Earbud case with wireless radio shutdown feature
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1. A case for an electronic device having a wireless radio, the case comprising:
- a housing having a cavity configured to receive the electronic device;
a lid attached to the housing and operable between a closed position where the lid covers the cavity and an open position where the lid is displaced from the cavity; and
circuitry configured to detect (1) when the lid is moved from the closed position to the open position and in response turn ON the wireless radio and (2) when the lid is moved from the open position to the closed position and in response turn off the wireless radio.
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Abstract
A case for a portable listening device includes a lid and a lid sensor to detect if the lid is in an open or a closed position. The case further includes circuitry configured to turn on a wireless radio within the portable listening device when the lid sensor detects the lid is moved from the closed position to the open position.
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1. A case for an electronic device having a wireless radio, the case comprising:
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a housing having a cavity configured to receive the electronic device; a lid attached to the housing and operable between a closed position where the lid covers the cavity and an open position where the lid is displaced from the cavity; and circuitry configured to detect (1) when the lid is moved from the closed position to the open position and in response turn ON the wireless radio and (2) when the lid is moved from the open position to the closed position and in response turn off the wireless radio. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A case for an electronic device having a wireless radio, the case comprising:
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a housing having a cavity configured to receive the electronic device; a lid attached to the housing and operable between a closed position where the lid conceals the cavity and an open position where the lid is displaced from the cavity; and circuitry configured to detect when the lid is moved from the open position to the closed position and in response turn OFF the wireless radio. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An enclosure for an electronic device having a wireless radio, the enclosure comprising:
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a housing having a cavity configured to receive the electronic device; a lid attached to the housing and operable between a closed position where the lid conceals the electronic device within the enclosure and an open position that allows the electronic device to be removed from the enclosure; and circuitry configured to generate a signal to turn on the wireless radio in response to a the lid moving from the closed position to the open position and to turn off the wireless radio in response to the lid moving from the open position to the closed position. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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