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Fall detection method, wearable device and storage medium

The invention discloses a tumble detection method, wearable equipment and a storage medium, relates to the technical field of tumble detection, and discloses a tumble detection method applied to the wearable equipment, the wearable equipment comprises an acceleration sensor and at least one other sensor except the acceleration sensor, the tumble detection method comprises the following steps: acquiring acceleration data acquired by an acceleration sensor based on a time sequence; if the acceleration data accord with the free falling acceleration performance in the first time period and accord with the impact rebound acceleration performance in the second time period, it is judged that a falling impact event is detected; in response to the falling impact event, obtaining a falling detection result determined based on detection data collected by other sensors; and if the tumble detection result is that the tumble event exists, triggering a tumble event response process. On the basis, when falling impact is detected, detection and identification are carried out based on other sensor parameters, so that the falling detection accuracy of impact caused by falling is improved.
Owner:GOERTEK INC

Ear clip type earphone stable to wear and earphone device

The embodiment of the invention discloses an ear clip type earphone stable to wear and an earphone device, and the earphone comprises a first housing which is provided with an audio cavity; the sound production assembly is arranged in the audio cavity; the second shell and the first shell are arranged at an interval; the connecting piece comprises a first end, a second end and a matching part; the first end and the second end are oppositely arranged; the matching part is positioned between the first shell and the second shell; the first end of the connecting piece is connected with the first shell; the second end of the connecting piece is connected with the second shell; the curvature of a first connecting section, located between the first end and the matching part, of the connecting piece is smaller than that of a second connecting section, located between the second end and the matching part, of the connecting piece.
Owner:SHENZHEN BASEUS TECH CO LTD

Power management for audio playback devices

Disclosed herein are systems and methods for power transmission between playback devices, systems and methods for energy harvesting and distribution for audio playback devices, and systems and methods for wirelessly powering wearable audio playback devices.
Owner:SONOS INC

Behind-the-ear hearing aid

A behind-the-ear hearing aid includes a right ear hearing aid and a left ear hearing aid, each of which includes a hanging rod and a battery module. The hanging rod has an arc-shaped structure, and a top of the battery module is provided with an output port. The bottom of the hanging rod has a first guiding rod that is inserted into the output port. Arranged inside the hanging rod are a main control circuit board and a sound adjustment button. The arc-shaped structure of the hanging rod facilitates hanging of the right and left ear hearing aids on the ears of a user, with the sound tube being inserted into the ear auricle of the user. The arc-shaped structure of the hanging rod increases the stability of the hearing aids on the ears, preventing them from falling out easily.
Owner:OXTI PTE LTD

Wireless earbud charging

Examples described herein relate to a charging system for wireless earbuds involving charging adapters that are attachable to the wireless earbuds. In some implementations, the charging adapter is attachable to an external surface of an earbud using a magnetic or mechanical interface that align electrodes of the charging adapter with electrodes on the wireless headset, allowing an internal battery of the earbud to draw current and charge from the charging adapter while the earbud is in-ear. Then, when the internal battery is and recharged using a charging case or wall charger, the charging adapter can be detached from the earbud.
Owner:SONOS INC

Communications headset with focused directional speakers

A communications headset includes one or more directional speakers mounted in left and right temple housings positioned near a wearer's ears, with acoustic channels within the temple housings configured to direct sound waves toward the ear canals. The temple housings form an open-ear configuration, allowing external noises to reach the ears unobstructed. Each directional speaker is acoustically coupled to a contoured channel that delivers focused audio to the wearer's ear with minimal sound wave leakage. An in-ear speaker, magnetically secured and tethered to the temple housing, provides optional noise-isolated listening. A user-controlled selection switch allows a wearer to toggle between open-ear and in-ear modes. The headset also includes a boom microphone, volume controls, and USB charging and communication ports.
Owner:ATLANTIC SIGNAL LLC

Method and system for metering audio exposure from a wireless personal listening device

A system for metering of audio exposure from a wireless personal listening device (WPLD) includes (i) the WPLD, configured to be worn by a person, to wirelessly receive an audio stream defining audio, and to play out audio of the received audio stream in real time to one or both ears of the person and (ii) a charging device configured to be coupled with the WPLD when the WPLD is not worn and configured to deliver energy to the WPLD to charge an energy supply of the WPLD. The system includes a processor in the WPLD or charging device, configured to establish audio signature data representing the audio played out by the WPLD. And the system is configured to respond to coupling of the WPLD with the charging device by at least reporting the established audio signature data to an external computing system for use to facilitate measuring media exposure.
Owner:THE NIELSEN CO (US) LLC

