Apple Inc. (20250126389). IN-EAR WIRELESS DEVICE
IN-EAR WIRELESS DEVICE
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
M. Evans Hankey of San Francisco CA US
Emery A. Sanford of San Francisco CA US
Christopher D. Prest of San Francisco CA US
Way Chet Lim of San Francisco CA US
IN-EAR WIRELESS DEVICE
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20250126389 titled 'IN-EAR WIRELESS DEVICE
Original Abstract Submitted
an in-ear listening device having a device housing including a speaker housing and an elongated tube protruding away from the speaker housing, an audio port formed through the speaker housing, a speaker disposed in the speaker housing and aligned to emit sound through the audio port, a microphone port formed through the elongated tube, a microphone disposed in the elongated tube and operatively coupled to receive sound through the microphone port, a rechargeable battery and a wireless antenna disposed within the device housing, wireless circuitry coupled to the wireless antenna and configured to input and output radio frequency signals for wireless communications, a user-interface touch control disposed on the device housing and operable to control a function of the earbud, and battery charging circuitry coupled to the rechargeable battery and positioned within the device housing and operable to charge the rechargeable battery when coupled to receive power from an external power source.