Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation

Logitech Europe S.a.

Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Gareth James Selfe

Christopher D Coley

Peter Michaelian

Louis Dunn Fielder

Lucas E Saule

Daniel C Wiggins

Stephen Wheeler

Oliver Hoheisel

Richard Louis Weisman

Matthew Dickinson

John Craig Robert DeGruchy

Adam Scott Koniak

Jack T Ha

Wei Jiang

Eric Gifford Marason

John Frederick Larkin

Suchit Shah

Robert D Lau

Mark Steven Pearson

Daniel Corey Wiggins

Some headphone systems include two ear cups, a headband assembly, an interface system and a control system. Each ear cup may include an ear cup enclosure, an ear pad assembly, a speaker system and a hinge assembly. The hinge assembly may be disposed within the ear cup enclosure such that it is not visible from outside the ear cup. The headband assembly may connect with each of the ear cups via the hinge assembly. The interface system may include at least one interface and a plurality of input source buttons disposed on at least one of the ear cups. Each of the input source buttons may be configured for selecting a source of audio data received via the at least one interface. The control system may be configured for controlling the speaker system to reproduce audio data received via the interface and selected by one of the input source buttons.

Headphones and headphone systems

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for wireless audio source switching. One of the methods includes receiving user input selecting a user interface control corresponding to one of a plurality of paired audio source devices with a wireless audio sink device that is a slave device of a first master/slave connection with a first paired audio source device of the plurality of paired audio source devices. The wireless audio sink device initiates a request to become a master device of a second master/slave connection with a second paired audio source device corresponding to the selected user interface control. The wireless audio sink device sends to the second paired audio source device a request to become a slave device of the second master/slave connection. The wireless audio sink device receives audio input from the second paired audio source device and outputs the received audio input.

Wireless audio source switching

Devices, systems, and methods are provided for an ultra-short throw projector. The projector may include an illuminator having an ellipsoidal reflector, a light emitting diode (LED) positioned inside of the ellipsoidal reflector, and a Fresnel lens positioned inside of the ellipsoidal reflector. The projector may include a circular transmissive liquid crystal display (LCD) and a three-element plastic projection lens positioned outside of the ellipsoidal reflector, wherein the circular transmissive LCD is positioned between the ellipsoidal reflector and the three-element plastic projection lens, wherein the ellipsoidal reflector reflects light emitted by the LED, wherein the Fresnel lens refracts light emitted by the LED, and wherein the three-element plastic projection lens projects the reflected light and the refracted light.

Ultra-short throw projector with transmissive liquid crystal display

Headphone system including two ear cups (), a headband assembly (), an interface system () and a control system (). Each ear cup () includes an ear cup enclosure (), an ear pad assembly (), a speaker system () and a hinge assembly (). The hinge assembly () is disposed within the ear cup enclosure () such that it is not visible from outside the ear cup (). The headband () assembly connects with each of the ear cups () via the hinge assembly (). The interface system () includes at least one interface and a plurality of input source buttons () disposed on at least one of the ear cups (). Each of the input source buttons () is configured for selecting a source of audio data received via the at least one interface. The control system () is configured for controlling the speaker system () to reproduce audio data received via the interface and selected by one of the input source buttons ().

Systems and methods for updating a control device may include receiving identifying information about an appliance, receiving identifying information about a component of the appliance, and sending a query to a remote server including information about the appliance and the component. The remote server may provide a response including configuration information for the control device, with a command for the appliance and a command that is specific to the component. A first input of the control device may be mapped to the command for the appliance, and a second input of the control device may be mapped to the command that is specific to the component, etc. When the second input is received, a command that is specific to the component may be generated.

Controllers with adaptable interfaces

Systems and methods utilize a smart control hub and a relatively 'dumb' remote control device that receives display information from the control hub. The remote control communicates simplified commands that are interpreted by the control hub, and translated into commands that are transmitted by the control hub to devices being controlled. Various display pages, or menus of options, may be fed to the remote control and displayed and/or updated on the remote control. A user can navigate the various pages to control various devices using a limited number of buttons and/or a limited reconfigurable input surface. The pages may be updated, for example, to reflect current state information for devices, e.g. on/off, percent power, etc., or to change available commands, e.g. alternating between 'on' and &#x201c;off&#x201d;, &#x201c;pause&#x201d; and &#x201c;play&#x201d;, etc.

Simplified adaptable controller

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Gareth James Selfe