METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR NON-VOLATILE MEMORY IN WIRELESS HEADSETS

• US 20140119554A1
• Filed: 10/25/2012
• Published: 05/01/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Chan, Alistair K., Holman, Paul, Hyde, Roderick A., Rosema, Keith D., Tegreene, Clarence T., Wood, Lowell L. Jr.
• Application Number:
  US13/660,880
• Publication Number:
  US 20140119554A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 381/74
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1008 Earpieces of the supra-aural or circum-aural type
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1091 Details not provided for in groups H04R1/1008 - H04R1/1083
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2227/003 Digital PA systems using, e.g. LAN or internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2420/07 Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones

Abstract

Headsets, systems, devices, and methods for storage and presentation of an audio or visual file are presented. Embodiments relate to storing the audio or visual file in non-volatile memory and playing or displaying the audio or visual file through at least one speaker or display if a playback command is received from an external server or a sensor condition is met. In some embodiments, the playback command is received wirelessly. According to some embodiments, the sensor condition is based on a location or a signal availability.

Claims

1. A headset for storage and presentation of an audio file, comprising:

a speaker;

non-volatile memory for storing an audio file; and

a processor configured to receive the audio file from an external server and play the audio file through the speaker if a playback command is received from the external server.

2. The headset of claim 1, further comprising:

a receiver for receiving the playback command wirelessly.

8. The headset of claim 1, wherein the playback command specifies an audio file to be played.

9. The headset of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to:

transmit, if the audio file is not stored in the non-volatile memory, a request to send the audio file; and

receive the audio file.

10. The headset of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to:

store the received audio file in the non-volatile memory.

11. The headset of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to:

transmit, if the audio file is stored in the non-volatile memory, a request to not send or to stop sending the audio file.

12. The headset of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive a portion of the audio file; and

determine, based on the received portion, whether the audio file is stored in the non-volatile memory.

13. The headset of claim 12, wherein the processor is further configured to:

store the received portion of the audio file in the non-volatile memory.

14. The headset of claim 12, wherein the processor is further configured to:

play the received portion of the audio file.

15. The headset of claim 12, wherein the received portion of the audio file comprises a file header;

and

wherein determining whether the audio file is stored in the non-volatile memory is based on the file header.

19. The headset of claim 1, further comprising a sensor, and wherein the processor is further configured to play the audio file based upon a sensor condition.

20. The headset of claim 19, wherein the processor is configured to play the audio file if both the playback command is received and the sensor condition is met.

21. The headset of claim 19, wherein the sensor condition is based on location data.

25. The headset of claim 1, the processor further configured to:

receive the audio file; and

store the audio file in the non-volatile memory.

29. The headset of claim 25, wherein the processor is further configured to determine whether to supplant a second audio file on the non-volatile memory with the audio file, based on at least one of:

a user command, a priority, a usage frequency, an age, or an amount of available file space.

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144. A headset for storage and presentation of a visual file, comprising:

a display;

a receiver for receiving the visual file from an external server;

non-volatile memory for storing the visual file; and

a processor configured to display the visual file through the display based on a playback command received from the external server.

145. The headset of claim 144, further comprising a receiver for receiving the playback command wirelessly.

148. The headset of claim 144, wherein the playback command specifies a visual file to be displayed.

149. The headset of claim 148, wherein the processor is further configured to:

transmit, if the visual file is not stored in the non-volatile memory, a request to send the visual file; and

receive the requested visual file.

151. The headset of claim 148, wherein the processor is further configured to transmit, if the visual file is stored in the non-volatile memory, a request to not send or to stop sending the visual file.

152. The headset of claim 148, wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive a portion of the visual file; and

determine, based on the received portion of the visual file, whether the visual file is stored in the non-volatile memory.

155. The headset of claim 152, wherein the received portion of the visual file comprises a file header;

and

wherein determining whether the visual file is stored in the non-volatile memory is based on the file header.

159. The headset of claim 144, further comprising a sensor, and wherein the processor is further configured to display the visual file based upon a sensor condition.

160. The headset of claim 159, wherein the processor is further configured to play the visual file if both the playback command is received and a sensor condition is met.

161. The headset of claim 159, wherein the sensor condition is based on location data.

169. The headset of claim 144, wherein the processor is further configured to determine whether to supplant a second visual file on the non-volatile memory with the visual file, based at least one of:

a user command, a priority, a usage frequency, an age, or an amount of available file space.

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181. A headset for providing audio to a user, comprising:

a speaker;

a receiver configured to receive an audio stream from an audio streaming source;

a non-volatile memory for storing portions of the audio stream; and

a processor configured to;

store the portions of the audio stream in the non-volatile memory;

play the portions of the audio stream based on a playback command; and

erase the portions of the audio stream from the non-volatile memory.

182. The headset of claim 181, wherein the processor is further configured to erase the portions of the audio stream from the non-volatile memory based on an expiration schedule.

183. The headset of claim 181, wherein the expiration schedule is provided by the audio streaming source.

184. The headset of claim 181, wherein the expiration schedule is embedded within the portions of the audio stream.

185. The headset of claim 181, wherein the expiration schedule is based on user input.

186. The headset of claim 181, wherein the expiration schedule is based on a capacity of the non-volatile memory.

187. The headset of claim 181, wherein the expiration schedule corresponds to a certain portion of the audio stream.

188. The headset of claim 187, wherein the expiration schedule is based on a time lapse from a time received of the portions of the audio stream.

189. The headset of claim 181, wherein the playback command includes a user selection.

191. The headset of claim 181, wherein the playback command is based on a gesture.

193. The headset of claim 181, wherein the playback command is based on a sound.

195. The headset of claim 181, wherein the audio streaming source includes an internet based audio service.

196. The headset of claim 181, wherein the receiver is further configured to receive the playback command.

200. The headset of claim 181, further comprising a transmitter, and wherein the processor is further configured to:

transmit using the transmitter, if a portion of the audio stream audio stream is not stored in the non-volatile memory, a request to send the portion of the audio stream audio stream; and

receive the requested portion of the audio stream.

202. The headset of claim 200, wherein the processor is further configured to transmit using the transmitter, if the portion of the audio stream audio stream is stored in the non-volatile memory, a request to not send or to stop sending the portion of the audio stream audio stream.

203. The headset of claim 181, wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine, based on the portions the audio stream, whether the audio stream is stored in the non-volatile memory.

204. The headset of claim 203, wherein the portions the audio stream include a file header;

and

wherein determining whether the audio stream is stored in the non-volatile memory is based on the file header.

208. The headset of claim 181, further comprising a sensor, wherein the processor is further configured to play the portions of an audio stream based on a sensor condition.

209. The headset of claim 208, wherein the processor is further configured to play the portions of an audio stream if both the playback command is received and the sensor condition is met.

210. The headset of claim 208, wherein the sensor condition is based on location data.

217. The headset of claim 181, wherein the processor is further configured to determine whether to supplant a second audio stream on the non-volatile memory with the audio stream, based at least one of:

a user command, a priority, a usage frequency, an age, or an amount of available file space.

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