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Earbud and method for implementing wearing detection and touch operation

US10999667B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 15, 2019
Grant dateMay 4, 2021
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Expiry dateOct 15, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R2201/10
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present application relates to the field of earbuds, and in particular, to an earbud and a method for implementing a wearing detection and a touch operation. The earbud includes at least two wearing sensors; each of the at least two wearing sensors comprises one or more capacitive sensing units, and a maximum detected capacitance value or a sum of detected capacitance values of the capacitive sensing units of each of the at least two wearing sensors is used as a maximum detection value of the wearing sensor; and the wearing sensors are arranged at different positions where a head of the earbud is in direct contact with skin tissues in the ear, and the earbud is determined to be in a worn state when the maximum detection value of each of the at least two wearing sensors is not smaller than a wearing threshold.

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