US 12,015,889 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. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/120,013.
Application 16/568,120 is a division of application No. 15/456,681, filed on Mar. 13, 2017, granted, now 10,455,306.
Application 18/120,013 is a continuation of application No. 17/475,563, filed on Sep. 15, 2021, granted, now 11,638,075.
Application 17/475,563 is a continuation of application No. 16/568,120, filed on Sep. 11, 2019, granted, now 11,153,671.
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 2023/0217145 A1, Jul. 6, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04R 3/12 (2006.01); H04R 1/02 (2006.01); H04R 29/00 (2006.01); H04R 1/10 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 1/026 (2013.01) [H04R 3/12 (2013.01); H04R 29/001 (2013.01); H04R 1/1016 (2013.01); H04R 2201/023 (2013.01); H04R 2420/07 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A set of earphones comprising:
a. one or more sensors for sensing a use and a non-use of the earphones; and
b. one or more earphone magnets for releasably coupling the set of earphones with an earphones holder, wherein the one or more sensors sense when the earphones are not coupled to the earphones holder and further wherein the earphones are always in the non-use condition when coupled to the earphones holder and are only able to be in the use condition when not coupled to the earphones holder; and
c. a wireless control device configured to send a signal to an electronic device configured to provide audio to the earphones, wherein the wireless control device sends the signal to the electronic device when the earphones transition from the non-use condition to the use condition, wherein playing audio is able to be transferred from the electronic device to the earphones when the earphones transition from the non-use condition to the use condition.