Portable TWS Audio Operating Systems with Removable Control Packages
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing truly wireless stereo (TWS) headphones lack advanced audio operating systems that enable efficient audio streaming, two-way voice communication, and interactive software applications without the need for graphical user interfaces, limiting their functionality and convenience.
Innovation Solution
A removable control package with integrated communication radio circuits, application processors, and data storage devices is inserted into a TWS headphone case, enabling audio streaming, two-way voice communication, and software applications that operate through audio inputs and outputs, with optional cloud-based support for enhanced features and security.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If TWS headphones use basic audio streaming without advanced operating systems, then device complexity is reduced, but functionality and user interaction capabilities are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The control package is designed as a universal module that can be inserted into different TWS headphone cases, enabling multiple functions including audio streaming, software applications, and voice communications through a single standardized interface, thereby improving adaptability without proportionally increasing complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The removable control package acts as an intermediary between the user and the TWS headphone system, concentrating advanced functionalities in a separate module that can be easily added or removed, allowing enhanced functionality while keeping the core headphone design simple
2Ease of operation
If TWS headphones include graphical user interfaces for software applications, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity and power consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional graphical user interface interactions (visual/mechanical) with audio-based interactions using voice commands and audio feedback, eliminating the need for complex display hardware while maintaining ease of operation through natural voice communication
Solution Approach 2:
The audio operating system provides self-service capabilities where the system automatically manages audio streams, application execution, and voice command processing without requiring complex user intervention or graphical interface management, simplifying the overall system architecture
3Adaptability or versatility
If TWS headphones use fixed control circuits without removable packages, then reliability is improved, but adaptability and upgradability are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The control package is segmented into a removable module that can be independently replaced, allowing the reliable connection interface to remain fixed while the functional module can be upgraded or replaced based on user needs, balancing reliability with adaptability
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from a static fixed-control design to a dynamic removable package design, where the control package can be adaptively changed while maintaining reliable electrical connections through standardized interfaces, enabling both reliability and future-proof adaptability
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AI summary
Audio operating systems and related systems, methods, and devices are disclosed. A portable electronic accessory includes a microphone to receive audio inputs, a speaker to provide audio outputs, and control circuitry including a cellular data radio circuit and an application processor. The cellular data radio circuit is configured to communicate with a cloud server through a cellular data network. The application processor is configured to execute at least a portion of an audio operating system. The audio operating system is configured to host audio software applications provided by the cloud server. The audio software applications are configured to operate free from graphical user interface elements based at least in part on the audio inputs and the audio outputs. The cloud server includes a data storage devices including software application code for audio software applications to be hosted by an audio operating system (OS) of the portable electronic accessory.