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Granted Patent B2
US 11,102,340 · App. 16/912,823 · Granted Aug 24, 2021

Mobile system with wireless earbud

Inventor: Seung Jin Kim (Irvine, CA)
Assignee: Pinn, Inc.
H04M1/05H04M1/6066H04M1/72412H04R1/1016H04R2420/07
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Patent No.
US 11,102,340
App. No.
16/912,823
Granted
Aug 24, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure herein provides a mobile system including a base station and a wireless earbud. The base station comprising a connection hole, a user input button, at least one processor, at least one memory, and circuitry. The wireless earbud is configured for plugging into the connection hole of the base station to form an integrated body with the base station. The system is capable of wirelessly pairing with a smartphone for the wireless earbud to receive audio data originated from the smartphone.

Claims (65)

1. A mobile system comprising:

a mobile base station comprising a connection hole, a user input button, at least one processor, at least one memory, and circuitry; and

a wireless earbud configured for plugging into the connection hole of the mobile base station to form an integrated body with the mobile base station,

wherein the system establishes a wireless pairing between a smartphone and the wireless earbud using two-way wireless communication,

wherein the wireless earbud is configured to receive audio data originated from the smartphone,

wherein, in response to pressing of the user input button, the at least one processor is configured to execute computer program instructions stored in the at least one memory to initiate processing for the wireless pairing with the smartphone such that the wireless earbud receives audio data originated from the smartphone and plays audio using the audio data from the smartphone,

wherein, in response to plugging the wireless earbud into the connection hole of the mobile base station, the at least one processor is configured to execute computer program instructions stored in the at least one memory to initiate charging of a battery of the wireless earbud, and

wherein, while the wireless earbud is plugged into the connection hole of the mobile base station, the wireless earbud is configured to electrically connect with the circuitry of the mobile base station and further configured to perform wired data communication with the mobile base station.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein, while the wireless earbud is plugged into the connection hole of the mobile base station, the system is configured such that the smartphone wirelessly communicates with at least one of the mobile base station and the wireless earbud.

3. The system of claim 1 ,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine whether the wireless earbud is plugged into the connection hole or unplugged out of the connection hole of the mobile base station, and

wherein the system is configured such that there is no data transmission wirelessly between the wireless earbud and the mobile base station.

4. The system of claim 1 ,

wherein, while the wireless earbud is plugged in the connection hole of the mobile base station, the circuitry of the mobile base station is configured to obtain characteristics of the wireless earbud and send the characteristics to the at least one processor, and

wherein the mobile system is configured to generate sound when a mobile application installed on the smartphone is searching for the mobile system while the wireless earbud is paired with the smartphone.

5. A mobile system comprising:

a mobile base station comprising a connection hole, a user input button, at least one processor, at least one memory, a battery, and circuitry; and

a wireless earbud configured for plugging into the connection hole of the mobile base station to form an integrated body with the mobile base station,

wherein, while the wireless earbud is plugged in the connection hole of the mobile base station, the wireless earbud is configured to electrically connect with the circuitry of the mobile base station and further configured to perform wired data communication with the mobile base station,

wherein, while the wireless earbud is plugged in the connection hole of the mobile base station, the circuitry of the mobile base station is configured to obtain characteristics of the wireless earbud and send the characteristics to the at least one processor,

wherein, while the wireless earbud is plugged in the connection hole of the mobile base station, the mobile base station is configured to charge a battery of the wireless earbud,

wherein, using two-way wireless communication, the wireless earbud establishes a wireless paring with a smartphone to perform data communication with the smartphone,

wherein the mobile system is configured to generate sound when a mobile application installed on the smartphone is searching for the mobile system while the wireless earbud is paired with the smartphone, and

wherein, in response to pressing of the user input button of the mobile base station, the at least one processor is configured to execute computer program instructions stored in the at least one memory to initiate processing for the wireless pairing.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein, while the wireless earbud is plugged into the connection hole of the mobile base station, the system is configured such that the smartphone wirelessly communicates with at least one of the mobile base station and the wireless earbud.

7. The system of claim 5 ,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine whether the wireless earbud is plugged into the connection hole or unplugged out of the connection hole of the mobile base station, and

wherein the mobile base station is configured such that battery charging of the wireless earbud is performed while the wireless earbud is plugged in the connection hole of the mobile base station.

8. The system of claim 5 , wherein the system is configured to turn off wireless communication of the wireless earbud while the wireless earbud is being charged.

9. The system of claim 5 , wherein the system is configured such that while a connector of the wireless earbud is connected to a connector of the mobile base station and the wireless earbud is detected, at least one wireless communication of the wireless earbud is operable to turn off.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the wireless earbud is detected using a switch.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein a connection between the mobile base station and wireless earbud is made to charge the wireless earbud.

