Patent ID: 11950040
Assignee: APPLE INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A method comprising:
determining, with at least one processor of an ear device, a reference attitude of the ear device based on sensor data collected by motion sensors of the ear device;
storing, with the at least one processor, the reference attitude;
receiving, with at least one processor, a first user input indicating a user request for a volume control mode of the ear device;
receiving, with the at least one processor, a rotation input;
determining, with the at least one processor, an amount of volume level increase or decrease based on attitude change relative to the reference attitude due to the rotation input;
adjusting, with the at least one processor, a volume level of the ear device in accordance with the volume level increase or decrease, wherein the volume level increases or decreases by an incremental amount as a function of incremental angle displacement resulting from the rotation input; and
receiving, with the at least one processor, second user input indicating a second user request to release the volume control mode.