Global Patent Index - EP 4258688 A2

EP 4258688 A2 20231011 - PORTABLE WIRELESS LISTENING DEVICE

Title (en)

PORTABLE WIRELESS LISTENING DEVICE

Title (de)

TRAGBARES DRAHTLOSES ZUHÖRGERÄT

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF D'ÉCOUTE SANS FIL PORTABLE

Publication

EP 4258688 A2 20231011 (EN)

Application

EP 23157342 A 20230217

Priority

  • US 202263268356 P 20220222
  • US 202217895019 A 20220824
  • US 202217895025 A 20220824
  • US 202217895028 A 20220824

Abstract (en)

An earphone comprising: a device housing that defines an interior cavity within the device housing; an acoustic port formed through a wall of the device housing; an audio driver disposed within the device housing and aligned to emit sound through the acoustic port; a user input region disposed along an exterior surface of the device housing; a flex circuit disposed within the interior cavity, the flex circuit including a first portion bonded at a first location to an inner surface of the device housing directly beneath the user-input region, a second portion bonded at a second location to an inner surface of the device housing spaced apart from the first location, and a third portion extending between the first and second portions; a force pixel disposed within the interior cavity and mounted to the first portion of the flex circuit below the user input region; a plurality of touch pixels disposed within the interior cavity between the force pixel and the user input region; sensor control circuitry disposed within the interior cavity and mounted to the second portion of the flex circuit; and a wireless antenna disposed within the interior cavity defined by the device housing.

IPC 8 full level

H04R 1/10 (2006.01); H04R 25/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H04R 1/1016 (2013.01); H04R 1/1025 (2013.01); H04R 1/1041 (2013.01); H04R 1/1083 (2013.01); H04R 25/603 (2019.05); H04R 25/609 (2019.05); H04R 2225/51 (2013.01); H04R 2225/61 (2013.01); H04R 2460/01 (2013.01); H04R 2460/11 (2013.01); H04R 2460/17 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 4258688 A2 20231011; EP 4258688 A3 20240320

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 23157342 A 20230217