Magnetic earphones holder
AssigneeSnik LLC
InventorRob Honeycutt
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Abstract
One or more sensors are configured to contextualize a series of user generated movements to control one or more electronic devices. For example, a set of earphones comprises one or more sensors for sensing a location of the earphones. The one or more sensors enable earphones such as a pair of bluetooth or earphones wirelessly coupled to a bluetooth enabled electronic device, the capability to understand the configuration of use of the earphones. Based on a location and use or non-use of the earphones, one or more contextual responses is able to be applied for a given action.
Claims41
An earphones system comprising:
- a. a first base unit comprising:
- i. one or more sensors for sensing a movement of the first base unit;
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- ii. one or more user controls for controlling one or more functions of the first base unit;
- b. a first earbud for removably coupling with a mounting base of the first base unit;
- c. a second base unit comprising:
- i. one or more sensors for sensing a movement of the second base unit;
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- ii. one or more user controls for controlling one or more functions of the second base unit;
- d. a second earbud for removably coupling with a mounting base of the second base unit.
An earphones holding device comprising:
- a. a base unit accelerometer for sensing a movement of the holding device;
- b. an earbud mount sensor for sensing a coupling and a decoupling of an earbud with the holding device;
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- c. a control device, wherein the control device receives a signal from the base unit accelerometer and the earbud mount sensor and sends a signal to an electronic device operation circuit which operates a remotely connected electronic device based on the signal from one or both of the base unit accelerometer and the earbud mount sensor.
An earbud comprising:
- a. an earbud engagement sensor for sensing an engagement of the earbud with one of an opposing earbud, a magnet, and a magnetically attractable surface;
- b. an earbud accelerometer for sensing a movement of the earbud;
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- c. a control device, wherein the control device receives a signal from the earbud engagement detector and the earbud accelerometer and sends a signal to an electronic device operation circuit which operates a remotely connected electronic device based on the signal from one or both of the base unit accelerometer and the earbud mount sensor.
A method of simultaneously operating a plurality of electronic devices, the method comprising:
- a. wirelessly connecting a first base unit with a first electronic device;
- b. wirelessly connecting a second base unit with a second electronic device different from the first electronic device;
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- c. sending an operation signal to one or both of the first electronic device and the second electronic device.
A method of transmitting audio comprising:
- a. creating one or more reference points based on a position of a body,
- b. establishing one or both of an orientation reference point and a body location reference point based on the position of the body;
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- c. based on one or both of the orientation reference point and the body location reference point transmitting audio to the body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.