Power control for battery powered personal area network device system and method
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1. A method for power control for a wireless earpiece, comprising:
- powering circuitry of the wireless earpiece utilizing a low power mode in response to detecting a magnetic field is applied to the wireless earpiece;
powering circuitry of the wireless earpieces utilizing a high-power mode in response to detecting a magnetic field is not applied to one or more of the wireless earpieces;
altering the power sent to the circuitry of the wireless earpiece to a high-power mode in response to detecting a magnetic field is not applied to one or more of the wireless earpieces;
altering the power sent to the circuitry of the wireless earpieces to a low power mode in response to detecting a magnetic field is applied to one or more of the wireless earpieces; and
charging an onboard battery of the wireless earpiece in response to detecting a magnetic field is applied to the wireless earpiece.
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Abstract
A system and method for managing wireless earpieces. Circuitry of the wireless earpieces are powered utilizing a high-power mode in response to detecting a magnetic field is not applied to one or more of the wireless earpieces. The power sent to the circuitry of the wireless earpieces is altered to a low power mode in response to detecting the magnetic field is applied to one or more of the wireless earpieces.
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1. A method for power control for a wireless earpiece, comprising:
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powering circuitry of the wireless earpiece utilizing a low power mode in response to detecting a magnetic field is applied to the wireless earpiece; powering circuitry of the wireless earpieces utilizing a high-power mode in response to detecting a magnetic field is not applied to one or more of the wireless earpieces; altering the power sent to the circuitry of the wireless earpiece to a high-power mode in response to detecting a magnetic field is not applied to one or more of the wireless earpieces; altering the power sent to the circuitry of the wireless earpieces to a low power mode in response to detecting a magnetic field is applied to one or more of the wireless earpieces; and charging an onboard battery of the wireless earpiece in response to detecting a magnetic field is applied to the wireless earpiece. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 14)
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9. A method for power control for a wireless earpiece, comprising:
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determining if a magnetic field is present at the wireless earpiece in a powered state; opening a reed switch located within the wireless earpiece when the magnetic field is detected and placing the wireless earpiece in a low-power mode; coupling the wireless earpiece to a smart case; charging a battery located within the wireless earpiece with power supplied by a second battery within the smart case; remaining in a high-power mode if no magnetic field is detected; and operating the wireless earpiece with power supplied by the battery within the wireless earpiece. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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