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    一种具有抗污损活性的化合物及其提取方法与应用

    KR2017127352B2
    发明人
    王湛昌, 林鹏, 林益明, 杨志伟, 冯丹青, 陈俊德
    受让人
    UNIV XIAMEN
    申请人
    Satoshi Yamazaki, Kaori Amano
    申请号
    000588
    申请日
    2000-08-20
    公开(公告)号
    KR2017127352B2
    公开(公告)日
    2016-05-03
    IPC分类号
    A47L009/10
    CPC分类号
    -
    优先权号
    109975
    优先权日
    1983-02-10
    摘要

    The pedal module includes springs which have two spring rates to return a pedal to an idle position. The spring rates provide tactile feedback to a driver. A mounting bracket is rigidly attached to an interior surface of a passenger compartment. A lever arm is linked to the bracket through a shaft.

    The lever arm pivots with respect to the bracket. A pedal is attached to the end of the lever arm so as to apply force to the driver's foot. A compression spring with two rates is positioned between the lever and the bracket. A sensor detects pedal position.

    ADVANTAGE -Makes driver aware of speed changes.

    权利要求
    1. A method comprising: providing a first community having members, each member of the first community having associated preferences regarding data stream content, the members of said first community are determined to have at least one preference in common; determining characteristics of said first community members' preferences to provide determined characteristics; and defining a different individual data stream for each user of a plurality of users, said defining comprising, for each individual data stream, selecting content for inclusion in said individual data stream according to said determined characteristics of said first member community's preferences, said individual data stream being biased according to said first community members' preferences.
    2. The method as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said step of selecting content for inclusion in an individual data stream further comprises: selecting content for inclusion in an individual data stream according to said determined characteristics, said individual data stream being biased for positive preferences of said community and biased against negative preferences of said community.
    3. The method as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said step of providing a first community further comprises: providing a second community having at least as many members as said first community, each member of said second community having associated preferences regarding data stream content; evaluating said preferences of said second community; and determining said first community from said second community, members of said first community comprising members of said second community determined to have at least one preference in common.
    4. The method as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the step of selecting content for inclusion in an individual data stream further comprises: selecting content for inclusion in said individual data stream in accordance with sound recording performance restrictions.
    5. The method as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises: transmitting said individual data stream on a voluntary or selectable basis to allow an individual to receive said individual data stream on a voluntary or selectable basis.
    6. A method comprising: providing a second community having at least as many members as a first community, each member of said second community having associated preferences regarding data stream content; evaluating said preferences of said second community; and determining said first community from said second community, members of said first community comprising members of said second community determined to have at least one preference in common; determining characteristics of preferences of said first community to provide determined characteristics; defining a different individual data stream for each user of a plurality of users, said defining comprising, for each individual data stream, selecting content for inclusion in said individual data stream according to said determined characteristics, said individual data stream being biased according to said determined characteristics of said first member community's preferences, and said individual data stream being biased for positive preferences of said first community members and biased against negative preferences of said first community members; and transmitting said individual data stream on a voluntary or selectable basis to allow an individual to receive said individual data stream on a voluntary or selectable basis.
    7. A method comprising: providing a first community having members, said first community being dynamically self-defining by means of preferences associated with each member of said first community regarding data stream content, said first community comprising members determined to have at least one preference in common; determining characteristics of said first community members' preferences to provide determined characteristics; defining a different individual data stream for each user of a plurality of users, said defining comprising, for each individual data stream, selecting content for inclusion in said individual data stream according to said determined characteristics of said first member community's preferences, said individual data stream being biased according to said first community members' preferences; and repeating said providing, determining, and defining steps to re-establish said first community, to re-establish said preferences and determined characteristics, and to select content for inclusion in said individual data stream.
    8. The method as set forth in claim 7 , wherein said step of selecting content for inclusion in an individual data stream further comprises: selecting content for inclusion in an individual data stream according to said determined characteristics, said individual data stream being biased for positive preferences of said community and biased against negative preferences of said community.
    9. The method as set forth in claim 7 , wherein said step of providing a first community further comprises: providing a second community having at least as many members as said first community, each member of said second community having associated preferences regarding data stream content; evaluating said preferences of said second community; and determining said first community from said second community, members of said first community comprising members of said second community determined to have at least one preference in common.