Power and data coupling system

A power and data coupling system for a handheld electronic device includes accessory housing configured to operatively couple with the electronic device. An accessory station is integrated with the accessory housing to store and charge at least one accessory item of the electronic device. The housing includes at least one electronic logic board configured to provide or accept power or data to and from the handheld electronic device when the accessory housing is within an effective range of a power and data transfer component of the electronic device. A software installed on the electronic logic board is configured to control a power transfer between at least two of the following: the accessory housing, the accessory station, the at least one accessory item, and the handheld electronic device.
Owner:ADVANCED ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES LLC

System for power balancing in wireless earbuds

This application discloses a system for power balancing in wireless earbuds. A first earbud is configured to communicate with a user media device and a second earbud. The first earbud includes: a battery, a battery monitor configured to determine the battery's power level, and a mode controller. The mode controller is configured to: receive a first power level value from the battery monitor and a second power level value from the second earbud, and determine that the first earbud is operating in a primary mode, in which the first earbud receives audio data from the user media device and transmits the received audio data to the second earbud. The mode controller is further configured to: in response to the determination that the first earbud is operating in primary mode, switch the first earbud from primary mode to secondary mode based on at least one of the first and second power levels.
Owner:HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LP

Magnetics configurations for wireless power transfer and communications in electronic device

A device can include a wireless power transfer coil configured to be magnetically coupled to a wireless power transfer coil of a complementary device, wireless power transfer circuitry, a processing and communications system, and a wireless communications coil coupled to the processing and communications system, the communications coil comprising one or more windings configured to be magnetically coupled to a vertical communications coil of the complementary device to allow communications between the processing and communications system and the complementary device, wherein the one or more windings of the communications coil are disposed in at least one plane parallel to the plane of the vertical communications coil.
Owner:APPLE INC

Head-mountable frame, head-mountable Bluetooth headphone, and helmet

A head-mountable frame includes a frame body configured with an arcuate shape, and a pair of ear shells connected to both ends of the frame body, respectively. Each of the ear shells is provided with a receiving cavity for installing an earpiece module. The head-mountable frame includes an earmuff assembly provided on the inner side of each ear shell and configured to fit closely to an ear, thereby forming a closed sound transmission cavity between the earpiece module and the ear. The receiving cavity of the ear shell is configured to receive the earpiece module through press-in fit removably. A head-mountable Bluetooth headphone includes the head-mountable frame and a Bluetooth headphone module which can be removably mounted in the receiving cavity through a press-in fit. A helmet includes a helmet body and a Bluetooth headphone module which can be removably mounted in the helmet body.
Owner:GUANGDONG XIN QIAN CHAO INFORMATION TECH CO LTD

Rechargeable ear-worn device with a magnetic interface

Embodiments herein relate to ear-worn devices magnetic rechargeable interfaces. In an embodiment, an ear-worn device system for listening includes having a first ear-worn device having a first ear-worn device charging structure having an ear-worn device alignment structure with a magnetic material; and a charger case having a first case charging structure and a case alignment structure, wherein the first case charging structure includes a first case electrical contact, wherein the case alignment structure includes a first pole-aligned magnet and a second pole-aligned magnet having opposite poles and positioned on a first side of the case alignment structure, wherein the magnetic material is magnetically attracted to the first pole-aligned magnet and the second pole-aligned magnet. Other embodiments are also included herein.
Owner:STARKEY LABORATORIES INC

Earphone

The invention provides an earphone, and relates to the technical field of wearable equipment. The earphone comprises an earphone head and an ear clip, wherein the earphone head and the ear clip are connected with each other and jointly clamp a helix; in a wearing state, the earphone head is located at the front side of the ear part and extends towards the auricular conchae cavity, and the ear clip bypasses the region, opposite to the auricular conchae cavity, of the helix, so that the end part, deviating from the earphone head, of the ear clip is located at the rear side of the ear part; the earphone head comprises a first shell, a camera shooting hole and a camera shooting unit, and the camera shooting hole is formed in the first shell and is communicated with an inner cavity of the first shell; the camera shooting unit is arranged in the first shell, and the camera shooting unit is configured to acquire images and / or videos in the external environment through the camera shooting hole. The earphone provided by the invention also has a shooting function on the premise of giving consideration to the function of listening to music or calling, so that the functional diversity of the earphone is improved.
Owner:SHENZHEN DASHI FUTURE TECH CO LTD

