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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2020
Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Dong Xue, Bloomington, MN (US);
Zhenchao Yang, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Gregory J. Haubrich, Champlin, MN (US);
Stephen Paul Flood, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Abstract
A system comprises a first ear-worn electronic device configured to be worn by a wearer, and a second electronic device comprising a second ear-worn electronic device or other electronic device. A wireless transceiver operably coupled to an antenna is disposed in each of the electronic devices. One or both of the first ear-worn electronic device and the second electronic device are configured to transmit signals at a plurality of different frequencies in accordance with a frequency hopping sequence, collect 2-D RSSI data comprising an RSSI value as a function of frequency and of time in response to transmission of the signals, detect a particular input gesture of a plurality of input gestures of the wearer using the 2-D RSSI data, and implement a predetermined function of at least one of the first ear-worn electronic device and the second electronic device in response to detecting the particular input gesture.