Method and system for automatically muting headphones
US7986791B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 17, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jul 26, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 26, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R29/001
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The illustrative embodiments provide a method and system for automatically muting a headphone. The headphone detects a sound external to the headphone. A volume threshold and a frequency threshold are received, wherein the volume threshold and the frequency threshold define a sound of interest. A determination is made as to whether the sound external to the headphone is the sound of interest. Responsive to a determination that the sound external to the headphone is the sound of interest, a signal is transmitted to automatically mute an active state of the headphone.
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