System and method for enhanced wearable hearing device command instruction manual input

A wearable earbud hearing device wirelessly paired to an information handling system comprising:

• a wearable hearing device housing for a speaker and a microphone, including an earbud enclosing the speaker for insertion within an ear canal of a wearer;
• a wearable hearing wireless radio system to establish a wireless communication link to pair with the paired information handling system;
• a magnetic slider switch operatively coupled to and moveable with respect to the wearable hearing device housing between a closed position and an open position in response to an external force applied by a wearer as a user input;
• a rolling magnet mounted within the magnetic slider switch capable of rotation with respect to the magnetic slider switch during movement between the open position and the closed position;
• a bar magnet having a fixed position with respect to the wearable hearing device housing, a first pole attracting the rolling magnet when the magnetic slider switch is in the closed position, and a second pole attracting the rolling magnet when the magnetic slider switch is in the open position to reduce a magnitude of the external force required to move the magnetic slider switch between the open position and the closed position;
• a hall effect sensor having a fixed position with respect to the bar magnet and the wearable hearing device housing to sense a first change in distance to the rolling magnet during movement of the rolling magnet and the magnetic slider switch between the open position and closed position, and to associate the first change in distance with a first command instruction;
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• a microcontroller to execute or transmit the first command instruction.

A wearable hearing device operatively coupled to an information handling system comprising:

• a wearable hearing device housing for a microphone and a speaker;
• a wearable hearing wireless radio system to establish a wireless communication link to wirelessly couple with the information handling system;
• a magnetic slider switch operatively coupled to and moveable with respect to the wearable hearing device housing between an open position, a closed position, and an intermediate position located between the open position and the closed position in response to an external force applied by a wearer as a user input;
• a rolling magnet mounted within the magnetic slider switch capable of rotation with respect to the magnetic slider switch during movement between the open position, intermediate position, and the closed position;
• a bar magnet having a fixed position with respect to the wearable hearing device housing, a first pole attracting the rolling magnet when the magnetic slider switch is in the closed position, a second pole attracting the rolling magnet when the magnetic slider switch is in the intermediate position, and a third pole attracting the rolling magnet when the magnetic slider switch is in the open position;
• a hall effect sensor having a fixed position with respect to the bar magnet and the wearable hearing device housing, the hall effect sensor to sense a first change in distance to the rolling magnet during movement of the rolling magnet and the magnetic slider switch between the open position and the intermediate position, and to associate the first change in distance with a first command instruction;
• the hall effect sensor to sense a second change in distance to the rolling magnet during movement of the rolling magnet and the magnetic slider switch between the intermediate position and the closed position, and to associate the second change in distance with a second command instruction;
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• a microcontroller to execute or transmit the first command instruction and the second command instruction.