Patent ID: 11877112
Assignee: APPLE INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 13:
14. An earpiece comprising:
a housing defining a shape and form of the earpiece and having a speaker housing portion protruding away from a first end of a tubular housing portion, wherein the housing is formed from radio transparent material and the tubular housing portion includes one or more features on an inner surface of the tubular portion for supporting electronic components of the earpiece;
a first acoustic port formed through the speaker housing portion;
a speaker disposed in the speaker housing portion and aligned to emit sound through the first acoustic port;
a second acoustic port formed at a second end of the tubular housing portion opposite the first end;
a microphone disposed in the tubular housing portion and operatively coupled to receive sound through the second acoustic port; and
a plurality of electronic components disposed within the housing, the plurality of electronic components including at least a first electronic component disposed within the speaker housing portion and at least a second electronic component disposed within the tubular housing portion, wherein the plurality of electronic components comprises:
a rechargeable battery;
battery charging circuitry coupled to the rechargeable battery and operable to charge the rechargeable battery when coupled with an external power supply;
a wireless antenna;
circuitry configured to input and output signals for wireless communications over the wireless antenna; and
one or more processors that control functions of the earpiece, the one or more processors including a microcontroller responsive to a wireless signal received from a master device to place the earpiece in a discoverable mode.