State detection and ship mode mechanism for battery powered accessory with a charge-through carrying case

A portable electronic system comprising: a case for storing a battery powered accessory, the case comprising a body defining a receiving area in which the battery powered accessory can be stored, a lid coupled to the body and operable between a closed position in which the lid covers the socket and an open position in which the socket is exposed, and a power receiving component operable to be coupled to an external power source to receive power; a battery powered accessory comprising a housing, a rechargeable battery disposed within the housing, and control circuitry disposed within the housing and coupled to the rechargeable battery; and a common bus operable to, when the battery powered accessory is stored within the receiving area of the case, transfer power and enable communication between the case and the battery powered accessory; wherein the control circuitry within the battery powered accessory is configured to determine a state of the portable electronic system by monitoring voltage on the common bus.
Owner:APPLE INC

Wireless earphone charging box, charging box and wireless charging system

The embodiment of the application provides a wireless earphone charging box, a charging box and a wireless charging system, which comprise a coil for establishing wireless communication between the wireless earphone charging box and a charging base and for receiving electric energy from the charging base through electromagnetic induction when wireless communication with the charging base is maintained; a metal part for absorbing electric energy from the charging base through electromagnetic induction and generating heat when the coil receives electric energy from the charging base through electromagnetic induction; and a control module for sending a control instruction to the charging base through the coil according to the temperature of the metal part, so that the charging base stops radiating electric energy or starts radiating electric energy according to the control instruction. When the temperature of the metal part is too high, the charging base can be caused to stop radiating electric energy, so that the metal part no longer continues to generate heat and gradually cools down, and therefore the temperature of the metal part can be kept within a controllable range, thereby improving the safety of the wireless earphone charging box during the wireless charging process.
Owner:GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP LTD

Rotating mechanism and housing case

A rotating mechanism and a housing case are provided. The rotating mechanism includes a connection panel, a mounting base, and a rotating shaft. The connection panel has a first position and a second position. The mounting base includes a base body and protruding portions extending out of either side of the base body. The base body has a second notch. The second notch is arranged between the two protruding portions. Each protruding portion forms an accommodation slot opened toward the outer side of the base body. When the connection panel is in the first position, a portion of the connection panel is in the inner side of the base body, and when the connection panel is in the second notch, the portion of the connecting panel is arranged in the notch and closes the notch.
Owner:GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP LTD

Bluetooth earphone box

The invention discloses a Bluetooth earphone box, and relates to the technical field of Bluetooth earphones, the Bluetooth earphone box comprises a box body and a box cover, the box body is provided with an accommodating cavity for placing an earphone, the inner wall of the accommodating cavity is provided with a first air bag member, the first air bag member can expand in the accommodating cavity, the box body is also provided with an inflation member, and the inflation member is provided with an inflation port. The inflation part is used for inflating the first air bag part and sleeving the first air bag part on the earphone in-ear part in the accommodating cavity. According to the invention, the first air bag piece mounted on the inner wall of the accommodating cavity can be inflated by using the arranged inflating piece, so that the first air bag piece can be gradually expanded and enlarged so as to be filled in a gap between the earphone and the accommodating cavity, and a certain protection effect on the earphone can be achieved by using the expanded and enlarged first air bag piece; and in the gradual expansion process of the first air bag piece, the first air bag piece can sleeve the in-ear part of the earphone to wipe the in-ear part of the earphone, so that the purpose of wiping earwax attached to the in-ear part of the earphone is achieved.
Owner:CHENGDU MIAOMIAOWANGWANG TECHNOLOGY CO LTD

Hearing aid comprising an induction coil

A hearing aid comprising an induction coil is disclosed, wherein the hearing aid comprises: a faceplate; a custom ear shell adapted to at least partly fit into an ear canal of a specific person, the custom ear shell being connected to the faceplate; a rechargeable battery enclosed in the faceplate and the custom ear shell; and an induction coil, e.g. a hearing aid induction coil, for wireless charging of the rechargeable battery, the induction coil being arranged at least partly in contact with the custom ear shell, wherein the induction coil is arranged as a printed or deposited material on a flexible substrate.
Owner:OTICON

Method for pairing TWS earphone, storage medium, chip and TWS earphone

A method for pairing TWS earphone includes: receiving pairing information sent by second TWS earphones, determining a second time when each of the second TWS earphones enters a working state according to the pairing information, obtaining a first time of the first TWS earphone which enters the working state, controlling the pairing between the first TWS earphone and one of the second TWS earphones according to the first time, the second time and a preset duration threshold.
Owner:SHENZHEN BLUETRUM TECH CO LTD

