System with wireless earphones
DC CAFCFirst Claim
1. A system comprising:
- headphones comprising a pair of first and second wireless earphones to be worn simultaneously by a user, wherein the first and second earphones are separate such that when the headphones are worn by the user, the first and second earphones are not physically connected, wherein each of the first and second earphones comprises;
a body portion that comprises;
a wireless communication circuit for receiving and transmitting wireless signals;
a processor circuit in communication with the wireless communication circuit; and
an ear canal portion that is inserted into an ear of the user when worn by the user; and
at least one acoustic transducer connected to the processor circuit; and
an elongated portion that extends away from the body portion such that the elongated portion extends downwardly when the ear canal portion is inserted in the ear of the user;
a microphone connected to the processor circuit and for picking up utterances of a user of the headphones;
an antenna connected to the wireless communication circuit; and
a rechargeable power source; and
a mobile, digital audio player that stores digital audio content and that comprises a wireless transceiver for transmitting digital audio content to the headphones via Bluetooth wireless communication links, such that each earphone receives and plays audio content received wirelessly via the Bluetooth wireless communication links from the mobile, digital audio player.
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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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headphones comprising a pair of first and second wireless earphones to be worn simultaneously by a user, wherein the first and second earphones are separate such that when the headphones are worn by the user, the first and second earphones are not physically connected, wherein each of the first and second earphones comprises; a body portion that comprises; a wireless communication circuit for receiving and transmitting wireless signals; a processor circuit in communication with the wireless communication circuit; and an ear canal portion that is inserted into an ear of the user when worn by the user; and at least one acoustic transducer connected to the processor circuit; and an elongated portion that extends away from the body portion such that the elongated portion extends downwardly when the ear canal portion is inserted in the ear of the user; a microphone connected to the processor circuit and for picking up utterances of a user of the headphones; an antenna connected to the wireless communication circuit; and a rechargeable power source; and a mobile, digital audio player that stores digital audio content and that comprises a wireless transceiver for transmitting digital audio content to the headphones via Bluetooth wireless communication links, such that each earphone receives and plays audio content received wirelessly via the Bluetooth wireless communication links from the mobile, digital audio player. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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