    10. The method as set forth in claim 7 , wherein the step of selecting content for inclusion in an individual data stream further comprises: selecting content for inclusion in accordance with sound recording performance restrictions.
    11. The method as set forth in claim 7 , wherein the method further comprises: transmitting said individual data stream on a voluntary or selectable basis to allow an individual to receive said individual data stream on a voluntary or selectable basis.
    12. The method as set forth in claim 7 , wherein the step of providing a first community further comprises: providing a first community, each member of which is determined to provide an artist rating which exceeds a predetermined rating threshold.
    13. The method as set forth in claim 12 , wherein the rating corresponds to a scale of 1 to 100 and the predetermined rating threshold is 70.
    14. A method comprising: providing a first community having members, said first community being dynamically self-defining by means of preferences associated with each member of said first community regarding data stream content; providing a second community having at least as many members as said first community, each member of said second community having associated preferences regarding data stream content; evaluating said second preferences of said second community; and determining said first community from said second community, members of said first community comprising members of said second community determined to have at least one preference in common; determining characteristics of said first community members' preferences to provide determined characteristics; defining a different individual data stream for each user of a plurality of users, said defining comprising, for each individual data stream, selecting content for inclusion in said individual data stream according to said determined characteristics of said first member community's preferences, said individual data stream being biased for positive preferences of said first community members and biased against negative preferences of said first community members; transmitting said individual data stream on a voluntary or selectable basis thereby allowing an individual to receive said individual data stream on a voluntary or selectable basis; and repeating said steps of providing said first community, determining characteristics to provide said determined characteristics, defining said individual data stream including said selecting content for inclusion in said individual data stream, and transmitting said individual data stream in order to re-establish said first community, to re-establish said preferences and determined characteristics, and to select content for inclusion in said individual data stream.
    15. A method comprising: providing a first community having members, said first community being dynamically self-defining by means of preferences associated with each member of said first community regarding data stream content, said first community comprising members determined to have at least one preference in common; determining characteristics of said first community members' preferences to provide determined characteristics; defining a different individual data stream for each user of a plurality of users, said defining comprising, for each individual data stream, selecting content for inclusion in said individual data stream according to said determined characteristics of said first member community's preferences, said individual data stream being biased according to said first community members' preferences; receiving preferences from a first user; and transmitting said individual data stream to said first user, including content highly rated by said first user according to said preferences of said first user.
    16. The method as set forth in claim 15 , wherein said step of selecting content for inclusion in an individual data stream further comprises: selecting content for inclusion in an individual data stream according to said determined characteristics, said individual data stream being biased for positive preferences of said community and biased against negative preferences of said community.
    17. The method as set forth in claim 15 , wherein the step of providing a first community further comprises: providing a second community having at least as many members as said first community, each member of said second community having associated preferences regarding data stream content; evaluating said preferences of said second community; and determining said first community from said second community, members of said first community comprising members of said second community determined to have at least one preference in common.
    18. The method as set forth in claim 15 , wherein the step of selecting content for inclusion in an individual data stream further comprises: selecting content for inclusion in said individual data stream in accordance with sound recording performance restrictions.
    19. The method as set forth in claim 15 , wherein the step of transmitting said individual data stream further comprises: transmitting said individual data stream on a voluntary or selectable basis to allow an individual to receive said individual data stream on a voluntary or selectable basis.
    20. The method as set forth in claim 15 , wherein the step of providing a first community further comprises: providing a first community, each member of which is determined to provide an artist rating which exceeds a predetermined rating threshold.
    21. The method as set forth in claim 20 , wherein the rating corresponds to a scale of 1 to 100 and the predetermined rating threshold is 70.
    22. A method comprising: providing a first community having members, said first community being dynamically self-defining by means of preferences associated with each member of said first community regarding data stream content; providing a second community having at least as many members as said first community, each member of said second community having associated preferences regarding data stream content; evaluating said second preferences of said second community; and determining said first community from said second community, members of said first community comprising members of said second community determined to have at least one preference in common; determining characteristics of said first community members' preferences to provide determined characteristics; receiving preferences from a first user; defining a different individual data stream for each user of a plurality of users, said defining comprising, for each individual data stream, selecting content for inclusion in said individual data stream according to said determined characteristics of said first member community's preferences and according to said preferences of said first user, said individual data stream being biased for positive preferences of said first community members and biased against negative preferences of said first community members, and said individual data stream being biased according to said preferences of said first user; transmitting said individual data stream to said first user, including content highly rated by said first user according to said preferences of said first user, said individual data stream transmitted on a voluntary or selectable basis to allow said first user to receive said individual data stream on a voluntary or selectable basis; and repeating said steps of providing said first community, determining characteristics to provide said determined characteristics, defining said individual data stream including said selecting content for inclusion in said individual data stream, and transmitting said individual data stream in order to re-establish said first community, to re-establish said preferences and determined characteristics, and to select content for inclusion in said individual data stream.
