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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2023
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Brett W. Degner, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Michael E. Leclerc, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
David H. Narajowski, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Kristopher P. Laurent, Campbell, CA (US);
William K. Smith, San Francisco, CA (US);
Christopher J. Stringer, Woodside, CA (US);
Daniele De luliis, San Francisco, CA (US);
Markus Diebel, San Francisco, CA (US);
Sung-Ho Tan, San Francisco, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
This disclosure includes several different features suitable for use in circumaural and supra-aural headphones designs. Designs that reduce the size of headphones and allow for small form-factor storage configurations are discussed. User convenience features that include synchronizing earpiece stem positions and automatically detecting the orientation of the headphones on a user's head are also discussed. Various power-saving features, design features, sensor configurations and user comfort features are also discussed.