Wearable power supply for wireless earbuds

A wearable power supply for AirPodsĀ® wireless earbuds includes two charging heads for charging the AirPodsĀ® wireless earbuds, a charging body neck brackets, and connecting leads. The charging body is connected to the neck brackets; an outer part of each of the neck brackets is a silicone housing. An inner part of each of the neck brackets is a memory steel wire. The two charging heads are connected to the charging body through the connecting leads passing through the neck brackets. Each of the two charging head defines an earbud communication microphone channel. The charging head is provided with a first printed circuit board welded with charging contact terminals and a second printed circuit board welded with a charging indicator lamp. The charging contact terminals are configured to connect to charging contact points of the AirPodsĀ® wireless earbud.
Owner:WEARABLE POWER BANK TECHNOLOGY CO LTD

Earphone

The invention mainly relates to an earphone which comprises a first shell assembly, the first shell assembly is used for forming a containing cavity, the earphone comprises a battery and a circuit board assembly which are arranged in the containing cavity, the battery is arranged in a columnar shape, the circuit board assembly comprises a first hard circuit board, a second hard circuit board and a first flexible circuit board, and the first flexible circuit board is arranged along the axial direction of the battery. The first hard circuit board and the second hard circuit board are arranged at the two ends of the battery in a spaced mode, the first flexible circuit board is connected with the first hard circuit board and the second hard circuit board, and the projection of the first hard circuit board and the projection of the second hard circuit board in the axial direction of the battery are at least partially overlapped with the end face of the battery. And the projection of the first flexible circuit board along the radial direction of the battery is at least partially overlapped with the circumferential surface of the battery. Through the mode, the interference of the battery on the antenna assembly can be effectively reduced, so that the performance of the antenna assembly is effectively improved, and meanwhile, the space utilization rate between the antenna assembly and the battery assembly can be effectively improved.
Owner:SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO LTD

Wearable electronic device

A wearable electronic device is provided. The wearable electronic device includes a first antenna structure disposed on an antenna carrier, a printed circuit board, a semiconductor packaging substrate packaged with the printed circuit board, a second antenna structure disposed on at least a portion of a surface of the semiconductor packaging substrate, and a contact structure electrically connecting the first antenna structure and the second antenna structure.
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

Wireless accessory advertisements

Systems, methods, devices and non-transitory, computer-readable storage mediums are disclosed for identifying, by a processor of a wireless device that is coupled with a charging case, an enable command received from the charging case; and transmitting, by the processor based on the enable command, an advertisement signal that includes information related to an identification of the wireless device.
Owner:APPLE INC

Headphone system

A headphone system can include an earbud that includes an earbud speaker, earbud communication circuitry and earbud power circuitry; and a headphone that includes a headphone speaker, an ear cushion, a headband, headphone communication circuitry, headphone power circuitry and an earbud socket that removably receives the earbud.
Owner:LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD

Affixable receptacles for personal audio devices

Devices and methods for conveniently storing earphones are disclosed. The disclosed embodiments can stow earphones proximal to the user's ear, such as on their shirt like a magnetic name tag to enable fast and easy access and storage and charging. The embodiments secure earphones while they are stowed and allow their easy removal. The proximity of the storage and the ease of earphone insertion and removal may reduce risk of losing earphones. The disclosed embodiments safely stow and may charge wireless earphones, allowing the original charging case to be stored in a designated location that does not need to be accessed throughout the day. The disclosed embodiments also eliminate the need for pockets, bags, etc. to safely stow earphones and their case. Once removed from a disclosed storage device, the earphones are unrestrained and not physically tethered. The disclosed embodiments can add to the convenience of using wireless earphones. The disclosed embodiments can be used on multiple earphone designs.
Owner:STOHZ LLC

Charging case for earpieces

The present disclosure provides a charging case for at least one earphone. Each of the at least one earphone may include a core module and a hook structure connected to the core module. The charging case may include a lower housing assembly. The lower housing assembly may be disposed with at least one profiling groove, and each of the at least one profiling groove may be configured to accommodate one of the at least one earphone. The lower housing assembly may be disposed with a first electrode terminal exposed in each of the at least one profiling groove, and an extension direction of the first electrode terminal may be inclined with respect to a thickness direction of the charging case. Therefore, the success rate of the connection of the electrode terminals can be improved.
Owner:SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO LTD