    23. A method comprising: repeatedly receiving preferences from receivers of data stream content of a music-related database including songs and/or music videos; repeatedly determining a first community of receivers from said received preferences to allow said first community to evolve over time, said first community having similar preferences for similar data stream content; repeatedly determining characteristics solely of said received preferences of said first community to provide determined characteristics; and defining a different individual data stream for each user of a plurality of users, said defining comprising, for each individual data stream, selecting content for inclusion in said individual data stream of said music-related database according to said determined characteristics of said first member community's preferences, said individual data stream being biased according to said received preferences of said first community, said individual data stream having more content that said first community likes and less content that said first community dislikes without analysis of said data stream content, and both said first community and said determined characteristics are permitted to change over time according to said received preferences of said first community.
    24. The method as set forth in claim 23 , wherein said step of selecting content for inclusion in an individual data stream further comprises: selecting content for inclusion in an individual data stream according to said determined characteristics, said individual data stream being biased for positive preferences of said first community and biased against negative preferences of said first community.
    25. The method as set forth in claim 23 , wherein the step of repeatedly receiving preferences from receivers of data stream content further comprises: repeatedly receiving preferences of a second community, said second community having at least as many members as said first community, said received preferences regarding data stream content of said music-related database; repeatedly evaluating said preferences of said second community; and repeatedly determining said first community from said second community, members of said first community comprising members of said second community determined to have at least one preference in common.
    26. The method as set forth in claim 23 , wherein the step of selecting content for inclusion in an individual data stream further comprises: selecting content for inclusion in said individual data stream in accordance with sound recording performance restrictions.
    27. The method as set forth in claim 23 , wherein the method further comprises: transmitting said individual data stream on a voluntary or selectable basis to allow an individual to receive said individual data stream on a voluntary or selectable basis.
    28. A method comprising: repeatedly receiving preferences of a first community having a plurality of members, said first preferences regarding data stream content of a first music-related database including songs and/or music videos; repeatedly receiving preferences of a second community, said second community having at least as many members as said first community, said received preferences regarding data stream content of said music-related database; evaluating said received preferences of said second community to provide evaluated preferences; repeatedly determining said first community from said second community by means of said evaluated preferences with members of said first community having at least one preference in common; repeatedly determining characteristics solely of said first community members' preferences with regard to said data stream content to provide determined characteristics; defining a different individual data stream for each user of a plurality of users, said defining comprising, for each individual data stream, selecting content for inclusion in said individual data stream of said music-related database according to said determined characteristics, said individual data stream being biased according to said determined characteristics of said first member community's preferences, and said individual data stream being biased for positive preferences of said first community and biased against negative preferences of said first community; and transmitting said individual data stream on a voluntary or selectable basis to allow an individual to receive said individual data stream on a voluntary or selectable basis, said individual data stream having more content that said first community likes and less content that said first community dislikes without resort to analysis of said data stream content, and both said first community and said determined characteristics are permitted to change over time according to, respectively, said preferences of said second community and said preferences of said first community.
    29. A computer-implemented method comprising: repeatedly receiving preferences from receivers of data stream content of a music-related database including songs and/or music videos; repeatedly determining a first community of receivers from said received preferences, said first community having similar preferences for similar data stream content; repeatedly determining characteristics solely of said received preferences of said first community to provide determined characteristics; and defining a different individual data stream for each user of a plurality of users, said defining comprising, for each individual data stream, selecting content for inclusion in said individual data stream of said music-related database according to said determined characteristics of said first member community's preferences, said individual data stream being biased according to said received preferences of said first community, said individual data stream having more content that said evolving first community likes and less content that said first community dislikes without analysis of said data stream content, and both said first community and said determined characteristics are permitted to change over time according to said received preferences of said first community.