12. The system of claim 5 ,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine whether the wireless earbud is plugged into the connection hole or unplugged out of the connection hole of the mobile base station, and

wherein, while the wireless earbud is plugged into the connection hole of the mobile base station, the system is configured such that at least one of the mobile base station and the wireless earbud wirelessly communicates with the smartphone.

13. A mobile system comprising:

a smartphone comprising at least one mobile application installed thereon;

a mobile apparatus comprising a main body and a wireless earbud;

the main body comprising a connection hole, a user input button, at least one processor, at least one memory, and circuitry; and

the wireless earbud configured for plugging into the connection hole of the main body to form an integrated body with the main body,

wherein, while the wireless earbud is plugged in the connection hole of the main body, the wireless earbud is configured to electrically connect with the circuitry of the main body and further configured to perform wired data communication with the main body,

wherein, while the wireless earbud is plugged in the connection hole of the main body, the circuitry of the main body is configured to obtain characteristics of the wireless earbud and send the characteristics to the at least one processor,

wherein, while the wireless earbud is plugged in the connection hole of the main body, the at least one processor is configured to execute computer program instructions stored in the at least one memory to initiate charging of a battery of the wireless earbud,

wherein, using two-way wireless communication, the system establishes a wireless pairing between the wireless earbud and the smartphone for wireless data communication therebetween,

wherein the mobile apparatus is configured to generate sound when the at least one mobile application is searching for the mobile apparatus while the wireless earbud and the smartphone are paired,

wherein, in response to pressing of the user input button on the main body, the at least one processor is configured to execute computer program instructions stored in the at least one memory to initiate processing for the wireless pairing, and

wherein, while the wireless earbud is plugged into the connection hole of the main body, the system is configured such that the smartphone wirelessly communicates with at least one of the main body and the wireless earbud.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the main body is not configured to form a wired connection with the smartphone.

15. A system comprising:

A mobile base station comprising a connection hole, a user input button, at least one processor, at least one memory, a battery, and circuitry; and

a wireless earbud that establishes a wireless pairing with a smartphone using two-way wireless communication and is configured for plugging into the connection hole of the mobile base station to form an integrated body with the mobile base station,

wherein, in response to pressing of the user input button of the mobile base station, the at least one processor is configured to execute computer program instructions stored in the at least one memory to initiate processing for the wireless pairing with the smartphone,

wherein, while the wireless earbud is plugged in the connection hole of the mobile base station, the wireless earbud is configured to electrically connect with the circuitry of the mobile base station and further configured to perform wired data communication with the mobile base station,

wherein, while the wireless earbud is plugged in the connection hole of the mobile base station, the mobile base station is configured to initiate charging of a battery of the wireless earbud,

wherein while the wireless earbud is wirelessly paired with the smartphone, the wireless earbud is configured to perform data communication with the smartphone, and

wherein the system is configured to generate sound when a mobile application installed on the smartphone is searching for the system while the wireless earbud is paired with the smartphone.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the mobile base station is not configured to form a wired connection with the smartphone.

17. The system of claim 15 ,

wherein, in response to plugging the wireless earbud into the connection hole of the mobile base station, the circuitry of the mobile base station is configured to obtain characteristics of the wireless earbud and send the characteristics to the at least one processor, and

wherein, while the wireless earbud is plugged into the connection hole of the mobile base station, the system is configured such that the smartphone wirelessly communicates with at least one of the mobile base station and the wireless earbud.

18. The system of claim 15 ,

wherein, in response to plugging the wireless earbud into the connection hole of the mobile base station, the at least one processor is configured to execute computer program instructions stored in the at least one memory to initiate ceasing of the wireless pairing with the smartphone, and

wherein, while the wireless earbud is plugged into the connection hole of the mobile base station, the system is configured such that at least one of the mobile base station and the wireless earbud wirelessly communicates with the smartphone.

19. The system of claim 15 , wherein the system is configured such that, subsequent to unplugging the wireless earbud out of the connection hole of the mobile base station, the wireless earbud generates sound using audio data from the smartphone without a user input to the wireless earbud.

20. The system of claim 15 , wherein the system is configured such that the wireless earbud ceases to generate sound in response to the wireless earbud plugging into the connection hole of the mobile base station.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 3, 2025
From: PINN, INC.
To: PINN AUDIO, LLC
Reel/Frame 072463/0681 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 25, 2020
From: KIM, SEUNG JIN
To: PINN, INC.
Reel/Frame 053311/0971 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jul 25, 2020
From: PINN, INC.
To: PINN, INC.
Reel/Frame 053311/0877 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 16455558 · Jun 27, 2019
Continuation 15563937
Provisional Application 62199943 · Jul 31, 2015
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