# US 2021/0243515 A1 · Condensation control headsets > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0243515 A1 - Document ID: US20210243515A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/049,039 - Filed: 2018-08-30 - Published: 2021-08-05 - Earliest claimed: 2018-08-30 - Assignees: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Applicants: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Inventors: Jon R. DORY; David H. HANES; Matthew FLACH - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210243515A1 ## CPC - H04R 1/1041: {Mechanical or electronic switches, or control elements (switches in general H01H)} - G01D 21/00: Measuring or testing not otherwise provided for - G01P 15/08: with conversion into electric or magnetic values - G06F 1/206: {comprising thermal management} - H04R 1/1008: {Earpieces of the supra-aural or circum-aural type} - H04R 1/1083: {Reduction of ambient noise (active noise reduction per se G10K11/175; protective devices for the ear, e.g. providing acoustic protection A61F11/06)} - H04R 1/1091: {Details not provided for in groups H04R1/1008 - H04R1/1083} - H04R 29/001: {for loudspeakers (H04R29/007 takes precedence)} - H04R 2460/07: Use of position data from wide-area or local-area positioning systems in hearing devices, e.g. program or information selection - H04R: LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS (producing sounds with frequency not determined by supply frequency G10K) - G01D: MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - G01P: MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION, OR SHOCK; INDICATING PRESENCE, ABSENCE, OR DIRECTION, OF MOVEMENT (measuring or recording blood flow A61B5/02, A61B8/06; monitoring speed or deceleration of electrically-propelled vehicles B60L3/00; vehicle lighting systems adapted to indicate speed B60Q1/54; determining position or course in navigation, measuring ground distance in geodesy or surveying G01C; combined measuring devices for measuring two or more variables of movement G01C23/00; measuring velocity of sound G01H; measuring velocity of light G01J7/00; measuring direction or velocity of solid objects by reception or emission of radiowaves or other waves and based on propagation effects, e.g. Doppler effect, propagation time, direction of propagation, G01S; measuring speed of nuclear radiation G01T; measuring acceleration of gravity G01V; {measuring or recording the speed of trains B61L23/00; speed indicators incorporated in motor vehicles B60K35/00; measuring frequency or phase G01R; traffic control G08G}) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract In an example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a method may include receiving a first data value from a sensor coupled to a headset. The first data value indicates a condition indicative of condensation local to the sensor. A first delta based on the first data value and a predetermined condensation data value is determined. Based on the first delta surpassing a first threshold, a cooling device coupled to the headset is deactivated. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A device comprising: a headset; a sealed enclosure coupled to the headset, wherein the sealed enclosure directs a sensory input to a wearer and restricts ambient interference; a cooling device coupled to the sealed enclosure; a sensor communicatively coupled to the cooling device; a controller, communicatively coupled to the cooling device and the sensor, configured to: receive a first data value from the sensor, wherein the first data value indicates a condition indicative of condensation local to the sensor, determine a first delta based on the first data value and a predetermined condensation data value; and deactivate the cooling device based on the first delta surpassing a first threshold. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the sensor comprises an inertial measurement sensor, the first data value corresponds to a headset movement history and the predetermined condensation data value corresponds to an amount of time indicative of lack of use of the headset. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the sensor comprises a hygrometer, and the first data value corresponds to a detected moisture deposit on the hygrometer. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, the cooling device comprises a thermo-electric cooling device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, further comprising the controller to: receive a second data value, from the sensor, wherein the second data value indicates a transmission of a signal to the headset and an attenuation of the transmission; determine a second delta based on the second data value and a predetermined attenuation data value; and deactivate the cooling device based on the second delta surpassing a second threshold. ### Claim 6 A computing device comprising: a processor; a memory device, communicatively coupled to the processor, having instructions stored thereon that when executed cause the processor to: receive a first data value from a sensor coupled to a headset, wherein the first data value indicates a condition indicative of condensation local to the sensor, determine a first delta based on the first data value and a predetermined condensation data value; and activate a cooling device coupled to the headset based on the first delta falling short of a first threshold. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The computing device of claim 6, the sensor comprises an inertial measurement sensor, the first data value corresponds to a headset movement history and the predetermined condensation data value corresponds to an amount of time indicative of lack of use of the headset. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The computing device of claim 6, wherein the sensor comprises a hygrometer, and the first data value corresponds to a detected moisture deposit on the hygrometer. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The computing device of claim 6, the cooling device comprises a thermo-electric cooling device. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The computing device of claim 6, further comprising the instructions to: receive a second data value, from the sensor, wherein the second data value indicates a transmission of a signal to the headset and an attenuation of the transmission; determine a second delta based on the second data value and a predetermined attenuation data value; and deactivate the cooling device based on the second delta surpassing a second threshold. ### Claim 11 A method comprising: receiving a first data value from a sensor coupled to a headset, wherein the first data value indicates a condition indicative of condensation local to the sensor, determining a first delta based on the first data value and a predetermined condensation data value; receiving a second data value, from a second sensor, wherein the second data value indicates a transmission of a signal to the headset and an attenuation, of the transmission; determining a second delta based on the second data value and a predetermined attenuation data value; and deactivating the cooling device based on the first delta surpassing a first threshold and the second delta surpassing a second threshold. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the sensor comprises an inertial measurement sensor, the first data value corresponds to a headset movement history and the predetermined condensation data value corresponds to an amount of time indicative of lack of use of the headset. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the sensor comprises a hygrometer, and the first data value corresponds to a detected moisture deposit on the hygrometer. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the first threshold comprises a predetermined user selected value. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, the cooling device comprises a thermo-electric cooling device.