    30. The computer-implemented method as set forth in claim 29 , wherein said step of selecting content for inclusion in an individual data stream further comprises: selecting content for inclusion in an individual data stream according to said determined characteristics, said individual data stream being biased for positive preferences of said first community and biased against negative preferences of said first community.
    31. The computer-implemented method as set forth in claim 29 , wherein the step of repeatedly receiving preferences from receivers of data stream content further comprises: repeatedly receiving preferences of a second community, said second community having at least as many members as said first community, said received preferences regarding data stream content of said music-related database; repeatedly evaluating said preferences of said second community; and repeatedly determining said first community from said second community, members of said first community comprising members of said second community determined to have at least one preference in common.
    32. The computer-implemented method as set forth in claim 29 , wherein the step of selecting content for inclusion in an individual data stream further comprises: selecting content for inclusion in said individual data stream in accordance with sound recording performance restrictions.
    33. The computer-implemented method as set forth in claim 29 , wherein the method further comprises: transmitting said individual data stream on a voluntary or selectable basis to allow an individual to receive said individual data stream on a voluntary or selectable basis.
    34. A computer-implemented method comprising: repeatedly receiving preferences of a first community having a plurality of members, said preferences regarding data stream content of a music-related database including songs and/or music videos; repeatedly receiving preferences of a second community, said second community having at least as many members as said first community, said received preferences regarding data stream content of said music-related database; evaluating said preferences of said second community to provide evaluated second preferences; repeatedly determining said first community from said second community by means of said evaluated second preferences, members of said first community comprising members of said second community determined to have at least one preference in common; repeatedly determining characteristics solely of said first community members' preferences with regard to said data stream content to provide determined characteristics; defining a different individual data stream for each user of a plurality of users, said defining comprising, for each individual data stream, selecting content for inclusion in said individual data stream of said music-related database according to said determined characteristics of said first member community's preferences, said individual data stream being biased according to said determined characteristics, and said individual data stream being biased for positive preferences of said first community and biased against negative preferences of said first community; and transmitting said individual data stream on a voluntary or selectable basis to allow an individual to receive said individual data stream on a voluntary or selectable basis, said individual data stream having more content that said first community likes and less content that said first community dislikes without resort to analysis of said data stream content, and both said first community and said determined characteristics are permitted to change over time according to, respectively, said preferences of said second community and said preferences of said first community.
    35. A computer system comprising: a server located in a first location, said server repeatedly receiving preferences from users, said users being receivers of data stream content of a music-related database including songs and/or music videos; said server repeatedly determining a first community from said received preferences, said first community having similar preferences for similar content in said first data streams; said server repeatedly determining characteristics solely of said preferences of said first community with regard to said data stream content to provide determined characteristics; and said server defining a different individual data stream for each user of a plurality of users, said defining comprising, for each individual data stream, selecting content for inclusion in said individual data stream of said music-related database according to said determined characteristics of said first member community's preferences, said individual data stream being biased according to said received preferences of said first community; said individual data stream having more content that said evolving first community likes and less content that said first community dislikes without analysis of said data stream content, and both said first community and said determined characteristics are permitted to change over time according to said preferences of said first community.
    36. The computer system as set forth in claim 35 , wherein said server selecting content for inclusion in an individual data stream further comprises: said server selecting content for inclusion in an individual data stream according to said determined characteristics, said individual data stream being biased for positive preferences of said first community and biased against negative preferences of said first community.
    37. The computer system as set forth in claim 35 , wherein said server repeatedly receiving preferences from receivers of content in first data streams further comprises: said server repeatedly receiving preferences of a second community, said second community having at least as many members as said first community, said received preferences regarding data stream content of said music-related database; said server repeatedly evaluating said preferences of said second community; and said server repeatedly determining said first community from said second community members of said first community are members of said second community determined to have at least one preference in common.
    38. The computer system as set forth in claim 35 , wherein said server selecting content for inclusion in an individual data stream further comprises: said server selecting content for inclusion in said individual data stream in accordance with sound recording performance restrictions.
    39. The computer system as set forth in claim 35 , said system further comprises: said server transmitting said individual data stream on a voluntary or selectable basis to allow an individual to receive said individual data stream on a voluntary or selectable basis.
    40. The computer system as set forth in claim 35 , further comprising: said server being in said first location and at least one of said users being in a second location, said second location being a different country than said first location.
