System with wireless earphones
DC CAFCFirst Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a mobile, digital audio player that stores digital audio content; and
a headphone assembly, separate from and in wireless communication with the mobile digital audio player, wherein the headphone assembly comprises;
first and second earphones, wherein each of the first and second earphones comprises an acoustic transducer;
an antenna for receiving wireless signals from the mobile, digital audio player via one or more ad hoc wireless communication links;
a wireless communication circuit connected to the at least one antenna, wherein the at least one wireless communication circuit is for receiving and transmitting wireless signals to and from the headphone assembly;
a processor;
a rechargeable battery for powering the headphone assembly; and
a microphone for picking up utterances by a user of the headphone assembly; and
a remote, network-connected server that is in wireless communication with the mobile, digital audio player;
wherein the mobile, digital audio player is for transmitting digital audio content to the headphone assembly via the one or more ad hoc wireless communication links, such that the digital audio content received by the headphone assembly from the mobile, digital audio player is playable by the first and second earphones; and
wherein the processor is for, upon activation of a user-control of the headphone assembly, initiating transmission of a request to the remote, network-connected server.
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Abstract
Apparatus comprises adapter and speaker system. Adapter is configured to plug into port of personal digital audio player. Speaker system is in communication with adapter, and comprises multiple acoustic transducers, programmable processor circuit, and wireless communication circuit. In first operational mode, processor circuit receives, via adapter, and processes digital audio content from personal digital audio player into which adapter is plugged, and the multiple acoustic transducers output the received audio content from the personal digital audio player. In second operational mode, wireless communication circuit receives digital audio content from a remote digital audio source over a wireless network, processor circuit processes the digital audio content received from remote digital audio source, and the multiple acoustic transducers output the audio content received from the remote digital audio source.
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1. A system comprising:
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a mobile, digital audio player that stores digital audio content; and a headphone assembly, separate from and in wireless communication with the mobile digital audio player, wherein the headphone assembly comprises; first and second earphones, wherein each of the first and second earphones comprises an acoustic transducer; an antenna for receiving wireless signals from the mobile, digital audio player via one or more ad hoc wireless communication links; a wireless communication circuit connected to the at least one antenna, wherein the at least one wireless communication circuit is for receiving and transmitting wireless signals to and from the headphone assembly; a processor; a rechargeable battery for powering the headphone assembly; and a microphone for picking up utterances by a user of the headphone assembly; and a remote, network-connected server that is in wireless communication with the mobile, digital audio player; wherein the mobile, digital audio player is for transmitting digital audio content to the headphone assembly via the one or more ad hoc wireless communication links, such that the digital audio content received by the headphone assembly from the mobile, digital audio player is playable by the first and second earphones; and wherein the processor is for, upon activation of a user-control of the headphone assembly, initiating transmission of a request to the remote, network-connected server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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