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`PERSONAL WIRELESS MEDIA STATION
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`BACKGROUND
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`[0001]
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`Today, wireless communication devices are very widely used. Mobile devices
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`including smart phones, tablet computers, or the like are often used in conjunction with other
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`wireless devices that can be paired with the mobile devices to provide better access to the inputs
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`and outputs (e.g., display, speaker, microphone,etc.) of the mobile devices. For example, a user
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`may want to keep his smart phone in his pocket while he is having a phonecall or listening to
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`music.
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`In such a case, the user can establish a pairing between his smart phone and a wireless
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`headset, so that the wireless headset can relay information to and from his smart phone, thereby
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`eliminating the need to have an unobstructed access to the inputs and outputs provided on the
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`smart phone.
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`SUMMARY
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`[0002]
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`In some aspects, a personal wireless media station is in communication with a
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`paired mobile computing device of a user for playing sound and displaying information based on
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`communication with the paired mobile computing device. The personal wireless media station
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`includes a main body, a wireless earbud, a first wireless module, and a second wireless module.
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`The main bodyincludes an information display, a speaker, the fire and second wireless modules,
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`and a main body connector. The wireless earbud includes an earbud connectorthat is mateable
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`with the main body connector. The wireless earbud and the main body form a single integrated
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`body when the earbud connector and the main body connector are connected with each other.
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`The first wireless module wirelessly communicates with a mobile computing device that has
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`been paired with the personal wireless media station. The second wireless module wirelessly
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`communicates with the wireless earbud.
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`[0003]
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`In some aspects,
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`the personal wireless media station plays sound through the
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`speaker or causes the wireless earbud to play sound when the personal wireless media station
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`receives audio data from the paired mobile computing device via the first wireless module. The
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`personal wireless media station is programmedto detect when the earbud connector connects to
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`the main body connector, play sound through the speaker of the main body while the earbud
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`connector
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`is connected to the main body connector, detect when the earbud connector
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`disconnects from the main body connector, stop playing sound through the speaker when itis
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`detected that the earbud connector is disconnected from the main body connector, and wirelessly
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`send audio data to the earbud and cause to play sound through the earbud while the earbud
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`connector is not connected to the main body connector,
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`[0004]
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`In some aspects, the personal wireless media station is further programmed to
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`stop wireless sending of audio data to the earbud whenit is detected that the earbud connector
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`has got connected to the main body connector, and start wireless sending of audio data to the
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`earbud whenit is detected that the earbud connector has got disconnected from the main body
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`connector,
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`[0005]
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`In some aspects,
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`the first wireless module performs two-way wireless data
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`communication with the paired mobile computing device, the second wireless module performs
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`one-way wireless data communication to send data to the wireless earbud, and the wireless
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`earbudis not capable of wirelessly sending data to the personal wireless mediastation.
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`[0006]
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`In some aspects, the wireless earbud is not capable of wirelessly sending data to
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`the personal wireless media station, and the wireless earbud is capable of performing two-way
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`wired data communication with the personal wireless media station when the earbud connectoris
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`connected to the main body connector.
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`[0007]
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`In some aspects,
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`the personal wireless media station plays sound only as it
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`receives from the paired mobile computing device audio data for the soundto play.
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`[0008]
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`In some aspects, the personal wireless media station does not include a digital
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`storage device for storing a library of audio contents that are not being played through either the
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`speakeror the earbud.
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`[0009]
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`In someaspects, the personal wireless media station further includes a mechanical
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`clip attached to the main body for clipping the wireless media station to a person’s clothing or
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`accessory.
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`[0010]
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`In some aspects, both the earbud connector and the main body connector are
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`audio connectors, wherein one of the audio connectors is a female audio connector and the other
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`is a male audio connector.
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`[0011]
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`In some aspects, the personal wireless media station further includes a camera
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`module integrated with the main body.
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`[0012]
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`In some aspects,
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`the personal wireless media station further
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`includes a
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`microphone integrated with the main body, wherein the personal wireless media station plays
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`sound of telephonic conversation from the paired mobile computing device. When the earbud
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`connector is connected to the main body connector, the sound of telephonic conversation plays
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`through the earbud while the user’s voice is inputted through the microphone of the main body.
