The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2023
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Taylor G. Carrigan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Hugo D. Verweij, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Mitchell R. Lerner, San Francisco, CA (US);
Charles C. Hoyt, Pacifica, CA (US);
Pavel Pivonka, San Francisco, CA (US);
Vincenzo O. Giuliani, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Patrick L. Coffman, San Francisco, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A wearable audio output device includes a first portion configured to be inserted in a user's ear and a second portion that extends from the first portion and includes one or more input devices. The wearable audio output device detects an input via the one or more input devices. In response to detecting the input, and in accordance with a determination that the input is a swipe gesture along the second portion of the wearable audio output device, the wearable audio output device adjusts an output volume for the wearable audio output device based on movement of the swipe gesture along the second portion of the wearable audio output device.