Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Earphones with cable orientation sensors
- Patent Title (中): 带有电缆定位传感器的耳机
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Application No.: US13689538Application Date: 2012-11-29
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Publication No.: US09049508B2Publication Date: 2015-06-02
- Inventor: Paul G. Puskarich
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Treyz Law Group
- Agent Kendall P. Woodruff
- Main IPC: H04R1/10
- IPC: H04R1/10 ; H04R5/033 ; H04R5/04 ; H04S1/00

Abstract:
An electronic device may be coupled to an accessory such as a pair of earphones. The earphones may have multi-user sensor structures that determine whether or not the earphones are being shared by multiple users. The multi-user sensor structures may include an angle sensor configured to measure an angle at the Y-junction of a cable associated with the pair of headphones. When the first and second speakers are both located in the ears of a single user, the electronic device may perform functions such as playing audio content. When one of the speakers is located in an ear of a first user while the other of the speakers is located in an ear of a second user, the electronic device can automatically take actions such as switching from stereo to mono playback, playing a different type of audio content to each earphone, or other suitable action.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140146979A1 Earphones with Cable Orientation Sensors Public/Granted day:2014-05-29
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