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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`[0013]
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`The foregoing and other features, aspects and advantagesof the present invention
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`are described in detail below with reference to the drawings of various embodiments, which are
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`intended toillustrate and not to limit the invention. The drawings comprise the following figures
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`in which:
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`[0014]
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`FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective view of a personal wireless media station in
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`accordance with an embodiment;
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`[0015]
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`FIG. 2 illustrates an example use of a personal wireless media station in
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`accordance with an embodiment;
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`[0016]
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`FIG. 3 illustrates a block diagram of a personal wireless media station in
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`accordance with an embodiment;
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`[0017]
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`FIG.4 illustrates a flowchart depicting an example method of redirecting sound
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`playback in accordance with an embodiment;
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`DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
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`[0018]
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`Embodiments of the invention will now be described with reference to the
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`accompanying figures. The terminology used in the description presented herein is not intended
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`to be interpreted in any limited or restrictive manner, simply because it is being utilized in
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`conjunction with a detailed description of certain specific embodiments of the invention.
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`Furthermore, embodiments of the invention may comprise several novel features, no single one
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`of which is solely responsible for its desirable attributes or which is essential to practicing the
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`inventions herein described.
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`Perspective View of Personal Wireless Media Station
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`[0019]
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`FIG.1 illustrates a perspective view of the personal wireless media station 100 in
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`accordance with an example embodiment. The personal wireless media station 100 includes a
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`main body 102 and a wireless earbud 104.
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`Main Body
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`[0020]
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`The main body 102 includes a clip 106, a speaker 108, a light-emitting diode
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`(LED)light indicator 110, a microphone 112, a liquid crystal display (LCD) screen 114, and a
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`main body connector 116. The clip 106 clips the personal wireless media station 100 to the
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`user’s clothing (e.g., shirt, tie, pocket, etc.).
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`Instead of the clip 106, the main body 102 may
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`include any other attachment mechanism such as a band or other fasteners for attaching the main
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`body 102 to the user’s body. The speaker 108 plays back sound from another user device (not
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`shown) paired with the personal wireless media station 100. The LED light indicator 110
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`indicates information to the user by blinking or flashing light therefrom. The microphone 112
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`captures sound information and provides the captured sound information to the user device
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`paired with the personal wireless media station 100. The LCDscreen displays information to the
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`user. The displayed information may include, but
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`is not
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`limited to, call
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`information, song
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`information, text message information, email information, and thelike.
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`Wireless Earbud
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`[0021]
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`The wireless earbud 104 includes an earbud connector 118.
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`Asillustrated in
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`FIG. 1, the earbud connector 118 of the wireless earbud 104 is mateable with the main body
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`connector 116 of the main body 102. The wireless earbud 104 plays back sound information
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`received from the main body 102 of the personal wireless media station 100.
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`In some
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`embodiments, the wireless earbud 104 plays back sound received from the main body 102 when
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`the earbud connector 118 is not connected to the main body connector 116. When the earbud
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`connector 118 is connected to the main body connector 116, the wireless earbud 104 and the
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`main body 102 for a single integrated body.
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`Other Components of Main Body
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`[0022]
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`Although not shown in FIG. 1, the personal wireless media station 100 may
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`include one or more buttons or sensors for receiving the user’s input. Such buttons or sensors
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`may include a power button, volume control button(s),
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`touch sensitive button(s), function
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`button(s), or the like. The personal wireless media station 100 may include a charging slot (not
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`shown) into which a charging cable (not shown) for charging the personal wireless media station
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`100 may beinserted. The personal wireless media station 100 may also include one or more
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`other components (e.g., a camera) that are not
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`illustrated in FIG. 1. Further,
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`the personal
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`wireless media station 100 may include one or more additional wireless earbuds 104, clips 106,
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`speakers 108, LED indicators 110, microphones 112, LCD screens 114, and/or main body
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`connectors 116.
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`In some embodiments, one or more of the components shownin FIG. 1 may be
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`omitted.
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`Example Use of Personal Wireless Media Station
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`[0023]
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`FIG.2 illustrates an example use of a personal wireless media station 200. As
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`illustrated in FIG, 2, the personal wireless media station 200 includes a main body 202 and a
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`wireless earbud 204. The personal wireless media station 200 is further paired with a user device
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`206.
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`In mode1, the wireless earbud 204 is connected to the main body 202. When the wireless
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`earbud 204 is connected to the main body 202, the sound information transmitted from the user
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`device 206 to the personal wireless media station 200 is played back through the speaker of the
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`main body 202.
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`In mode 2, the wireless earbud 204 has been detached from the main body 202,
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`and the user has the wireless earbud 204 plugged into his ear. When the wireless earbud 204 is
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`not connected to the main body 202, the sound information transmitted from the user device 206
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`to the personal wireless media station 200 is played back through the wireless earbud 204.
