{"schema_version":"1.0","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9788097","patent":{"patent_number":"US-9788097","title":"Multi-function bone conducting headphones","assignee":null,"inventors":[],"filing_date":"2016-06-10T00:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2017-10-10T00:00:00.000Z","cpc_codes":["H04R","G06F","G06F","H04R","H04R","H04R","H04R","H04R","H04R","H04R","H04R","H04R"],"num_claims":16,"abstract":"The present disclosure describes a multi-mode headset incorporating both bone conduction and aural transducers. Bone conduction plates of the headset rest on a users' temples, just in front of each ear in one implementation, and create sound through vibrations in a first mode, allowing the user to listen to the headset while still leaving environmental or external sounds audible. In a second mode, the user detaches aural transducers or earbuds from an attachment point and inserts them into the user's ears, blocking external noise and providing passive and/or active noise isolation. In a third mode, both the bone conduction plates and aural transducers may be used simultaneously, providing additional amplitude and potentially wider frequency response. The headset may include a switch, such as a magnetic proximity sensor detecting the position of the aural transducers, to control a mixer or amplifier to re-route audio through the aural transducers. Accordingly, the user may switch between modes and listen to high quality, noise-isolated audio; or audio while remaining aware of external noises."},"analysis":{"summary":null,"layman_explanation":null,"technical_analysis":null,"business_analysis":null,"faqs":null,"topics":[],"tech_cluster":null},"seo":{"title":"Multi-function bone conducting headphones","description":"The present disclosure describes a multi-mode headset incorporating both bone conduction and aural transducers. Bone conduction plates of the headset rest on a users' temples, just in front of each ea","keywords":[]},"attribution":{"source":"Patentable","source_url":"https://patentable.app","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9788097","license":"CC-BY-4.0-like","license_terms":"AI-generated analysis on this page (summary, layman_explanation, technical_analysis, business_analysis, faqs) may be reused with attribution and a visible link back to the canonical URL above. Patent abstracts, claims, and bibliographic data are USPTO public domain.","required_link":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9788097","citation_suggestion":"Patentable. \"Multi-function bone conducting headphones\" (US-9788097). https://patentable.app/patents/US-9788097","copyright_holder":"Nomic Interactive Technology LLC"},"links":{"html":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9788097","json":"https://patentable.app/api/llm-context/US-9788097","site":"https://patentable.app","llms_txt":"https://patentable.app/llms.txt"},"generated_at":"2026-06-06T05:47:52.436Z"}