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US 10,771,878 B2Granted
Miniature form factor bluetooth device
AssigneeAcouva, Inc.
InventorVictor Manuel Valenzuela
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Abstract
Embodiments (e.g., of the system, etc.) can include a wireless in-ear utility device (e.g., miniature form factor Bluetooth device) with improved form factor in order to fit the small to extra small ear concha bowls and inner ear canals of one or more users. In embodiments, the improved wireless in-ear utility device can include tri-ear buds to be closer the users eardrum for higher sound quality performance and comfort in the user's ear when then in-ear utility device is worn, and allows for a higher level of comfort.
Claims20
A Bluetooth in-ear utility device with miniature form factor, comprising:
- a housing comprising an oval shaped trunk configured to reside in an ear canal of a user's ear within the first bend of the ear canal at a distance less than 16 millimeters from the entrance of the ear canal,
- wherein the housing is configured to reside in a concha bowl distal portion of the user's ear,
- wherein the oval shaped trunk is shaped to allow the oval shaped trunk to enter the ear canal while reducing interference with an ear canal wall;
- a speaker (receiver) port, wherein the oval shaped trunk is shaped to allow the oval shaped trunk to directly enter the ear canal wall while preventing the speaker port from being blocked by the ear canal wall;
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- a bone conduction microphone configured to detect resident frequencies to facilitate user voice recognition.
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