    41. A computer system comprising: a server repeatedly receiving preferences of a first community having a plurality of members, said received preferences regarding data stream content of a first music-related database including songs and/or music videos; said server repeatedly receiving preferences of a second community having a plurality of members, said second preferences regarding data stream content of said music-related database; said server evaluating said second preferences of said second community to provide evaluated second preferences; said server repeatedly determining said first community from said second community by means of said evaluated second preferences with members of said first community having at least one preference in common; said server repeatedly determining characteristics solely of said first community members' preferences with regard to said data stream content to provide determined characteristics; said server defining a different individual data stream for each user of a plurality of users, said defining comprising, for each individual data stream, selecting content for inclusion in said individual data stream of said music-related database according to said determined characteristics of said first member community's preferences, said individual data stream being biased for positive preferences of said first community and biased against negative preferences of said first community; and said server transmitting said individual data stream on a voluntary or selectable basis to allow an individual to receive said individual data stream on a voluntary or selectable basis, said individual data stream having more content that said first community likes and less content that said first community dislikes without resort to analysis of said data stream content, and both said first community and said determined characteristics are permitted to change over time according to, respectively, said preferences of said second community and said preferences of said first community.
    42. The computer system as set forth in claim 41 , further comprising: said server being in said first location and at least one member of said first or second communities being in a second location, said second location being a different country than said first location.
    43. A computer-implemented method comprising: determining a first community of members by filtering a data store of preferences for data stream content, said data stream content comprising data stream elements, said members of said first community having at least one stored preference in common; determining data stream elements of said data stream content by filtering said data stream content using said stored preferences of said members of said first community, each determined data stream element being preferred by said first member community; defining a different individual data stream for each user of a plurality of users, said defining comprising, for each individual data stream, further filtering said determined data stream elements using said stored preferences of said members of said first community to select at least one data stream element from said determined data stream elements for inclusion in said individual data stream; and transmitting said individual data stream to a user computer.
    44. The computer-implemented method as set forth in claim 43 , said stored preferences including rating information received from a second community: said determining a first community further comprising filtering said stored preferences using a first rating threshold, each member of said first community having a preference for at least one data stream element in said data stream content such that said rating information of said member for said at least one data stream element satisfies a first rating threshold; said determining data stream elements of said data stream content further comprising filtering said data stream content using rating information of said first community and a second rating threshold, each determined data stream element having rating information of at least one member of said first community that exceeds said second rating threshold; said defining an individual data stream further comprising further filtering said determined data stream elements, each data stream element selected from the determined data stream elements is determined to be preferred by at least a threshold percentage of said members of said first community.
    说明书
    [0001]BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
    [0002]Field of the Invention
    [0003]This invention relates generally to protective helmets, and more particularly to a protective helmet that includes an integral components for streaming music to the user wearing the helmet.
    [0004]Description of Related Art
    [0005]The prior art teaches a variety of protective helmets that include various forms of electronics incorporated into the helmet for various purposes.
    [0006]Reed, U.S. Pat. No. 5,142,700, for example, teaches a protective football helmet that includes a two-way radio system with speakers and microphones for enabling the player to talk with others (e.g., coaching staff, etc.).
    [0007]Similar communications systems are also shown in Gray, U.S. Pat. No. 5,678,205, which teaches a protective firefighting helmet that includes a similar two-way communication system. The prior art teaches a wide range of similar helmets with similar communication systems.
    [0008]The prior art also teaches various helmets that may be plugged into various forms of music playing systems. Thompson, U.S. Pat. No. 6,970,691, for example, teaches a bicycle helmet that includes speakers operably positioned on the sides of the helmet for playing music adjacent the ears of the user. The speakers are connected with wires to a port located at the back of the helmet, so that a music player can be connected with the speakers for playing music.
    [0009]The prior art does not teach a protective helmet that includes a controller, a battery, and speakers operably mounted in the helmet for receiving and playing streaming music from a completely separate portable electronic device. The present invention fulfills these needs and provides further advantages as described in the following summary.
    [0010]SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
    [0011]The present invention teaches certain benefits in construction and use which give rise to the objectives described below.
    [0012]The present invention provides a protective helmet for providing head protection to a user, and for streaming music from a portable electronic device. The protective helmet comprises a shell and a liner. The shell is of impact-resistant material and has outer and inner surfaces bounded by a front edge, two side edges, and a rear edge. The liner is of impact-absorbing material and is disposed on the inner surface of the shell. A recess is formed in the outer surface of the liner adjacent the rear edge of the shell, to receive a control device having a receiver for receiving a transmission. The control device is mounted in the recess, between the liner and the shell. A battery operably connected with the control device, and side recesses formed in the outer surface of the liner adjacent the side edges of the shell contain speaker electronically connected to the control device. The helmet includes a means for streaming music from the portable electronic device to the speakers.
