Magnetic earphones holder
AssigneeSnik LLC
InventorRob Honeycutt
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Abstract
One or more earbuds comprise one or more external connectors for removably coupling the earbuds with an additional article. The one or more earbuds are additionally able to comprise magnets for removably coupling with each other. In some embodiment, the one or more earbuds are configured to removably couple with a base unit. Based on a coupling and decoupling of the one or more earbuds with the base unit, a signal is sent to control a remotely located electronic device.
Claims22
1-24. (canceled)
A system for securing a plurality of wireless earbuds, the system comprising:
- a. a plurality of wireless earbuds, each earbud comprising:
- i. an earbud engagement detector;
- and
- ii. an electronic device controller;
- and
- b. a base unit for removably coupling with the plurality of wireless earbuds, wherein the earbud engagement detector is configured to detect a coupling and decoupling of the earbud with the base unit and the electronic device controller operates an electronic device based on the coupling and the decoupling of the earbud from the base unit, wherein each of the plurality of earbuds wirelessly connects to the electronic device when decoupled from the base unit, wherein playing audio is able to be transferred from the electronic device to at least one of the plurality of wireless earbuds when the at least one of the plurality of wireless earbuds is decoupled from the base unit.
(canceled)
A method of securing a plurality of wireless earbuds, the method comprising:
- a. decoupling at least one of the plurality of earbuds from a base unit, wherein the base unit is configured to removably secure the plurality of wireless earbuds;
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- b. based on the decoupling of the at least one of the plurality of earbuds from the base unit, operating an electronic device, wherein the plurality of earbuds are configured to connect to the electronic device when decoupled from the base unit, wherein playing audio is able to be transferred from the electronic device to the one or more wireless earbuds when the at least one of the plurality of wireless earbuds is decoupled from the base unit.
A system for securing a plurality of wireless earbuds, the system comprising:
- a. a plurality of wireless earbuds, each earbud comprising:
- i. an earbud engagement detector;
- and
- ii. an electronic device controller;
- and
- b. a base unit, wherein the earbud engagement detector is configured to detect a coupling of the earbud with the base unit and the electronic device controller operates an electronic device based on the coupling and the decoupling of the earbud and the base unit, wherein each of the plurality of earbuds connects to the electronic device when decoupled from the base unit, wherein the one or more touch sensors are configured to detect touching of a user's body part by one or more of the one or more touch sensors and playing audio in response to detection of the touching of the user's body part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.