US 11,943,576 B2
Contextual audio system
Kathleen A. Bergeron, Los Gatos, CA (US); and Jay K. Blahnik, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/842,618.
Application 17/842,618 is a continuation of application No. 16/917,726, filed on Jun. 30, 2020, granted, now 11,381,900.
Application 16/917,726 is a continuation of application No. 16/360,303, filed on Mar. 21, 2019, granted, now 10,743,095, issued on Aug. 11, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0321989 A1, Oct. 6, 2022
Int. Cl. H04R 1/10 (2006.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01)
CPC H04R 1/1041 (2013.01) [H04W 4/029 (2018.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wearable electronic device comprising:
a first speaker configured to provide a first portion of an audio output to a first ear of a user;
a second speaker configured to provide a second portion of the audio output to a second ear of the user;
a communication system configured to receive, from a wearable sensing device, an instruction to adjust the first portion of the audio output while maintaining the second portion of the audio output, the instruction based at least in part on a determination that a context of the user satisfies a condition; and
a processing system configured to adjust the first portion of the audio output while maintaining the second portion of the audio output in response to receiving the instruction.