Audio seal measurements
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorJeffrey J. Terlizzi
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Abstract
Examples can provide circuits, methods, and apparatus that can determine a quality of a seal formed using an audio device, can inform a user of the quality of the seal, and can help the user to improve the quality of the seal.
Claims19
A method of providing a notification regarding a quality of a seal formed using an audio device, the method comprising, with an electronic device that is associated with the audio device:
- determining whether the audio device is being used in one of a number of specific contexts, the specific contexts comprising listening to music, exercising, and sleeping, and if it is, then
- determining the quality of the seal based at least in part on the specific context in which the audio device is being used, and
- if the quality of the seal is determined to be poor, then providing a notification that the quality of the seal is poor, and
- if the quality of the seal is not determined to be poor, then not providing a notification that the quality of the seal is poor.
A method of providing a notification regarding a quality of a seal formed using an audio device, the method comprising, with an electronic device that is associated with the audio device:
- determining whether the audio device is being used in one of a number of specific contexts, and if it is, then
- determining the quality of the seal based at least in part on the specific context in which the audio device is being used, and
- if the quality of the seal is determined to be poor, then providing a notification that the quality of the seal is poor, and
- if the quality of the seal is not determined to be poor, then not providing a notification that the quality of the seal is poor;
- receiving an indication of a quality of the seal formed by the audio device;
- when an indication that a poor seal is formed is received from the audio device, not saving data regarding the quality of the seal;
- when an indication that a good seal is formed is received from the audio device, storing information regarding the time that the quality of the seal was determined and the indication of the quality of the seal;
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- comparing the stored indication of the quality of the seal to previous indications of the quality of seal, and determining whether the indications of the quality of seal have degraded a threshold amount, and
- if the associated device determines that the indications of the quality of seal have degraded the threshold amount, then determining whether to provide the notification to recommend an alternative solution or replacement for the portion of the audio device forming the seal, and
- if the associated device determines that the indications of the quality of seal have not degraded the threshold amount, then not providing a notification to recommend an alternative solution or replacement for the portion of the audio device forming the seal.
A method of providing a notification regarding a quality of a seal formed using an audio device, the method comprising, with an electronic device that is associated with the audio device:
- determining whether the audio device is being used in one of a number of specific contexts, and if it is, then
- determining the quality of the seal based at least in part on the specific context in which the audio device is being used, and
- if the quality of the seal is determined to be poor, then providing a notification that the quality of the seal is poor, and
- if the quality of the seal is not determined to be poor, then not providing a notification that the quality of the seal is poor;
- receiving a first indication regarding a quality of a seal formed by the audio device;
- receiving temperature sensor data from the audio device;
- receiving a second indication of a quality of the seal formed by the audio device;
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- if the first indication and the second indication are that the seal is of sufficient quality, then storing data temperature sensor data received from the audio device, and if either the first indication or the second indication are that the seal is not of sufficient quality, then not storing temperature sensor data received from the of the audio device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.