Patent · US Active

Electronic device and method for controlling an operation thereof

US10635391B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by
2References
33Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateSep 16, 2016
Grant dateApr 28, 2020
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 29, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R2499/11
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, an electronic device may include a housing including a portion configured to detachably couple with a part of a user's ear, a sensor installed on an outer surface of the housing or in the housing, a communication circuit installed on the outer surface of the housing or in the housing, a speaker installed on the outer surface of the housing, exposed toward an eardrum of the ear, and electrically connected to the communication circuit, a processor electronically connected to the sensor, the communication circuit, and the speaker, and a memory electrically connected to the processor.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.