Earpiece with app environment
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1. An earpiece comprising:
- an earpiece housing;
a processor disposed within the earpiece housing;
a memory operatively connected to the processor and disposed within the earpiece housing; and
a plurality of software applications stored within the memory;
wherein the earpiece is configured to allow a user of the earpiece to select one of the plurality of software applications to run using the processor as a foreground application of the earpiece; and
wherein the earpiece is further configured to receive user input from the user in the form of movement of the user detected with an inertial sensor operatively connected to the processor into the foreground application.
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Abstract
An earpiece includes an earpiece housing, a processor disposed within the earpiece housing, a memory operatively connected to the processor and disposed within the earpiece housing, and a plurality of software applications stored within the memory. The earpiece is configured to allow a user of the earpiece to select one of the plurality of software applications to run using the processor as a foreground application and allows for receiving user input into the foreground application.
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1. An earpiece comprising:
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an earpiece housing; a processor disposed within the earpiece housing; a memory operatively connected to the processor and disposed within the earpiece housing; and a plurality of software applications stored within the memory; wherein the earpiece is configured to allow a user of the earpiece to select one of the plurality of software applications to run using the processor as a foreground application of the earpiece; and wherein the earpiece is further configured to receive user input from the user in the form of movement of the user detected with an inertial sensor operatively connected to the processor into the foreground application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 7, 8)
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4. A method for controlling an earpiece comprising:
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installing a plurality of different software applications within an earpiece; receiving a selection of one of the plurality of different software applications from a user through a user interface of the earpiece; executing the one of the plurality of different software applications based on the selection in a foreground mode of operation for the earpiece; and receiving user input from the user of the earpiece through the user interface into the one of the plurality of different software applications in the foreground mode of operation, wherein the user input comprises movement of the user received at an inertial sensor of the earpiece. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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