Headset

• US 8,320,578 B2
• Filed: 04/30/2008
• Issued: 11/27/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: DP Technologies, Inc.
• Inventors: Kahn, Philippe, Kinsolving, Arthur, Fairman, Michael Cory, Christensen, Mark Andrew, Spaulding, Peter William
• Primary Examiner(s): Chin, Vivian
• Assistant Examiner(s): SUTHERS, DOUGLAS JOHN
• Application Number:
  US12/113,110
• Publication Number:
  US 20090274317A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,672 Days
• Field of Search: 381/74, 381/58, 381/309, 381/334, 381/123, 381/124, 379/201.06, 235/375
• US Class Current: 381/74
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6066 including a wireless connection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10

Abstract

A method or apparatus to provide an improved headset. The headset includes at least one sensor. The headset further includes a configuration logic to configure the headset based on the position of the headset on the user'"'"'s head.

Claims

1. A headset comprising:

a sensor logic apparatus to obtain sensor data, the sensor data defining an orientation of the headset indicating whether the headset is being worn by a user; and

a configuration logic apparatus to configure the headset based on the sensor data, wherein the sensor data comprises a motion signature indicative of physical movement of the headset and the orientation of the headset defined by the sensor data, and wherein the configuration logic compares the motion signature from the sensor data with a plurality of different predefined motion signatures indicative of different physical user movements of the headset, that include at least a motion signature indicative of placement of the headset upon a user'"'"'s ear and a motion signature indicative of removal of the headset from the user'"'"'s ear, to determine whether the headset is being worn based on the orientation of the headset and a motion signature matched by the comparison.

2. The headset of claim 1, further comprising a headset shape configured to define a particular orientation associated with the headset being worn, the headset shape configured to ensure that the particular orientation is not duplicated when the headset is placed somewhere else.

3. The headset of claim 1, wherein the headset comprises one of the following:

an earbud, a headphone, a headset including a microphone and a speaker, and glasses incorporating a speaker.

4. The headset of claim 1, wherein the sensor logic apparatus includes an accelerometer to detect movements of the headset, the movements used to determine a location of the headset on a user'"'"'s body.

5. The headset of claim 1, wherein the configuration logic apparatus comprises a power logic to switch the headset from and to stand-by.

6. The headset of claim 5, further comprising:

the power logic to automatically place the headset into stand-by mode when the headset is not moving, indicating that the headset is not being worn by a user.

7. The headset of claim 1 wherein the sensor logic apparatus comprises:

an accelerometer to detect a gesture, the gesture comprising placing the headset on a user'"'"'s head or removing the headset from the user'"'"'s head.

8. The headset of claim 1, wherein the sensor logic apparatus comprises:

an accelerometer to detect a motion command, the motion command defined by a motion signature;

a command logic to interface with a command store, wherein the command store stores a plurality of motion signatures each associated with a different motion command, wherein each motion command comprises comprising a defined set of motions associated with a particular action; and

a command mapper to identify a command associated with the motion command based on the motion signature.

9. The headset of claim 8, wherein the motion command comprises one or more of the following:

a shake shake command when the headset is not being worn, a tap tap command when the headset is being worn.

10. The headset of claim 8, wherein the configuration logic apparatus is further to execute the command identified.

11. The headset of claim 8, further comprising:

a feedback logic to provide feedback to the user regarding the identified command.

12. The headset of claim 1, further comprising:

a profile adjustor to adjust settings of the headset based on the sensor data.

13. The headset of claim 12, further comprising:

the profile adjustor to adjust a setting of a mobile device linked to the headset based on the sensor data.

14. The headset of claim 1, further comprising:

a button logic to enable control of a function of the headset utilizing a single button and non-visual feedback.

15. A method comprising:

determining a motion signature and an orientation of a headset based on sensor data, wherein the motion signature is indicative of physical movement of the headset and determined from the sensor data based on a comparison of the motion signature with a plurality of different predefined motion signatures indicative of different user movements, wherein the different predefined motion signatures include at least a motion signature indicative of placement of the headset upon a user'"'"'s ear and a motion signature indicative of removal of the headset from the user'"'"'s ear;

determining whether the headset is being worn by a user based on the motion signature matched by the comparison and the orientation of the headset; and

configuring the headset based on whether the headset is being worn by a user.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

identifying a motion command based on data from an accelerometer; and

identifying a command associated with the motion command; and

executing the command.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the command comprises one or more of the following:

altering a configuration of the headset, altering a configuration of a device coupled to the headset, altering an output characteristic of the headset, altering an output characteristic of the device coupled to the headset.

18. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

providing a single button interface to enable a user to navigate through a set of menus utilizing a single button and audio feedback.

19. A headset comprising:

an accelerometer to detect motions and an orientation of the headset, the motions providing a motion signature indicating physical movement of the headset for determination of whether the headset is being worn; and

a configuration logic to configure the headset based on the motion signature and the orientation of the headset, wherein the motion signature is determined to indicate the headset is being worn from the detected motions based on a comparison of the motion signature with a plurality of different predefined motion signatures indicative of different user movements, wherein the different predefined motion signatures include at least a motion signature indicative of placement of the headset upon a user'"'"'s ear and a motion signature indicative of removal of the headset from the user'"'"'s ear.

20. The headset of claim 19, further comprising:

a command mapping logic to identify a command associated with a motion signature.

21. The headset of claim 19, further comprising:

a power logic to adjust a power state of the headset based on the determination whether the headset is being worn.

22. The headset of claim 19, further comprising:

a sensor logic to detect a motion command based on data from the accelerometer;

a command mapping logic to identify a command based on the motion data and whether the headset is being worn.