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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2023
Applicant:
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Inventors:
Chulhong Min, Cambridge, GB;
Alessandro Montanari, Cambridge, GB;
Assignee:
NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY, Espoo, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/1041 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus, method and computer program is described comprising: obtaining first sensor data from a first earphone of a pair of earphones; obtaining second sensor data from a second earphone of the pair of earphones; operating in a first mode in the event that the pair of earphones is determined to be worn or used by a single user; and operating in a second mode in the event that the pair of earphones is determined to be worn or used by different users.
Min, Chulhong. (2026). Earphone modes of operation (U.S. Patent No. 12549883). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12549883
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