Wireless earphones with digital signal processors

A system comprising:

• a mobile computing device of a first user;
• and
• earphones that communicate wirelessly with the mobile computing device via a wireless data communication link, wherein the earphones comprise a left earphone and a right earphone, wherein the left and right earphones are independently wireless such that the left and right earphones are not physically connected when worn by a user, wherein:
• the left earphone comprises:
• a left-side speaker;
• a left-side microphone;
• a left-side memory, wherein the left earphone is further configured to receive from a remote computing device, and store in the left-side memory, a firmware update;
• and
• a left-side body portion, wherein the left-side body portion comprises a left-side system-on-chip (SOC), wherein the left-side SOC comprises:
• a left-side wireless communication circuit for receiving audio content transmitted wirelessly to the left earphone from the mobile computing device;
• and
• a left-side processor, wherein the left-side processor comprises a left-side digital signal processor for providing a sound quality enhancement to the audio content when played by the left-side speaker, wherein the sound quality enhancement comprises noise cancellation, and wherein the left-side processor is for executing firmware, including the firmware update, stored in the left-side memory;
• and
• the right earphone comprises:
• a right-side speaker;
• a right-side microphone;
• a right-side memory, wherein the right earphone is further configured to receive from the remote computing device, and store in the right-side memory, the firmware update;
• and
• a right-side body portion, wherein the right-side body portion comprises a right-side SOC, wherein the right-side SOC comprises:
• a right-side wireless communication circuit for receiving the audio content transmitted wirelessly to the right earphone from the mobile computing device;
• and
• a right-side processor, wherein the right-side processor comprises a right-side digital signal processor for providing a sound quality enhancement to the audio content when played by the right-side speaker, wherein the sound quality enhancement comprises noise cancellation, wherein the right-side processor is for executing firmware, including the firmware update, stored in the right-side memory, and
• wherein the left-side and right-side processors are configured to transition automatically from playing audio content received wirelessly from a first digital audio source via a first wireless communication link to playing audio content received wirelessly from the first digital audio source via a second wireless communication link based on a signal strength level for the second wireless communication link.

Earphones comprising a left earphone and a right earphone, wherein the left and right earphones are independently wireless such that the left and right earphones are not physically connected when worn by a user, wherein:

• the left earphone comprises:
• a left-side speaker;
• a left-side microphone;
• a left-side memory, wherein the left earphone is further configured to receive from a remote computing device, and store in the left-side memory, a firmware update;
• and
• a left-side body portion, wherein the left-side body portion comprises a left-side system-on-chip (SOC), wherein the left-side SOC comprises:
• a left-side wireless communication circuit for receiving signals transmitted wirelessly to the left earphone from a remote source;
• and
• a left-side processor, wherein the left-side processor comprises a left-side digital signal processor for providing a sound quality enhancement to audio played by the left-side speaker, wherein the sound quality enhancement comprises noise cancellation, and wherein the left-side processor is for executing firmware, including the firmware update, stored in the left-side memory;
• and
• the right earphone comprises:
• a right-side speaker;
• a right-side microphone;
• a right-side memory, wherein the right earphone is further configured to receive from the remote computing device, and store in the right-side memory, the firmware update;
• and
• a right-side body portion, wherein the right-side body portion comprises a right-side SOC, wherein the right-side SOC comprises:
• a right-side wireless communication circuit for receiving signals transmitted wirelessly to the right earphone from the remote source;
• and
• a right-side processor, wherein the right-side processor comprises a right-side digital signal processor for providing a sound quality enhancement to audio played by the right-side speaker, wherein the sound quality enhancement comprises noise cancellation, wherein the right-side processor is for executing firmware, including the firmware update, stored in the right-side memory, and
• wherein the left-side and right-side processors are configured to transition automatically from playing audio content received wirelessly from a first digital audio source via a first wireless communication link to playing audio content received wirelessly from the first digital audio source via a second wireless communication link based on a signal strength level for the second wireless communication link.

Earphones comprising a left earphone and a right earphone, wherein the left and right earphones are independently wireless such that the left and right earphones are not physically connected when worn by a user, wherein:

• the left earphone comprises:
• a left-side speaker;
• a left-side microphone;
• a left-side memory, wherein the left earphone is further configured to receive from a remote computing device, and store in the left-side memory, a firmware update;
• and
• a left-side body portion, wherein the left-side body portion comprises a left-side system-on-chip (SOC), wherein the left-side SOC comprises:
• a left-side wireless communication circuit for receiving signals transmitted wirelessly to the left earphone from a remote source;
• and
• a left-side processor, wherein the left-side processor comprises a left-side digital signal processor for providing a sound quality enhancement to audio played by the left-side speaker, wherein the sound quality enhancement comprises noise cancellation, and wherein the left-side processor is for executing firmware, including the firmware update, stored in the left-side memory;
• and
• the right earphone comprises:
• a right-side speaker;
• a right-side microphone;
• a right-side memory, wherein the right earphone is further configured to receive from the remote computing device, and store in the right-side memory, the firmware update;
• and
• a right-side body portion, wherein the right-side body portion comprises a right-side SOC, wherein the right-side SOC comprises:
• a right-side wireless communication circuit for receiving signals transmitted wirelessly to the right earphone from the remote source;
• and
• a right-side processor, wherein the right-side processor comprises a right-side digital signal processor for providing a sound quality enhancement to audio played by the right-side speaker, wherein the sound quality enhancement comprises noise cancellation, and wherein the right-side processor is for executing firmware, including the firmware update, stored in the right -side memory,
• wherein the left and right earphones are for playing lossy compressed audio transmitted to the left and right earphones from the remote source that is in wireless communication with the left and right earphones, and
• wherein the left-side and right-side processors transition automatically from playing audio content received wirelessly from a first digital audio source via a first wireless communication link to playing audio content received wirelessly from a second digital audio source via a second wireless communication link based on a signal strength level for the second wireless communication link.