US 10,979,836 C1 (13,163rd)
Acoustic sealing analysis system
John Usher, Devon (GB); and John P. Keady, Fairfax Station, VA (US)
Filed by Staton Techiya LLC, Delray Beach, FL (US)
Assigned to Staton Techiya, LLC
Reexamination Request No. 90/015,146, Oct. 28, 2022.
Reexamination Certificate for Patent 10,979,836, issued Apr. 13, 2021, Appl. No. 16/838,277, Apr. 2, 2020.
Application 14/054,015 is a division of application No. 12/555,864, filed on Sep. 9, 2009, granted, now 8,600,067.
Application 90/015,146 is a continuation of application No. 16/414,136, filed on May 16, 2019, granted, now 10,701,499.
Application 16/414,136 is a continuation of application No. 15/700,511, filed on Sep. 11, 2017, granted, now 10,299,053.
Application 15/700,511 is a continuation of application No. 14/827,332, filed on Aug. 17, 2015, granted, now 9,781,530.
Application 14/827,332 is a continuation of application No. 14/054,015, filed on Oct. 15, 2013, granted, now 9,113,267.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/098,250, filed on Sep. 19, 2008.
Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate issued on Jan. 29, 2026.
Int. Cl. H04R 1/10 (2026.01); H04R 25/00 (2006.01); H04R 29/00 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 1/1016 (2013.01) [H04R 1/1091 (2013.01); H04R 25/70 (2013.01); H04R 29/00 (2013.01); H04R 29/001 (2013.01); H04R 2460/07 (2013.01); H04R 2460/15 (2013.01)]
OG exemplary drawing
AS A RESULT OF REEXAMINATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT:
The patentability of claims 1-18 is confirmed.
New claims 19-30 are added and determined to be patentable.
1. An earphone configured to perform an eartip fit test comprising:
a microphone;
a speaker, where the speaker is configured to emit an audio test signal in response to receiving a test fit signal;
an eartip, configured to seal the earphone between the first side and a second side of the earphone;
a memory that stores instructions; and
a processor, operatively connected to the microphone, where the processor is operatively connected to the speaker, where the processor is operatively connected to the memory, where the processor is configured to execute the instructions to perform operations, the operations comprising:
receiving a microphone signal from the microphone; comparing the microphone signal to the test fit signal to determine eartip seal;
sending a first message if the eartip seal is above a threshold level indicating a good seal;
sending a second message if the eartip seal is below a threshold level, indicating that a new eartip or adjustment of the current eartip is needed.
[ 19. The earphone according to claim 1, wherein the test signal is a single frequency signal.]
[ 20. The earphone according to claim 1, wherein the test signal is acoustically masked.]
[ 21. The earphone according to claim 3, wherein the frequency component is below 50 Hz.]
[ 22. The earphone according to claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise sending a test fit signal to the speaker when the test can be performed unobtrusively to the user.]
[ 23. The earphone according to claim 9, wherein the test signal is a single frequency signal.]
[ 24. The earphone according to claim 9, wherein the test signal is acoustically masked.]
[ 25. The earphone according to claim 11, wherein the frequency component is below 50 Hz.]
[ 26. The earphone according to claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise sending a test fit signal to the speaker when the test can be performed unobtrusively to the user and can provide an accurate test.]
[ 27. The earphone according to claim 14, wherein the test signal is a single frequency signal.]
[ 28. The earphone according to claim 14, wherein the test signal is acoustically masked.]
[ 29. The earphone according to claim 16, wherein the frequency component is below 50 Hz.]
[ 30. The earphone according to claim 14, wherein the operations further comprise sending a test fit signal to the speaker when the test can be performed unobtrusively to the user and can provide an accurate test.]