CONTROL OF AUDIO SYSTEM VIA CONTEXT SENSOR
First Claim
1. A computing device configured to be coupled to an audio output apparatus that comprises a context sensor, the computing device comprising:
- a logic subsystem; and
a storage subsystem comprising instructions executable by the logic subsystem to;
receive a first input from the context sensor;
activate a selected listening mode selected from a plurality of listening modes based on the first input, the listening mode defining a mapping of a set of context sensor inputs to a set of computing device functionalities;
after activating the selected listening mode, to receive a second input from the context sensor;
selectively trigger execution of a selected computing device functionality from the set of computing device functionalities based on the second input; and
adjust an audio signal supplied to the audio output apparatus based on the selected computing device functionality.
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Abstract
Embodiments related to the control of a computing device via an audio output apparatus having a context sensor are provided. One disclosed embodiment provides a computing device configured to receive a first input from a context sensor on an audio output apparatus, and to activate a selected listening mode based on the first input, wherein the listening mode defining a mapping of a set of context sensor inputs to a set of computing device functionalities. The storage subsystem further includes instructions executable by the logic subsystem to receive a second input from the context sensor after activating the selected listening mode, and in response, to selectively trigger execution of a computing device functionality from the set of computing device functionalities based on the second input, and to transform an audio signal supplied to the audio output apparatus based on the selected computing device functionality.
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20 Claims
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1. A computing device configured to be coupled to an audio output apparatus that comprises a context sensor, the computing device comprising:
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a logic subsystem; and a storage subsystem comprising instructions executable by the logic subsystem to; receive a first input from the context sensor; activate a selected listening mode selected from a plurality of listening modes based on the first input, the listening mode defining a mapping of a set of context sensor inputs to a set of computing device functionalities; after activating the selected listening mode, to receive a second input from the context sensor; selectively trigger execution of a selected computing device functionality from the set of computing device functionalities based on the second input; and adjust an audio signal supplied to the audio output apparatus based on the selected computing device functionality. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An audio output apparatus configured to receive an audio signal from a computing device via an input interface and to provide a feedback signal to the computing device via an output interface, the audio output apparatus comprising:
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a body; a motion sensor configured to generate a first feedback stream and send the first information stream to the output interface, the motion sensor being coupled to the body; an environmental sensor configured to generate a second information stream and send the second information stream to the output interface, the environmental sensor being coupled to the body; and a speaker coupled to the body and configured to receive an audio signal from the input interface and to produce sounds from the audio signal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. In a computing device configured to be connected to an audio output apparatus, a method for managing a set of predetermined listening modes, each listening mode defining a mapping of a set of inputs received from an accelerometer and an environmental sensor associated with the audio output apparatus to a set of computing device functionalities, the method comprising:
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receiving a first input from the accelerometer; receiving a first input from the environmental sensor; comparing the first input from the accelerometer and the first input from the environmental sensor to an expected first input from the accelerometer and an expected first input from the environmental sensor for each listening mode; determining a confidence level for each listening mode of the plurality of listening modes; activating a selected listening selected from the set of predetermined listening modes based on the confidence levels; receiving a second input from the accelerometer and a second input from the environmental sensor; selectively triggering execution of a selected computing device functionality included in the set of computing device functionalities based on the second input from the accelerometer and the second input from the environmental sensor; and transforming an audio signal supplied to the audio output apparatus based on the selected computing device functionality. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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