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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2022
Applicant:
Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Kohei Asada, Kanagawa, JP;
Go Igarashi, Tokyo, JP;
Naoki Shinmen, Tokyo, JP;
Shigetoshi Hayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
SONY GROUP CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/10 (2006.01); G10K 11/178 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10K 11/17881 (2018.01); G10K 11/17854 (2018.01); H04R 1/105 (2013.01); H04R 1/1016 (2013.01); H04R 1/1041 (2013.01); H04R 1/1083 (2013.01); G10K 2210/1081 (2013.01); G10K 2210/3026 (2013.01); G10K 2210/3027 (2013.01); G10K 2210/3028 (2013.01); H04R 2420/07 (2013.01); H04R 2460/01 (2013.01); H04R 2460/09 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided a mechanism that enables cooperation of a plurality of audio processing devices. An earphone device includes a sensor unit that detects an overlapping state of the earphone device and a headphone device and a wireless communication unit that wirelessly communicates with the headphone device which is worn to overlap an outer side of the earphone device worn by a user.