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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021

Filed:

Oct. 25, 2017
Applicant:

Knowles Electronics, Llc, Itasca, IL (US);

Inventors:

Christopher Konrad Wolf, San Jose, CA (US);

Niel D. Warren, Itasca, IL (US);

Assignee:

Knowles Electronics, LLC, Itasca, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 3/00 (2006.01); H04R 19/04 (2006.01); G06F 13/42 (2006.01); H04R 1/22 (2006.01); H04R 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 19/04 (2013.01); G06F 13/42 (2013.01); G06F 13/4282 (2013.01); H04R 1/222 (2013.01); H04R 3/06 (2013.01); Y02D 10/00 (2018.01);
Abstract

A method in a transducer assembly having an external-device interface coupled to a communication protocol interface of the transducer assembly. The transducer assembly is configured to convert an input signal having one physical form to an output signal having a different physical form. At least two electrical signals are received on corresponding contacts of the external-device interface of the transducer assembly. A characteristic of at least one of the electrical signals is determined by evaluating a logic transition of the signal. A unique identity assigned to the transducer assembly is determined based on the characteristic.


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