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US 9,961,430 B2Granted
Automatically controllable sound accessory
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsJuhee Chang, Sukgyong Kim, Taeeon Kim, Cheolyong Park, Sunghoon Jeong, Juntai Kim, Sunyoung Lee
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Abstract
A headset includes a first speaker; a second speaker; a connector connecting the first speaker and the second speaker; and a switch configured to generate different electrical signals according to states in which the first speaker and the second speaker move close to and away from each other, wherein the electrical signals are used to selectively control an output of contents that is being output from the headset.
Claims10
A headset comprising:
- a first speaker;
- a second speaker;
- and
- a connector that is at least partially rigid and including a hollow, enclosing a switch and coupling the first speaker and the second speaker,
- wherein the switch includes an upper member and a lower member disposed in the hollow and is configured to generate different electrical signals according to different states, the states including:
- bending of the connector such that the first speaker and the second speaker move towards one other, causing contact between the upper member and the lower member within the hollow, and
- straightening of the connector such that the first speaker and the second speaker move away from one other, causing separation between the upper member and the lower member within the hollow, and
- wherein the electrical signals are used to selectively control an output signal from the headset.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.