IP Library Granted Patent US 11,968,491
Granted Patent B2
US 11,968,491 · App. 18/324,588 · Granted Apr 23, 2024

Earpiece with GPS receiver

Inventors: Darko Dragicevic (Munich, DE); Peter Vincent Boesen (Munich, DE)
Assignee: BRAGI GmbH
H04R1/1041G01S19/14G01S19/34G01S19/49H04R1/1016H04R1/1025H04R2420/07H04R2420/09H04R2460/07H04S7/304
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,968,491
App. No.
18/324,588
Granted
Apr 23, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An earpiece includes an earpiece housing, a processor disposed within the earpiece, a speaker operatively connected to the processor, a microphone operatively connected the processor, and a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver disposed within the earpiece. A system may include a first earpiece having a connector with earpiece charging contacts, a charging case for the first earpiece, the charging case having contacts for connecting with the earpiece charging contacts, and a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver disposed within the charging case.

Claims (27)

1. A system comprising:

a first earpiece having a connector with earpiece contacts for charging the first earpiece and communicating data to and from the first earpiece, the first earpiece having an earpiece housing shaped to fit into an ear of a user, the first earpiece having a processor disposed within the earpiece housing, an inertial sensor disposed within the earpiece housing and operatively connected to the processor configured to detect movement of the user, and a wireless transceiver disposed within the earpiece housing and operatively connected to the processor;

a charging case for the first earpiece, the charging case having a case housing with a first earpiece area for receiving the first earpiece and a second earpiece area for receiving a second earpiece and contacts for connecting with the contacts of the first earpiece for charging the first earpiece and communicating data to and from the first earpiece; and

wherein the system is configured to convey a geospatial location to the processor of the first earpiece;

wherein the processor of the first earpiece is configured to update the location using data from the inertial sensor of the first earpiece and store the location at the first earpiece.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the geospatial location is conveyed from the charging case to the first earpiece.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the geospatial location is received using the wireless transceiver of the first earpiece.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the geospatial location is determined at the charging case.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the charging case further comprises a wireless transceiver disposed within the charging case and wherein the geospatial location is conveyed wirelessly from the charging case to the first earpiece using the wireless transceiver of the first earpiece and the wireless transceiver of the charging case.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the geospatial location is conveyed through the connector of the first earpiece.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the system is configured to set a current location using the geospatial location and then update the current location using data from the inertial sensor disposed within the first earpiece.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first earpiece further comprises a microphone operatively connected to the processor, and a speaker operatively connected to the processor.

9. The system of claim 1 further comprising a GNSS receiver disposed within the charging case.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the GNSS receiver is a global positioning system (GPS) receiver.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the inertial sensor comprises an accelerometer.

12. A system comprising:

a first earpiece having a connector with contacts for charging the first earpiece and communicating data to and from the first earpiece, the first earpiece having an earpiece housing shaped to fit into an ear of a user, the first earpiece having a processor disposed within the earpiece housing, an inertial sensor disposed within the earpiece housing and operatively connected to the processor, and a wireless transceiver disposed within the earpiece housing and operatively connected to the processor;

a second earpiece having a connector with contacts for charging the second earpiece and communicating data to and from the second earpiece, the second earpiece having an earpiece housing shaped to fit into an ear of a user, the second earpiece having a processor disposed within the second earpiece housing;

a charging case for the first earpiece and the second earpiece, the charging case having a case housing, a receptacle configured to hold the first earpiece and the second earpiece, first contacts for connecting with the earpiece contacts for charging the first earpiece and communicating data to and from the first earpiece, second contacts for connecting with the earpiece contacts for charging the second earpiece and communicating data to and from the second earpiece; and

wherein the system is configured to convey a geospatial location from the charging case through the contacts of the charging case and the contacts of the first earpiece to the processor disposed within the first earpiece;

wherein the processor of the first earpiece is configured to set a current location using the geospatial location and then update the current location using data from the inertial sensor disposed within the first earpiece.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the first earpiece further comprises a microphone operatively connected to the processor, and a speaker operatively connected to the processor.

14. The system of claim 13 , further comprising a GNSS receiver in operative communication with the charging case.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the GNSS receiver is a global positioning system (GPS) receiver.

16. The system of claim 14 , wherein the processor of the first earpiece is adapted to determine when the GNSS receiver is not providing current location data and updating the current location of the first earpiece based on a last available location from the GNSS receiver and data from the inertial sensor.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the first earpiece is configured to communicate the geospatial location determined by the GNSS receiver to the second earpiece.

18. The system of claim 12 , wherein the inertial sensor comprises an accelerometer.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 12, 2024
From: DRAGICEVIC, DARKO
To: BRAGI GMBH
Reel/Frame 066730/0568 →
EMPLOYMENT DOCUMENT Recorded Mar 12, 2024
From: BOESEN, PETER VINCENT
To: BRAGI GMBH
Reel/Frame 066795/0517 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation 17739865 · May 9, 2022
Continuation 17141924 · Jan 5, 2021
Continuation 16102052 · Aug 13, 2018
Continuation 15449158 · Mar 3, 2017
Provisional Application 62307088 · Mar 11, 2016
Related Publication 20230300512A1 · Sep 21, 2023
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