Bluetooth communication bracelet

• US 9,332,338 B2
• Filed: 05/12/2014
• Issued: 05/03/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/25/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: 1More Inc.
• Original Assignee: 1More Inc.
• Inventors: Hsieh, Kuan-Hong, Lin, Boqing, Hsieh, Kun-Chih, Zhao, Kenneth
• Primary Examiner(s): Bernardi, Brenda
• Application Number:
  US14/274,967
• Publication Number:
  US 20150181324A1
• Time in Patent Office: 722 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/024 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse rate or heart rate A61B5/0205, A61B5/021 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/746 Alarms related to a physiological condition, e.g. details of setting alarm thresholds or avoiding false alarms alarms per se G08B
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/028 associated with devices performing functions other than acoustics, e.g. electric candles
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/08 Mouthpieces; Microphones; Attachments therefor
• 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 1/1041 Mechanical or electronic switches, or control elements switches in general H01H
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/105 Earpiece supports, e.g. ear hooks for stereophonic headphones H04R5/0335
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1066 Constructional aspects of the interconnection between earpiece and earpiece support earpiece support for monophonic headphones H04R1/105; earpiece support for stereophonic headphones H04R5/0335
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2201/023 Transducers incorporated in garment, rucksacks or the like
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2420/07 Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2420/09 Applications of special connectors, e.g. USB, XLR, in loudspeakers, microphones or headphones

Abstract

A Bluetooth communication bracelet includes a main body and a Bluetooth earphone. The main body includes a wearing member, a charging plate, an USB interface, and an audio jack. The wearing member defines a receiving groove, a positioning portion and a charging electrode. The receiving groove is located on the outer peripheral of the wearing member, the positioning portion. The charging electrode is located on sidewalls of the receiving groove. The charging plate is located in the wearing member. The USB interface is electrically coupled to the charging plate for charging the charging plate. The Bluetooth earphone, which is received in the receiving groove, includes a carrier, an earplug, and a microphone. The carrier sets a matching portion and a contact electrode. The matching portion matches the positioning portion to make the Bluetooth earphone releasably mounted to the wearing member. The contact electrode is in contact with the charging plate.

Claims

1. A Bluetooth communication bracelet, comprising:

a main body including;

a wearing member contoured with an internal cavity extending inside of said wearing member along the length thereof, therein the wearing member defines a receiving groove located on an outer peripheral of the wearing member, the wearing member further including a positioning portion and a charging electrode, each located on a respective sidewall of the receiving groove;

a charging plate located in said internal cavity formed in the wearing member, said charging plate being electrically coupled to the charging electrode;

a USB interface and an audio jack located on the wearing member, wherein the USB interface is electrically coupled to the charging plate for charging the charging plate;

a Bluetooth earphone received in the receiving groove, wherein the Bluetooth earphone includes;

a carrier, wherein the carrier has a matching portion and a contact electrode, wherein the matching portion cooperates with the positioning portion of said wearing member to allow the Bluetooth earphone to be removably mounted to the main body, wherein the contact electrode is positioned in contact with the charging electrode positioned at said wearing member for charging the Bluetooth earphone, wherein the contact electrode is electrically coupled to the audio jack;

an earplug located on a side of the carrier abutting against the receiving groove;

a microphone located on the carrier, and

a music player located in said internal cavity formed in said wearing member and electrically coupled in said internal cavity to said charging plate and to the audio jack located at said wearing member in contact with said internal cavity formed therein.

2. The Bluetooth communication bracelet of claim 1, wherein the earplug is received in the carrier, and wherein when the Bluetooth earphone is removed from the main body, the earplug is extended automatically outside the carrier.

3. The Bluetooth communication bracelet of claim 1, wherein the carrier includes an answer key and a power key, the answer key being adapted to control answering or hanging up operations of the Bluetooth earphone, and wherein the power key is used to control power supply of the Bluetooth earphone.

4. The Bluetooth communication bracelet of claim 3, wherein one of the positioning portion of the wearing member and the matching portion of the carrier includes a first magnet, and wherein the other one of said positioning portion and the matching portion includes a second magnet or iron piece for cooperation with the first magnet.

5. The Bluetooth communication bracelet of claim 1, wherein the positioning portion includes a latching slot located on a side of the receiving groove, wherein the matching portion includes a latching hook located on the carrier, and wherein the carrier further includes a latching button to control stretching or retraction of the latching hook.

6. The Bluetooth communication bracelet of claim 3, wherein the positioning portion includes a first positioning portion and a second positioning portion, wherein the matching portion includes a first matching portion and a second matching portion corresponding to the first and the second positioning portion, respectively,

wherein a respective one of the first positioning portion and the first matching portion includes a first magnet, and wherein the other one of said first positioning portion and first matching portion includes a second magnet or iron piece cooperating with the first magnet, and

wherein the second positioning portion includes a latching slot located on a side wall of the receiving groove, and wherein the second matching portion includes a latching hook located on the carrier, the carrier further including a latch button to control stretching or retraction of the latching hook.

7. The Bluetooth communication bracelet of claim 3, wherein the wearing member further includes a human parameter detector for measuring human body parameters and an indicator to alert the user based upon the analysis of the human body parameters.

8. The Bluetooth communication bracelet of claim 2, wherein the carrier defines a receiving hole on a side of the carrier which abuts the bottom of the receiving groove and includes an elastic member located in the receiving hole, wherein the earplug is received in the receiving hole, and wherein the earplug is bounced outside of the receiving hole by the resilient force of the elastic member.

9. The Bluetooth communication bracelet of claim 1, wherein the wearing member defines a gap on an edge of the wearing member, wherein the receiving groove and the gap are symmetrically disposed about a center of wearing member, and wherein the size of the gap is changed by squeezing and deforming the wearing member.

10. The Bluetooth communication bracelet of claim 9, wherein the wearing member includes a metal ring, a first housing, and a second housing, wherein the first housing and the second housing are located on an outer periphery of the metal ring adjacent to the gap of the wearing member, wherein the first housing, the second housing and a middle portion of the metal ring cooperatively form the receiving groove, and

wherein said first housing is formed with said internal cavity extending along substantially the entire length thereof, the charging plate being received in the first housing.

11. The Bluetooth communication bracelet of claim 10, wherein the metal ring is formed by at least two pieces rotatably connected together.

12. The Bluetooth communication bracelet of claim 10, wherein the main body includes a speaker located on the second housing.

13. The Bluetooth communication bracelet of claim 1, wherein the main body includes a monitor located on the wearing member.