Wireless earbud charging and communication systems and methods
First Claim
1. A case for storing a mobile computing device and a wireless earbud, the case comprising:
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a front panel defining a viewing aperture which extends through the front panel;
a plurality of sidewalls extending from the back panel and configured to couple the back panel to the front panel, wherein one or more of the back panel, the front panel, and a subset of the plurality of sidewalls is configured to receive the wireless earbud;
a dividing layer between the front panel and the back panel, wherein the front panel and the dividing layer together define a first housing configured to receive and restrain the mobile computing device, and the dividing layer and the back panel together define a second housing, wherein a thickness of the case at a region configured to restrain the mobile computing device is less than a thickness of the wireless earbud; and
a wireless earbud charging contact disposed within the second housing between the dividing layer and the back panel, wherein the wireless earbud charging contact is configured to contact and charge the wireless earbud when the wireless earbud is positioned in the case.
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Abstract
A case for storing a mobile computing device and a wireless earbud includes a back panel; a front panel defining a viewing aperture which extends through the front panel; a plurality of sidewalls extending around a perimeter of the back panel and configured to couple the perimeter of the back panel to a perimeter portion of the front panel; a dividing layer between the front panel and the back panel, such that the front panel and the dividing layer together define a first housing configured to receive and restrain a mobile computing device, and the dividing layer and the back panel together define a second housing; and a wireless earbud charging contact disposed within the second housing and configured to contact and charge the wireless earbud when the wireless earbud is positioned in the case.
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Citations
30 Claims
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1. A case for storing a mobile computing device and a wireless earbud, the case comprising:
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a back panel; a front panel defining a viewing aperture which extends through the front panel; a plurality of sidewalls extending from the back panel and configured to couple the back panel to the front panel, wherein one or more of the back panel, the front panel, and a subset of the plurality of sidewalls is configured to receive the wireless earbud; a dividing layer between the front panel and the back panel, wherein the front panel and the dividing layer together define a first housing configured to receive and restrain the mobile computing device, and the dividing layer and the back panel together define a second housing, wherein a thickness of the case at a region configured to restrain the mobile computing device is less than a thickness of the wireless earbud; and a wireless earbud charging contact disposed within the second housing between the dividing layer and the back panel, wherein the wireless earbud charging contact is configured to contact and charge the wireless earbud when the wireless earbud is positioned in the case. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A case for storing a mobile computing device and wireless earbuds, the case comprising:
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a back panel; a front panel defining a viewing aperture which extends through the front panel; a plurality of sidewalls extending from the back panel and configured to couple the back panel to the front panel, wherein one or more of the back panel, the front panel, and a subset of the plurality of sidewalls is configured to receive a first wireless earbud and a second wireless earbud; an earbud cavity defined by one or more of the back panel, the front panel, and the subset of the plurality of sidewalls, wherein the earbud cavity is configured to receive at least the first wireless earbud; a dividing layer between the front panel and the back panel, wherein the front panel and the dividing layer together define a first housing for receiving and restraining the mobile computing device, and the dividing layer and the back panel together define a second housing; and an earbud locking mechanism comprising a stop positioned within the earbud cavity, wherein the stop is moveable between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein, in the locked position, the stop contacts a grooved surface on at least the first wireless earbud to restrict movement of at least the first wireless earbud, and wherein, in the unlocked position, at least the first wireless earbud is removable from the earbud cavity. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A case for storing a mobile computing device and wireless earbuds, the case comprising:
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a back panel; a front panel defining a viewing aperture which extends through the front panel; a plurality of sidewalls extending from the back panel and configured to couple the back panel to the front panel, wherein a subset of the plurality of sidewalls defines an earbud cavity configured to receive a first wireless earbud and a second wireless earbud; a dividing layer between the front panel and the back panel, wherein the front panel and the dividing layer together define a first housing for receiving and restraining the mobile computing device, and the dividing layer and the back panel together define a second housing, wherein a combined thickness of the first housing and the second housing is less than a thickness of the first wireless earbud; and an earbud locking mechanism comprising a stop positioned within the earbud cavity, wherein the stop is moveable between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein, in the locked position, the stop contacts a grooved surface on at least the first wireless earbud to restrict movement of at least the first wireless earbud, and wherein, in the unlocked position, at least the first wireless earbud is removable from the earbud cavity. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A case for storing a mobile computing device and a wireless earbud, the case comprising:
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a back panel; a front panel defining a viewing aperture which extends through the front panel; a plurality of sidewalls extending from the back panel and configured to couple the back panel to the front panel, wherein a subset of the plurality of sidewalls defines a top edge of the case, and wherein the top edge is configured to receive the wireless earbud; a dividing layer between the front panel and the back panel, wherein the front panel and the dividing layer together define a first housing for receiving and restraining the mobile computing device, and the dividing layer and the back panel together define a second housing, and wherein a thickness of the case is less than a combined thickness of the mobile computing device and the wireless earbud; and a wireless earbud charging contact disposed within the second housing between the dividing layer and the back panel, wherein the wireless earbud charging contact is configured to contact and charge the wireless earbud when the wireless earbud is positioned in the case. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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