US 12,726,751 B1 · Fabric-based earbuds

Abstract

A three-dimensional weaving system may be used to form customized earbuds for a user. An electronic device with a three-dimensional sensor may be used to capture three-dimensional images of one or both of the user's ears. The three-dimensional ear images may be provided to computing equipment that analyzes the images to determine the dimensions of the ear such as tragus and antitragus dimensions and concha dimensions. Three-dimensional weaving equipment may be used to weave customized earbuds for the user based on the ear images. The customized earbuds may include a tragus and antitragus portion that matches the dimensions of the tragus and antitragus in the ear images, as these areas of the ear are more sensitive. The concha portion of the customized earbuds may be woven with slightly larger dimensions than the user's actual concha, as the concha area can withstand some compression without discomfort.

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Dependent claims

A method for forming a three-dimensional woven fabric earbud, the method comprising:

with a sensor, capturing a three-dimensional ear image;
and
with three-dimensional weaving equipment, weaving a stack of warp strand segments with weft strand segments, wherein the warp strand segments and the weft strand segments are configured to form a three-dimensionally woven tragus portion and a three-dimensionally woven concha portion having dimensions that are based on the three-dimensional ear image, and wherein the three-dimensionally woven tragus portion and the three-dimensionally woven concha portion are structural portions for holding circuitry of the three-dimensional woven fabric earbud.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Fabric-based earbuds

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Fabric-based earbuds

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Abstract

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