Audio signals output
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsNick Thamma, Keller Tomassi, Pei Hsuan Li, Chi So
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Abstract
Examples are described herein for detecting, and outputting audio signals to, wearable audio output devices. In various examples, a device may include a time-of-flight (ToF) sensor and a processor. The processor may analyze ToF sensor data generated by the ToF sensor. Based on the analysis, the processor may detect a wearable audio output device worn by an individual. In response to detecting the wearable audio output device, the processor may output an audio signal to the wearable audio output device.
Claims20
A device comprising:
- a time-of-flight (ToF) sensor;
- and
- a processor to:
- analyze ToF sensor data generated by the ToF sensor;
- based on the analysis, detect a wearable audio output device worn by an individual, and
- in response to detecting the wearable audio output device, output an audio signal to the wearable audio output device.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, in response to execution of the instructions by a processor of a computing device, cause the processor to:
- operate a depth sensor of the computing device to acquire depth sensor data that includes a proximity distribution between an individual and the depth sensor;
- analyze the depth sensor data to detect presence of a wearable audio output device worn by the individual;
- and
- based on the detected presence, output an audio signal to the wearable audio output device worn by the individual.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, in response to execution of the instructions by a processor of a computing device, cause the processor to:
- operate first and second contactless sensors to obtain, respectively, first and second sensor data;
- analyze the first and second sensor data to detect headphones worn by an individual;
- and
- based on the detected headphones, output an audio signal generated by the computing device to the headphones worn by the individual.
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