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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2020
Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Karrie LaRae Recker, Edina, MN (US);
STARKEY LABORATORIES, INC., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Abstract
An ear-worn electronic system comprise a plurality of discrete devices configured for deployment at one ear of a wearer. The system comprises a first device configured for placement at least partially within an ear canal of the wearer. The first device comprises at least a first processor, one or more first microphones, a first speaker, a first rechargeable battery, and first charging circuitry. The system comprises a second device configured for placement at the wearer's ear proximal of the first device in an outer ear direction. The second device comprises at least a second processor, a second rechargeable battery, and second charging circuitry. The first device is configured to operate autonomously when operating in an independent mode relative to the second device. The first and second devices are configured to operate cooperatively when operating in a communicatively coupled mode.