Wireless in-ear headphones
First Claim
1. A headphone system, comprising:
- a first earpiece including;
a power source connector to be removably connected to an external power source;
a first energy storage device coupled to receive power from the power source connector; and
a first power transfer device coupled to receive power from the power source connector;
a second earpiece including;
a second power transfer device for receiving power from the first power transfer device; and
a second energy storage device coupled to receive power from the second power transfer device; and
a coupler on one or both of the first and second earpieces, to hold the first and second earpieces together and touch each other, with the first and second power transfer devices in a power transfer configuration.
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Abstract
A headphone system including a first earpiece, a second earpiece, and a coupler. The headphone system receives a wireless signal having audio content from an external audio source and reproduces at least a portion of the audio content using the first and second earpieces. The first earpiece includes a power source connector to be removably connected to an external power source, a first energy storage device coupled to receive power from the power source connector, and a first power transfer device coupled to receive power from the power source connector. The second earpiece includes a second power transfer device for receiving power from the first power transfer device and a second energy storage device coupled to receive power from the second power transfer device. The coupler is to hold the first and second earpieces together with the first and second power transfer devices in a power transfer configuration.
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14 Claims
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1. A headphone system, comprising:
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a first earpiece including; a power source connector to be removably connected to an external power source; a first energy storage device coupled to receive power from the power source connector; and a first power transfer device coupled to receive power from the power source connector; a second earpiece including; a second power transfer device for receiving power from the first power transfer device; and a second energy storage device coupled to receive power from the second power transfer device; and a coupler on one or both of the first and second earpieces, to hold the first and second earpieces together and touch each other, with the first and second power transfer devices in a power transfer configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A headphone system, comprising:
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a first earpiece including; a power source connector to be removably connected to an external power source; a first energy storage device coupled to receive power from the power source connector; a first power transfer device coupled to receive power from the power source connector; a first receiver to receive a first wireless signal having audio content; a first processor coupled to receive the first wireless signal and provide a first audio signal having at least a portion of the audio content; a first audio driver coupled to receive the first audio signal; and a transmitter coupled to the first receiver to transmit a second wireless signal having at least a portion of the audio content; and a second earpiece including; a second power transfer device for receiving power from the first power transfer device; a second energy storage device coupled to receive power from the second power transfer device; a second receiver to receive the second wireless signal; a second processor coupled to receive the second wireless signal and provide a second audio signal having at least a portion of the audio content; and a second audio driver coupled to receive the second audio signal; and wherein one or both of the first and second earpieces includes a coupler to hold the first and second earpieces together and to touch each other, with the first and second power transfer devices in a power transfer configuration.
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