Methods and mechanisms for inflation
A device includes a balloon inflation module having an involuted balloon housed within a lumen, an integrated reservoir in fluid communication with the involuted balloon where the balloon inflation module is configured to selectively displace a volume of fluid from the integrated reservoir into the involuted balloon and from the involuted balloon into the integrated reservoir. The device also includes a port configured to receive an accessory module. In one embodiment, the accessory module is a communication module having a logic circuit coupled to an ambient microphone configured to pick up ambient audio content, an ear canal microphone configured to pick up audio in the proximity of an ear canal, and an ear canal receiver configured to provide audio content in the proximity of the ear canal. In some embodiments, the integrated reservoir is formed within portions of a push button spring-loaded pump assembly. Other embodiments are disclosed.
1. An earpiece comprising:
a first ambient microphone configured to generate a first microphone signal;
a second ambient microphone configured to generate a second microphone signal;
an ear canal microphone configured to generate a third microphone signal;
a speaker;
a memory that stores instructions;
a logic circuit, where the logic circuit is configured to execute the instructions to perform operations comprising:
generating a noise reduction signal using at least one of the first microphone signal or the second microphone signal or the third microphone signal or a combination of microphone signals;
receiving an audio signal;
generating a mixed audio signal by mixing the noise reduction signal with the audio signal; and
sending a modified audio signal to the speaker, where the modified audio signal includes the mixed audio signal.
2. The earpiece according to claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
generating an ambient sound signal using at least one of the first microphone signal or the second microphone signal or a combination of both.
3. The earpiece according to claim 2 , wherein the operations further comprise:
generating the modified audio signal by mixing the ambient sound signal with the mixed audio signal.
4. The earpiece according to claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
receiving an indication of an event.
5. The earpiece according to claim 4 , wherein the event is at least one of a scheduled meeting, an incoming phone call, an email, a voice message, or a text message.
6. The earpiece according to claim 5 , wherein the operations further comprise:
retrieving an Earcon from the memory, where the Earcon matches the event.
7. The earpiece according to claim 5 , wherein the operations further comprise:
sending the Earcon to the speaker.
8. The earpiece according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a sealing section.
9. The earpiece according to claim 8 , wherein the sealing section comprises:
a lumen; and
a balloon.
10. The earpiece according to claim 9 , wherein the lumen is operatively connected to the balloon, and wherein the lumen is configured to pass fluid from a reservoir to the balloon.
11. The earpiece according to claim 10 , further comprising:
interaction element.
12. The earpiece according to claim 11 , wherein the interaction element is a button.
13. The earpiece according to claim 12 , wherein the button is configured so that when pressed fluid is moved through the lumen into the balloon.