Wearable electronic system

• US 10,299,025 B2
• Filed: 07/31/2014
• Issued: 05/21/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2014
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Sakai, Ryutaro, Millie, Alex, Overcash, Richard
• Primary Examiner(s): King, Simon
• Application Number:
  US14/449,079
• Publication Number:
  US 20150230019A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,755 Days
• Field of Search: 381 74
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1041 Mechanical or electronic switches, or control elements switches in general H01H
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2420/07 Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones

Abstract

An electronic wearable device includes an electrical cord for carrying electrical signals. An electrical power module includes an interface for detachable connection to the electrical cord. A first audio module includes an interface for detachable connecting to the electrical cord. A second audio module includes an interface for detachable connecting to the electrical cord. The electrical cord is configured to support the first audio module and the second audio module thereon. A controller module controls the first audio module and the second audio module.

Claims

1. An electronic wearable device, comprising:

an electrical cord for carrying electrical signals;

a first audio device having an interface coupled to a first end portion of the first audio device for detachable coupling to the electrical cord;

a second audio device having an interface coupled to a first end portion of the second audio device for detachable coupling to the electrical cord, and a first magnet coupled to a second end portion of the second audio device to magnetically couple the second end portion of the second audio device to a second end portion of the first audio device, wherein the electrical cord is configured to support the first audio device and the second audio device thereon;

a detection device used to detect state configuration of the electronic wearable device;

a controller device for controlling the first audio device and the second audio device; and

at least one capacitive area on a surface of the electronic wearable device.

2. The electronic wearable device of claim 1, further comprising an electrical power device having an interface for detachable coupling to the electrical cord;

wherein;

the first audio device comprises a first housing maintaining a first audio transducer; and

the second audio device comprises a second housing maintaining a second audio transducer.

3. The electronic wearable device of claim 2, wherein:

the electrical power device is disposed in one of;

the first housing, the second housing and the electrical cord; and

the controller device is disposed in one of;

the first housing, the second housing and the electrical cord.

4. The electronic wearable device of claim 3, further comprising:

a connection device that wirelessly connects to an electronic device; and

one or more microphones.

5. The electronic wearable device of claim 4, wherein one or more of the electrical power device, the connection device, the first audio device and the second audio device are swappable with a same or different component.

6. The electronic wearable device of claim 5, wherein the electrical cord is coupled with a swappable band.

7. The electronic wearable device of claim 4, wherein the wearable electronic device communicates with the electronic device for providing hands free control of an ecosystem of content and devices accessible to the wearable device.

8. The electronic wearable device of claim 7, wherein the electronic wearable device provides contextual information based on one or more of user context with the electronic wearable device and information from one or more of the electronic device, a server device and a cloud-based service.

9. The electronic wearable device of claim 7, wherein the electronic device or other devices in the ecosystem comprise one or more of:

a smart phone, a tablet, another wearable device, a smart TV, an appliance, and a vehicle.

10. The electronic wearable device of claim 1, wherein:

the detection device comprises at least one sensor; and

one of the first audio device and the second audio device comprises the at least one sensor used for sensing proximity of the first audio device with the second audio device.

11. The electronic wearable device of claim 1, wherein:

the detection device comprises one or more sensors;

one or more of the first audio device and the second audio device comprise the one or more sensors; and

the one or more sensors are used for determining whether one or more of the first audio device and the second audio device are in use or the wearable device is placed in a necklace configuration.

12. The electronic wearable device of claim 1, wherein the wearable device comprises multiple haptic elements for providing notification patterns using the multiple haptic elements.

13. The electronic wearable device of claim 1, wherein the controller device is coupled to at least one activation element comprising at least one of:

a button or a digitizer.

14. A wearable device comprising:

an electrical cord that carries electrical signals;

a first audio device having an interface coupled to a first end portion of the first audio device for detachable coupling to the electrical cord;

a second audio device having an interface coupled to a first end portion of the second audio device for detachable coupling to the electrical cord;

a detection device used to detect state configuration of the wearable device;

a first magnet to magnetically couple the second end portion of the second audio device to a second end portion of the first audio device; and

at least one capacitive area on a surface of the wearable device.

15. The wearable device of claim 14, further comprising:

an electrical power device having an interface for detachable coupling to the electrical cord; and

a controller device for controlling the first audio device and the second audio device.

16. The wearable device of claim 15, wherein:

the first audio device comprises a first housing maintaining a first audio transducer; and

the second audio device comprises a second housing maintaining a second audio transducer.

17. The electronic wearable device of claim 16, wherein:

the electrical power device is disposed in one of;

the first housing, the second housing and the electrical cord;

the controller device is disposed in one of;

the first housing, the second housing and the electrical cord; and

one or more of the electrical power device, the connection device the first audio device and the second audio device are swappable with a same or different component.

18. The electronic wearable device of claim 14, wherein the electrical cord is coupled with a swappable band_;

and the wearable device comprises multiple haptic elements for providing notification patterns using the multiple haptic elements.

19. The wearable device of claim 14, wherein:

the detection device comprises at least one sensor; and

one of the first audio device and the second audio device comprises the at least one sensor.

20. An electronic wearable device, comprising:

an electrical cord for carrying electrical signals;

a first audio device having an interface coupled to a first end portion of the first audio device for detachable coupling to the electrical cord;

a second audio device having an interface coupled to a first end portion of the second audio device for detachable coupling to the electrical cord, and a first magnet coupled to a second end portion of the second audio device to magnetically couple the second end portion of the second audio device to a second end portion of the first audio device, wherein the electrical cord is configured to support the first audio device and the second audio device thereon;

a detection device used to detect state configuration of the electronic wearable device;

a controller device for controlling the first audio device and the second audio device; and

a digitizer on a surface of the electronic wearable device.