Interactive networked apparatus

• US 10,567,564 B2
• Filed: 05/30/2018
• Issued: 02/18/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Muzik Inc.
• Original Assignee: Muzik Inc.
• Inventors: Hardi, Jason
• Primary Examiner(s): Leggett, Andrea C
• Application Number:
  US15/992,421
• Publication Number:
  US 20180338024A1
• Time in Patent Office: 629 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 1/04 Hand wheels
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/169 the I/O peripheral being an integrated pointing device, e.g. trackball in the palm rest area, mini-joystick integrated between keyboard keys, touch pads or touch stripes G06F1/1643 takes precedence; constructional details of pointing devices G06F3/033
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/033 Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user , e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor digitisers characterised by the transducing means G06F3/041
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/165 Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/385 Transceivers carried on the body, e.g. in helmets
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/611 for multicast or broadcast systems for broadcast or conference H04L12/18; arrangements for broadcast or distribution combined with broadcast H04H20/00; arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time H04H60/00; selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS], H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/75 Media network packet handling
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6066 including a wireless connection
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1041 Mechanical or electronic switches, or control elements switches in general H01H
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 using location based information parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for connecting an interactive wearable device with a network. In one aspect, a method includes loading content from a playlist; recognizing contextual information relating to the content; determining the location of the user; requesting supplemental content via a network based on the contextual information and the location; displaying supplemental information to a user; interacting with the supplemental information at least in part via an interactive apparatus.

Claims

1. An audio system comprising:

an apparatus comprising two audio output components, respective ones of which comprise an audio driver and are each configured to couple to a portion of an ear of a user of the audio system;

a network communication interface configured to communicate between the apparatus and a portable media player that is separate from the two audio output components;

an input sensor coupled to the apparatus; and

an input recognition circuit communicatively coupled to the input sensor, wherein the input recognition circuit is configured to;

receive a first association between an input and a first command to be executed on the portable media player,

wherein the first command instructs the portable media player to transmit a message to a server external to the portable media player and the audio system; and

wherein the message that is transmitted to the server comprises information related to audio playing on the audio system when the input is received;

after receiving the first association, receive a first instance of the input provided by the user to the input sensor;

determine that the first instance of the input matches the first association between the input and the first command to be executed on the portable media player;

responsive to the first instance of the input matching the first association, provide the first command to the portable media player for execution;

receive a second association between the input and a second command to be executed on the portable media player;

after receiving the second association, receive a second instance of the input provided by the user to the input sensor;

determine that the second instance of the input matches the second association between the input and the second command to be executed on the portable media player; and

responsive to the second instance of the input matching the second association, provide the second command to the portable media player for execution.

2. The audio system of claim 1, wherein the input recognition circuit is part of the portable media player, and wherein the apparatus is configured to transmit the input to the input recognition circuit via the network communication interface.

3. The audio system of claim 2, wherein the input recognition circuit comprises an Application Programming Interface (API) executing on the portable media player.

4. The audio system of claim 1, wherein the input recognition circuit is part of the apparatus, and wherein the apparatus is configured to transmit the first command and the second command to the portable media player via the network communication interface.

5. The audio system of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is a first apparatus, and wherein the first command transmits an indication to a second apparatus comprising information related to audio playing on the first apparatus when the input is received.

6. The audio system of claim 5, wherein the indication transmitted to the second apparatus is configured to allow the second apparatus to output the audio playing on the first apparatus when the input is received.

7. The audio system of claim 6, wherein the indication transmitted to the second apparatus is free of audio content of the audio playing on the first apparatus when the input is received.

8. The audio system of claim 5, further comprising an audio recognition circuit, and wherein the indication transmitted to the second apparatus is generated responsive to the audio recognition circuit determining an identity of audio content of the audio playing on the first apparatus when the input is received.

9. The audio system of claim 1, wherein the input recognition circuit is further configured to:

receive a third association between the input and a third command to be executed on the portable media player,

wherein the apparatus is a first apparatus, and

wherein the third command transmits an indication directly to a second apparatus comprising information related to audio playing on the first apparatus when the input is received.

10. The audio system of claim 1:

wherein the input sensor is separate from the portable media player and the apparatus; and

wherein the input sensor is configured to transmit the input to the input recognition circuit via the network communication interface.

11. The audio system of claim 1, further comprising a physiological input sensor configured to receive physiological input corresponding to a physiological state of the user from a physiological measurement device, and wherein the apparatus is configured to cause the portable media player to replace a first music being played on the apparatus with a second music responsive to the physiological input received at the physiological input sensor.

12. The audio system of claim 1, wherein the audio system further comprises at least one camera attached to the apparatus.

13. The audio system of claim 12, wherein the at least one camera comprises at least one video camera and is operationally coupled to the input sensor.

