Personal listening device with self-adjusting sound volume

US8965007B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8965007-B2
Application numberUS-201113241278-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 23, 2011
Priority dateMar 28, 2011
Publication dateFeb 24, 2015
Grant dateFeb 24, 2015

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An exemplary personal listening device includes thermo-sensitive elements in its transducers. Each thermo-sensitive element senses temperature change of a corresponding transducer and changes a current flowing through the transducer according to temperature change of the transducer, to reflect the amount of time for which the personal listening device has been working.

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What is claimed is: 1. A personal listening device, comprising: two earphone assemblies wearing on the ears of a user, each earphone assembly of the two earphone assemblies comprising: a housing; two input terminals, coupled to the housing, for receiving electric audio signals generated from an external sound player; and a transducer, in the housing, connected between the two input terminals and configured for converting the electric audio signals to an audible sound, the tra…

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What does patent US8965007B2 cover?
An exemplary personal listening device includes thermo-sensitive elements in its transducers. Each thermo-sensitive element senses temperature change of a corresponding transducer and changes a current flowing through the transducer according to temperature change of the transducer, to reflect the amount of time for which the personal listening device has been working.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Zhang Jun-Wei, Zhang Jun, Chuang Tsung-Jen, and 3 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04R1/1091. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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