US 12,464,278 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 May 13, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/662,922.
Application 16/847,261 is a division of application No. 15/596,979, filed on May 16, 2017, granted, now 10,631,074.
Application 18/662,922 is a continuation of application No. 18/121,428, filed on Mar. 14, 2023, granted, now 11,985,472.
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 2024/0298105 A1, Sep. 5, 2024
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 or more 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; 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 received from one or both of the earbud accelerometer and the earbud engagement sensor, wherein playing audio is able to be transferred from the remotely coupled electronic device to the earbud based on sensing movement of the earbud from a stored state to an unstored state.