Headset with on-ear detection
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1. A headset, comprising:
- a body configured to be affixed to an ear of a user;
a speaker for reproducing an audio signal, the speaker representing part of the body such that when the body is affixed to the ear, the speaker is positioned proximate the ear canal of the user;
two or more sensors for producing respective sensor outputs indicative of whether the body is affixed to the ear; and
an analyzer, operatively coupled to a plurality of the two or more sensors, and configured to compare the respective outputs of the plurality of sensors with at least one of a known output pattern comprising two or more sensor outputs that are characteristic of the body being affixed to the ear or a known output pattern comprising two or more sensor outputs that are characteristic of incidental contact, and based on the comparison determine whether the body is affixed to the ear, thereby reducing the likelihood of false-positive readings incorrectly indicative of the body being affixed to the ear.
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Abstract
A headset including a body configured to be affixed to an ear of a user, and a speaker for reproducing an audio signal, the speaker representing part of the body such that when the body is affixed to the ear, the speaker is positioned proximate the ear canal of the user. The headset further includes at least one sensor for producing an output indicative of whether the body is affixed to the ear. In addition, the headset includes an analyzer, operatively coupled to the at least one sensor, for analyzing whether the body is affixed to the ear based on the output of the at least one sensor.
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1. A headset, comprising:
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a body configured to be affixed to an ear of a user; a speaker for reproducing an audio signal, the speaker representing part of the body such that when the body is affixed to the ear, the speaker is positioned proximate the ear canal of the user; two or more sensors for producing respective sensor outputs indicative of whether the body is affixed to the ear; and an analyzer, operatively coupled to a plurality of the two or more sensors, and configured to compare the respective outputs of the plurality of sensors with at least one of a known output pattern comprising two or more sensor outputs that are characteristic of the body being affixed to the ear or a known output pattern comprising two or more sensor outputs that are characteristic of incidental contact, and based on the comparison determine whether the body is affixed to the ear, thereby reducing the likelihood of false-positive readings incorrectly indicative of the body being affixed to the ear. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A headset, comprising:
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a body configured to be affixed to an ear of a user; a speaker for reproducing an audio signal, the speaker representing part of the body such that when the body is affixed to the ear, the speaker is positioned proximate the ear canal of the user; a plurality of sensors for producing respective outputs positioned at different locations on the body; and an analyzer configured to detect the respective outputs of each of the sensors while the body is affixed to the ear of the user, and to store the outputs in memory so as to represent an identification profile for the user, and the analyzer configured to analyze whether the body is affixed to the ear of the user based on a comparison of the respective outputs of each of the sensors with the identification profile stored in memory. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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