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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2016
Applicant:
Blackberry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Inventors:
Jens Kristian Poulsen, Kitchener, CA;
Yong Zhang, Washougal, WA (US);
Per Magnus Fredrik Hansson, Los Altos, CA (US);
Assignee:
BLACKBERRY LIMITED, Waterloo, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 29/00 (2006.01); H04R 5/04 (2006.01); G01R 31/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 29/001 (2013.01); H04R 5/04 (2013.01); G01R 31/024 (2013.01); G01R 31/025 (2013.01); H04R 2420/05 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to one aspect, an electronic device for detecting an audio accessory. The electronic device includes an audio jack having at least two detection terminals. The detection terminals are spaced apart and positioned within a socket of the audio jack so when an audio plug of the accessory is inserted into the socket of the audio jack, the detection terminals will be shorted. The presence of a short between the detection terminals is indicative that the audio accessory is present.