Load sharing for charging peripheral device
Embodiments for a method of providing battery life to a battery of a peripheral device using an earpiece worn by a user may include one or more of the following steps: (a) receiving a first signal from the peripheral device, wherein the signal encodes a request for additional power, (b) providing the additional power to the peripheral device in response to the first signal, (c) transmitting a second signal to the peripheral device in response to the first signal, wherein the second signal encodes a request for an additional amount of power to provide, (d) receiving a third signal from the peripheral device in response to the second signal, wherein the third signal encodes the amount of additional power to provide, and (e) receiving a signal from the peripheral device encoding a power termination request.
1 . A method of managing battery life for a peripheral device battery comprising:
monitoring the battery life of the battery using a battery sensor operably coupled to the peripheral device;
communicating a signal to an earpiece worn by a user if the battery life of the battery falls below a critical threshold, wherein the signal encodes a request to provide additional power to the peripheral device; and
receiving the additional power from the earpiece worn by the user.
2 . The method of claim 1 wherein the peripheral device is an eyepiece.
3 . The method of claim 1 wherein the peripheral device is a virtual reality device.
4 . The method of claim 1 wherein the peripheral device is a digital recording device.
5 . The method of claim 1 wherein the signal further encodes an amount of power to provide to the peripheral device.
6 . The method of claim 1 wherein the additional power is received galvanically from the user.
7 . A method of providing battery life to a battery of a peripheral device using an earpiece worn by a user comprising:
receiving a first signal from the peripheral device, wherein the signal encodes a request for additional power; and
providing the additional power to the peripheral device in response to the first signal.
8 . The method of claim 7 wherein the peripheral device is an eyepiece, a virtual reality device, or a digital recording device.
9 . The method of claim 7 wherein the additional power is provided galvanically through a user.
10 . The method of claim 7 wherein the reception of the first signal from the peripheral device is at a transceiver of a left earpiece.
11 . The method of claim 7 wherein the reception of the first signal from the peripheral device is at a transceiver of a right earpiece.
12 . The method of claim 7 further comprising transmitting a second signal to the peripheral device in response to the first signal, wherein the second signal encodes a request for an additional amount of power to provide.
13 . The method of claim 12 further comprising receiving a third signal from the peripheral device in response to the second signal, wherein the third signal encodes the amount of additional power to provide.
14 . The method of claim 7 wherein the provision of the additional power is provided continuously.
15 . The method of claim 14 further comprising receiving a signal from the peripheral device encoding a power termination request.
16 . A system comprising:
a set of earpieces, wherein each earpiece further comprises an earpiece housing, a transceiver disposed within the earpiece housing, a processor disposed within the earpiece housing and operably coupled to the transceiver, a battery disposed within the earpiece housing and operably coupled to the transceiver and the processor, and an interface operably coupled to the earpiece housing and the battery; and
a peripheral device operably coupled to the set of earpieces, the peripheral device comprising at least one peripheral interface, a peripheral device transceiver disposed within the peripheral device, a peripheral device processor operably coupled to each peripheral interface and the peripheral transceiver, and a peripheral device battery operably coupled to each peripheral interface, the peripheral device transceiver, and the peripheral device processor;
wherein each earpiece of the set of earpieces is configured to provide additional power to the peripheral device via the interfaces in response to a signal from the peripheral device encoding a request for the additional power.
17 . The system of claim 16 wherein the peripheral device is an eyepiece, a virtual reality device, or a digital recording device.
18 . The system of claim 16 wherein each interface of the set of wireless earpieces and each peripheral interface of the peripheral device is positioned along a surface of a user's ear.
19 . The system of claim 18 wherein the additional power is provided to the peripheral device battery via at least one interface of the set of wireless earpieces and at least one peripheral interface of the peripheral device.
20 . The system of claim 19 wherein the signal encodes an amount of additional power to provide to the peripheral device battery.