7 b illustratestransceiver circuitry 710 having abattery 714, anactuation contact 716, a transceiver 718, and acircuitry 720. The operation of thecircuitry 710 is described with respect toFIGS. 3 a-3 c above. The transceiver circuitry is placed in aninterior cavity 722 within thetemple 602 a. As illustrated by the bidirectional arrows, thetransceiver circuitry 710 is able to move inside thecavity 722 in various directions. The movement is not limited to horizontal and/or vertical as shown inFIG. 7 b. -
FIGS. 8 a and 8 b illustrate yet another embodiment of the eyeglass telephone set 600. In this embodiment, the eyeglass telephone set 600 includes atransceiver 820 placed on themicrophone arm 616. Thus, thetransceiver 820 is not part of acircuitry 810, which includes thebattery 714,actuation contact 716, andcircuitry 720. Thecircuitry 810 is placed inside thetemple 602 a. The eyeglass telephone set 600 further includeswiring - As stated with respect to
FIGS. 6 a-7 b, themicrophone arm 616 can be pulled out from the interior of theframe 601. Once thearm 616 is pulled out, thetransceiver 820 along with themicrophone 630 are located outside of the interior of theframe 601. As can be understood by one having ordinary skill in the relevant art, thetransceiver 820 can be located on theearpiece arm 618 and can be configured to be pulled out from the interior of thetemple 602 a. Further, electrical wiring connects the earpiece, microphone, transceiver, and the transceiver circuit. The headset is activated using an actuation contact on the transceiver circuit, as described above. This allows a user to wirelessly communicate with other wireless devices using the transceiver. -
FIG. 9 illustrates another embodiment of the eyeglass telephone set 200 having aframe 201 with a microphone 914 coupled to microphone arm 904, afirst earpiece 912 coupled to earpiece 902 in thetemple 206, acircuitry 220, aringer 960, and asecond earpiece 950 placed in thetemple 204. Theringer 960 is coupled to thecircuitry 220. It is activated, when a call is placed to a wireless device (such as a wireless telephone, a PDA, a blackberry, etc.). Theringer 960 can play sounds, melodies, etc. when such call is received. As such, a user of the telephone set 200 is able to hear that a call is being made and quickly locate theset 200, if the set is not on the user. - The
second earpiece 960 is configured to communicate with thetransceiver circuit 220. In an embodiment, thesecond earpiece 960 can be hardwired through theframe 201 andtemples first earpiece 912 and thetransceiver circuit 220. In an alternate embodiment, thesecond earpiece 960 wirelessly communicates with thetransceiver circuit 220 and thefirst earpiece 912. In this case, thesecond earpiece 960 can include a wireless transceiver communicating with thefirst earpiece 912 and thetransceiver circuit 220. A time delay (such as a microsecond) may be associated with sound travel between thefirst earpiece 912 and thesecond earpiece 960. - This allows a user to employ both earpieces when the telephone set 200 is in use. For example, when a call is received by a wireless device coupled to the telephone set 200, the user is able to hear the caller in stereo rather than in one ear. The
second earpiece 960 can have a similar structure as theearpiece 912. In other words, theearpiece 960 can be coupled to an earpiece arm that can be extended from temple's 204 interior. - Example embodiments of the methods and components of the present invention have been described herein. As noted elsewhere, these example embodiments have been described for illustrative purposes only, and are not limiting. Other embodiments are possible and are covered by the invention. Such embodiments will be apparent to persons skilled in the relevant art(s) based on the teachings contained herein. Thus, the breadth and scope of the present invention should not be limited by any of the above-described exemplary embodiments, but should be defined only in accordance with the following claims and their equivalents.
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1. A wireless telephone headset for communicating with a wireless device, wherein the headset is built into an eyeglass frame, which includes a first temple and a second temple connected by a middle portion and the eyeglass frame has an interior and exterior portions, comprising:
an earpiece configured to be pulled out from an interior of at least one of said first temple and said second temple;
a microphone configured to be pulled out from an interior of at least one of said first temple and said second temple;
a transceiver circuit coupled to at least one of said first temple and said second temple;
a transceiver detachably coupled at least one said middle portion, said first temple, and said second temple;
wherein said transceiver further comprises an electrical contact configured to electrically interact with a frame electrical contact;
wherein said transceiver circuit is operatively connected to said earpiece, said microphone, and said frame electrical contact;
wherein when said transceiver electrical contact interacts with said frame electrical contact, the headset wirelessly communicates with said wireless device.
