Method of checking earphone wearing state
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1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
- circuitry configured todetect an output from a 3-axis acceleration sensor included in an earphone unit worn by a user while the user is in a still state;
monitor the output of the 3-axis acceleration sensor while a nodding gesture is performed by the user;
detect a time when an angle of the nodding gesture reaches a maximum by detecting an extremum in the output for a specific axis of the 3-axis acceleration sensor that varies during the nodding gesture; and
determine an earphone wearing state based on the output from the 3-axis acceleration sensor in the still state and the output from the 3-axis acceleration sensor at the time of detecting the maximum nodding angle.
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus that detects an output from a 3-axis acceleration sensor included in an earphone unit worn by a user while the user is in a still state; monitors the output of the 3-axis acceleration sensor while a nodding gesture is performed by the user; detects a time when an angle of the nodding gesture reaches a maximum; and determines an earphone wearing state based on the output from the 3-axis acceleration sensor in the still state and the output from the 3-axis acceleration sensor at the time of detecting the maximum nodding angle.
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12 Claims
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1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
circuitry configured to detect an output from a 3-axis acceleration sensor included in an earphone unit worn by a user while the user is in a still state; monitor the output of the 3-axis acceleration sensor while a nodding gesture is performed by the user; detect a time when an angle of the nodding gesture reaches a maximum by detecting an extremum in the output for a specific axis of the 3-axis acceleration sensor that varies during the nodding gesture; and determine an earphone wearing state based on the output from the 3-axis acceleration sensor in the still state and the output from the 3-axis acceleration sensor at the time of detecting the maximum nodding angle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method comprising:
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detecting an output from a 3-axis acceleration sensor included in an earphone unit worn by a user while the user is in a still state; monitoring the output of the 3-axis acceleration sensor while a nodding gesture is performed by the user; detecting a time when an angle of the nodding gesture reaches a maximum by detecting an extremum in the output for a specific axis of the 3-axis acceleration sensor that varies during the nodding gesture; and determining, by circuitry, an earphone wearing state based on the output from the 3-axis acceleration sensor in the still state and the output from the 3-axis acceleration sensor at the time of detecting the maximum nodding angle. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A non-transitory computer readable medium including computer-program instructions, which when executed by an information processing apparatus, cause the information processing apparatus to:
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detect an output from a 3-axis acceleration sensor included in an earphone unit worn by a user while the user is in a still state; monitor the output of the 3-axis acceleration sensor while a nodding gesture is performed by the user; detect a time when an angle of the nodding gesture reaches a maximum by detecting an extremum in the output for a specific axis of the 3-axis acceleration sensor that varies during the nodding gesture; and determine an earphone wearing state based on the output from the 3-axis acceleration sensor in the still state and the output from the 3-axis acceleration sensor at the time of detecting the maximum nodding angle. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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