CPC H04R 1/1041 (2013.01) [G06F 3/04847 (2013.01); G06F 8/65 (2013.01); G06F 8/654 (2018.02); H03G 3/02 (2013.01); H03K 17/9622 (2013.01); H04H 20/95 (2013.01); H04M 1/0254 (2013.01); H04R 1/02 (2013.01); H04R 1/1083 (2013.01); H04R 1/1091 (2013.01); H04R 3/00 (2013.01); H04R 3/04 (2013.01); H04R 5/033 (2013.01); H04R 5/04 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 48/20 (2013.01); H04W 76/20 (2018.02); H03K 2217/960785 (2013.01); H04L 2101/668 (2022.05); H04R 25/554 (2013.01); H04R 2201/103 (2013.01); H04R 2201/107 (2013.01); H04R 2225/55 (2013.01); H04R 2420/07 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01); H04W 84/18 (2013.01); H04W 84/22 (2013.01)] | 29 Claims |
23. A system comprising:
a mobile computing device of a first user; and
earphones comprising a left earphone and a right earphone, wherein the left and right earphone are independently wireless such that the left and right earphones are not physically connected when worn by a user, wherein:
the left earphone comprises:
a left-side body portion, wherein the left-side body portion comprises a left-side system-on-chip (SOC), wherein the left-side SOC comprises:
a left-side memory, wherein the left earphone is further configured to receive from a remote computing device, and store in the left-side memory, a firmware update;
a left-side wireless communication circuit for demodulating signals transmitted wirelessly to the left earphone from a remote source; and
a left-side processor for executing firmware, including the firmware update, stored in the left-side memory; and
a left-side speaker for playing audio streamed in a lossy compressed format to the left earphone from the mobile computing device via first ad hoc wireless communication link; and
the right earphone comprises:
a right-side body portion, wherein the right-side body portion comprises a right-side SOC, wherein the right-side SOC comprises:
a right-side memory, wherein the right earphone is further configured to receive from the remote computing device, and store in the right-side memory, the firmware update;
a right-side wireless communication circuit for demodulating signals transmitted wirelessly to the right earphone from the remote source; and
a right-side processor for executing firmware, including the firmware update, stored in the right-side memory; and
a right-side speaker for playing audio streamed in the lossy compressed format to the right earphone from the mobile computing device via a second ad hoc wireless communication link,
wherein the left-side and right-side processors transition automatically from playing audio content received wirelessly from a first digital audio source via a first wireless communication link to playing audio content received wirelessly from a second digital audio source via a second wireless communication link based on a signal strength level for the second wireless communication link.
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