2. The headset of claim 1 , wherein said connections between said earpiece, said microphone, said frame electrical contact, and said transceiver circuit are placed in said interior of at least one of said middle portion, first and second temples.
3. The headset of claim 1 , wherein said earpiece is coupled to an earpiece extendable arm configured to be pulled out from said interior of at least one said first and second temples.
4. The headset of claim 1 , wherein said microphone is coupled to a microphone arm configured to be pulled out from said interior of at least one of said first and second temples.
5. The headset of claim 1 , wherein said transceiver is configured to activate electrical connections between said transceiver circuit, said microphone, said earpiece when said transceiver electrical contact contacts said frame electrical contact.
6. The headset of claim 1 , wherein said transceiver circuit further comprises a power source.
7. A wireless telephone headset for communicating with a wireless device, wherein the headset is built into an eyeglass frame, which includes a first temple and a second temple connected by a middle portion and the eyeglass frame has an interior and exterior portions, comprising:
an earpiece configured to be pulled out from an interior of at least one of said first temple and said second temple;
a microphone configured to be pulled out from an interior of at least one of said first temple and said second temple;
a transceiver circuit coupled to at least one of said first temple and said second temple;
wherein said transceiver circuit further comprises a transceiver;
wherein said transceiver circuit is operatively connected to said earpiece and said microphone;
wherein said transceiver circuit is movable within said interior of at least one said first and second temples;
wherein said transceiver circuit further comprises an actuation contact having an open and a closed position and when said actuation contact is in said closed position, the headset wirelessly communicates with said wireless device.
8. The headset of claim 7 , wherein said connections between said earpiece, said microphone, and said transceiver circuit are within said interior of at least one of said middle portion, first and second temples.
9. The headset of claim 7 , wherein said earpiece is coupled to an earpiece extendable arm configured to be pulled out from said interior of at least one said first and second temples.
10. The headset of claim 7 , wherein said microphone is coupled to a microphone arm configured to be pulled out from said interior of at least one of said first and second temples.
11. The headset of claim 7 , wherein said actuation contact is further configured to activate electrical connections between said transceiver circuit, said microphone, said earpiece.
12. The headset of claim 7 , wherein said transceiver circuit further comprises a power source.
13. A wireless telephone headset for communicating with a wireless device, wherein the headset is built into an eyeglass frame, which includes a first temple and a second temple connected by a middle portion and the eyeglass frame has an interior and exterior portions, comprising:
an earpiece configured to be pulled out from an interior of at least one of said first temple and said second temple;
a microphone configured to be pulled out from an interior of at least one of said first temple and said second temple;
a transceiver circuit coupled to at least one of said first temple and said second temple;
a transceiver coupled to at least one of said earpiece and said microphone;
wherein said transceiver circuit is operatively connected to said earpiece, said microphone, and said transceiver;
wherein said transceiver circuit further comprises an actuation contact having an open and a closed position and when said actuation contact is in said closed position, the headset wirelessly communicates with said wireless device.
14. The headset of claim 13 , wherein said connections between said transceiver circuit, said earpiece, said microphone, and said transceiver are within said interior of at least one of said frame, first and second temples.
15. The headset of claim 13 , wherein said earpiece is coupled to an earpiece extendable arm configured to be pulled out from said interior of at least one said first and second temples.
16. The headset of claim 13 , wherein said microphone is coupled to a microphone arm configured to be pulled out from said interior of at least one of said first and second temples.
17. The headset of claim 13 , wherein said actuation contact is further configured to activate electrical connections between said transceiver circuit, said microphone, said earpiece, and said transceiver.
18. The headset of claim 13 , wherein said transceiver circuit further comprises a power source.
19. The headset of claim 13 , further comprising a second earpiece coupled to other of said at least one of said first temple and said second temple.
20. The headset of claim 20 , wherein said earpiece and said second earpiece provide a stereo sound in said headset.
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