US 11,792,560 B2
Audio operating systems for portable electronic accessory systems and related systems, methods, and devices
Jeff Hutchings, Lehi, UT (US); Jason Hodell, Park City, UT (US); and Nikolaj Hviid, Stockdorf (DE)
Assigned to Skullcandy, Inc., Park City, UT (US)
Filed by Skullcandy, Inc., Park City, UT (US)
Filed on May 21, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/303,155.
Prior Publication US 2022/0377448 A1, Nov. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. H04R 5/02 (2006.01); H04R 1/10 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); H04R 1/08 (2006.01); H04R 5/033 (2006.01); H04R 5/04 (2006.01); H04W 4/30 (2018.01); H04L 67/10 (2022.01)
CPC H04R 1/1041 (2013.01) [G06F 3/165 (2013.01); H04R 1/08 (2013.01); H04R 1/1025 (2013.01); H04R 5/033 (2013.01); H04R 5/04 (2013.01); H04L 67/10 (2013.01); H04R 2420/07 (2013.01); H04W 4/30 (2018.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A portable electronic accessory, comprising:
one or more microphones configured to receive audio inputs;
one or more speakers configured to provide audio outputs; and
control circuitry operably coupled to the one or more speakers and the one or more microphones, the control circuitry implemented as a removable control package that is removable from the portable electronic accessory, the control circuitry including:
one or more cellular data radio circuits configured to communicate with one or more cloud servers through a cellular data network; and
one or more application processors configured to execute at least a portion of an audio operating system, the audio operating system configured to host audio software applications provided by the one or more cloud servers, the audio software applications configured to operate free from graphical user interface elements based at least in part on the audio inputs and the audio outputs.