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Patent No.:

US 9769558 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017

Filed:

Sep. 24, 2016

Wireless pairing of earbuds and case

Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Chandrahas Aralaguppe Chandramohan, San Jose, CA (US);

Rico L. Zörkendörfer, San Francisco, CA (US);

Robert Doran Watson, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Patrick L. Coffman, San Francisco, CA (US);

Zachary C. Rich, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Jason W. Brinsfield, Mountain View, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:

Kilpatrick Townsend and Stockton, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Md S Elahee

Assistant Examiner:

Eugene Zhao

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2006.01); H04R 1/10 (2006.01); H04R 1/28 (2006.01); H04R 1/34 (2006.01); B65D 25/02 (2006.01); B65D 43/16 (2006.01); H04R 1/02 (2006.01); H04B 1/3888 (2015.01); H04B 5/00 (2006.01); A45C 11/24 (2006.01); A45C 13/10 (2006.01); H04R 9/02 (2006.01); H04R 9/06 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/02 (2016.01); H01R 13/52 (2006.01); A45C 11/00 (2006.01); H04R 5/033 (2006.01); A45C 13/02 (2006.01); H04B 1/3827 (2015.01); H04M 1/60 (2006.01); F16B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/1041 (2013.01); A45C 11/00 (2013.01); A45C 11/24 (2013.01); A45C 13/02 (2013.01); A45C 13/1069 (2013.01); B65D 25/02 (2013.01); B65D 43/16 (2013.01); H01R 13/521 (2013.01); H02J 7/0044 (2013.01); H02J 7/0047 (2013.01); H02J 7/025 (2013.01); H04B 1/3888 (2013.01); H04B 5/0037 (2013.01); H04R 1/02 (2013.01); H04R 1/1016 (2013.01); H04R 1/1025 (2013.01); H04R 1/1058 (2013.01); H04R 1/2826 (2013.01); H04R 1/345 (2013.01); H04R 5/033 (2013.01); H04R 9/025 (2013.01); H04R 9/06 (2013.01); A45C 2011/001 (2013.01); A45C 2013/026 (2013.01); F16B 2001/0035 (2013.01); H02J 2007/0096 (2013.01); H04B 1/385 (2013.01); H04M 1/6033 (2013.01); H04R 2420/07 (2013.01); H04R 2460/03 (2013.01); H04R 2460/09 (2013.01); H04R 2460/17 (2013.01);
Abstract

A case for a pair of wireless earbuds includes a lid and a lid sensor configured to generate a detect signal when the lid is moved from a closed position to an open position. The case further includes circuitry configured to, in response to receiving the detect signal, send a signal to the wireless earbuds to turn them on and to initiate a pairing sequence between the wireless earbuds and an electronic device.

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