Headset With Proximity Determination
First Claim
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a housing configured to support the apparatus on a head of a user;
a controller connected to the housing;
a sound transducer connected to the controller; and
a proximity detector connected to the controller, where the controller is configured to perform a predetermined function based upon a signal from the proximity detector.
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Abstract
An apparatus including a housing configured to support the apparatus on a head of a user; a controller; a sound transducer; and a proximity detector. The proximity detector is connected to the controller. The controller is configured to perform a predetermined function based upon a signal from the proximity detector.
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21 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a housing configured to support the apparatus on a head of a user; a controller connected to the housing; a sound transducer connected to the controller; and a proximity detector connected to the controller, where the controller is configured to perform a predetermined function based upon a signal from the proximity detector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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providing a sound transducer connected to a controller; providing a proximity detector connected to the controller; and the controller, the sound transducer and the proximity detector being configured with a housing to form an apparatus configured to be supported on a head of a user. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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sending an electrical signal from a proximity detector to a controller, where the proximity detector is on an apparatus configured to be supported on a head of a user, and where the apparatus comprises a sound transducer; and performing at least one predetermined function by a controller of the apparatus based upon the signal from the proximity detector, where the predetermined function comprises turning the apparatus ON or OFF. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A non-transitory program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine for performing operations, the operations comprising:
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determining receipt of a signal by a controller of an apparatus from a proximity detector of the apparatus; and turning the apparatus ON or OFF by the controller based upon receipt of the signal by the controller, where the proximity detector and the controller are connected to a housing of the apparatus configured to be supported on a head of a user, and where the controller is configured to at least partially control a sound transducer of the apparatus.
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