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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018

Filed:

Jun. 21, 2016
Applicant:

Bose Corporation, Framingham, MA (US);

Inventors:

Douglas Warren Young, Arlington, MA (US);

David A. Howley, Franklin, MA (US);

Misha K. Hill, Jamaica Plain, MA (US);

Douglas C. Moore, North Grafton, MA (US);

Assignee:

Bose Corporation, Framingham, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/68 (2006.01); H04W 12/08 (2009.01); H04W 4/00 (2018.01); H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 12/08 (2013.01); H04L 43/16 (2013.01); H04W 4/008 (2013.01); H04W 4/021 (2013.01);
Abstract

A wireless audio device includes one or more electroacoustic transducers and a first wireless transceiver. The device also includes a processor configured to (a) process audio signals received by the transceiver in a first received signal and communicate the processed audio signals to the transducer(s) to cause the transducer(s) to output sound pressure waves, (b) determine that a characteristic of a second received signal independent of the first received signal surpassed at least one threshold, and (c) change a state of the audio device based on the determining.


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