Headset Firmware Update From Headset Base Unit

Abstract

A method of updating a headset system firmware and a headset system are provided. The headset system comprises a headset and a base unit, the base unit having a base unit control circuit and being configured to connect to a computer system, the base unit comprises a headset dock to receive the headset. The method comprises the steps of receiving, in the base unit control circuit, a headset system firmware update from the computer system, the headset system firmware update comprising a headset firmware update and/or a base unit firmware update, and updating the base unit control circuit with the base unit firmware update. In a base unit storage, storing the headset firmware update having a headset firmware update version and when a headset having a current headset firmware version is received in the headset dock, controlling the base unit control circuit to check whether the current headset firmware version is the same as the headset firmware update version stored in the base unit storage, and updating the current headset firmware with the stored headset firmware update if one or more conditions are fulfilled.

1 . A method of updating a headset system firmware, the headset system comprising at least one headset and a base unit, the base unit having a base unit control circuit and being configured to connect to a computer system, the base unit comprising a headset dock to receive the headset,
 the method comprising the steps of
 receiving in the base unit control circuit a headset system firmware update from the computer system, the headset system firmware update comprising a headset firmware update and/or a base unit firmware update, 
 updating the base unit control circuit with the base unit firmware update, 
 storing in a base unit storage the headset firmware update having a headset firmware update version, 
 when a headset having a current headset firmware version is received in the headset dock, controlling the base unit control circuit to check whether the current headset firmware version is the same as the headset firmware update version stored in the base unit storage, and 
 updating the current headset firmware with the stored headset firmware update if one or more conditions are fulfilled. 
   
     
     
         2 . A method according to  claim 1 , wherein the headset system during updating of the current headset firmware is provided in a firmware update mode in which the headset is docked in the base unit and is not operational. 
     
     
         3 . A method according to  claim 1 , wherein an alert is provided to a user of the headset system during updating of the current headset firmware. 
     
     
         4 . A method according to  claim 2 , wherein the headset is provided in the firmware update mode if the base unit control circuit determines that the current headset firmware version is different from the headset firmware update version. 
     
     
         5 . A method according to  claim 1 , wherein the base unit control circuit, upon connection of a headset to the base unit, checks which order of pairing the headset as connected to the base unit should be allocated. 
     
     
         6 . A method according to  claim 5 , wherein the base unit control circuit upon determining the order of pairing of the headset, updates the headset firmware according to instructions for the determined order of pairing of the headset. 
     
     
         7 . A method according to  claim 5 , wherein the order of pairing of the headset includes a primary order of pairing, a new primary order of pairing, a secondary order of pairing, and wherein the base unit control circuit ( 25 ) is instructed not to update the headset firmware of a headset having a secondary order of pairing. 
     
     
         8 . A method according to  claim 7 , wherein the base unit control circuit is configured to update the firmware of the secondary headset if a current secondary headset firmware is incompatible with a current base unit firmware. 
     
     
         9 . A method according to  claim 1 , wherein the firmware update is provided to the base unit using a mass deployment scheme. 
     
     
         10 . A method according to  claim 1 , wherein the headset firmware update is stored in the base unit storage until a new headset firmware update version is provided to the base unit. 
     
     
         11 . A method according to  claim 1 , wherein the base unit storage is configured to store one or more headset firmware updates. 
     
     
         12 . A method according to  claim 11 , wherein each of the one or more headset firmware updates are being configured for a specific headset type. 
     
     
         13 . A method according to  claim 11 , wherein the one or more headset firmware updates corresponds to one or more headset firmware update versions. 
     
     
         14 . A method according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one headset is a wireless headset and wherein the wireless protocol is updated with the firmware update. 
     
     
         15 . A headset system comprising a base unit and one or more headsets configured to connect to the base unit, the one or more headsets each comprising an earphone, a microphone, and being configured to provide an interconnection to the base unit, a processor configured to process audio signals and a headset control circuit being configured to control the processor and the interconnection with the base unit, each headset having a current headset firmware version, the base unit being configured to connect to a computer system and comprising a base unit storage, a dock for receiving the headset and a base unit control circuit configured to control a base unit processor, the base unit control circuit being configured to receive a headset system firmware update from the computer system, the headset system firmware update comprising a base unit firmware update and a headset firmware update, wherein the base unit control circuit is configured to store the headset firmware update in the base unit storage, and to update a current headset firmware of a headset connected to the base unit if a current headset firmware version is different from the headset firmware update version stored in the storage. 
     
     
         16 . A headset system according to  claim 15 , wherein the one or more headsets are wireless headset(s) and wherein the headset and the base unit each comprises a wireless communications unit configured for wireless data communication between headset and base unit.