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Personal acoustic device position determination

US8699719B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 22, 2010
Grant dateApr 15, 2014
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Expiry dateJul 14, 2032

Classification

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

Abstract

Apparatus and method for determining an operating state of an earpiece of a personal acoustic device and/or the entirety of the personal acoustic device through tests to determine the current operating state, wherein the tests differ depending on a current power mode of the personal acoustic device, and wherein at least one lower power test is employed during at least one lower power mode.

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