US 2018/0324514 A1 · SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC RIGHT-LEFT EAR DETECTION FOR HEADPHONES

Abstract

System for automatic right-left ear detection for headphone comprising: first earcup and second earcup that are identical. Each of first and second earcups includes: first microphone located on perimeter of each earcup, when first earcup is worn on user's right ear first microphone of first earcup is at location farthest from user's mouth when headphone is worn in normal wear position; second microphone located on perimeter of each earcup, when first earcup is worn on user's right ear, second microphone of first earcup is at location closer than first microphone of first earcup to user's mouth; third microphone located inside each earcup facing user's ear cavity, fourth microphone located at perimeter and bottom center portion of each earcup and facing exterior of each earcup, and fifth microphone located on perimeter of each earcup above and to left of second microphone when looking at outside housing of each earcup.

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Dependent claims

A system for automatic right-left ear detection for a headphone comprising:

a first earcup and a second earcup that are identical, each of the first and second earcups includes:
a first microphone located on a perimeter of each earcup, wherein, when the first earcup is worn on a user's right ear the first microphone of the first earcup is at a location farthest from the user's mouth when the headphone is worn in normal wear position,
a second microphone located on the perimeter of each earcup, wherein when the first earcup is worn on the user's right ear, the second microphone of the first earcup is at a location closer than the first microphone of the first earcup to the user's mouth,
a third microphone located inside each earcup facing the user's ear cavity,
a fourth microphone located at the perimeter and bottom center portion of each earcup and facing an exterior of each earcup, and
a fifth microphone located on the perimeter of each earcup above and to the left of the second microphone when looking at an outside housing of each earcup.

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A method for right-left ear detection for a headphone comprising:

receiving microphone signals from at least three microphones included in a first earcup, wherein the headphone includes the first earcup and a second earcup, wherein the first and second earcups are identical;
determining which one of the first earcup or the second earcup is being worn on which one of the user's right or left ears, wherein determining includes:
generating a first output by performing comparisons of strengths of the microphone signals from the at least three microphones in the first earcup or ratios of the strengths of microphone signals from the at least three microphones in the first earcup to a first plurality of thresholds, and
generating a second output by performing comparisons of the strengths of the microphone signals from the at least three microphones in the first earcup or ratios of the strengths of microphone signals from the at least three microphones in the first earcup to a second plurality of thresholds.

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A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform a method for right-left ear detection for a headphone comprising:

receiving microphone signals from at least three microphones included in a first earcup,
wherein the at least three microphones in the first earcup include a first microphone generating a first microphone signal, a second microphone generating a second microphone signal, and a third microphone generating a third microphone signal,
wherein the headphone includes the first earcup and a second earcup, wherein the first and second earcups are identical;
determining which one of the first earcup or the second earcup is being worn on which one of the user's right or left ears, wherein determining includes:
generating a first output by performing comparisons of strengths of the microphone signals from the at least three microphones in the first earcup or ratios of the strengths of microphone signals from the at least three microphones in the first earcup to a first plurality of threshold, and
generating a second output by performing comparisons of the strengths of the microphone signals from the at least three microphones in the first earcup or ratios of the strengths of the microphone signals from the at least three microphones in the first earcup to a second plurality of thresholds.

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A method for right-left ear detection for a headphone comprising:

receiving microphone signals from at least three microphones included in a first earcup, wherein the headphone includes the first earcup and a second earcup, wherein the first and second earcups are identical;
determining which one of the first earcup or the second earcup is being worn on which one of the user's right or left ears, wherein determining includes:
generating a first output by performing comparisons of strengths of the microphone signals from the at least three microphones in the first earcup or ratios of the strengths of microphone signals from the at least three microphones in the first earcup to a first plurality of thresholds.

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System and method for automatic right-left ear detection for headphones

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System and method for automatic right-left ear detection for headphones

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