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Earpiece with an inertial sensor

  • US 20030002705A1
  • Filed: 09/06/2002
  • Published: 01/02/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/10/1999
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A communication device, comprising:

  • an earpiece adapted for fitting to an ear of a user such that the earpiece does not block an external auditory canal of the ear of the user canal;

    an inertial sensor operatively connected to the earpiece for sensing positional changes;

    a processor operatively connected to the inertial sensor and disposed within the earpiece determining presence of an alert condition at least partially based on positional changes; and

    a speaker operatively connected to the processor for producing audible alert.

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