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`In
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`mode 2, all other components of the main body 202 (e.g., other than the speaker) maystill be
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`active and may output and/orcollect information to and from the user.
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`Detecting Connection and Disconnection
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`[0024]
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`The main body connector 116 may include a switch that is used for plug detection
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`(e.g., such a switch may be switched on upon insertion of a connector). Alternatively or
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`additionally, the main body connector 116 may include circuitry that measures the impedance
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`and/or other characteristics of the connector (e.g., the earbud connector 118) that plugs into the
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`main body connector 116. The main body connector 116 may provide any measured information
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`to the processor included in the personal wireless media station 100.
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`Connectors
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`[0025]
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`In some embodiments, the main body connector 116 is a female 3.5mm earphone
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`socket, and the earbud connector 118 is a male 3.5mm earphone plug. The main body
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`connector 116 is configured to receive the earbud connector 118.
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`Playing Sound Between Main Body and Wireless Earbud
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`[0026]
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`Uponinsertion of the earbud connector 118 into the main body connector116, the
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`sound information received from the user device (not shown) stops to be played back via the
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`speaker 108 and begins to be played back via the wireless earbud 104. The techniques for
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`redirecting the playback of the sound information are described in greater detail below with
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`reference to FIG. 4.
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`Example Flowchart for Redirecting Sound Playback
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`[0027]
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`FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method 400 for redirecting sound playback,
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`according to an embodimentof the present disclosure. The steps illustrated in FIG. 4 may be
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`performed by the personal wireless media station 200 of FIG. 3, or any components therein, or
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`any other personal wireless media stations discussed herein or other devices (presently known or
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`developed in the future) within the scope of the present disclosure. For convenience, method
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`400 is described as performedby the personal wireless media station 200.
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`[0028]
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`The method 400 begins at block 401. At block 402, the personal wireless media
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`station 200 detects that the earbud connector of the wireless earbud 204 is connected to the main
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`body connector of the main body 202.
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`[0029]
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`At block 404, the personal wireless media station 200 plays sound through the
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`speaker of the main body 202 while the earbud connector is connected to the main body
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`connector.
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`[0030]
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`At block 406, the personal wireless media station 200 detects that the earbud
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`connector has disconnected from the main body connector.
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`[0031]
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`At block 408,
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`the personal wireless media station 200 ceases to play sound
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`through the speaker of the main body 202 in response to detecting that the earbud connector has
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`disconnected from the main body connector.
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`[0032]
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`At block 410, the personal wireless media station 200 wirelessly sends audio data
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`to the wireless earbud 204 and causes sound to be played through the wireless earbud 204 while
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`the earbud connector is not connected to the main body connector.
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`[0033]
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`As discussed above, there may be situations when the user may want to have a
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`call or listen to the music privately using the wireless earbud 204.
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`In suchsituations, the user
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`can simply unplug the wireless earbud 204 from the main body 202 of the personal wireless
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`media station 200, and the sound information received from the user device 206 automatically
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`begins to be played back via the wireless earbud 204 without the user having to activate the
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`wireless earbud 204 orpress any button(s).
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`Incoming Text and Email Messages
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`[0034]
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`The personal wireless media station 100 may allow the user to read text messages
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`and emails via the LCD screen 114, without having to maneuverthe user device 206.
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`In some
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`embodiments, when a new text message or email arrives, information regarding the text message
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`or email is transmitted to the personal wireless media station 100 by the user device 206. Based
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`on the information received from the user device 206, the personal wireless media station 100
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`may cause at least a portion of the content of the text message or email on the LCD screen 114.
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`For example, the LCD screen 114 mayinitially display a notification that a new text message or
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`email has arrived, and upon detecting a user input indicating that the user wishes to view the
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`content of the text message or email, display the beginning portion of the text message or email.
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`Scrolling
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`Once the beginning portion of the text message or email is displayed on the LCD
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`screen 114, the personal wireless media station 100 may continue to display the remaining
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`portion of the text message or email by scrolling the content across the LCD screen 114 (e.g.,
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`movethe text displayed on the LCD screen 114 to the left at a specified speed, with the displayed
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`text disappearing to the left end of the LCD screen 114 and new text appearing from the right
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`end of the LCD screen 114).
