Abstract: A system includes a wearable device having at least one sensor configured to determine a user's fingerprint data, at least one data storage device containing authentication data, and at least one processor configured to compare the user's fingerprint data with the authentication data in order to authenticate a user. A method of authenticating a wearable device includes producing a fingerprint, determining fingerprint data derived from the fingerprint with one or more sensors, comparing the fingerprint data with authentication data on one or more data storage devices, and authenticating the user if the fingerprint data and the authentication data match.

Abstract: In embodiments of the present invention, a method of modifying ambient sound received by an earpiece in accordance with an environmental characterization may have one or more of the following steps: (a) receiving the ambient sound at a microphone operably coupled to the earpiece, (b) determining, via a processor operably coupled to the microphone, the environmental characterization based on the ambient sound, (c) modifying, via the processor, the ambient sound in accordance with a plurality of parameters associated with the environmental characterization to create a modified ambient sound, (d) communicating, via a speaker operably coupled to the earpiece, the modified ambient sound, (e) receiving the ambient sound at the second microphone, (f) determining, via the processor, a location of the ambient sound from a temporal differential and an intensity differential between the reception of the ambient sound at the microphone and the reception of the ambient sound at the second microphone, and (g) determining,

Abstract: Embodiments for a method of providing battery life to a battery of a peripheral device using an earpiece worn by a user may include one or more of the following steps: (a) receiving a first signal from the peripheral device, wherein the signal encodes a request for additional power, (b) providing the additional power to the peripheral device in response to the first signal, (c) transmitting a second signal to the peripheral device in response to the first signal, wherein the second signal encodes a request for an additional amount of power to provide, (d) receiving a third signal from the peripheral device in response to the second signal, wherein the third signal encodes the amount of additional power to provide, and (e) receiving a signal from the peripheral device encoding a power termination request.

Abstract: A unifit sleeve includes a base portion, a stem portion, and a conduit extending through the base portion and the stem portion. An outer flange faces outward and downward toward the base portion. A circumferential cavity occupies the space between the outer flange and the stem portion and a self-conforming member biases the outer flange away from the stem portion. A hydrophobic constituent may also be affixed to the inside of the outer flange and the outside of the stem portion to prevent ingressing moisture. The unifit sleeve may be fitted to a wireless earpiece or other wearable device.

Abstract: A method for enhancing sensor measurements includes performing measurements utilizing sensors of wireless earpieces, analyzing the measurements to determine statistical confidence in the measurements, and determining whether the measurements are accurate utilizing the statistical confidence. The measurements may be biometric measurements of a user utilizing the wireless earpieces. The measurements may be environmental measurements. A wireless earpiece may include a frame for fitting in an ear of a user, a logic engine controlling functionality of the wireless earpiece, and a plurality of sensor performing biometric measurements of the user.

Abstract: An earpiece includes a housing, a first short range transceiver for far field communication disposed within the housing, and a second short range transceiver for near field communication disposed within the housing. The second short range transceiver for near field communications comprises an antenna formed from a plurality of coil turns. There is a battery disposed within the housing. The earpiece further includes a first generally planar printed circuit board disposed within the housing and a second generally planar printed circuit board disposed within the housing. There is a flexible connector between circuit boards. The battery is positioned between the first generally planar printed circuit board and the second generally planar printed circuit board. The antenna is mounted perpendicularly to the plurality of components mounted on the first generally planar printed circuit board to thereby reduce electromagnetic interference.

Abstract: A hearing aid includes a housing, a processor, one or more microphones, a speaker, and a camera. A method of processing sound using a hearing aid includes receiving the sound at a microphone operatively connected to the hearing aid, receiving at least one reading from a camera operatively connected to the hearing aid, processing the sound in accordance with at least one function using one or more readings from the camera to create a processed sound, and producing the processed sound at a speaker operatively connected to the hearing aid.

Abstract: An earpiece includes an earpiece housing sized and shaped to block an external auditory canal of a user, at least one microphone positioned to sense ambient sound, a speaker, and a processor disposed within the earpiece housing and operatively connected to each of the at least one microphone and the speaker, wherein the processor is configured to modify the ambient sound based on user preferences to produce modified ambient sound in a first mode of operation and to produce a second sound in response to a trigger condition. The second sound may be an unmodified version of the ambient sound. The second sound may be a modified version of the ambient sound which suppresses at least a portion of the ambient sound. The second sound may be a warning sound.

Abstract: A method of installing a wireless earpiece into an ear canal of an ear includes providing the wireless earpiece having a center of mass and a speaker tip, positioning the speaker tip proximate to the ear, toward the ear canal and below the center of mass of the wireless earpiece, inserting the speaker tip into the ear canal, and rotating the wireless earpiece backward until the wireless earpiece is substantially secure in the ear. A method of instructing a user as to how to place a wireless earpiece into an ear using a software application includes providing a computing device having a screen display element, locating the software application using the computing device, executing the software application using the computing device and communicating the instructions and animations related to placing the earpiece into the ear on the screen display element.

Abstract: A wireless earpiece includes a wireless earpiece housing, at least one microphone for detecting ambient environment sound, and a processor disposed within the wireless earpiece housing, the processor configured to distinguish between two or more sources of sound within the ambient environment sound. The wireless earpiece further includes a user interface operatively connected to the processor. The processor is configured to receive user input through the user interface to select one of the sources of sound within the ambient environment sound and wherein the processor is configured to process the ambient environment sound to emphasize portions of the ambient environment sound generated by the one of the sources of the ambient environment sound selected by the user to produce a modified sound. The earpiece may further include a speaker operatively connected to the processor to reproduce the modified sound.

Abstract: A method of providing audio feedback in response to a user performance using an earpiece includes steps of identifying a manual work operation to be performed by the user, wherein the identifying the manual work operation is performed by the earpiece, monitoring performance of the manual work operation by the user, wherein the monitoring the performance of the work operation is performed by the earpiece, generating 3D sound cues at the earpiece to assist in the performance of the manual work operation by the user, and outputting the 3D sound cues to the user at one or more speakers of the earpiece during the performance of the manual work operation by the user.

Abstract: An earpiece includes an earpiece housing, wherein the earpiece housing is configured to substantially encompass an opening of an ear canal to physically block ambient sound from entering the ear canal. The earpiece further includes a processor disposed within the earpiece housing, at least one microphone operatively connected to the processor and configured to sense ambient sound, and a speaker operatively connected to the processor. The processor is configured to process the ambient sound from the microphone and add additional ambient sound to produce a modified ambient sound at the speaker.

Abstract: A system, method and device for a set of wireless earpieces anatomically conformed for wearing in the same ear is disclosed. Each wireless earpiece includes an earpiece housing, a speaker disposed within the earpiece housing, a memory device disposed within the earpiece housing, a transceiver disposed within each earpiece housing; and a processor disposed within each earpiece housing and operatively connected to the speaker and the transceiver.

Abstract: A method for performing voice dictation with an earpiece worn by a user includes receiving as input to the earpiece voice sound information from the user at one or more microphones of the earpiece, receiving as input to the earpiece user control information from one or more sensors within the earpiece independent from the one or more microphones of the earpiece, inserting a machine-generated transcription of the voice sound information from the user into a user input area associated with an application executing on a computing device and manipulating the application executing on the computing device based on the user control information.

Abstract: A system, method, and wireless earpieces for implementing a legal assistant utilizing wireless earpieces. A request is received from a user to be implemented by wireless earpieces. A legal engine is executed on the wireless earpieces. Information associated with the request is retrieved from one or more legal databases accessible to the wireless earpieces. An action is implemented to fulfill the request utilizing the information through the legal assistant.