Granted Patent B2

US 12,335,676 · App. 18/828,869 · Granted Jun 17, 2025

Inventor: Rob Honeycutt (Berkeley, CA)

Assignee: Snik LLC

H04R1/1033H04R1/028H04R1/1016H04R1/1041H04R2201/023

Abstract

Claims (35)

1. A set of earphones comprising:

a. a first earbud comprising a first earbud magnetically attractable surface;

b. a second earbud comprising a second earbud magnetically attractable surface; and

c. an electronic device controller within the first earbud,

wherein the first earbud and the second earbud are configured to removably couple with an earphones holder body, and wherein an engagement detector within the earphones holder body sends a disengagement signal to the electronic device controller when the first earbud is decoupled from the earphones holder body and further wherein the electronic device controller sends an activation signal to an electronic device causing audio signals to be provided from the electronic device to one or more of the first earbud and the second earbud, when the disengagement signal is received.

2. The set of earphones of claim 1 , wherein audio is enabled to be transmitted from the electronic device to the first earbud and the second earbud when the electronic device receives the activation signal.

3. The set of earphones of claim 2 , wherein the electronic device controller receives an engagement signal from the engagement detector when the first earbud is coupled to the earphones holder body, wherein the electronic device controller sends a deactivation signal to the electronic device to stop transmitting audio to the first earbud and the second earbud, when the engagement signal is received.

4. The set of earphones of claim 2 , wherein the transmitted audio comprises a phone call.

5. The set of earphones of claim 2 , wherein the transmitted audio comprises one of music, a video game, a movie and a media stream from the electronic device.

6. The set of earphones of claim 5 , wherein the electronic device comprises one of a phone, a tablet and a watch.

7. The set of earphones of claim 1 , wherein the activation signal comprises a wireless signal.

8. The set of earphones of claim 1 , wherein the earphones are wireless earphones.

9. The set of earphones of claim 1 , wherein the earphones holder body comprises a charging port.

10. An earphones system comprising:

a. a first earbud comprising a first earbud magnetically attractable surface;

b. a second earbud comprising a second earbud magnetically attractable surface;

c. an earbud holder body comprising an earbud engagement detector for detecting an engagement of the first earbud and the second earbud; and

d. an electronic device controller within the first earbud, wherein the earbud engagement detector sends a disengagement signal to the electronic device controller when the first earbud is decoupled from the earbud holder body, and further wherein the electronic device controller sends an activation signal to an electronic device causing audio signals to be provided from the electronic device to one or more of the first earbud and the second earbud, when the disengagement signal is received.

11. The earphones system of claim 10 , wherein audio is enabled to be transmitted from the electronic device to the first earbud and the second earbud when the electronic device receives the activation signal.

12. The earphones system of claim 11 , wherein the electronic device controller receives an engagement signal from the engagement detector when the first earbud is coupled to the earbud holder body, wherein the electronic device controller sends a deactivation signal to the electronic device to stop transmitting audio to the first earbud and the second earbud, when the engagement signal is received.

13. The earphones system of claim 11 , wherein the transmitted audio comprises a phone call.

14. The earphones system of claim 11 , wherein the transmitted audio comprises one of music, a video game, a movie and a media stream from the electronic device.

15. The earphones system of claim 14 , wherein the electronic device comprises one of a phone, a tablet and a watch.

16. The earphones system of claim 10 , wherein the activation signal comprises a wireless signal.

17. The earphones system of claim 10 , wherein the first earbud and the second earbud are wireless.

18. A method of utilizing one or more earbuds comprising:

a. decoupling a first earbud magnetically attractable surface of a first earbud from an earbud holder body, the earbud holder body comprising an engagement detector and the first earbud comprising an electronic device controller;

b. receiving a disengagement signal at the electronic device controller from the engagement detector when the first earbud is decoupled from the earbud holder body; and

c. sending an activation signal from the electronic device controller to an electronic device when the disengagement signal is received to cause audio to be transmitted from the electronic device to the first earbud.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the electronic device controller receives an engagement signal from the engagement detector when the first earbud is coupled to the earbud holder body, and further wherein the electronic device controller sends a deactivation signal to the electronic device to cause the electronic device to stop transmitting audio to the first earbud.

20. The method of claim 18 , wherein the transmitted audio comprises a phone call.

21. The method of claim 18 , wherein the transmitted audio comprises one of music, a video game, a movie and a media stream from the electronic device.

22. The method of claim 21 , wherein the electronic device comprises one of a phone, a tablet and a watch.

23. The method of claim 18 , wherein the activation signal comprises a wireless signal.

24. The method of claim 18 , wherein the first earbud is wireless.

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