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US 12,299,479 · App. 18/059,303 · Granted May 13, 2025

Load sharing between wireless earpieces

Inventor: Peter Vincent Boesen (Munich, DE)
Assignee: BRAGI GMBH
G06F9/4856G06F1/3212G06F1/329G06F9/4893G06F9/5094H04M1/6066H04M2250/12H04R1/1016H04R1/1091H04R2460/03
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Patent No.
US 12,299,479
App. No.
18/059,303
Granted
May 13, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for off-loading tasks between a set of wireless earpieces in an embodiment of the present invention may have one or more of the following steps: (a) monitoring battery levels of the set of wireless earpieces, (b) determining the first wireless earpiece battery level and the second wireless battery level, (c) communicating the battery levels of each wireless earpiece to the other wireless earpiece of the set of wireless earpieces, (d) assigning a first task involving one or more of the following: computing tasks, background tasks, audio processing tasks, and sensor data analysis tasks from one of the set of wireless earpieces to the other wireless earpiece if the battery level of the one of the set of wireless earpieces falls below a critical threshold, (e) communicating data for use in performing a second task to the other wireless earpiece if the second task is communicated to the first wireless earpiece.

Claims (72)

1. A method for battery management between a set of wireless earpieces comprising a first wireless earpiece with a first processor and a second wireless earpiece with a second processor, the method comprising:

monitoring a first battery level of a first battery within the first wireless earpiece using a first sensor operatively coupled to the first battery and disposed within the first wireless earpiece;

monitoring processor utilization for the first wireless earpiece;

monitoring a second battery level of a second battery within the second wireless earpiece using a second sensor operatively coupled to the second battery and disposed within the second wireless earpiece;

monitoring processor utilization for the second wireless earpiece;

determining the first battery level of the first battery within the first wireless earpiece, the processor utilization for the first wireless earpiece, the second battery level of the second battery within the second wireless earpiece, and the processor utilization for the second wireless earpiece in order to assign by the set of wireless earpieces a first processing task to either the first wireless earpiece or the second wireless earpiece based on the first battery level of the first battery within the first wireless earpiece, the second battery level of the second battery within the second wireless earpiece, the processor utilization for the first wireless earpiece, and the processor utilization for the second wireless earpiece;

assigning by the set of wireless earpieces the first processing task to one of the first wireless earpiece and the second wireless earpiece based on the first battery level of the first battery within the first wireless earpiece, the second battery level of the second battery within the second wireless earpiece, the processor utilization for the first wireless earpiece, and the processor utilization for the second wireless earpiece;

performing the first processing task at one of the first wireless earpiece and the second wireless earpiece;

communicating a command of the first processing task from the set of wireless earpieces to a mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising communicating the first processing task to one of the first wireless earpiece and the second wireless earpiece using a wireless transceiver.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first processing task is selected from a set consisting of a background processing task, an audio processing task, and a sensor data analysis processing task.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising communicating an audio message to a speaker of the set of wireless earpieces indicating the first battery level of the first battery within the first wireless earpiece is below a critical threshold when the first battery level of the first battery within the first wireless earpiece is below the critical threshold.

5. The method of claim 4 further comprising receiving at the set of wireless earpieces a voice command from a user to cease performing the first processing task where the first battery level of the first battery within the first wireless earpiece is below the critical threshold.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the first wireless earpiece further comprises:

an earpiece housing;

the first processor within the earpiece housing;

a microphone operably coupled with the first processor;

a speaker operably coupled with the first processor;

the first battery operably coupled with the first processor;

sensors operably coupled with the first processor including the first sensor; and

a transceiver operably coupled with the first processor.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein each of the first wireless earpiece and the second wireless earpiece further comprises:

an earpiece housing;

the second processor within the earpiece housing;

a microphone operably coupled with the second processor;

a speaker operably coupled with the second processor;

sensors operably coupled with the second processor including the first sensor; and

a transceiver operably coupled with the second processor.

8. A method for battery management between a set of wireless earpieces, the set of wireless earpieces comprising a first wireless earpiece with a first processor and a second wireless earpiece with a second processor, the method comprising:

monitoring a first battery level of a first battery within the first wireless earpiece using a first sensor operatively coupled to the first battery and disposed within the first wireless earpiece;

monitoring processor utilization for the first wireless earpiece;

monitoring a second battery level of a second battery within the second wireless earpiece using a second sensor operatively coupled to the second battery and disposed within the second wireless earpiece;

monitoring processor utilization for the second wireless earpiece;

determining the first battery level of the first battery within the first wireless earpiece, the processor utilization for the first wireless earpiece, the second battery level of the second battery within the second wireless earpiece, and the processor utilization for the second wireless earpiece in order to assign a first processing task to one of the set of wireless earpieces and to a device coupled to an Internet of Things (IoT) network operatively connected to the set of wireless earpieces based on the first battery level of the first wireless earpiece, the processor utilization for the first wireless earpiece, the second battery level of the second wireless earpiece, and the processor utilization for the second wireless earpiece;

