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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2010
Plamen A. Ivanov, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Daniel L. Richards, Mundelein, IL (US);
Mark F. Valentine, Kenosha, WI (US);
Sandeep P. Vuppu, Wheeling, IL (US);
Plamen A. Ivanov, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Daniel L. Richards, Mundelein, IL (US);
Mark F. Valentine, Kenosha, WI (US);
Sandeep P. Vuppu, Wheeling, IL (US);
Motorola Mobility LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling a device is provided herein. During operation, a user's headset is tapped upon in order to control a device. More particularly, a user's headset (or the device itself) uses circuitry that allows the headset or the device to detect user taps (for example on either earpiece of the connected 3.5 mm jack stereo headset, or the housing of the headset). The taps serve as user inputs to control the device. Because a user can control a device simply by tapping upon a headset, the device can be accessed without necessitating the need to wake the device to access control functions (e.g., music control functions).