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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2022
Applicant:
Bose Corporation, Framingham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Jeremy Kemmerer, Holliston, MA (US);
Miriam Israelowitz, Brookline, MA (US);
Joseph H. Cattell, Somerville, MA (US);
Assignee:
Bose Corporation, Framingham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/10 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); H04R 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/1016 (2013.01); G06F 3/011 (2013.01); G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/16 (2013.01); H04R 1/028 (2013.01);
Abstract
An earbud with an electro-acoustic transducer for producing sound, a proximity sensor that is configured to detect when the earbud is close to a user's skin, an orientation sensor that is configured to detect an orientation of the earbud, and a processor that is configured to estimate, based on the proximity sensor and the orientation sensor, whether the earbud has been inserted into the user's ear canal.