Switching in an audio system with multiple playback paths
US10321230B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 7, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 7, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R2420/03
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a system may include a playback path and a control circuit. The playback path may have a playback input for receiving an input signal and configured to generate at a playback path output an output signal based on the input signal, wherein the playback path is configured to operate in a plurality of operational modes. The control circuit may be configured to receive a first signal from within the playback path and indicative of the input signal, receive a second signal generated from the input signal externally to the playback path, and select a selected operational mode from the plurality of operational modes based on the first signal and the second signal.
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