A Wireless Voice-Link-Module for the Hearing Impaired

描述（由申请人提供）：蓝牙是由瑞典的爱立信移动的通信公司领导的全球公司联盟开发的新的短距离无线通信技术。该技术的重要优势包括：抗其他无线传输干扰、低成本、低功耗、小尺寸、编码语言的通用性以及形成蓝牙术语中所称的“微微网”的能力。微微网是扩展使用的无线网络，其允许适当装备的单个便携式设备与各种设备接口，诸如蜂窝电话和家庭电话（无线或硬连线）、计算机、打印机和其他设备，而无需改变硬件，只要它们装备有蓝牙收发器。作为蓝牙特别兴趣小组（SIG）长期目标的一部分，免费许可证将发放给该技术的所有潜在用户，仅需进行设计审查，以确保满足某些功能标准。这项申请的主要目的是：（1）开发一个使用蓝牙技术的无线“语音链接模块”（VLM），供听障人士使用;以及（2）证明VLM在宽带教室放大系统中的有效性，而不会受到附近其他类似系统的干扰。这两种系统都将按照营销计划中的描述向听力受损群体销售。 在这项工作的第二阶段，我们将采取在第一阶段工作中完成的开发，并将其整合到VLM和教室放大系统中。课堂系统将在马萨诸塞州的剑桥进行评估。学校描述在这个应用程序的主体。我们相信，这些系统的市场潜力是特殊的，并将形成蓝牙技术在听力受损的其他应用的基础。蓝牙产品正在开发几乎所有的无线应用，但很少有努力是针对我们的市场。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Bluetooth is a new short-range wireless communication technology developed by a worldwide consortium of companies led by Ericsson Mobile Communications AB of Sweden. Among the important strengths of this technology are: resistance to interference from other wireless transmissions, low cost, low power consumption, small size, universality of the encoding language and ability to form what are called, in Bluetooth parlance, "piconets". Piconets are are extended use wireless networks that allow a suitably equipped single portable device to interface with a variety of equipments such as cell phones and home phones (wireless or hard-wired), computers, printers and other equipments without change of hardware so long as they are equipped with Bluetooth transceivers. As part of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) long term goals, free licences are issued to all would-be users of this technology subject only to design reviews to assure that certain functional criteria are met. The primary goals of this application are: (1) To develop a wireless "Voice Link Module" (VLM) for hearing impaired application using Bluetooth technology; and (2) Demonstrate the effectiveness of the VLM in the context of a wide-band Classroom Amplification System not subject to interference from other similar systems in close proximity. Both of these systems would be marketed to the Hearing Impaired Community as described in the Marketing Plan. During the Phase II portion of this work we will take the developments done during the Phase I work and integrate them into the VLM and the Classroom Amplification System. The Classroom System will be evaluated in a Cambridge, Ma. School as described in the body of this application. We believe that the market potential for these systems are exceptional and will form the basis for using Bluetooth technology in other applications for the Hearing Impaired. Bluetooth Products are being developed for virtually all-wireless applications, but very little effort is being directed towards our market.