Methods, systems, and apparatuses for incorporating wireless headsets, terminals, and communication devices into fashion accessories and jewelry

Abstract

A wearable communication device including a necklace having an integrated first power source, and a telecommunications device having a transceiver configured to allow wireless communication, wherein the telecommunications device is configured to couple and decouple with the necklace, and wherein the telecommunications device is configured to receive power from the first power source when coupled with the necklace.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) from Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61 / 720,248, filed on Oct. 30, 2012 and Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61 / 745,453, filed on Dec. 21, 2012, the contents of both of which are incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND[0002]In the past 15 years, the mobile telephone industry has grown by leaps and bounds. The market demand for mobile phone accessories such as faceplates, cases, chargers, and Bluetooth® headsets has also proliferated rapidly.[0003]Since the explosion of Apple's iPhone® and its contribution to the phenomenon of app culture, companies large and small are trying to produce devices that facilitate and maximize the use and functionality for consumers and their smartphones. For example, one company has recently introduced a “Smartwatch” that connects to a smartphone and can display Twitter feeds, Facebook updates, SMS, among other things pulled from a sm...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The patent describes a platform that allows for easy interchangeability of digital communication functionality in fashion accessories and jewelry. This platform includes a retractable earbud mechanism and a battery powering / charging system. The platform also allows for the integration of wireless devices with fashion accessories and jewelry, providing users with a seamless and easy transformation of the wireless device into another device or fashion accessories / jewelry. The technical effects of this patent include versatility, flexibility, and aesthetic design options for fashion accessories and jewelry that incorporate wireless communication functions.

Problems solved by technology

However, many of these fitness and health focused accessories are single purpose.

Further, even though watch-like devices have attempted to bridge the mobile phone and consumer's informational needs but they are more or less “geek-like” gadgets.

Therefore style-conscious consumers, particularly females, do not take advantages of these unfashionable looking smart watches, Bluetooth headsets, etc.

It is also true that most fashion houses and jewelry makers do not have the technical know-how to efficiently integrate their fashion jewelry with digital accessories.

Thus, none has been able to integrate Bluetooth headsets and wireless communication devices with jewelry and fashion accessories consumers enjoy wearing.

Nonetheless, it is a fact that most women and style conscious consumers do not like and want to wear today's Bluetooth headsets and wireless communications devices in the market today are appealing to primarily to geeks, gadget-lovers, and / or fitness fanatics.

This negatively impacts their cost and limits expansion of a full ‘line’ of accessories unless new devices are built in similar boxy form factors.

Images