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US 11,601,744 B2Granted
Headphone alignment systems and methods
AssigneeSynaptics Incorporated
InventorWensen Liu
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Abstract
An on-ear headphone includes an alignment structure extending into the user's concha to help the user to align the headset for optimal comfort and sound perception. The alignment minimizes sound leakage, optimizes audio playback, and improves active noise cancelation.
Claims18
An apparatus comprising:
- an on-ear headphone body comprising:
- a first surface having a sound emitting portion;
- one or more speakers disposed in the headphone body and arranged to emit sound through the sound emitting portion of the first surface;
- an earpad attached to the first surface that substantially conforms to a pinna of an ear to reduce sound leakage paths;
- and
- an alignment structure protruding from the earpad and adapted to guide an alignment of the headphone body with the ear.
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A method comprising:
- providing an on-ear headphone body comprising a first surface having a sound emitting portion and one or more speakers disposed in the on-ear headphone body and arranged to emit sound through the sound emitting portion of the first surface;
- attaching, to the first surface, an earpad comprising a foam structure that substantially conforms to a pinna of an ear to reduce sound leakage paths;
- attaching an alignment structure to the on-ear headphone body so that the alignment structure protrudes from the earpad;
- and
- guiding an alignment of the on-ear headphone body with the ear based, at least in part, on a sensed contact between the alignment structure and the ear.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.