overview
Our patent portfolio covers wide a range of earbud applications including earbud cord routing for clothing and bags, magnetic earbud attachments points used to control a mobile device, and motion related functionality in conjunction with head-related transfer function (HRTF) for manipulating audio in 3D space... and more.
Earbud cord control forBags & Clothing
We have issued and pending IP for earbud cord control methods by embedding cord sized grooves into buckles, zippers, zipper pullers, buttons, snaps, labels, jewelry, ornaments, eyewear, and much more. Priority dates start June 26, 2008.
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earbud magnets controlMobile Devices
Answer a phone call by detaching two earbuds from each other or from a holder body. Terminate a call by reattaching them. Pause/play music, and more. Priority date for this family of IP is February 22, 2012, now with issuance in the EU.
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sensors to control3D Audio
The future of the user interface is in wearables. Information will be accessed almost imperceptibly relative to how we interact with the world around us. To enable this future interface we have to look at how wearables detect and interpret our actions, needs and intents.
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Patent Prosecution Counsel
Jonathan O. Owens — Haverstock & Owens, a Law Corporation — Sunnyvale CA
Patent Litigation Counsel
John S. Kyle — KyleHarris LLP — San Diego CA
Jonathan O. Owens — Haverstock & Owens, a Law Corporation — Sunnyvale CA
Patent Litigation Counsel
John S. Kyle — KyleHarris LLP — San Diego CA