Smart Speaker / Earbuds / Headphones Patents

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Smart Speaker / Bluetooth Headset PatentsFlexiworld is an early pioneer of smart speaker technologies and has created many of the necessary features that are used in the smart speakers we know today. Examples include Wi-Fi connectivity and Bluetooth connectivity added to the smart phone for cloud communication applications, streaming audio or video, wireless communicating with a variety of wireless peripheral devices Bluetooth headsets and smart speakers. Flexiworld is the inventor of the many core smart speaker technologies that are widely used today. A list of patents shown below illustrate examples of Flexiworld’s smart speaker patents.

1. US Patents

Ref. No.US Patent #
(Issue date)		Title
C8US 10,846,031
Nov 24, 2020		Software application for a mobile device to wirelessly manage or wirelessly setup an output system or output device for service
C16US 10,768,871
Sep 08, 2020		Wireless output devices or wireless controllers for establishing wireless connectivity and for receiving digital content
W2US 10,489,096
Nov 26, 2019		Information apparatus and application for receiving digital content from a digital content service over the internet and for playing at least part of the received digital content at an output device
C9US 10,387,087
Aug 20, 2019		Output systems or audio output devices that include an interface operable by a user to initiate wireless discovery for establishing wireless connections with mobile devices
B2US 10,740,066
Dec 25, 2018		Output devices that establish wireless connection with an information apparatus subsequent to having been wirelessly discovered by the information apparatus
C10US 10,140,073
Nov 27, 2018		Wireless devices that establish a wireless connection with a mobile information apparatus by wirelessly detecting, within physical proximity, the mobile information apparatus
C4US 10,133,527
Nov 20, 2018		Wireless Devices That Establish A Wireless Local Area Network Connection By Receiving, Via Direct Wireless Communications, Identification Or Authentication Information, From A Mobile Wireless Device
C14US 10,126,991
Nov 13, 2018		Output systems, information apparatus, or internet appliances supporting voice commands for receiving and for playing selected digital content from a service over a network
C3US 10,037,178
Jul 31, 2018		Wireless output devices or wireless controllers that support wireless device discovery for establishing wireless connectivity
C5US 9,836,259
Dec 05, 2017		Televisions, output controllers, or speakers that are setup to wirelessly connect to a network and to receive digital content from a digital content service over the network
D0US 9,836,257
Dec 05, 2017		Mobile information apparatus that includes intelligent wireless display, wireless direct display, or transfer of digital content for playing over air the digital content at smart televisions, television controllers, or audio output devices
D9US 9,037,088
May 19, 2015		Smart phone that includes a wireless communication unit compatible with at least one protocol within bluetooth and/or IEEE802.11 standards for wireless transmission of audio digital content from the smart phone to a wireless audio output device for voice output or music playing
WS1US 8,705,097
Apr 22, 2014		Internet applications and services for rendering digital content
D2US 8,630,000
Jan 14, 2014		Essential components for enabling a pervasive wireless digital ecosystem and wireless devices that support the wireless digital ecosystem
D10US 8,169,649
May 01, 2012		Mobile device methods for enabling pervasive wireless digital media
WTNUS 7,953,818
May 31, 2011		Output device and system for rendering digital content
WT0US 7,944,577
May 17, 2011		Output controller for mobile and pervasive digital content output
D8US 7,609,402
Oct 27, 2009		Methods for universal data output

2. Chinese Patents

Ref. No.HK & Chinese Patent #
(Issue date)		Title
CD2 (HK)CN101834892B
1148620
Nov 03, 2015		用于无线数字媒体生态系统和安全无线访问的方法
CD2ZL201010144174.7
1148620
Nov 03, 2015		用于无线数字媒体生态系统和安全无线访问的方法
CD2Macau Extension of
ZL201010144174.7
J/001773
Nov 03, 2015		用于无线数字媒体生态系统和安全无线访问的方法
CD3CN101833430B
Oct 09, 2014		用于对通过无线通信接收的数字内容进行渲染的输出设备
CD1 (HK)CN101825996B
Sep 05, 2012		从移动信息装置无线输出数字内容
CD1ZL201010144809.3
Sep 05, 2012		从移动信息装置无线输出数字内容
CD0 (HK)CN1541370B
May 05, 2010		通用数据输出系统
CD0ZL02806907.2
May 05, 2010		通用数据输出系统
D2D (HK)CN100,334,577
Aug 29, 2007		用于设备到设备的普适数字输出的控制器及管理器
D2DZL 01821101.1
Aug 29, 2007		用于设备到设备的普适数字输出的控制器及管理器

3. European Patents

Ref. No.European Patent #
Application No
(Issue date)		Title
EP (UK)UK part of EP1340131
01985549.3
Nov 01, 2001		System and method for device-to-device pervasive digital output
EP (DE)German part of EP1340131
01985549.3
DE 60151202.2
Nov 01, 2001		System and method for device-to-device pervasive digital output
EP (FR)FR part of EP1340131
01985549.3
Nov 01, 2001		System and method for device-to-device pervasive digital output
EP (IT)IT part of EP1340131
01985549.3
Nov 01, 2001		System and method for device-to-device pervasive digital output
EP (ES)Spain part of EP1340131
01985549.3
Nov 01, 2001		System and method for device-to-device pervasive digital output
EP (NL)Netherland part of EP1340131
01985549.3
Nov 01, 2001		System and method for device-to-device pervasive digital output