Cellular capability control of a wireless earbuds case based on wireless connection to an external device

Abstract

In accordance with the described techniques, a system includes a mobile device, a pair of wireless earbuds, and an earbuds case configured for housing the pair of wireless earbuds. The earbuds case includes a controller and a communication system configured for wireless communication with a cellular network. The controller detects a connection state of the wireless earbuds indicating whether the wireless earbuds are wirelessly connected to the mobile device and whether the wireless earbuds are wirelessly connected to the earbuds case. Based on the connection state, the controller updates a configuration of the communication system to modulate a wireless cellular communication capability of the communication system.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.