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[0001] この出願は、2018年10月31日に出願された米国特許出願第16/176,660号の利益を主張し、同特許の内容は、参照により本明細書に組み込まれる。
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- インイヤ型デバイスを耳に保持するように成形されたモールドと、
放音するように構成されたオーディオ電子機器を含むオーディオパッケージであって、前記モールドに取り外し可能に取り付けられるように構造化されたオーディオパッケージと、
前記オーディオパッケージに取り外し可能に結合され、前記モールドに取り外し可能に取り付けられるように構造化された電子回路パッケージであって、
前記オーディオパッケージから出力される前記音を制御するためのコントローラを含む、電子回路パッケージと、を備えるインイヤ型デバイス。 - 前記モールドが、前記耳に嵌入されるようにカスタム成形される、請求項1に記載のインイヤ型デバイス。
- 前記オーディオ電子機器が、放音するための1つ又は複数のバランスドアーマチュアドライバを含む、請求項1に記載のインイヤ型デバイス。
- 前記電子回路パッケージが、
前記電子回路パッケージが前記オーディオパッケージに結合された際に、前記コントローラ及び前記オーディオパッケージに電力を供給するように結合された電池と、
前記電池を充電するように結合された充電回りくどさと、をさらに含む、請求項1に記載のインイヤ型デバイス。 - 前記電子回路パッケージが、外部のデバイスから無線信号を受信するための通信回路をさらに含む、請求項1に記載のインイヤ型デバイス。
- 前記オーディオパッケージが、前記モールドに機械的に取り付けられ、前記電子回路パッケージが、前記オーディオパッケージに磁気的に取り付けられる、請求項1に記載のインイヤ型デバイス。
- 前記オーディオパッケージが、第1の電極を含み、前記電子回路パッケージが、第2の電極を含み、前記第1の電極と前記第2の電極が、前記電子回路パッケージが前記オーディオパッケージに磁気的に取り付けられた際に、自己位置合わせを行うように位置決めされる、請求項6に記載のインイヤ型デバイス。
- 前記電子回路パッケージが、第2の音を記録し、第2の音データを前記コントローラに出力するように位置決めされた1つ又は複数のマイクロフォンを含む、請求項1に記載のインイヤ型デバイス。
- 前記コントローラが、論理を含み、前記論理が、前記コントローラによって実行されると、インイヤ型デバイスに動作を実行させ、前記動作が、
前記コントローラで前記第2の音データを受信することに応答して、前記耳の中の鼓膜によって受信される前記第2の音の大きさを低減するために前記オーディオパッケージから放音することを含む、請求項8に記載のインイヤ型デバイス。 - インイヤ型デバイスを耳に保持するように成形されたモールドと、
放音するように構成されたオーディオ電子機器を含むオーディオパッケージであって、前記モールドに取り外し可能に取り付けられるように構造化されたオーディオパッケージと、
前記オーディオパッケージに取り外し可能に結合されるように構造化された電子回路パッケージであって、前記電子回路パッケージと前記オーディオパッケージが結合された際に、前記オーディオパッケージから出力される前記音を制御するためのコントローラを含む、電子回路パッケージと、
前記電子回路パッケージが前記オーディオパッケージから切り離された際に、前記電子回路パッケージを受け取るように成形された充電コンテナであって、前記電子回路パッケージが充電コンテナ内に配置された際に、前記電子回路パッケージに電力を提供するための充電回路を含む、充電コンテナと、を備えるシステム。 - 前記充電コンテナが、前記電子回路パッケージを充電するために電磁信号を出力するための誘導充電回路を含む、請求項10に記載のシステム。
- 前記充電コンテナが、第1の電池を含み、前記電子回路パッケージが、第2の電池を含み、前記第1の電池が、前記第2の電池より大きなエネルギー貯蔵容量を有する、請求項10に記載のシステム。
- 前記オーディオパッケージが、前記モールドに機械的に取り付けられ、前記電子回路パッケージが、前記オーディオパッケージに磁気的に取り付けられる、請求項10に記載のシステム。
- 前記モールドが、前記耳に嵌入されるようにカスタム成形される、請求項10に記載のシステム。
- インイヤ型デバイスの使用方法であって、
放音するように構成されたオーディオ電子機器を含むオーディオパッケージに、インイヤ型デバイスを耳に保持するように成形されたモールドを取り外し可能に取り付けることと、
電子回路パッケージを前記オーディオパッケージに取り外し可能に取り付けることであって、前記電子回路パッケージが前記オーディオパッケージに取り付けられた際に、前記電子回路パッケージが、前記オーディオパッケージと通信するように結合され、前記電子回路パッケージが、前記オーディオパッケージから出力される前記音を制御するためのコントローラを含む、取り付けることと、を含む方法。 - 前記オーディオパッケージから前記電子回路パッケージを取り外すことと、
前記電子回路パッケージを受け取るように成形された充電コンテナに前記電子回路パッケージを配置することと、をさらに含む、請求項15に記載の方法。 - 前記充電コンテナを使用して前記電子回路パッケージを充電することであって、前記充電コンテナが、前記電子回路パッケージが前記充電コンテナ内に配置された際に、前記電子回路パッケージに電力を提供するための充電回路を含む、充電することをさらに含む、請求項16に記載の方法。
- 前記電子回路パッケージを前記オーディオパッケージに取り外し可能に取り付けた後に、前記オーディオパッケージに配置された1つ又は複数のバランスドアーマチュアドライバから放音することをさらに含む、請求項15に記載の方法。
- 前記電子回路パッケージに配置された1つ又は複数のマイクロフォンから第2の音を受信することと、
前記第2の音を受信することに応答して、前記耳の中の鼓膜によって受信される前記第2の音の大きさを低減するために1つ又は複数のバランスドアーマチュアドライバから放音することと、をさらに含む、請求項18に記載の方法。 - 前記電子回路パッケージに配置された通信回路でデータを受信することと、
前記電子回路パッケージを前記オーディオパッケージに取り付けた後に、前記データを受信することに応答して、前記オーディオパッケージから放音することと、をさらに含む、請求項15に記載の方法。
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