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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2021
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Tyrone T. Chen, San Jose, CA (US);
Joseph M. Williams, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Juan C. Martinez Nieto, Cupertino, CA (US);
Tony S. Verma, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/16 (2006.01); H04R 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/165 (2013.01); G06F 3/162 (2013.01); H04R 1/1041 (2013.01); H04R 2420/07 (2013.01); H04R 2430/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method performed by an audio source device. The method obtains an input audio signal and determines a sound output level of a headset based on the input audio signal, a user volume setting, and a sound output sensitivity of the headset. The method determines whether the sound output level is above a threshold. In response to determining that the sound output level is above the threshold, a scalar gain is applied upon the input audio signal to produce an output audio signal for output by the headset.