TAP VOLUME CONTROL FOR BUTTONLESS HEADSET
First Claim
1. A headset for an electronic device, comprising:
- an audio output device including a left ear piece and a right ear piece;
a plurality of transducers each operable to provide a signal corresponding to at least one of motion or vibration of at least a portion of the headset, wherein one transducer of the plurality of transducers is associated with the left ear piece and another transducer of the plurality of transducers is associated with the right ear piece; and
circuitry operatively coupled to the plurality of transducers, wherein the circuitry is configured to generate a control signal for use by the headset or the electronic device based on the respective signals.
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Abstract
A headset for an electronic device includes an audio output device including a left ear piece and a right ear piece, and a plurality of transducers each operable to provide a signal corresponding to at least one of motion or vibration of at least a portion of the headset. One transducer of the plurality of transducers is associated with the left ear piece and another transducer of the plurality of transducers is associated with the right ear piece. The headset further includes circuitry operatively coupled to the plurality of transducers, wherein the circuitry is configured to generate a control signal for use by the headset or the electronic device based on the respective signals.
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21 Claims
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1. A headset for an electronic device, comprising:
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an audio output device including a left ear piece and a right ear piece; a plurality of transducers each operable to provide a signal corresponding to at least one of motion or vibration of at least a portion of the headset, wherein one transducer of the plurality of transducers is associated with the left ear piece and another transducer of the plurality of transducers is associated with the right ear piece; and circuitry operatively coupled to the plurality of transducers, wherein the circuitry is configured to generate a control signal for use by the headset or the electronic device based on the respective signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for controlling an electronic device from an accessory, said accessory including at least one transducer operable to provide a first signal indicative of at least one of motion or vibration of at least a portion of said accessory, comprising:
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storing in memory a plurality of predefined signals and corresponding commands; comparing the first signal from the at least one transducer with the predefined signals stored in memory; and upon the first signal corresponding to one predefined signal of the plurality of predefined signals, executing the command associated with the corresponding predefined signal. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An accessory for an electronic device, comprising:
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a memory; a plurality of different signals stored in the memory; a plurality of different commands stored in the memory, wherein each of the plurality of different signals is associated with one of the plurality of commands; at least one transducer operable to provide a first signal corresponding to at least one of motion or vibration of at least a portion of the accessory; and circuitry operatively coupled to the transducer, wherein the circuitry is configured to generate a control signal for use by the accessory or the electronic device based on the first signal.
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