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Performing an operation at a headphone system

  • US 10,157,037 B2
  • Filed: 03/31/2016
  • Issued: 12/18/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving, in a first earpiece, a magnetic field emitted by a magnetic field source of an acoustic transducer of a second earpiece of a headphone, wherein the magnetic field source includes a magnet comprising part of a motor structure configured to generate sound and an additional magnet;

    determining a change in an intensity of the magnetic field satisfies a threshold indicating a change in position of the headphone;

    determining, based at least in part on information obtained from one or more other types of sensors associated with the headphone, the change in position of the headphone; and

    in response to the change in position of the headphone determined by the change in the intensity of the magnetic field and the information obtained from the one or more other types of sensors, initiating an operation at the headphone or a device in communication with the headphone, wherein when it is determined that the headphone is on a user'"'"'s head, a notification of an incoming phone call, message or other notification is provided to the user via an audible sound output by the first and second earpieces of the headphone, and when it is determined that the headphone is off the user'"'"'s head, a notification of an incoming phone call, message or other notification is provided to the user via tactile sensation such as a vibration or an audible sound output by the first and second earpieces of the headphone with the sound being optimized for shared listening mode so the sound is more likely to be heard by the user.

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