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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2010
Applicant:
Michael Joseph Deluca, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Inventor:
Michael Joseph Deluca, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Assignee:
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/66 (2006.01); G05B 19/042 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/0426 (2013.01); G05B 2219/23019 (2013.01); G05B 2219/2615 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method are provided that adapt or configure an electronic device to be capable of detecting movement of the plug of a headset relative to a socket therefore (i.e. be capable of detecting relative movement of the coupling between the headset and the device). The plug can then be used to control functions on the electronic device, including those associated with audio programming. The resultant auxiliary controls can also be used for other applications, even those where the device is actively being used, e.g. a video game, to provide further control inputs for the electronic device.