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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2018
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Andrew Estrada, Escondido, CA (US);
Masahiko Seki, Chiba, JP;
Haruhiko Kaneko, Tokyo, JP;
Hidetoshi Kurihara, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiro Shimizu, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/00 (2006.01); H04R 1/10 (2006.01); H04M 1/60 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/1041 (2013.01); G06F 3/165 (2013.01); H04M 1/6058 (2013.01); H04R 1/1016 (2013.01); H04R 2420/07 (2013.01);
Abstract
Implementations generally relate to a user interface for an earbud device. In some implementations, a method includes detecting contact of a finger of a user on a touch user interface of an earbud device. The method further includes determining a contact pattern based on movement of the finger on the touch user interface. The method further includes mapping the contact pattern to a predetermined command. The method further includes executing the predetermined command based on the mapping.