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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:
May. 24, 2022

Filed:

Dec. 27, 2019
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventor:

Sorin V. Dusan, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/10 (2006.01); H04R 1/40 (2006.01); G10K 11/178 (2006.01); H04R 5/04 (2006.01); H04R 3/00 (2006.01); H04R 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/1041 (2013.01); G10K 11/178 (2013.01); G10K 11/17879 (2018.01); G10K 11/17885 (2018.01); H04R 1/406 (2013.01); G10K 2210/1081 (2013.01); G10K 2210/3046 (2013.01); H04R 1/1008 (2013.01); H04R 1/1083 (2013.01); H04R 3/005 (2013.01); H04R 3/12 (2013.01); H04R 5/04 (2013.01); H04R 2201/109 (2013.01); H04R 2410/07 (2013.01); H04R 2420/07 (2013.01);
Abstract

System for automatic right-left ear detection for headphone comprising: first earcup and second earcup that are identical. Each of first and second earcups includes: first microphone located on perimeter of each earcup, when first earcup is worn on user's right ear first microphone of first earcup is at location farthest from user's mouth when headphone is worn in normal wear position; second microphone located on perimeter of each earcup, when first earcup is worn on user's right ear, second microphone of first earcup is at location closer than first microphone of first earcup to user's mouth; third microphone located inside each earcup facing user's ear cavity, fourth microphone located at perimeter and bottom center portion of each earcup and facing exterior of each earcup, and fifth microphone located on perimeter of each earcup above and to left of second microphone when looking at outside housing of each earcup.


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