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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2018
Applicant:
Soundchip SA, Aran-Villette, CH;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SOUNDCHIP SA, Aran-Villette, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 3/00 (2006.01); G10K 11/16 (2006.01); H04R 1/10 (2006.01); G10K 11/178 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04R 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/1041 (2013.01); G10K 11/178 (2013.01); H04L 63/0876 (2013.01); H04R 27/00 (2013.01); G10K 2210/1081 (2013.01); G10K 2210/3011 (2013.01); H04L 63/0236 (2013.01); H04R 1/1025 (2013.01); H04R 1/1083 (2013.01); H04R 2420/05 (2013.01); H04R 2420/09 (2013.01); H04R 2460/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus for connecting both analogue and digital earphone devices to a server system providing a digital audio output includes an interface for connecting an earphone device to the server system, a detector for detecting the type of earphone device connected via the interface, a converter for generating an analogue audio signal from the digital audio output received from the server system, and a switch for switching between providing digital and analogue signals to the attached earphone device via the interface.