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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2021
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Duy P. Le, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Ryan Ott, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Robert A. Boyd, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Christina J. Smiechowski, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Kjell F. Ekman, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Yufan Liao, Cupertino, CA (US);
Wenjie Zhuang, Los Angeles, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A portable listening device comprising: a device housing defining an internal cavity; an acoustic port formed through the device housing; an audio driver disposed within the device housing and aligned to emit sound through the acoustic port; a multifunction input button coupled to the device housing, the multifunction input button having a distal end and a proximate end, a centerline between the distal and proximate ends and an axis of rotation located between the center line and the proximate end; an electronic circuit disposed within the device housing that requires power to operate and is configured to detect activation of the button; and a battery disposed within the device housing and operable to provide power to the electronic circuit.