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`Jumping to Next Text Message or Email
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`[0036]
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`The personal wireless media station 100 may cause the next text message or email
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`to be displayed if additional unopened text messages or emails exist. For example, while a text
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`message or email is being displayed on the LCD screen 114, if the user provides a user input
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`indicating that the user wishes to view the next text message or email, the personal wireless
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`media station 100 causes the beginning portion of the next text message or email to be displayed
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`on the LCD screen 114.
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`Display Scrolling Speed
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`[0037]
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`The user may control the speed at which the text is scrolled across the LCD
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`screen 114, for example, by using the volume up and volume down buttons. Other buttons may
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`be used to control the scrolling speed. For example, if the user slides his finger across the touch-
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`sensitive button in one direction, the personal wireless media station 100 increases the scrolling
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`speed, and if the userslides his finger across the touch-sensitive button in the other direction, the
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`personal wireless media station 100 decreasesthe scrolling speed.
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`[0038]
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`In some embodiments, the personal wireless media station 100, after causing the
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`beginning portion of the text message or email on the LCD screen 114, awaits a user input
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`indicating that the user wishes to view the next portion of the text message or email. Whenthe
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`user provides such an input (e.g., by activating a button on the personal wireless media station
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`100), the personal wireless media station 100 causes the next portion of the text message or
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`email to be displayed on the LCD screen 114.
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`Display Text Size
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`[0039]
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`The user may control the size of the text displayed on the LCD screen 114, for
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`example, by using the volume up and volume down buttons. Other buttons or combinations of
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`buttons may be usedto control the text size (e.g., function button + volume upincreasesthe text
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`size and function button + volume downdecreasesthe text size).
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`Incoming Telephone Call
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`[0040]
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`In some embodiments, when a call
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`is received on the user device 206,
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`the
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`information regarding the call (e.g., information indicating whothe caller is) is transmitted to the
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`personal wireless media station 100, and based on the received information, the personal wireless
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`media station 100 causes caller
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`information to be displayed on the LCD screen 114.
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`Additionally, the personal wireless media station 100 may provide an indication that a call is
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`incoming via the speaker 108 by playing a sound, via the LED indicator 110 by providing a
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`blinking signal, or by vibrating the main body 102.
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`Taking an Incoming Telephone Call
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`[0041]
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`While a call
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`is incoming,
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`the user may provide a user input to the personal
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`wireless media station 100 to take the call. For example, the user may press the function button
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`to indicate that he wishes to take the call, and in response, the personal wireless media station
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`100 may transmit the indication to the mobile device 206 and cause the mobile device 206 to
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`take the call. During the call, the sound information is transmitted from the mobile device 206 to
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`the personal wireless media station 100 and the voice information captured by the microphone
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`112 is transmitted from the personal wireless media station 100 to the mobile device 206.
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`If the
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`wireless earbud 104 is not connected to the main body 102, the personal wireless media station
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`100 may further relay the sound information to the wireless earbud 104 to be played via the
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`wireless earbud 104.
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`Black Box Feature
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`The personal wireless media station 100 may include a black box feature. For
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`example, the personal wireless media station 100 may capture audio data or image data upon
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`user activation of the black box feature.
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`In some embodiments, the personal wireless media
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`station 100 records audio data captured by the microphone 112 in the background and/orrecords
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`image orvideo data captured by a camera module (not shown) in the background. The recorded
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`data may be transmitted to the user device 206, and may be discarded after a specified period of
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`time or after a specified amount of new data has been collected.
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`The personal wireless media station 100 may charge the wireless earbud 104
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`while the wireless earbud 104 is plugged into the main body 102. The main body 102 may be
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`charged via a charge port (not shown in FIG. 1) using an external charging cable. When the
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`wireless earbud 104 is plugged into the main body 102 for charging, the wireless communication
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`between the main body 102 of the personal wireless media station 100 and the wireless earbud
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`104 may be turnedoff.
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`NoStorage
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`[0044]
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`The personal wireless media station 100 may not have any storage (e.g.,
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`nonvolatile memory), and any data output by the personal wireless media station 100 may be
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`stored on volatile memory. For example, the personal wireless media station 100 may only
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`stream sound without permanently storing any audio data on the personal wireless media
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`station 100. The audio data transmitted from the user device 206 to the main body 202 may
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`further be transmitted and played via the wireless earbud 104.
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`MechanicalClip or Necklace
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`[0045]
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`As shown in FIG.1, the personal wireless media station 100 includes a clip 106
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`that may be used to attach the personal wireless media station 100 to the user’s clothing (e.g.,
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`shirt) or accessory (e.g., hat). The clip 106 may be integrated with the body and mayinclude a
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`spring plate that faces the rear surface of the body of the personal wireless media station 100.