assigning by the set of wireless earpieces the first processing task to the device coupled to the IoT network based on the first battery level of the first battery within the first wireless earpiece, the processor utilization of the first wireless earpiece, the second battery level of the second battery within the second wireless earpiece, and the processor utilization of the second wireless earpiece;

communicating the assigned first processing task to the device; and

performing the assigned first processing task at the device coupled to the IoT network based on the first battery level of the first battery within the first wireless earpiece, the processor utilization of the first wireless earpiece, the second battery level of the second battery within the second wireless earpiece, and the processor utilization of the second wireless earpiece.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the communicating the first processing task to the device is performed with a wireless transceiver.

10. The method of claim 8 wherein the first battery level of the first battery within the first wireless earpiece and the second battery level of the second battery within the second wireless earpiece are based on preferences set by a user of the set of wireless earpieces.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the first processing task is selected from a set consisting of a background processing task, an audio processing task, and a sensor data analysis processing task.

12. The method of claim 8 further comprising communicating an audio message to a speaker of the set of wireless earpieces indicating the first battery level of the first battery within the first wireless earpiece is below a critical threshold when the first battery level of the first battery within the first wireless earpiece is below the critical threshold.

13. The method of claim 12 further comprising receiving at the set of wireless earpieces a voice command from a user about processing of the first task.

14. The method of claim 8 wherein the first wireless earpiece further comprises:

an earpiece housing;

the first processor within the earpiece housing;

a microphone operably coupled with the first processor;

a speaker operably coupled with the first processor;

the first battery operably coupled with the first processor;

sensors operably coupled with the first processor including the first sensor; and

a transceiver operably coupled with the first processor.

15. The method of claim 12 wherein each of the first wireless earpiece and the second wireless earpiece further comprises:

an earpiece housing;

the second processor within the earpiece housing;

a microphone operably coupled with the second processor;

a speaker operably coupled with the second processor;

sensors operably coupled with the second processor including the first sensor; and

a transceiver operably coupled with the second processor.

16. A method for battery management between a set of wireless earpieces, the set of wireless earpieces comprising a first wireless earpiece with a first processor and a second wireless earpiece with a second processor, the method comprising steps of:

monitoring a first battery level of a first battery within the first wireless earpiece using a first sensor operatively coupled to the first battery and disposed within the first wireless earpiece;

monitoring processor utilization for the first wireless earpiece;

monitoring a second battery level of a second battery within the second wireless earpiece using a second sensor operatively coupled to the second battery and disposed within the second wireless earpiece;

monitoring processor utilization for the second wireless earpiece;

requesting at least one of the second battery level of the second wireless earpiece by the first wireless earpiece and the first battery level of the first wireless earpiece by the second wireless earpiece;

requesting at least one of the processor utilization of the second wireless earpiece by the first wireless earpiece and the processor utilization of the second wireless earpiece by the first wireless earpiece;

determining the first battery level of the first battery within the first wireless earpiece, the second battery level of the second battery within the second wireless earpiece, the processor utilization for the first wireless earpiece, and the processor utilization for the second wireless earpiece in order to assign by the set of wireless earpieces a first processing task to either the first wireless earpiece or the second wireless earpiece based on the first battery level of the first battery within the first wireless earpiece, the second battery level of the second battery within the second wireless earpiece, the processor utilization for the first wireless earpiece, and the processor utilization for the second wireless earpiece;

assigning by the set of wireless earpieces the first processing task to one of the first wireless earpiece and the second wireless earpiece based on the first battery level of the first battery within the first wireless earpiece, the processor utilization for the first wireless earpiece, the second battery level of the second battery within the second wireless earpiece, and the processor utilization for the second wireless earpiece;

performing the first processing task at one of the first wireless earpiece and the second wireless earpiece;

wherein each of the steps is performed at the set of wireless earpieces.

17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising communicating the first processing task to one of the first wireless earpiece and the second wireless earpiece using a wireless transceiver.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the first processing task is selected from a set consisting of a background processing task, an audio processing task, and a sensor data analysis processing task.

19. The method of claim 16 , further comprising communicating an audio message to a speaker of the set of wireless earpieces indicating the first battery level of the first battery within the first wireless earpiece is below a critical threshold when the first battery level of the first battery within the first wireless earpiece is below the critical threshold.

20. The method of claim 19 further comprising receiving at the set of wireless earpieces a voice command from a user to cease performing the first processing task where the first battery level of the first battery within the first wireless earpiece is below the critical threshold.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 21, 2023
From: BOESEN, PETER VINCENT
To: BRAGI GMBH
Reel/Frame 063047/0544 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 15912814 · Mar 6, 2018
Provisional Application 62474974 · Mar 22, 2017
Related Publication 20230092994A1 · Mar 23, 2023
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