    [0013]In one embodiment, the control device has a lower edge that includes a control mechanism for controlling the control device. The control device is mounted in the recess such that the control mechanism is positioned adjacent the rear edge of the shell.
    [0014]A primary objective of the present invention is to provide a protective helmet having advantages not taught by the prior art.
    [0015]Another objective is to provide a protective helmet that is able to stream music from a portable electronic device.
    [0016]A further objective is to provide a protective helmet that does not need to be physically connected with the portable electronic device, and is therefore easy to use while engaged in various sporting activities.
    [0017]In one embodiment, a further objective is to provide a control mechanism that is operably positioned adjacent the rear edge of the shell.
    [0018]Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following more detailed description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, which illustrate, by way of example, the principles of the invention.
    [0019]BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings illustrate the present invention. In such drawings: FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a protective helmet according to one embodiment of the present invention, also illustrating a portable electronic device that is used to stream music to the protective helmet; FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the protective helmet; FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the protective helmet; FIG. 4 is a sectional view thereof taken along line 4 - 4 in FIG. 1 ; FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the electronic components of the control device; and FIG. 6 is a block diagram of the electronic components of the portable electronic device of FIG. 1 .
    [0020]DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
    [0021]The above-described drawing figures illustrate the invention, a protective helmet 10 that is used for providing head protection to a user, and also used in conjunction with a portable electronic device 70 for streaming music to a user wearing the protective helmet 10
    [0022]FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the protective helmet 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1 , the protective helmet 10 is part of a music streaming system 12 that streams music from the portable electronic device 70 to the protective helmet 10 so that the user can listen to music while engaged in the sport.
    [0023]FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the protective helmet 10 . FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the protective helmet 10 . FIG. 4 is a sectional view thereof taken along line 4 - 4 in FIG. 1 . As shown in FIGS. 1-4 , the protective helmet 10 has a construction that is similar to prior art helmets, and includes a shell 20 of impact-resistant material and a liner 30 of impact-absorbing material. The shell 20 includes outer and inner surfaces 22 and 24 bounded by a front edge 26 , two side edges 28 , and a rear edge 29 , and may be the same as any of a number of prior art shells.
    [0024]As shown in FIGS. 1-4 , the liner 30 is disposed on the inner surface 24 of the shell 20 . The liner 30 has an inner surface 32 and an outer surface 34 , and the inner surface 32 of the liner 30 defines a head-receiving cavity 36 shaped for receiving the user's head. The outer surface 34 of the liner 30 contacts the inner surface 24 of the shell 20 . For purposes of this application, the statement that the outer surface 34 of the liner 30 contacts the inner surface 24 of the shell 20 , is defined to mean that at least a portion of the outer surface 34 contacts the shell 20 , and portions of the liner 30 may not contact the shell 20 , as described in greater detail below. Furthermore, while the liner 30 is illustrated as a single layer for simplicity, it may include multiple layers of different materials for providing maximum comfort and protection for the user wearing the helmet.
    [0025]As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 , a recess 40 is formed in the outer surface 34 of the liner 30 adjacent the rear edge 29 of the shell 20 . In this embodiment, the recess 40 is rectangular in shape, although in alternative designs alternative shapes and structure may be used. In this embodiment, a control device 50 is positioned within the recess 40 , between the liner 30 and the shell 20 .
    [0026]The control device 50 includes a means for streaming music 64 from the portable electronic device 70 to the speakers 62 . In this embodiment, the means for streaming music 64 includes a receiver 65 (shown in FIG. 5 ) for receiving a transmission, and electronics for converting and transmitting the music to the speakers 62 . The control device 50 of this embodiment includes a lower edge 52 that includes a control mechanism 54 for controlling the control device 50 . The control mechanism 54 may include volume buttons 54 for controlling the volume of the music being played on the speakers 62 . For purposes of this application, the term “button” is defined to include any form of control device 50 , including any form of buttons, knobs, dials, or any other mechanism known in the art for controlling such electronic devices. The volume buttons 54 may also be used for controlling other functions, such as song track selection, and as a pause button.
