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Title:
STEREO HEADPHONE DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/153784
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Provided is a stereo headphone device capable of determining into which ear each of left and right headphone units is fitted. The stereo headphone device is either an inner-ear type in which the headphone unit is worn on an auricle of a user or a canal type in which the headphone unit is inserted into an external auditory canal of the user. The stereo headphone device comprises: two headphone units each of which has a built-in driver unit; a sensor provided in at least one of the two headphone units, the sensor being disposed at a position at which the auricle is detected if the headphone unit is fitted to the ear on a predetermined side and at which the auricle is not detected if the headphone unit is fitted to the ear on the other side; and a signal switching means that determines, on the basis of a detection signal from the sensor, to which driver unit each of left and right audio signals is to be output.

Inventors:
MATSUMURA KOUHEI (JP)
SAKAMOTO DAISUKE (JP)
IGARASHI TAKEO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2012/061918
Publication Date:
November 15, 2012
Filing Date:
May 09, 2012
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Assignee:
JAPAN SCIENCE & TECH AGENCY (JP)
MATSUMURA KOUHEI (JP)
SAKAMOTO DAISUKE (JP)
IGARASHI TAKEO (JP)
International Classes:
H04R1/10
Foreign References:
JP2007506334A2007-03-15
JP2002135887A2002-05-10
JP2009152666A2009-07-09
JP2006024241A2006-01-26
JPS62178690U1987-11-13
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KAWAGUCHI Yoshiyuki et al. (JP)
Yoshiyuki Kawaguchi (JP)
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