Audio device
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1. An audio device having a primary audio purpose of producing a programmed audio output for a listener, said device comprising:
- sound-generating components that generate the programmed audio output and include an emitter that audibly emits the programmed output at a playing volume;
a proximity sensor that senses a distance between it and the listener, this sensed distance corresponding to a distance between the listener and the emitter; and
volume-adjusting components which adjust the playing volume to prevent it from being at an unacceptable level at the sensed distance.
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Abstract
An audio device having a primary audio purpose of producing a programmed audio output for a listener. The audio device comprises sound-generating components that generate the programmed audio output, and these components include an emitter that audibly emits this programmed output at a playing volume. A proximity sensor senses the distance to the listener, and this sensed distance corresponds to the distance between the listener and the emitter. Volume-adjusting components adjust the playing volume to prevent it from being at an unacceptable level for the sensed distance.
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1. An audio device having a primary audio purpose of producing a programmed audio output for a listener, said device comprising:
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sound-generating components that generate the programmed audio output and include an emitter that audibly emits the programmed output at a playing volume;
a proximity sensor that senses a distance between it and the listener, this sensed distance corresponding to a distance between the listener and the emitter; and
volume-adjusting components which adjust the playing volume to prevent it from being at an unacceptable level at the sensed distance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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