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US 12,688,053 · App. 18/651,244 · Granted Jul 21, 2026

True wireless headphones with improved user interface to an experiential eco-system and related devices, methods, and systems

Inventor: Jason Hardi (Beverly Hills, CA)
Assignee: Muzik, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 12,688,053
App. No.
18/651,244
Granted
Jul 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system to provide a curated experience can include an application experience compiler configured to receive data indicating an intent for a user to complete a transaction based on spoken audio and a cross-bar array of a plurality of apps, wherein each app is specified to perform at least a discrete function included as part of the transaction, the cross-bar array of the plurality of apps configured to couple outputs of ones of the plurality of apps to inputs of others of the plurality of apps using respective apis of the plurality of apps.

Claims (79)

1 . A wireless earbud comprising:

an earbud housing;

a loudspeaker element;

a rechargeable battery; and

at least one circuit board having disposed thereon:

circuitry for wireless communication, audio coding and decoding, and earbud operation control; and

an artificially intelligent assistant that the circuit board is configured to make available to a user of the wireless earbud, wherein the artificially intelligent assistant is generated based on camera input.

2 . The wireless earbud of claim 1 , wherein the circuit board is configured for selection of the artificially intelligent assistant from a library.

3 . The wireless earbud of claim 1 , wherein the artificially intelligent assistant is configured for accessing at least one of multiple artificially intelligent applications.

4 . The wireless earbud of claim 3 , wherein the artificially intelligent assistant facilitates that the user selects at least one of the multiple artificially intelligent applications for use.

5 . A wireless earbud comprising:

an earbud housing;

a loudspeaker element;

a rechargeable battery; and

at least one circuit board having disposed thereon:

circuitry for wireless communication, audio coding and decoding, and earbud operation control; and

an artificially intelligent assistant that the circuit board is configured to make available to a user of the wireless earbud, wherein the artificially intelligent assistant is configured for simulating, in response to being provided with real time audio, an interaction with the user and providing feedback via at least facial movement.

6 . The wireless earbud of claim 5 , wherein the artificially intelligent assistant is generated based on camera input.

7 . A wireless earbud comprising:

an earbud housing;

a loudspeaker element;

a microphone;

a rechargeable battery; and

at least one circuit board having disposed thereon:

circuitry for wireless communication, audio coding and decoding, and earbud operation control; and

an artificially intelligent assistant that the circuit board is configured to make available to a user of the wireless earbud, wherein the artificially intelligent assistant is configured for accessing at least one of multiple artificially intelligent applications, and wherein the artificially intelligent assistant is configured to issue commands to any of the multiple artificially intelligent applications;

wherein the artificially intelligent assistant is further configured to:

(i) receive voice input using the microphone;

(ii) generate audio data based on the voice input;

(iii) determine whether the artificially intelligent assistant recognizes an intent associated with the voice input as an intent to control an earbud function;

(a) in response to the artificially intelligent assistant recognizing the intent as the intent to control the earbud function, causing the audio data to be processed on the circuit board to control the earbud function; and

(b) in response to the artificially intelligent assistant not recognizing the intent as the intent to control the earbud function, forwarding a command based on the audio data to at least one of the multiple artificially intelligent applications.

8 . The wireless earbud of claim 7 , wherein the artificially intelligent assistant issues the commands based on a request from the user.

9 . The wireless earbud of claim 8 , wherein the request from the user comprises an instruction to turn on or off a particular device.

10 . The wireless earbud of claim 7 , wherein the circuit board is further configured to provide a curated experience to the user based on context data without real-time user intervention.

11 . The wireless earbud of claim 10 , wherein the artificially intelligent assistant provides the curated experience to the user.

12 . The wireless earbud of claim 10 , wherein the context data comprises biometric data about the user from the wireless earbud.

13 . The wireless earbud of claim 7 , wherein in response to the artificially intelligent assistant not recognizing the intent as the intent to control the earbud function, the artificially intelligent assistant further recognizes the intent as an intent to provide a curated experience, wherein the artificially intelligent assistant is further configured to convert the audio data to the command, and wherein the command is an app command associated with the at least one of the multiple artificially intelligent applications.

14 . A system comprising:

a wireless earbud comprising:

an earbud housing;

a loudspeaker element;

a rechargeable battery; and

at least one circuit board having disposed thereon:

circuitry for wireless communication, audio coding and decoding, and earbud operation control;

wherein the circuit board is configured to make an artificially intelligent assistant available to a user of the wireless earbud; and

a first device that houses firmware to activate the artificially intelligent assistant, wherein the artificially intelligent assistant is generated based on camera input.

15 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the first device is a dongle having a form factor selected from the group consisting of a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) port or a universal serial bus (USB) port.

16 . The system of claim 14 , further comprising a microphone that is included in one of the wireless earbud or the first device, and wherein the system is configured for the microphone to sample sound in a local environment.

17 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the microphone is configured to provide and capture three-dimensional (3D) sound.

18 . The system of claim 14 , further comprising a second device, wherein the first device is configured to be pluggable into the second device, the second device selected from the group consisting of a computer or a TV.

19 . The system of claim 18 , wherein the system is configured so that in response to speech from the user, the first device provides remote control functionality for the second device.

20 . The system of claim 18 , wherein the first device is configured for activating an application on the second device.

21 . The system of claim 20 , wherein the first device is configured for the user to provide audio input into the first device, and for providing the audio input to the application operating the artificially intelligent assistant.

22 . The system of claim 18 , wherein the artificially intelligent assistant is configured to issue commands to the second device to carry out an instruction provided by the user.

23 . The system of claim 18 , wherein the system is configured so that the artificially intelligent assistant is provided in form of an image on a display device of the second device.

24 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the artificially intelligent assistant is configured to compile applications together via application programming interfaces (APIs) to determine a best time for the artificially intelligent assistant to perform an action.

25 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the artificially intelligent assistant is deployed in a cloud environment.

26 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the artificially intelligent assistant is deployed on the first device.

27 . A system comprising:

a wireless earbud comprising:

an earbud housing;

a loudspeaker element;

a rechargeable battery; and

at least one circuit board having disposed thereon:

circuitry for wireless communication, audio coding and decoding, and earbud operation control;

wherein the circuit board is configured to make an artificially intelligent assistant available to a user of the wireless earbud; and

a first device that houses firmware to activate the artificially intelligent assistant, wherein the artificially intelligent assistant is configured for simulating, in response to being provided with real time audio, an interaction with the user and providing feedback via at least facial movement.

28 . A system comprising:

a wireless earbud comprising:

an earbud housing;

a loudspeaker element;

a rechargeable battery; and

at least one circuit board having disposed thereon:

circuitry for wireless communication, audio coding and decoding, and earbud operation control;

wherein the circuit board is configured to make an artificially intelligent assistant available to a user of the wireless earbud; and

a first device that houses firmware to activate the artificially intelligent assistant, wherein the artificially intelligent assistant is configured for accessing at least one of multiple artificially intelligent applications, and wherein the artificially intelligent assistant is configured to issue commands to any of the multiple artificially intelligent applications.

29 . The system of claim 28 , wherein the first device includes a camera, and wherein the system is configured to generate the artificially intelligent assistant based on camera input from the camera.

30 . The system of claim 28 , wherein the first device comprises a wearable electronic device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 15, 2025
From: HARDI, JASON
To: MUZIK INC.
Reel/Frame 071130/0473 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 17393729 · Aug 4, 2021
Continuation 16686905 · Nov 18, 2019
Continuation 16126982 · Sep 10, 2018
Provisional Application 62555766 · Sep 8, 2017
Related Publication 20240289146A1 · Aug 29, 2024
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