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- Nachgewiesen in: USPTO Patent Grants
- Sprachen: English
- Patent Number: 11937,039
- Publication Date: March 19, 2024
- Appl. No: 17/624166
- Application Filed: December 31, 2019
- Assignees: GOERTEK INC. (Shandong, CN)
- Claim: 1. A method for reducing energy consumption of an earphone, comprising: determining whether a target earphone is in off-ear state and is placed in a charging case or not; obtaining, in a case where the target earphone is in off-ear state and is not placed in the charging case, a duration since the target earphone is off ear; determining whether the duration exceeds a first preset threshold; and performing energy consumption reduction processing on the target earphone, in a case where the duration exceeds the first preset threshold.
- Claim: 2. The method for reducing energy consumption of an earphone according to claim 1 , wherein the performing energy consumption reduction processing on the earphone comprises: determining whether the duration exceeds a second preset threshold, wherein the second preset threshold is greater than the first preset threshold; generating a shutdown instruction in a case where the duration exceeds the second preset threshold; and generating a sleep instruction in a case where the duration does not exceed the second preset threshold.
- Claim: 3. The method for reducing energy consumption of an earphone according to claim 2 , wherein after the determining whether the duration exceeds a first preset threshold, the method further comprises: re-performing, after waiting for a preset interval time, the step of determining whether a target earphone is in off-ear state and is placed in a charging case or not and subsequent steps, in a case where the duration does not exceed the first preset threshold.
- Claim: 4. The method for reducing energy consumption of an earphone according to claim 1 , wherein after determining that the target earphone is in off-ear state and is not placed in the charging case, and before the obtaining a duration since the target earphone is off ear, the method further comprises: determining whether a communication link with another earphone is maintained; generating a shutdown instruction in a case where the communication link is disconnected; and performing the step of obtaining a duration since the target earphone is off ear and subsequent steps in a case where the communication link is not disconnected.
- Claim: 5. The method for reducing energy consumption of an earphone according to claim 4 , wherein after determining that the communication link is not disconnected, and before the obtaining a duration since the target earphone is off ear, the method further comprises: determining whether the target earphone functions as a primary earphone; performing the step of obtaining a duration since the target earphone is off ear and subsequent steps in a case where the target earphone functions as a secondary earphone; and interchanging, in a case where the target earphone functions as a primary earphone, a primary/secondary status of the target earphone with the other earphone, and performing the step of obtaining a duration since the target earphone is off ear and subsequent steps.
- Claim: 6. The method for reducing energy consumption of an earphone according to claim 4 , wherein after the determining whether the duration exceeds a first preset threshold, the method further comprises: re-performing, after waiting for a preset interval time, the step of determining whether a target earphone is in off-ear state and is placed in a charging case or not and subsequent steps, in a case where the duration does not exceed the first preset threshold.
- Claim: 7. The method for reducing energy consumption of an earphone according to claim 5 , wherein after determining that the target earphone functions as a primary earphone, and before the interchanging a primary/secondary status of the target earphone with the other earphone, the method further comprises: determining whether the other earphone is in off-ear state by communication through the communication link; performing the step of obtaining a duration since the target earphone is off ear and subsequent steps in a case where the other earphone is in off-ear state; and performing the step of interchanging a primary/secondary status of the target earphone with the other earphone and subsequent steps in a case where the other earphone is in on-ear state.
- Claim: 8. The method for reducing energy consumption of an earphone according to claim 5 , wherein after the determining whether the duration exceeds a first preset threshold, the method further comprises: re-performing, after waiting for a preset interval time, the step of determining whether a target earphone is in off-ear state and is placed in a charging case or not and subsequent steps, in a case where the duration does not exceed the first preset threshold.
- Claim: 9. The method for reducing energy consumption of an earphone according to claim 7 , wherein after the determining whether the duration exceeds a first preset threshold, the method further comprises: re-performing, after waiting for a preset interval time, the step of determining whether a target earphone is in off-ear state and is placed in a charging case or not and subsequent steps, in a case where the duration does not exceed the first preset threshold.
- Claim: 10. The method for reducing energy consumption of an earphone according to claim 1 , wherein after the determining whether the duration exceeds a first preset threshold, the method further comprises: re-performing, after waiting for a preset interval time, the step of determining whether a target earphone is in off-ear state and is placed in a charging case or not and subsequent steps, in a case where the duration does not exceed the first preset threshold.
- Claim: 11. A TWS earphone, comprising: a non-transitory memory configured to store a computer program; and a processor configured to execute the computer program to perform steps of the method for reducing energy consumption of an earphone according to claim 1 .
- Claim: 12. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a computer program, the computer program, when being executed by a processor, implementing steps of the method for reducing energy consumption of an earphone according to claim 1 .
- Claim: 13. An apparatus for reducing energy consumption of an earphone, comprising: a state determination module configured to determine whether a target earphone is in off-ear state and is placed in a charging case or not, and obtain, in a case where the target earphone is in off-ear state and is not placed in the charging case, a duration since the target earphone is off ear; a duration determination module configured to determine whether the duration exceeds a first preset threshold; and an energy consumption reduction processing module configured to perform energy consumption reduction processing on the target earphone, in a case where the duration determination module determines that the duration exceeds the first preset threshold.
- Claim: 14. The apparatus for reducing energy consumption of an earphone according to claim 13 , wherein the duration determination module is further configured to determine whether the duration exceeds a second preset threshold after determining that the duration exceeds the first preset threshold, wherein the second preset threshold is greater than the first preset threshold; and the energy consumption reduction processing module is configured to generate a shutdown instruction in a case where the duration exceeds the second preset threshold, and generate a sleep instruction in a case where the duration does not exceed the second preset threshold.
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- Primary Examiner: Mei, Xu
- Attorney, Agent or Firm: HAUPTMAN HAM, LLP
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