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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2016
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Philip Dam Roadley-Battin, Oakland, CA (US);
Haley Toelle, Oakland, CA (US);
Cody Sumter, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Alok Chandel, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
An audio accessory may include an earphone, a wire extending from the earphone; an input device in communication with an electronic device; and one or more processors. The input device may include an outer housing a button, and a position sensor. The outer housing may have an outer surface and a channel. The button may be disposed within the channel and configured to move within the channel between a first end of the channel and a second end of the channel. A position sensor may be configured to send a signal when the button moves from the first end of the channel to the second end of the channel. The one or more processors may be configured to receive the signal from the position sensor; and terminate an action being performed by the electronic device when the button moves to the second end of the channel.