US 11,985,472 B2
Magnetic earphones holder
Rob Honeycutt, Berkeley, CA (US)
Assigned to Snik, LLC, Berkeley, CA (US)
Filed by Snik LLC, Berkeley, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/121,428.
Application 16/847,261 is a division of application No. 15/596,979, filed on May 16, 2017, granted, now 10,631,074.
Application 18/121,428 is a continuation of application No. 17/374,818, filed on Jul. 13, 2021, granted, now 11,632,615.
Application 17/374,818 is a continuation of application No. 16/847,261, filed on Apr. 13, 2020, granted, now 11,095,972.
Application 15/596,979 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/456,981, filed on Mar. 13, 2017, granted, now 10,942,097.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/332,981, filed on May 6, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/324,806, filed on Apr. 19, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2023/0224627 A1, Jul. 13, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04R 1/10 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 1/1041 (2013.01) [H04R 1/1033 (2013.01); H04R 1/1091 (2013.01); H04R 1/1008 (2013.01); H04R 1/1016 (2013.01); H04R 2420/07 (2013.01); H04R 2420/09 (2013.01)] 26 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An earbud comprising:
a. an earbud engagement sensor for sensing an engagement of the earbud with one of an opposing earbud, a magnet, a magnetically attractable surface and a holder body;
b. an earbud accelerometer for sensing a movement of the earbud between a stored state and an unstored state; and
c. a control device, wherein the control device receives a signal from the earbud engagement sensor based on the engagement of the earbud and the earbud accelerometer based on the movement of the earbud and sends a signal to an electronic device operation circuit which operates a remotely coupled electronic device based on the signal from one or both of the earbud accelerometer and the earbud engagement sensor.