Granted Patent B2

US 12,739,554 · App. 18/141,585 · Granted Sep 15, 2026

Inventor: Rob Honeycutt (Berkeley, CA)

Assignee: Snik, LLC

H04R1/1041A63B24/0062A63B71/0622A63B71/0686G06F3/165G06F3/167G10H1/0008A63B2024/0068A63B2071/0625A63B2071/063A63B2220/40A63B2230/06A63B2230/207G10H2210/375G10H2220/321G10H2220/371G10H2220/395H04R1/04H04R1/1016H04R1/1033H04R5/04H04R2201/023H04R2420/05H04R2420/07

Abstract

Claims (29)

1 . An earphone system comprising:

a. one or more earbud sensors incorporated within an earbud worn by a user, the earbud comprising a control device and an audio output circuit; and

b. an electronic device operation circuit incorporated within the earbud configured to operate a remote electronic device, wherein the one or more earbud sensors send a signal to the control device within the earbud based on a status of the user as sensed by the one or more earbud sensors, and the control device sends a signal to the electronic device operation circuit to operate the remote electronic device based on the signal from the control device, and further wherein the remote electronic device outputs a single audio message comprising a moving pace of the user and an indication of whether the moving pace of the user has increased or decreased from a previous moving pace of the user to the audio output circuit within the earbud to be output to the user based on the signal from the one or more earbud sensors, wherein the control device outputs an alert through the audio output circuit to the user when the one or more earbud sensors detect that a parameter of the user as measured by the one or more earbud sensors is either below a lower level or above an upper level.

2 . The earphone system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more earbud sensors comprise one or more of an earbud accelerometer, a heart rate sensor and an oxygen level sensor.

3 . The earphones system of claim 2 , wherein the audio output circuit sends an alert that the user's heart rate is above a certain level.

4 . The earphones system of claim 2 , wherein the audio output circuit sends an alert that the user's heart rate has fallen below a certain level.

5 . The earphones system of claim 2 , wherein the audio output circuit sends an alert that the user's oxygen level is above a certain level.

6 . The earphones system of claim 2 , wherein the audio output circuit sends an alert that the user's oxygen level is below a certain level.

7 . The earphones system of claim 1 , wherein the earbud comprises a magnet for removably coupling with one of a magnetically attractable surface and a magnet.

8 . An earbud comprising:

a. one or more earbud sensors for sensing a status of a user;

b. an audio output circuit; and

c. a control device, wherein the control device receives a signal from the one or more earbud sensors and sends a signal to an electronic device operation circuit within the earbud to operate a remote electronic device based on the signal from the one or more earbud sensors, wherein the remote electronic device sends a single audio message comprising a moving pace of the user and an indication of whether the moving pace of the user has increased or decreased from a previous moving pace of the user to the audio output circuit within the earbud to be output to the user based on the signal from the one or more earbud sensors, wherein the control device outputs an alert through the audio output circuit to the user when the one or more earbud sensors detect that a parameter of the user as measured by the one or more earbud sensors is either below a lower level or above an upper level.

9 . The earbud of claim 8 , wherein the one or more earbud sensors comprise one or more of an earbud accelerometer, a heart rate sensor and an oxygen level sensor.

10 . The earbud of claim 9 , wherein the audio output circuit outputs an alert that the user's heart rate is above a certain level.

11 . The earbud of claim 9 , wherein the audio output circuit outputs an alert that the user's heart rate has fallen below a certain level.

12 . The earbud of claim 9 , wherein the audio output circuit outputs an alert that the user's oxygen level is above a certain level.

13 . The earbud of claim 9 , wherein the audio output circuit outputs an alert that the user's oxygen level is below a certain level.

14 . The earbud of claim 8 , wherein the earbud comprises a magnet for removably coupling with one of a magnetically attractable surface and a magnet.

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

a. sensing a status of a user using one or more earbud sensors;

b. based on the status of the user as sensed by the one or more earbud sensors, sending a signal from an electronic device operation circuit incorporated within the earbud to operate a remotely located electronic device; and

c. sending a single audio message comprising a moving pace of the user and an indication of whether the moving pace of the user has increased or decreased from a previous moving pace of the user from the remotely located electronic device to a control device within the earbud which then communicates the audio message to the audio output circuit within the one or more earbuds to be output to the user based on the status of the user as sensed by the one or more earbud sensors, wherein the control device outputs an alert through the audio output circuit to the user when the one or more earbud sensors detect that a parameter of the user as measured by the one or more earbud sensors is either below a lower level or above an upper level.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the one or more earbud sensors comprise one or more of an earbud accelerometer, a heart rate sensor and an oxygen level sensor.

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the alert indicates that the user's heart rate is above a certain level.

18 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the alert indicates that the user's heart rate has fallen below a certain level.

19 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the alert indicates that the user's oxygen level is above a certain level.

20 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the alert indicates that the user's oxygen level is below a certain level.

21 . The method of claim 15 , comprising coupling the one or more earbuds with one of a magnetically attractable surface and a magnet.

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