Patent ID: 8755743
Filing Date: 2014-06-17
Classification: H04R

Abstract:
1. An earpiece comprising: circuitry for wirelessly receiving audio signals from an electronic device; circuitry for transducing the received audio signals into sound waves corresponding to the received audio signals; structure for conducting the sound waves corresponding to the received audio signals directly to the ear of a user; a microphone; circuitry for transducing sound waves corresponding to verbal messages spoken by a user to audio signals corresponding to the verbal messages; circuitry for storing the audio signals corresponding to the verbal messages; circuitry for transducing the audio signals corresponding to the verbal messages to sound waves corresponding to the verbal messages; and circuitry for monitoring operating conditions of the earpiece and for selecting, responsive to the monitored operating conditions, one of the verbal messages, wherein the circuitry for monitoring the operating conditions of the earpiece;