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Method for detecting wearing of acoustic device and acoustic device supporting the same

US11019421B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 1, 2020
Grant dateMay 25, 2021
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Expiry dateApr 1, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R2460/15
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An acoustic device that includes a housing, a nozzle portion, a speaker hole, a first microphone hole, a speaker, a first microphone, and a processor configured to output a first signal through the speaker, receive a second signal corresponding to the first signal through the first microphone, output a third signal through the speaker when a magnitude of a first frequency band component of the second signal is greater than a first value, receive a fourth signal corresponding to the third signal through the first microphone, and determine that the protruding end surface of the nozzle portion is blocked and the acoustic device is not worn in a user's ear when a magnitude of a second frequency band component of the fourth signal is greater than a second value.

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