Personal media system including base station and wireless earbud

A mobile system comprising:

• a smartphone comprising at least one mobile application installed thereon;
• a mobile apparatus comprising a main body and a wireless earbud;
• the main body comprising a connection hole, a user input button, at least one processor, at least one memory, and circuitry;
• and
• the wireless earbud configured for plugging into the connection hole of the main body to form an integrated body with the main body,
• wherein, while the wireless earbud is plugged in the connection hole of the main body, the wireless earbud is configured to electrically connect with the circuitry of the main body and further configured to perform wired data communication with the main body,
• wherein, while the wireless earbud is plugged in the connection hole of the main body, the circuitry of the main body is configured to obtain characteristics of the wireless earbud and send the characteristics to the at least one processor,
• wherein, while the wireless earbud is plugged in the connection hole of the main body, the at least one processor is configured to execute computer program instructions stored in the at least one memory to initiate charging of a battery of the wireless earbud,
• wherein the wireless earbud and the smartphone are configured to establish wirelessly pairing for wireless data communication therebetween,
• wherein the mobile apparatus is configured to generate sound when the at least one mobile application is searching for the mobile apparatus while the wireless earbud and the smartphone are paired,
• wherein, in response to pressing of the user input button on the main body, the at least one processor is configured to execute computer program instructions stored in the at least one memory to initiate processing for the wireless pairing,
• wherein, when the wireless earbud is plugged into the connection hole of the main body, the system is configured such that the smartphone wirelessly communicates with at least one of the main body and the wireless earbud,
• wherein the wireless earbud is not capable of wirelessly sending data to the main body.

A system comprising:

• a mobile base station comprising a connection hole, a user input button, at least one processor, at least one memory, and circuitry;
• and
• a wireless earbud capable of wireless pairing with a smartphone and configured for plugging into the connection hole of the mobile base station to form an integrated body with the mobile base station,
• wherein, in response to pressing of the user input button of the mobile base station, the at least one processor is configured to execute computer program instructions stored in the at least one memory to initiate processing for the wireless pairing with the smartphone,
• wherein, while the wireless earbud is plugged in the connection hole of the mobile base station, the wireless earbud is configured to electrically connect with the circuitry of the mobile base station and further configured to perform wired data communication with the mobile base station,
• wherein, while the wireless earbud is plugged in the connection hole of the mobile base station, the at least one processor is configured to execute computer program instructions stored in the at least one memory to initiate charging of a battery of the wireless earbud,
• wherein while the wireless earbud is wirelessly paired with the smartphone, the wireless earbud is configured to perform data communication with the smartphone,
• wherein the system is configured to generate sound when a mobile application installed on the smartphone is searching for the system while the wireless earbud is paired with the smartphone,
• wherein the wireless earbud is not capable of wirelessly sending data to the mobile base station.