| 摘要 |
The subject invention is a portable communication device (100) having a lanyard-like structure that is generally hung around a user's neck. In particular, the device includes an earpiece (106) for providing incoming audio or voice information to the user's ear and a mouthpiece (104) to receive outgoing audio or voice information from the user's mouth. Also, one end (108) of a flexible elongated cord (102) is attached to one part (216) of the mouthpiece, and the cord passes through another part (212) of the mouthpiece to form a loop to one side of the mouthpiece that is placed over the user's head. The mouthpiece may be adjusted to many different positions along the cord. The earpiece is attached to the other end (110) of the cord and may either hang down from the mouthpiece or be positioned on the user's ear. An electrical conductor (202) is positioned through the cord to electrically connect the mouthpiece to the earpiece, and a wireless transceiver (404) and a microphone (408) are located in the mouthpiece. When the earpiece is positioned on the user's ear, the earpiece directs the cord toward the user's mouth so that the mouthpiece is positioned near the user's mouth. |
