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Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025

Filed:

Jun. 08, 2023
Applicant:

Bang & Olufsen A/s, Struer, DK;

Inventor:

Martin Schoerkmaier, Stattegg, AT;

Assignee:

Bang & Olufsen A/S, Struer, DK;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/10 (2006.01); G10K 11/178 (2006.01); H04R 1/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/1083 (2013.01); G10K 11/17881 (2018.01); H04R 1/2846 (2013.01); G10K 2210/1081 (2013.01); H04R 2460/01 (2013.01); H04R 2460/11 (2013.01);
Abstract

A wearable audio device can include at least one speaker; a first sensor configured to sense sound related to the at least one speaker and provide a first sensor signal; a second sensor configured to sense sound external to the wearable device and provide a second sensor signal; active noise cancellation (ANC) circuitry configured to provide at least a third signal and fourth signal, wherein the third signal is a music compensated first sensor signal and the fourth signal is an ANC signal; at least one active vent; and at least one processor configured to: receive the first sensor signal, the second sensor signal, the third signal and the fourth signal to determine whether a trigger threshold is met, and if the trigger threshold is met, send a control signal to the at least one active vent to cause the at least one active vent to open or close.


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