Magnetic induction antenna for use in a wearable device

A system comprising:

• a first wearable device;
• a second wearable device;
• wherein each of the first wearable device and the second wearable device comprises a housing, a first short range transceiver for far field communication disposed within the housing, a second short range transceiver for near field communication disposed within the housing, and a printed circuit board disposed within the housing, the second short range transceiver for near field communication is positioned on a periphery of the printed circuit board;
• wherein the second short range transceiver for near field communication for each of the first wearable device and the second wearable device comprises a core and a plurality of coil turns wrapped around the core forming an antenna, wherein the antenna of the second short range transceiver is mounted perpendicularly to a plane associated with the printed circuit board.

A set of wireless ear pieces, comprising:

• a left ear piece comprising a left ear piece housing, a speaker associated with the left ear piece housing, a wireless radio transceiver mounted on a printed circuit board, and a near field magnetic induction (NFMI) transceiver including an antenna comprising a plurality of coil turns wrapped around a core;
• a right ear piece comprising a right ear piece housing, a speaker associated with the right ear piece housing, a wireless radio transceiver mounted on a printed circuit board, and a near field magnetic induction (NFMI) transceiver including an antenna comprising a plurality of coil turns wrapped around a core;
• wherein the left ear piece and the right ear piece are configured to communicate with a mobile device using either the wireless radio transceiver of the left ear piece or the wireless radio transceiver of the right ear piece;
• and
• wherein the left ear piece is configured to communicate with the right ear piece using the NFMI transceiver of the left ear piece and the NFMI transceiver of the right ear piece, wherein the antennas of the NFMI transceiver of the left earpiece and the NFMI transceiver of the right earpiece are orthogonally disposed relative to a top surface of the printed circuit board and the NFMI transceiver is positioned peripherally to the printed circuit board, and wherein the NFMI transceiver of the left earpiece is positioned at a posterosuperior position within the left earpiece housing and wherein the NFMI transceiver of the right earpiece is positioned at a posterosuperior position within the right earpiece housing.