RIM’s latest patent details automatic volume adjustments based on handset placement (Engadget)
That moment when you physically hurt your ear by mashing your cellphone up
against it in a futile bid to hear the person on the other end. That’s the
very moment that RIM’s gunning to make history with its latest patent, which
was filed way back in November of 2007 but just granted today. The BlackBerry-
maker’s patent describes an adjustable acoustic speaker output “based on an
estimated degree of seal of an ear about a speaker port” — effectively a
system where the volume can automatically increase if a handset jostles
further from your ear. Not surprisingly, the description details “at least one
touch sensor” used for detecting the distance between one’s ear and the
device, and the connecting method of adjusting the audio depending on what
information the sensor picks up. We’re guessing folks who walk and talk would
be keen on taking advantage, but then again, you _could_ just walk around with
a Bluetooth headset on. (Keyword being _could_, not _should_.)
RIM’s latest patent details automatic volume adjustments based on handset
placement originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:23:00 EDT.
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