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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2023
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Patrick J. Crowley, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Collin J. Richardson, Livermore, CA (US);
Christopher M. Werner, San Jose, CA (US);
Jason A. Granger, San Jose, CA (US);
Brad G. Boozer, Campbell, CA (US);
Sameer Pandya, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 3/10 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); H04R 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 3/04 (2013.01); G06F 1/163 (2013.01); G08B 3/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wearable device includes a housing, a speaker, and a processor. The housing defines an internal volume and the speaker is located within the internal volume. The process is also located within the internal volume and generates a modulated acoustic signal comprising a first audio wave and a second audio wave. The speaker is configured to output the modulated acoustic signal.