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`In
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`some embodiments, instead of or in addition to the clip 106, the personal wireless media station
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`100 includes a necklace that may be used to hang the personal wireless media station 100 from
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`the user’s neck.
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`Watch
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`The personal wireless media station 100 may include a watch feature.
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`For
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`example, the LCD screen 114 may display the current time when the LCDscreen 114 is idle,
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`when the LCD screen 114 is not displaying information received from the user device 206, or
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`when the user presses one of the buttons of the personal wireless media station 100. The
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`personal wireless media station 100 may further include an alarm function that plays an alarm
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`indication at a specified time via the speaker 108, the LED indicator 110, and/or the LCD screen
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`114.
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`In some embodiments, the user device 106 may transmit such an alarm indication to the
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`personal wireless media station 100 at the specified time.
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`In response to receiving the alarm
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`indication, the personal wireless media station 100 causes the alarm indication to be outputto the
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`user via the speaker 108, the LED indicator 110, and/or the LCD screen 114.
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`Camera
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`The personal wireless media station 100 may include a camera feature. The
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`personal wireless media station 100 may capture images via a camera module, and the personal
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`wireless media station 100 may transmit the captured images to the user device 206 and cause
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`the captured imagesto be stored in the user device 206.
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`Mobile Phone Application
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`The user device 206 may have a mobile application installed thereon for
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`configuring the personal wireless media station 100. For example, the mobile application may
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`be configured to set and monitor the Bluetooth pairing with the personal wireless mediastation.
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`The mobile application may include a feature for finding a personal wireless media station within
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`the communication range. The mobile application may be used to monitor and control
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`the
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`various features of the personal wireless media station 100. The mobile application may be
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`configured to display (or cause the personal wireless media station 100 to display) a low battery
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`warning based on the battery status of the personal wireless media station 100. The mobile
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`phone may be configured to automatically transmit any audiovisual
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`information that may
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`otherwise be displayed on the mobile phoneitself to the personal wireless media station 100
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`when the mobile device 206 is paired with the personal wireless media station 100. The mobile
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`application may also receive audio data and image data captured by the personal wireless media
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`station 100 and store the data in a memory of the mobile device 206.
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`Example Configuration of Personal Wireless Media Station
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`FIG. 3 illustrates a block diagram of a personal wireless media station 300,
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`according to an example embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3,
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`the personal wireless media
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`station 300 includes communications modules 302 and 304, a processor 306, a memory 308,
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`input(s) 310, and output(s) 312. The processor 306 may include one or more processors. The
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`input(s) 310 may include one or more microphones, mechanical buttons, touch-sensitive buttons,
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`switches, etc. The memory 308 may be a volatile memory, a non-volatile memory, or a
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`combination thereof. The output(s) 312 may include one or more speakers, LCD screens, LED
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`indicators, etc.
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`Communication between Components
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`[0050]
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`Although communication between the components is not illustrated in FIG. 3,
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`each component may communication with one or more other components. For example, the
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`communications modules 302 and 304 may communicate with the user device 206 and the
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`wireless earbud 204 of FIG. 2, respectively. The processor 306 may communicate with each of
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`the other componentsillustrated in FIG.3.
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`Two-Way Wireless Module
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`In some embodiments, the communications module 302 is a two-way wireless
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`module.
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`In such embodiments, the communications module 302 receives information from the
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`user device 206 as well as transmits information to the user device 206. The communications
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`module 302 may use Bluetooth technology. However, the communications module 302 is not
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`limited as such and may be implemented using any wireless communications standards currently
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`available or developed in the future.
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`For example, the information received from the user
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`device 206 mayinclude call information, caller information, sound information, text, voice, or
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`video message information, and any other information that the user can directly (e.g., without the
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`help of the personal wireless media station 100) access from the user device 206. The
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`information transmitted to the user device 206 may include user input information, recorded
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`sound information, captured image information, and any other information that the user can
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`directly (e.g., without the help of the personal wireless media station 100) provide to the user
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`device 206.
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`One-Way Wireless Module
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`In some embodiments, the communications module 304 is a one-way wireless
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`module.
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`In such embodiments, the communications module 304 transmits information to the
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`wireless earbud 104 but does not receive any information from the wireless earbud 104. The
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`communications module 304 may use Bluetooth technology. However,
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`the communications
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`module 304 is not limited as such and may be implemented using any wireless communications
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`standards currently available or developed in the future.
