Open earphone
US-2024422466-A1 · Dec 19, 2024 · US
Automated left-right headphone earpiece identifier
US9113246B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9113246-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213623163-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Sep 20, 2012 |
| Priority date | Sep 20, 2012 |
| Publication date | Aug 18, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 2015 |
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Methods and systems of automatically identifying left-right earpieces may provide for determining an orientation of a device, and determining an earpiece orientation of a headset relative to the orientation of the device. Additionally, an audio output of the device may be configured based on the earpiece orientation. In one example, the earpiece orientation indicates whether the earpiece is facing either left or right with respect to the device.
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We claim: 1. A device comprising: a host sensor; a left-right channel switch associated with an audio output; a headset interface coupled to the left-right channel switch; and an identifier module to, determine an orientation of the device based on a signal from the host sensor, determine a first earpiece orientation of a headset relative to the orientation of the device based on a signal from a peripheral sensor embedded in a first earpiece of the headset, wherein the fi…
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Electricity · mapped topic
Electricity · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9113246B2 cover?
- Methods and systems of automatically identifying left-right earpieces may provide for determining an orientation of a device, and determining an earpiece orientation of a headset relative to the orientation of the device. Additionally, an audio output of the device may be configured based on the earpiece orientation. In one example, the earpiece orientation indicates whether the earpiece is fac…
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- IBM
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04R5/033. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Tue Aug 18 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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