14. The audio system of claim 1, wherein the two audio output components are coupled with a semi-rigid coupling device.

15. An audio system comprising:

an apparatus comprising two audio ear pieces, respective ones of which comprise an audio driver and are each configured to couple to a portion of an ear of a user of the audio system;

a network communication interface configured to communicate between the apparatus and an external server that is separate from the audio system;

a processor circuit configured to coordinate operations of the audio system;

a video camera coupled to the processor circuit, the video camera configured to provide video data under control of the processor circuit;

a video codec circuit coupled to the video camera and the processor circuit, the video codec circuit configured to compress the video data to provide compressed video data to the network communication interface;

an input sensor coupled to the processor circuit; and

an input recognition circuit communicatively coupled to the processor circuit, wherein the input recognition circuit is configured to;

receive a first association between an input and a first command associated with the compressed video data,

wherein the first command instructs the processor circuit to transmit a message to a server external to the audio system; and

wherein the message that is transmitted to the server comprises the compressed video data when the input is received;

after receiving the first association, receive a first instance of the input provided by the user to the input sensor;

determine that the first instance of the input matches the first association between the input and the first command;

responsive to the first instance of the input matching the first association, provide the first command to the processor circuit;

receive a second association between the input and a second command to the processor circuit;

after receiving the second association, receive a second instance of the input provided by the user to the input sensor;

determine that the second instance of the input matches the second association between the input and the second command to the processor circuit; and

responsive to the second instance of the input matching the second association, provide the second command to the processor circuit.

16. The audio system of claim 15, further comprising:

a physiological input sensor wirelessly coupled to the processor circuit, the physiological input sensor configured to receive physiological input corresponding to a physiological state of the user, and wherein the processor circuit is configured to replace a first music being played on the apparatus with a second music responsive to the physiological input sensor.

17. The audio system of claim 16, wherein the physiological input sensor is a heart rate monitor.

18. The audio system of claim 15, wherein the audio system further comprises at least one microphone attached to the apparatus.

19. The audio system of claim 15, wherein the audio system further comprises at least one near field communication device.

20. The audio system of claim 15, wherein the audio system further comprises at least one radio frequency identifier.

21. An audio system comprising:

an apparatus comprising two audio output components, respective ones of which comprise an audio driver and are each configured to couple to a portion of an ear of a user of the audio system;

a network communication interface configured to communicate between the apparatus and a media player;

an input sensor coupled to the apparatus; and

an input recognition circuit communicatively coupled to the input sensor, wherein the input recognition circuit is configured to;

receive a first association between an input and a first command to be executed on the media player,

wherein the first command instructs the media player to transmit a message to a server external to the media player and the audio system; and

wherein the message that is transmitted to the server comprises information related to audio playing on the audio system when the input is received;

after receiving the first association, receive a first instance of the input provided by the user to the input sensor;

determine that the first instance of the input matches the first association between the input and the first command to be executed on the media player;

responsive to the first instance of the input matching the first association, provide the first command to the media player for execution;

receive a second association between the input and a second command to be executed on the media player;

after receiving the second association, receive a second instance of the input provided by the user to the input sensor;

determine that the second instance of the input matches the second association between the input and the second command to be executed on the media player; and

responsive to the second instance of the input matching the second association, provide the second command to the media player for execution.

22. An audio system comprising:

a network communication interface configured to communicate between the audio system and a second electronic device;

an input sensor; and

an input recognition circuit communicatively coupled to the input sensor, wherein the input recognition circuit is configured to;

receive, from the input sensor, audio data representing a voice input;

determining, using the audio data, a command;

based on the command, generating media content representing a response to the command; and

sending the media content representing the response to the command to the second electronic device to be output by the second electronic device.

23. The audio system of claim 22, wherein determining the command comprises:

generating text data representing the voice input; and

determining, using the text data, the command.

24. The audio system of claim 22, further comprising:

an apparatus comprising two audio output components, respective ones of which comprise an audio driver and are each configured to couple to a portion of an ear of a user of the audio system, the apparatus comprising the input sensor.

25. The audio system of claim 22, wherein the input recognition circuit is further configured to determine that a user account associated with a user of the audio system is also associated with the second electronic device.

26. An audio system comprising:

an apparatus comprising two audio output components, respective ones of which comprise an audio driver and are each configured to couple to a portion of an ear of a user of the audio system;

a network communication interface configured to communicate between the apparatus and a media player;

an input sensor coupled to the apparatus; and

an input recognition circuit communicatively coupled to the input sensor, wherein the input recognition circuit is configured to;

receive an input associated with a first command to be executed on the media player, wherein the first command instructs the media player to transmit a message to a music service over the internet that is external to the media player and the audio system.