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`For example,
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`the information
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`transmitted to the wireless earbud 104 may include sound information or any other information
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`that the user can directly (e.g., without the help of the wireless earbud 104) access from the main
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`body 102 of the personal wireless media station 100. In some embodiments, the communications
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`module 304 is a two-way wireless module.
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`In other embodiments, the personal wireless media
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`station 300 does not have the communications module 304, and instead, the communications
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`module 302 is used to communicate with both the user device 206 and the wireless earbud 204.
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`Processor
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`The processor 306 may receive information and instructions
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`from other
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`computing systems via the communications module 302. Further, the processor 306 may store
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`information in the memory 308 or retrieve information from the memory 308. The processor
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`306 may process input information received by the input(s) 310, and provide output information
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`to the output(s) 312. Further, the processor 306 may perform one or more techniques described
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`herein regarding the process of redirecting sound playback. For example, the processor 306 may,
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`via one or more sensors or detectors, detect whether the earbud connectorof the wireless earbud
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`204 is connected to the main body connector of the main body 202. Based on whetherthe
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`earbud connector of the wireless earbud 204 is connected to the main body connectorof the main
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`body 202, the processor 306 may cause different output(s) to play back the sound based on the
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`audio data received from the user device 206.
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`Memory
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`The memory 308 may store audio data transmitted from the user device 206.
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`In
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`some embodiments, the memory 308 is a volatile memory and only stores whatis currently being
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`transmitted and played back by the personal wireless media station 300. For example, all the
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`data stored in the memory 308 maybelost shortly after use or upon power downofthe personal
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`wireless media station 300.
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`In other embodiments, the memory 308 is a nonvolatile memory ora
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`combination of volatile and nonvolatile memory. The memory 308 may include RAM, ROM
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`and/or other persistent, auxiliary or non-transitory computer-readable media. The memory 308
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`may store computer program instructions to be executed by the processor 306 in the general
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`administration and operation of the personal wireless media station 300. The memory 308 may
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`further include computer program instructions and other information for implementing aspects of
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`the present disclosure.
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`Input(s)
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`The personal wireless media station 300 may include one or more inputs (e.g.,
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`physical or digital buttons) that allow the user of the personal wireless media station 300 to enter
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`various user commands,
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`In some embodiments, the personal wireless media station 300 includes
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`a function button. The function button may be used to poweron or off the personal wireless
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`media station 300 (e.g., by the user pressing and holding the function button for a prolonged
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`amount of time). Further, the function button may be used to answerorend calls, or open or
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`close incoming text messages or emails.
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`In one embodiment, if the user presses the function
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`button twice in a specified period of time, the processor 306 initiates a Bluetooth pairing between
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`the personal wireless media station 300 and the user device 206. The personal wireless media
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`station 300 may include one or more volume control buttons.
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`In some embodiments, the volume
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`control buttons may be used to control the text scroll speed, turn pages of text messages or
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`emails, enable or disable the black box feature described herein (e.g., the volume control buttons
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`may be usedto start and end recording audio data or image data).
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`Output(s)
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`The output(s) may include one or more speakers, displays, LED indicators, and
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`the like. The speaker may be configured to play sound received from the user device 206. The
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`sound played via the speaker may be a telephone conversation, a song, a voice recording, an
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`alarm, etc. The display may include one or more display screens that display, e.g., under the
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`control of the processor 306, the information processed by the processor 306. The information
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`may include text, images, or other visual content. For example, the display may be provided on
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`a side surface of the personal wireless media station 100 as shown in FIG. 1. The one or more
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`display screens can be any of various conventional displays such as a liquid crystal display
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`(LCD), a light-emitting diode (LED)display, etc., or any other display means to be developed in
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`the future.
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`In certain embodiments, the display is a color display.
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`In other embodiments, the
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`display is not a color display but is grayscale.
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`Other Components of Personal Wireless Media Station
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`The personal wireless media station 300 is not
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`limited to the configuration
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`illustrated in FIG. 3, and may include one or more other components. For example, the personal
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`wireless media station 300 may include a camera module configured to capture image data.
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`Such a camera module may communicate with the processor 306 to cause the captured image
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`data to the user device 206 (e.g., via the communications module 302).
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`Activating and Deactivating Voice Command Feature
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`The personal wireless media station 300 may be configured to activate or
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`deactivate the voice command feature of the user device 206 based on a user input to the
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`personal wireles