Patent · US Active

Off-center pivoting earpiece

US10848847B2 · kind B2 · utility

7Cited by

9References

19Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Apple Inc. · US

Inventors

Brett W. Degner · Menlo Park, US
Christopher J. Stringer · Woodside, US
Daniel R. Bloom · Alameda, US
Michael E. Leclerc · Sunnyvale, US
David H. Narajowski · Los Gatos, US
Kristopher P. Laurent · Campbell, US
Daniele De Iuliis · San Francisco, US
Markus Diebel · San Francisco, US
Sung-Ho Tan · Wien, AT

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 22, 2017
Grant date	Nov 24, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 22, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04R5/04
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

This disclosure includes several different features suitable for use in circumaural and supra-aural headphones designs. Designs that reduce the size of headphones and allow for small form-factor storage configurations are discussed. User convenience features that include synchronizing earpiece stem positions and automatically detecting the orientation of the headphones on a user's head are also discussed. Various power-saving features, design features, sensor configurations and user comfort features are also discussed.

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