1. A method of coordinating tuning to the same channel of a radio band comprising:
tuning to a channel, within a radio band, that uses a side band;
receiving control information in the side band of the channel; and
processing the received audio information in the channel using the control information.
2. A method of coordinating tuning, as recited in claim 1, wherein during processing, outputting the received radio information.
3. A method of coordinating tuning, as recited in claim 1, wherein the processing is performed using an identification (ID), within the received audio information, as the control information.
4. A method of coordinating tuning, as recited in claim 3, wherein comparing the ID to a predetermined ID and only if there is a match between the ID and the predetermined ID match, outputting the received audio information.
5. A method of coordinating tuning, as recited in claim 1, wherein during processing, encrypting the received audio information using an encryption key as the control information.
6. A method of coordinating tuning, as recited in claim 1, wherein the tuning step causes tuning to an alternative frequency.
7. A wireless earphone device comprising:
frequency modulation receiver (FMR) block that includes,
an frequency modulation (FM) tuner block responsive to audio information and operative to tune to a channel, within a radio band, that uses a side band, the side band having control information;
an audio decryption block responsive to said tuner output and operative to generate an audio encryption output using the control information;
a radio data system (RDS) decoder (or decryption) and key decoder block responsive to said tuner output and operative to decode the tuner output using the control information included therein for use by the audio decryption block; and
and an audio output block responsive to the audio decryption output and operative to generate audio information to a user of the wireless earphone device.
8. A wireless earphone device, as recited in claim 7, wherein the control information is identification.
9. A wireless earphone device, as recited in claim 8, further including a predetermined ID, wherein the FMR block compares the ID to a predetermined ID and only if there is a match between the ID and the predetermined ID match, the audio output block outputs the generated audio information.
10. A wireless earphone device, as recited in claim 7, wherein the control information is an encryptiondecryption key.
11. A wireless earphone device comprising:
frequency modulation receiver (FMR) block that includes,
means for tuning to a channel, within a radio band, that uses a side band, the side band having control information;
means for generating an audio encryption output using the control information;
means for decoding the tuner output using the control information included therein for use by the audio decryption block; and
means for generating audio information to a user of the wireless earphone device.
12. A wireless earphone device, as recited in claim 11, wherein the control information is an encryptiondecryption key.
13. A wireless earphone device, as recited in claim 11, wherein the control information is identification.
14. A wireless earphone device, as recited in claim 13, further including a predetermined ID, wherein the FMR block compares the ID to a predetermined ID and only if there is a match between the ID and the predetermined ID match, the audio output block outputs the generated audio information.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A tether device for a wearer, the wearer having shoulders, comprising:
a tether strap having first and second opposite ends, the tether strap including:
first and second loop portions positionable about corresponding shoulders of the wearer, the first and second loop portions movable between a first open configuration allowing a corresponding shoulder to be positioned therein and a second configuration for capturing the corresponding shoulder positioned therein; and
a tether point defined by the first and second ends of the tether strap, the tether point connectable to an anchor;
first and second connection straps having first ends connected to the tether strap and second ends; and
a belt operatively connected to the connection straps and being positionable about a waist of the wearer, the belt includes first and second ends.
2. The device of claim 1 wherein the tether strap includes a cross strap portion interconnecting the first and second loop portions.
3. The device claim 1 further comprising a connection structure for connecting the first and second ends of the tether strap to form the tether point.
4. The device of claim 1 further comprising a fastening mechanism operatively connected to the first and second ends of the belt, the fastening mechanism moveable between an open configuration wherein the first and second ends of the belt are disconnected and a second closed position wherein the first and second ends of the belt are interconnected.
5. The device of claim 1 further comprising a coat, the coat including:
a torso portion for positioning about a torso of the wearer, the torso portion having an inner surface defining an interior of the torso portion for receiving the tether strap therein and an outer surface; and
first and second arm portions extending from the torso portion, each arm portion having an interior communicating with the interior of the torso portion for receiving corresponding arms of the wearer.
6. The device of claim 5 wherein the torso portion includes first and second apertures therethrough, the first and second ends of the belt extending through corresponding apertures in the torso portion of the coat.
7. The device of claim 5 further comprising a liner having a first portion received within the torso portion and arm receiving portions received within the arm portions.
8. The device of claim 1 further comprising a guide operatively connected to the tether strap, the guide defining at least one passageway for receiving the first and second ends of the tether strap therethough.
9. A tether device for a wearer, the wearer having shoulders, comprising:
a tether strap having first and second opposite ends, the tether strap including:
first and second loop portions positionable about corresponding shoulders of the wearer, the first and second loop portions movable between a first open configuration allowing a corresponding shoulder to be positioned therein and a second configuration for capturing the corresponding shoulder; and
a tether point defined by the first and second ends of the tether strap, the tether point connectable to an anchor; and
a belt operatively connected to the tether strap and being positionable about a waist of the wearer, the belt includes first and second ends.
10. The device of claim 9 wherein the tether strap includes a cross strap portion interconnecting the first and second loop portions.
11. The device claim 9 further comprising a connection structure for connecting the first and second ends of the tether strap to form the tether point.
12. The device of claim 8 further comprising a fastening mechanism operatively connected to the first and second ends of the belt, the fastening mechanism moveable between an open configuration wherein the first and second ends of the belt are disconnected and a second closed position wherein the first and second ends of the belt are interconnected.
13. The device of claim 9 further comprising a coat, the coat including:
a torso portion for positioning about a torso of the wearer, the torso portion having an inner surface defining an interior of the torso portion for receiving the at least a portion of the tether strap therein and an outer surface; and
first and second arm portions extending from the torso portion, each arm portion having an interior communicating with the interior of the torso portion for receiving corresponding arms of the wearer.
14. The device of claim 13 wherein the torso portion includes first and second apertures therethrough, the first and second ends of the belt extending through corresponding apertures in the torso portion of the coat.
15. The device of claim 13 further comprising a liner having a first portion received within the torso portion and arm receiving portions received within the arm portions.
16. The device of claim 9 further comprising a guide operatively connected to the tether strap, the guide defining at least one passageway for receiving the first and second ends of the tether strap therethough.
17. A method of tethering an individual to an elevated anchor, the method comprising the steps of:
placing a tethering harness on the individual, the harness including a tether strap having a first end and a second end;
affixing a belt around a waist of the individual, the belt being operatively connected to the tether strap; and
interconnecting the first and second ends of the tether strap to the elevated anchor.
18. The method of claim 17 wherein the step of placing the tethering harness on the individual includes the steps of:
forming first and second loops from the tether strap; and
positioning the first and second loops over corresponding shoulders of the individual.
19. The method of claim 18 comprising the additional steps of:
displacing the individual from an elevated location; and
constricting first and second loops around the shoulders of the individual so as to prevent the falling of the individual from the elevated location.
20. The method of claim 12 further comprising the step of incorporating the tethering harness into a coat prior to the step of placing the tethering harness on the individual.