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Electronic devices with motion-based orientation sensing

  • US 10,097,924 B2
  • Filed: 07/08/2016
  • Issued: 10/09/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An electronic device that provides content to a user, comprising:

  • ear cups containing speakers;

    a grip sensor that gathers grip information indicating which of the user'"'"'s hands is on each ear cup;

    a motion sensor that gathers motion information indicating how the electronic device moves; and

    control circuitry that controls the speakers based on the grip information and the motion information, wherein the grip sensor comprises a touch sensor that gathers touch input from the user'"'"'s hands, wherein the control circuitry is configured to adjust a volume of audio that is played through the ear cups based on the touch input, and wherein the control circuitry determines when the electronic device is placed on the user'"'"'s own head and when the electronic device is placed on a different user'"'"'s head based at least partly on the motion information.

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