INTERACTIVE NETWORKED HEADPHONES
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 headphone.
1 . A computer implemented method of remote access to a hosted application comprises the steps of:
recording a user input from a sensor on a remote device;
associating the recorded user input with a specific command;
storing the command-input association;
receiving a user input on a sensor on a remote device;
transmitting the user input from the remote device to a base device;
receiving at the base device the user input transmitted from the remote device;
comparing the input with the previously recorded inputs for association with a command specific to an application running on or accessible by the base device;
matching the user input to the desired command; and
executing the command.
2 . The method of claim 1 wherein execution of the command initiates network functionality allowing user interaction with content available over a network.
3 . A method comprising:
recording a first physical input using a sensor positioned on a remote device;
translating the first physical input to a computer recognizable command;
sending the command to a base device;
executing the command on the base device.
4 . The method of claim 3 wherein the remote device is a headphone.
5 . The method of claim 4 wherein the input is made via a touch pad or touch sensor.
6 . The method of claim 3 wherein the base device comprises a smart phone, mobile phone, cellular phone, mobile device, tablet computer, laptop computer, mp3 player, desktop computer, e-book reader, video game console, or a networked display.
7 . The method of claim 3 wherein the execution of the command creates information relating to content on the base station, such information available to other users over a network.
8 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the command comprises instructions to interact with a social media website or a content distribution website.
9 . The method of claim 3 , further comprising recording one or more second user inputs on the sensor, associating the one or more second user inputs with one or more user-specified commands, and retaining the recordings of one or more second user inputs and the associated user-specified commands in a data store.
10 . The method of claim 3 , further comprising comparing the first physical input to the one or more the second user inputs, and basing the translation of the first physical input to a computer recognizable command based upon the comparison.
11 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the sensor is a capacitive touch sensor.
12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless means is a Bluetooth network.
13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the physical input is the actuation of a button or switch.
14 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the user input is motion detected input, a touch sensor input, or an audio input.
15 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the user input is an audio input and the audio input is compared to a library for translation to different languages; and
wherein the executed command broadcasts a translated input to a network.
16 . The method of claim 15 wherein the network comprises a second user headphone.
17 . The method of claim 1 wherein the input is an audio input and the input is compared to an audio file library to determine the accuracy of the audio input to a standard.
18 . The method of claim 17 wherein the audio input is a linguistic phrase and the linguistic phrase is compared to a standard to determine accuracy of pronunciation.
19 . The method of claim 1 wherein the user input indicates a preference for content by the user and the command executed broadcasts the preference over a network.
20 . The method of claim 19 further comprising:
matching multiple user preferences broadcast over a network using the method of claim 1 ; and
allowing communication between matched users.