Patent ID: 11937039
Assignee: GOERTEK INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G  Y | IPC G  H

Claim 6:
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.