US 12,294,824 B2
Communication between a case and an earbud with reduced power consumption
James M. Hollabaugh, San Jose, CA (US); Antonio R. De Lima Fernandes, Panaji (IN); Calvin M. Ryan, Berkeley, CA (US); Chandrahas Aralaguppe Chandramohan, San Jose, CA (US); and Mitul Mahendrakumar Panchal, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/952,016.
Prior Publication US 2024/0107218 A1, Mar. 28, 2024
Int. Cl. H04R 1/10 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 1/1025 (2013.01) [H02J 7/0044 (2013.01); H04R 1/1091 (2013.01); H04R 2420/07 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
an earbud comprising:
a power management circuit comprising memory that stores data, and
a first interface operatively coupled to the power management circuit; and
a case comprising a second interface configured to obtain, through communication with the first interface, the data from the power management circuit.