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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2013
Applicant:
Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Khosro Mohammad Rabii, San Diego, CA (US);
Sherman Sebastian Antao, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
QUALCOMM INCORPORATED, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/00 (2006.01); H04M 9/00 (2006.01); H04R 5/04 (2006.01); H04R 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); H04R 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 5/04 (2013.01); G06F 3/165 (2013.01); H04R 1/1041 (2013.01); H04R 3/00 (2013.01); H04R 2205/022 (2013.01); H04R 2225/61 (2013.01); H04R 2420/03 (2013.01); H04R 2430/01 (2013.01); H04R 2460/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for automatically controlling an electronic device based on whether or not a headset is in a listening position are described. The existing wired stereo headset conductors may be used to provide power to a sensor and hardware subsystem within the headset. In some aspects, a sensor-enabled headset or headphones can sense whether each earbud of the headset is placed in the user's ears and communicate that information to an electronic device.