WIRELESS EARPIECE DETERMINING PROXIMITY TO USER AND OPERATION BASED THEREON
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1. A wireless earpiece configured to fit to an ear of a user, comprising:
- a transceiver operable to communicate with a communication device in a wireless earpiece mode;
a sensor operable to sense a proximity of said wireless earpiece to the user and to produce a proximity signal in response thereto; and
processing circuitry coupled to receive said proximity signal from said sensor and operable to initiate said wireless earpiece mode when said proximity signal indicates said wireless earpiece is engaged with the user.
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Abstract
A wireless earpiece that is configured to fit to an ear of a user includes a sensor for sensing the proximity of the wireless earpiece to the user. The sensor produces a proximity signal indicative of whether the wireless earpiece is engaged with the user. If the proximity signal indicates that the wireless earpiece is engaged with the user, the wireless earpiece automatically initiates communication with a radio device.
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1. A wireless earpiece configured to fit to an ear of a user, comprising:
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a transceiver operable to communicate with a communication device in a wireless earpiece mode; a sensor operable to sense a proximity of said wireless earpiece to the user and to produce a proximity signal in response thereto; and processing circuitry coupled to receive said proximity signal from said sensor and operable to initiate said wireless earpiece mode when said proximity signal indicates said wireless earpiece is engaged with the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A communication system, comprising:
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a wireless earpiece configured to fit to an ear of a user and operable to sense a proximity thereof to the user to determine when said wireless earpiece is engaged with the user, said wireless earpiece further operable to automatically initiate a wireless earpiece mode when engaged with the user and to automatically initiate a handset mode when not engaged with the user; and a communication device operable to communicate with said wireless earpiece in said wireless earpiece mode and to discontinue communication with said wireless earpiece in said handset mode. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for providing communication between a wireless earpiece configured to fit to an ear of a user and a communication device, said method comprising:
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sensing a proximity of said wireless earpiece to the user and producing a proximity signal in response thereto; initiating a wireless earpiece mode of said wireless earpiece when said proximity signal indicates said wireless earpiece is engaged with the user; and automatically facilitating communication between said wireless earpiece and said communication device in said wireless earpiece mode. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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