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Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026

Filed:

Apr. 19, 2023
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

David W. Robison, San Jose, CA (US);

Charles C. Hoyt, Pacifica, CA (US);

Justin D. Crosby, Cupertino, CA (US);

Teemu P. Sipila, Campbell, CA (US);

Thomas M. Jensen, San Francisco, CA (US);

Bryce D. Wolfson, San Jose, CA (US);

Kevin M. Lynch, Woodside, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 3/04 (2013.01);
Abstract

Aspects of the subject technology relate to electronic devices having speakers. An electronic device may operate the speaker to generate audio output at one or more resonance frequencies of the speaker and/or the electronic device. This can allow the electronic device to generate particularly loud audio outputs while reducing the power consumption used to generate those audio outputs. In order, for example, to help ensure that the audio output is generated at the resonance frequencies, the electronic device can determine the resonance frequencies prior to generating the audio outputs. For example, the electronic device may determine resonance frequencies by obtaining one or more electrical characteristics of an electronic component while operating the speaker, and determine the resonance frequencies based on the obtained electrical characteristics.


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