Wireless earphones that play lossy compressed streaming audio
US11653139B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 2, 2022 |
| Grant date | May 16, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 2, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/22
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Left and right earphones are independently wireless such that the left and right earphones are not physically connected when worn by a user. Each earphone comprises a speaker, a body portion, and an earbud extending from the body portion. The body portion comprises a downwardly extending portion that extends straight downwardly when the earphone is worn by the user, a wireless communication circuit for receiving signals transmitted wirelessly to the earphone from a remote source, a microphone, a rechargeable battery, a memory and a processor. Each earphone is configured to receive from a remote computing device, and store in the memory, a firmware update.
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