Hearable Device Audio Control Using Wear-State Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing portable electronic devices and hearable devices lack the ability to dynamically adjust functions based on whether an ambient sound listening function is being executed and whether the hearable device is worn, limiting their versatility and user interaction.
Innovation Solution
A portable electronic device and hearable device system that includes touch-sensitive displays and wireless communication circuitry to detect the wearing state of the hearable device and execute different functions based on the ambient sound listening function status, allowing for audio signal processing and user input handling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the portable electronic device executes fixed functions regardless of wearing state or ambient sound listening status, then the device operation is simple, but the device versatility and user interaction are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic function execution by continuously monitoring the wearing state of the hearable device and the status of the ambient sound listening function. The portable electronic device adjusts its audio processing functions in real-time based on these conditions, transitioning between different operational modes (e.g., audio recording when not worn, searching when worn with ambient listening active, bookmarking when worn without ambient listening). This dynamic adaptation resolves the contradiction by making the device versatile across multiple scenarios while managing complexity through automated state-based logic.
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs feedback mechanisms where the portable electronic device receives status information from the hearable device regarding wearing state and ambient sound listening function execution. Based on this feedback, the portable electronic device automatically determines and executes appropriate functions without requiring manual user intervention. This feedback loop enables the device to adapt its behavior to current conditions, achieving versatility while keeping the user interface simple.
2Ease of operation
If the portable electronic device performs multiple functions based on wearing state and ambient sound listening status, then the user interaction is enhanced, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The portable electronic device performs self-service by automatically determining which function to execute based on the wearing state and ambient sound listening status received from the hearable device. The system autonomously selects appropriate functions (audio recording, searching, bookmarking) without requiring users to manually configure settings or navigate complex menus. This self-service approach enhances ease of operation by making the device intuitive and adaptive, while the underlying complexity is managed through automated decision-making logic rather than user-facing complexity.
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AI summary
A portable electronic device is provided. The portable electronic device includes a display configured to generate an input signal in response to a user's touch, wireless communication circuitry, memory storing one or more computer programs, and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the display, the wireless communication circuitry, and the memory, wherein the one or more computer programs include computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors individually or collectively, cause the portable electronic device to receive a user input from a hearable device through the display or the wireless communication circuitry, based on the receiving of the user input, determine whether the hearable device is worn by using a detection signal received from the hearable device through the wireless communication circuitry, and perform a first function on a first audio signal received from the hearable device through the wireless communication circuitry, based on determining that the hearable device is not worn or based on determining that the hearable device is worn and identifying that an ambient sound listening function which outputs a second audio signal acquired from a microphone of the hearable device to a speaker of the hearable device is being performed, or perform a second function on a third audio signal being played through the hearable device, based on identifying that the hearable device is worn and identifying that the ambient sound listening function is not being performed.