    [0027]In this embodiment, the lower edge 52 of the control device 50 , and the control mechanism 54 , are positioned adjacent the rear edge 29 of the shell 20 , so that the user may access the control mechanism 54 , while the control device 50 remains safely within the protective confines of the shell 20 .
    [0028]The protective helmet 10 further includes a battery 60 operably connected with the control device 50 . In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 3-4 , the battery 60 is mounted between the shell 20 and the liner 30 in a similar manner as the control device 50 . In this embodiment, the battery 60 is adjacent the control device 50 in the recess 40 , although in alternative embodiments it may also be placed in other recesses located in other locations in the protective helmet 10 .
    [0029]Similarly, side recesses 44 are formed in the outer surface 34 of the liner 30 adjacent the side edges 28 of the shell, and a speaker 62 is mounted in each of the side recesses 44 and electronically connected to the control device 50 with a speaker wire 63 . As shown in FIGS. 3-4 , the speaker wire 63 may be positioned in speaker wire 63 grooves 42 formed to connect the recess 40 with the side recesses 44 .
    [0030]Importantly, in the protective helmet 10 , the control device 50 is not operably connected with a microphone, and does not transmit speech to the portable electronic device 70 . The present invention is not a communications device, but a music streaming device, that is clearly distinguished from prior art systems that require microphones and two-way communications.
    [0031]In this embodiment, the control device 50 includes an on/off switch 56 and a charging port 59 that is operably connected to the battery 60 via the control device 50 . The control device 50 may further include an LED 58 for indicating when the control device 50 is operably connected with the protective helmet 10 .
    [0032]FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the electronic components of the control device 50 . As illustrated in FIG. 5 , the portable electronic device 70 may include various electronic components that are operably connected, e.g., via a data bus 94 , and/or via other operative and/or electronic connections. Since the construction of such components, and their operative connections, as known in the art, they are not described in greater detail herein.
    [0033]FIG. 6 is a block diagram of the operable components of the portable electronic device 70 of FIG. 1 . As illustrated in FIG. 6 , the portable electronic device 70 may include various electronic components known in the art for this type of device. In this embodiment, the portable electronic device 70 may include a device display 72 , a speaker 74 , a camera 76 , a device global positioning system (“GPS”) 78 , a user input device 80 (e.g., touch screen, keyboard, microphone, and/or other form of input device known in the art), a user output device 170 (such as earbuds, external speakers, and/or other form of output device known in the art), a device transceiver 84 for wireless communication, a computer processor 86 , a computer memory 88 . A data bus 94 or similar connection may be used for interconnecting the aforementioned components. For purposes of this application, the term “transceiver” is defined to include any form of transmitter and/or receiver known in the art, for cellular, WIFI, radio, and/or other form of wireless (or wired) communication known in the art. Obviously, these elements may vary, or may include alternatives known in the art, and such alternative embodiments should be considered within the scope of the claimed invention.
    [0034]In this embodiment, the portable electronic device 70 includes a music program 90 operably installed in the computer memory 88 , a music database 92 that may also installed in the computer memory 88 (or streamed from a server). The music program 90 and the music database are known in the art, and may include iTUNES® or any other known music system.
    [0035]There are many types of user input devices 168 that may be combined for use with the present invention. One type may be the touch-screen capability present in modern smartphones. Here, the user could adjust settings, etc.
    [0036]The device transceiver 84 may be an integrated wireless transmitter/receiver combination, though a wired connection may be possible or desired in some instances. The device transceiver 84 may be used to transmit data to the protective helmet 10 . Such receivers are known to those skilled in the art and their equivalents should be considered within the scope of the present invention.
    [0037]As used in this application, the terms computer, processor, memory, and other computer related components, are hereby expressly defined to include any arrangement of computer(s), processor(s), memory device or devices, and/or computer components, either as a single unit or operably connected and/or networked across multiple computers (or distributed computer components), to perform the functions described herein.
    [0038]As used in this application, the words “a,” “an,” and “one” are defined to include one or more of the referenced item unless specifically stated otherwise. Also, the terms “have,” “include,” “contain,” and similar terms are defined to mean “comprising” unless specifically stated otherwise. Furthermore, the terminology used in the specification provided above is hereby defined to include similar and/or equivalent terms, and/or alternative embodiments that would be considered obvious to one skilled in the art given the teachings of the present patent application.
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