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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2014
Applicant:
Google Technology Holdings Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventor:
Justin D. Eltoft, Pleasant Prairie, WI (US);
Assignee:
Google Technology Holdings LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03G 3/00 (2006.01); H03G 1/02 (2006.01); G08C 23/02 (2006.01); H04R 3/00 (2006.01); H04R 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03G 1/02 (2013.01); G08C 23/02 (2013.01); H04R 1/1041 (2013.01); H04R 3/00 (2013.01); H04R 2430/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus trigger audio reduction using an ultrasonic signal. Device audio can be output at a first device audio setting from a device through a headphone coupled to the device. An ultrasonic signal can be received. Device audio volume can be reduced through the headphone to output the device audio at a second device audio setting through the headphone in response to receiving the ultrasonic signal. An external audio signal can be received. The external audio signal can be sent through the headphone in response to receiving the ultrasonic signal.