# US 10,484,777 B2 · Ear wearable device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,484,777 B2 - Document ID: US10484777B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/023,096 - Filed: 2018-06-29 - Published: 2019-01-10 - Granted: 2019-11-19 - Earliest claimed: 2017-07-04 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Ki-Eon Lee - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10484777B2 ## CPC - H04R 1/1041: {Mechanical or electronic switches, or control elements (switches in general H01H)} - A61B 5/02416: {using photoplethysmograph signals, e.g. generated by infrared radiation (A61B5/14552 takes precedence)} - A61B 5/02438: {with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient} - A61B 5/6817: {Ear canal} - H04R 1/1016: {Earpieces of the intra-aural type} - H04R 1/1025: Accumulators specially adapted for earpieces; Arrangements specially adapted for charging thereof - H04R 1/105: {Earpiece supports, e.g. ear hooks (for stereophonic headphones H04R5/0335)} - H04R 1/1058: {Manufacture or assembly} - H04R 1/1066: {Constructional aspects of the interconnection between earpiece and earpiece support (earpiece support for monophonic headphones H04R1/105; earpiece support for stereophonic headphones H04R5/0335)} - H04R 2420/07: Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones - H04R: LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS (producing sounds with frequency not determined by supply frequency G10K) - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) ## Abstract An ear wearable device comprising: a housing comprising a portion shaped to be inserted into a concha of the ear, a speaker disposed inside the housing and configured to be disposed in an auditory canal when the housing is inserted into the concha of the ear, a button emerging from a hole formed in the housing, an elastic member disposed in the housing and elastically resisting an external force against the button; and a movable member including a portion protruding through an opening formed in the housing, and configured to be pushed into the opening or pulled away from the opening such that the protruding portion can be pushed or pulled when the button is pressed. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An ear wearable device comprising: a housing comprising a portion shaped to be inserted into a concha of the ear; a speaker disposed inside the housing and configured to be disposed in an auditory canal when the housing is inserted into the concha of the ear; a button emerging from a hole formed in the housing; an elastic member disposed in the housing and elastically resisting an external force against the button; and a movable member including a portion protruding through an opening formed in the housing, and configured to be pushed into the opening or pulled away from the opening such that a protruding portion can be pushed or pulled when the button is pressed, wherein the button includes a penetration portion through which an extension of the movable member passes. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The ear wearable device of claim 1, wherein the protruding portion of the movable member configured to touch a helix of the ear when the housing is inserted into the concha of the ear. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The ear wearable device of claim 1, wherein the movable member is a flexible member having a length extending from a first end to a second end thereof, the first end is connected to the housing, the second end is disposed within the housing, and an extension connecting the first end and the second end is disposed to pass through the opening, and the extension of the movable member is movable inward or outward of the housing through the opening. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The ear wearable device of claim 3, when the button is un-pushed, one surface of the penetration portion is brought into contact with the extension of the movable member so as to hinder push-in or pull-out of the movable member, and when the button is pushed, one surface of the penetration portion is spaced apart from the extension of the movable member so as to enable push-in or pull-out of the movable member. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The ear wearable device of claim 4, further comprising: a serrated first surface formed on one surface of the penetration portion and a serrated second surface formed on the extension of the movable member, wherein, when the button is not pushed, the serrated first surface and the serrated second surface are engaged with each other. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The ear wearable device of claim 3, wherein the housing includes a first space, which is connected to the opening and in which the extension of the movable member is disposed, and a second space in which the second end of the movable member is disposed, and the second end has a shape having a larger cross-sectional area than the extension of the movable member so as to prevent the second end from moving into the first space. ### Claim 7 (depends on 3) The ear wearable device of claim 3, wherein the housing includes a first surface including a second opening configured to discharge sound output from the speaker to the outside, a second surface disposed at an opposite side to the first surface, and an annular third surface connecting the first surface and the second surface, the opening, through which the extension of the movable member passes, is disposed on the annular third surface, and one end of the movable member is connected to the annular third surface. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The ear wearable device of claim 7, wherein the hole for the button is disposed on the annular third surface. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The ear wearable device of claim 7, wherein the first end is inserted into a third opening disposed on the annular third surface, and is fixed to the housing. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The ear wearable device of claim 7, wherein the housing includes a space, which is connected to the opening through which the extension of the movable member passes, and in which the extension of the movable member is disposed, and the space has a shape disposed along an outer circumference of the annular third surface. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The ear wearable device of claim 7, wherein the housing includes a first housing forming the first surface, a second housing forming the second surface, and a third housing forming the annular third surface. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The ear wearable device of claim 11, wherein the button, the movable member, and the elastic member are installed in the third housing. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The ear wearable device of claim 11, wherein the speaker is disposed in the first housing. ### Claim 14 (depends on 7) The ear wearable device of claim 7, further comprising: a touch pad disposed in the housing along at least a portion of the second surface. ### Claim 15 (depends on 7) The ear wearable device of claim 7, further comprising: an optical sensor disposed in the housing to be aligned with a light transmissive region formed on the annular third surface. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The ear wearable device of claim 15, wherein the optical sensor is a heart rate sensor. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The ear wearable device of claim 1, wherein the button includes a first portion slidably installed in the hole, and at least one second portion or a third portion protruding in a moving direction of the button from the first portion, and the elastic member is a coil spring penetrating the second portion. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The ear wearable device of claim 17, wherein the housing includes a second hole, which is narrow and long in a moving direction of the button, and the button includes a protrusion protruding in a direction perpendicular to the moving direction and disposed in the second hole. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The ear wearable device of claim 1, further comprising: a battery disposed in the housing; a memory disposed in the housing to store audio data; and one or more processors disposed in the housing and electrically connected to the speaker, the battery, and the memory, wherein the memory includes a plurality of instructions executable by the one or more processors, which causes the one or more processors to output audio data stored in the memory via the speaker when executed. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The ear wearable device of claim 19, further comprising: a wireless communication circuit disposed in the housing and electrically connected to the one or more processor, wherein the memory includes an instruction to cause the processor to receive the audio data from an external device using the wireless communication circuit when executed.