BLUETOOTH EARPLUGS
First Claim
1. An earplug system comprising:
- an earplug comprised of a material suitable for hearing protection, and providing hearing protection when wedgingly inserted in an ear canal of a user, wherein a portion of the earplug proximate to an eardrum of the user is shaped to hold the earplug in place in the ear canal;
a battery enclosed within the earplug;
a first wireless receiver and transmitter enclosed within the earplug, distal to the ear canal, the first wireless receiver and transmitter electrically coupled to the battery, and receiving and transmitting at least one wireless signal;
a speaker enclosed within the earplug and electrically coupled to the battery and to the first wireless receiver and transmitter, and receiving at least one audio signal from the first wireless receiver and transmitter;
a sound canal bore embedded within the earplug, the sound canal bore extending from the speaker to an edge of the earplug proximate to the eardrum, whereby the sound canal bore is open to the ear canal at the edge of the earplug proximate to the eardrum;
a controller comprising a second wireless receiver and transmitter, the second wireless receiver and transmitter transmitting at least another wireless signal to the first wireless receiver and transmitter, and receiving at least one wireless signal from the first wireless receiver and transmitter;
a program module communicatively coupled to the second wireless receiver and transmitter and including a user interface configured for controlling the at least one wireless signal from the second wireless receiver and transmitter to the first wireless receiver and transmitter.
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Abstract
A system and methods for providing a wireless earplug system are described. An earplug includes a wireless receiver/transmitter, a battery, a speaker, a sound canal and an on/off switch. The system also includes a controller including a wireless receiver/transmitter used to transmit wireless signals to the earplug. The earplug receives the wireless signals from the controller and plays audio sounds through the speaker and into the user'"'"'s ear canal, thus enabling the user to hear the transmitted audio signals while ambient noises are blocked. The controller is also used to control the parameters of the time, duration and type of audio sounds.
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16 Claims
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1. An earplug system comprising:
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an earplug comprised of a material suitable for hearing protection, and providing hearing protection when wedgingly inserted in an ear canal of a user, wherein a portion of the earplug proximate to an eardrum of the user is shaped to hold the earplug in place in the ear canal; a battery enclosed within the earplug; a first wireless receiver and transmitter enclosed within the earplug, distal to the ear canal, the first wireless receiver and transmitter electrically coupled to the battery, and receiving and transmitting at least one wireless signal; a speaker enclosed within the earplug and electrically coupled to the battery and to the first wireless receiver and transmitter, and receiving at least one audio signal from the first wireless receiver and transmitter; a sound canal bore embedded within the earplug, the sound canal bore extending from the speaker to an edge of the earplug proximate to the eardrum, whereby the sound canal bore is open to the ear canal at the edge of the earplug proximate to the eardrum; a controller comprising a second wireless receiver and transmitter, the second wireless receiver and transmitter transmitting at least another wireless signal to the first wireless receiver and transmitter, and receiving at least one wireless signal from the first wireless receiver and transmitter; a program module communicatively coupled to the second wireless receiver and transmitter and including a user interface configured for controlling the at least one wireless signal from the second wireless receiver and transmitter to the first wireless receiver and transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for constructing a wireless earplug system, comprising:
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electrically coupling a battery, a first wireless receiver and transmitter, and a speaker, the battery configured to provide power to the first wireless receiver and transmitter and the speaker; electrically coupling the speaker to the first wireless receiver and transmitter, the first wireless receiver and transmitter configured to transmit at least one wireless signal to the speaker, whereby the speaker outputs at least one audio signal; enclosing the battery, the first wireless receiver and transmitter, and the speaker within an earplug, the earplug shaped to fit within an ear of a user and comprising material suitable for providing hearing protection; including a sound canal bore within the earplug whereby a speaker output travels through the sound canal bore into an ear canal of the user; providing a controller including a second wireless receiver and transmitter, the second wireless receiver and transmitter configured to transmit and receive at least another wireless signal from the first wireless receiver and transmitter, and whereby the controller controls the at least one audio signal output by the speaker. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for transmitting audio using a wireless earplug system, comprising:
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inserting by a user of at least one earplug, wherein at least one earplug is a wireless earplug including a battery, a first wireless receiver and transmitter, and a speaker; inputting an audio signal time into a controller the controller including a second wireless receiver and transmitter, whereby the controller transmits and receives at least one wireless signal; reaching the audio signal time; sending of at least one wireless audio signal from the controller to the wireless earplug; receiving of the at least one wireless audio signal by the first wireless receiver and transmitter; transmitting of an audio signal from the first wireless receiver and transmitter to the speaker; playing of the audio signal by the speaker, whereby the user hears the audio signal. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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Specification