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EARBUDS WITH BIOMETRIC SENSING

  • US 20170078780A1
  • Filed: 09/16/2015
  • Published: 03/16/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/16/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An audio device, comprising:

  • an earbud housing having a size and shape suitable for at least partial insertion into an ear of a user;

    a speaker disposed within the earbud housing;

    a biometric sensor disposed within the earbud housing and including a sensing surface arranged along an exterior surface of the earbud housing; and

    a processor configured to determine an orientation of the earbud housing within the ear of a user using a value of a biometric parameter detected by the biometric sensor and adjust an operational state of the speaker in accordance with the determined orientation.

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