WEARABLE DEVICE FOR LISTENING TO SOUND

• US 20180041826A1
• Filed: 04/27/2016
• Published: 02/08/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Pugz Gear AB
• Original Assignee: Pugz Gear AB
• Inventors: Toosi, Hamid, Toosi, Vahid
• Application Number:
  US15/503,693
• Publication Number:
  US 20180041826A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1016 Earpieces of the intra-aural type
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1025 Accumulators or arrangements for charging secondary cells per se H01M10/00; charging in general H02J7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1033 Cables or cables storage, e.g. cable reels cord reels per se H02G11/02; arrangements for storing and repeatedly paying-out and re-storing lengths of conductors or cables B65H75/34; extensible conductors or cables, e.g. self-coiling cords H01B7/06

Abstract

There is provided a wearable device for listening to sound comprising two in-ear earbuds capable of reproducing sound, where said two in-ear earbuds are attached to each other with a cord, said cord comprising cable parts with leads for powering the device and for transmitting signals, the length of said cord being adapted to reach around the back of the neck of a user of the device, said device having a wireless connection unit, where the wireless connection unit is capable of receiving a wireless digital signal and provide a wire bound signal to the two in-ear earbuds for reproducing sound in the earbuds, said device having a battery and a charging interface for connecting a charging cable for charging the battery, characterized in that said charging interface is located on the cord.

Claims

1. Wearable device for listening to sound, the device comprising:

a first in-ear earbud configured to reproduce sound; and

a second in-ear earbud configured to reproduce sound, wherein said first and said second in-ear earbuds are attached to each other with a cord,

wherein said device having a wireless connection unit configured to receive a wireless digital signal and provide a wire bound signal to the first and second in-ear earbuds for reproducing sound in the first and second in-ear earbuds, and

wherein said device having a battery and a charging interface for reversibly connecting a charging cable for charging the battery.

2. The wearable device according to claim 1, wherein the distance from the charging interface to the first earbud is from 120 mm to 200 mm.

3. The wearable device according to claim 1, wherein the distance from the charging interface to the first earbud is from 140 mm to 180 mm.

4. The wearable device according to claim 1, wherein the first and second in-ear earbuds do not cease to emit sound when the charging cable is connected to the charging interface.

5. The wearable device according to claim 1, wherein a charging cable can be reversibly attached to the charging interface using magnetically attractive force.

6. The wearable device according to claim 1, further comprising a control interface.

8. The wearable device according to claim 1, wherein said cord comprises leads for powering the device and for transmitting signals.

9. The wearable device according to claim 1, wherein the length of said device is configured to reach around the back of the neck of a user.

10. The wearable device according to claim 1, wherein the charging interface is located on the cord at a distance from the first earbud to the charging interface of between 100 mm to 220 mm such that the charging interface, when the device is worn by a user, will rest on the shoulder of the user.

7. (canceled)

11. System configured for listening to sound, the system comprising:

a battery;

a charging interface;

a wireless connection unit;

a first earbud configured to reproduce sound; and

a second earbud configured to reproduce sound, wherein said first and said second earbuds are attached to each other with a cord,

wherein the battery and charging interface are connected to the cord,

wherein the wireless connection unit is connected to either the first earbud or the second earbud,

wherein the wireless connection unit is configured to receive a wireless digital signal and provide a wire bound signal to the first and second earbuds for reproducing sound in the first and second earbuds, and

wherein the battery and the charging interface are configured to reversibly connecting a charging cable for charging the battery.

12. The system according to claim 11, wherein the distance from the charging interface to the first earbud is from 120 mm to 200 mm.

13. The system according to claim 11, wherein the distance from the charging interface to the first earbud is from 140 mm to 180 mm.

14. The system according to claim 11, wherein the first and second earbuds do not cease to emit sound when the charging cable is connected to the charging interface.

15. The system according to claim 11, wherein a charging cable can be reversibly attached to the charging interface using magnetically attractive force.

16. The system according to claim 11, further comprising a control interface.

17. The system according to claim 16, wherein the control interface is located on the cord between the first earbud and the second earbud.

18. The system according to claim 11, wherein said cord comprises leads for powering the device and for transmitting signals.

19. The system according to claim 11, wherein the length of said device is configured to reach around the back of the neck of a user.

20. The system according to claim 11, wherein the charging interface is located on the cord at a distance from the first earbud to the charging interface of between 100 mm to 220 mm such that the charging interface, when the device is worn by a user, will rests lateral to the user'"'"'s head.