Wireless Earring Audio Unit with Integrated Sound Holes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing earring devices for wireless audio streaming are bulky and conspicuous, lacking a discreet and aesthetically integrated solution for listening to audio directly from a user's earlobe.
Innovation Solution
A pair of earrings with integrated audio units, each containing a control circuit, receiver, microphone, and speaker, allowing wireless communication with personal electronic devices and emitting sound through sound holes in the ornament, while maintaining a traditional earring appearance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If existing earring devices for wireless audio streaming are used, then audio streaming functionality is achieved, but the device becomes bulky and conspicuous
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates multiple functional components (audio unit, battery, control circuit) within the hollow interior cavity of the earring ornament. The audio unit is positioned within the ornament's interior space, and the battery is mounted within the same cavity, effectively nesting these functional elements inside the decorative housing to achieve a compact form factor
Solution Approach 2:
The earring ornament serves multiple functions: it acts as both a decorative jewelry piece and a housing for electronic components. The ornament's hollow interior cavity provides space for mounting the audio unit and battery, while the ornament itself can be configured in various styles (stud, hoop, dangle) to suit different aesthetic preferences
2Ease of operation
If existing earring devices for wireless audio streaming are used, then audio streaming functionality is achieved, but the device becomes conspicuous and lacks aesthetic integration
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the decorative earring ornament with the functional audio device into a single integrated unit. The audio unit is mounted within the ornament's interior cavity, and the sound output is directed through sound holes in the ornament's outer surface, seamlessly combining aesthetics and functionality
Solution Approach 2:
The ornament is designed with specific local features to accommodate the audio functionality while maintaining aesthetic appeal. Sound holes are strategically positioned in the ornament's outer surface to allow sound emission, and the interior cavity is shaped to house the electronic components, creating localized functional zones within the decorative structure
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables discreet and stylish audio streaming directly into the user's ears, eliminating the need for bulky headphones or earbuds, with integrated charging and visual alerts for connectivity.
Implementation Method 1
Each of the audio units is in wireless communication with an audio source such that each of the audio units receives an audio signal from the audio source
Implementation Method 2
each of the audio units has sound emitting capabilities to emit audible sounds from the audio signal toward the user's ear
Data Source
AI summary
A wireless earring assembly for discretely streaming audio into a user's ears includes a pair of earrings that each includes an ornament, a stud extending away from the ornament and a retainer that is slidable onto the stud. A pair of audio units is each integrated into the ornament of a respective one of the earrings. Each of the audio units is in wireless communication with an audio source such that each of the audio units receives an audio signal from the audio source. Additionally, each of the audio units has sound emitting capabilities to emit audible sounds from the audio signal toward the user's ear.