Wireless interactive headset (US7150526)


	Parent Case:			REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/004,543, filed Dec. 4, 2001, pending, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/585,593, filed Jun. 2, 2000, U.S. Pat. No. 6,325,507, and the present application claims priority benefit under 35 U.S.C. � 120 to the same. Moreover, the present application claims priority benefit under 35 U.S.C. � 119(e) from U.S. Provisional Application Nos. 60/399,317, filed Jul. 26, 2002 and 60/460,154, filed Apr. 3, 2003. The present application incorporates all of the foregoing disclosures herein by reference.
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	First Claim: Show all 28 claims			1. An eyeglass frame, comprising: a support for supporting at least one lens in the path of a wearer's field of view; a first ear stem attached to the support, for extending in a posterior direction along a first side of the wearer's head; a second ear stem attached to the support, for extending in a posterior direction along a second side of the wearer's head; at least one speaker supported by the first ear stem with a first mounting mechanism, the first mounting mechanism defining a linear path slang which the speaker can be translated by a user, the first mounting mechanism further defining a pivot configured to allow the speaker to be pivoted about a first pivot axis parallel to the linear path, wherein an electrical conduit extends from the speaker through at least a portion of the first mounting mechanism; and at least one microphone supported by at least one of the support, first ear stem, and second ear stem, the microphone being arranged to face towards the head of a wearer of the eyeglass frame.
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