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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2017
Applicant:
Harman International Industries, Incorporated, Stamford, CT (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Harman International Industries, Incorporated, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/16 (2006.01); H04R 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/1041 (2013.01); G06F 3/165 (2013.01); H04R 1/1008 (2013.01); H04R 2420/07 (2013.01);
Abstract
A headphone listening device may include at least one speaker included in an earpiece and configured to playback first audio content from a first audio source. The headphone device may include at least one sensor configured to detect a trigger event and a controller. The controller may be configured to, in response to receiving the trigger event from the sensor, enable at least one microphone to acquire second audio content, fade a volume of the first audio content, and playback the second audio content.