System and method for enhanced wearable hearing device command instruction manual input
US11985469B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 29, 2022 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K2217/96054
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A wearable hearing device operatively coupled to an information handling system comprising a housing for a speaker and a microphone, a magnetic slider switch moveable with respect to the housing between a closed position and an open position in response to a user's external force, a rolling magnet rotating within the magnetic slider switch during movement between the open and closed positions, a bar magnet fixed within the housing having a first pole attracting the rolling magnet in the closed position and a second pole attracting the rolling magnet in the open position to reduce the external force required to move the magnetic slider switch, a hall effect sensor to sense a change in distance to the rolling magnet during movement between the open and closed positions, and to associate the change in distance with a command instruction, and a microcontroller to execute or transmit the command instruction.
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