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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2009
Applicants:
Pat William Price, Rhome Ranch, TX (US);
Matthew Blake Mcrae, Laguna Beach, CA (US);
John Schindler, Ladera Ranch, CA (US);
Inventors:
Pat William Price, Rhome Ranch, TX (US);
Matthew Blake McRae, Laguna Beach, CA (US);
John Schindler, Ladera Ranch, CA (US);
Assignee:
Vizio Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/00 (2011.01); H04N 11/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/44 (2011.01); H04R 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An application for a television with a headphone dock. The headphone dock provides status to the television as to when a set of headphones are docked (idle) or undocked (in use). The television changes routing of audio signals based upon the status of the headphones.