Patent ID: 9451351
Filing Date: 2016-09-20
CPC Classification: H04R

Claim Text:
1. A method for outputting audio to a headphone device having a leakage hole, comprising: analyzing audio that is outputted as an electrical signal by a first device to the headphone device, wherein the first device comprises a mobile electronic device; dividing a frequency spectrum of the audio into a low frequency band and a high frequency band; identifying one or more portions of the audio where a decibel value for one or more frequencies included in the low frequency band exceeds a predetermined decibel threshold level set for the low frequency band; closing the leakage hole via a leakage hole valve when the one or more identified portions of the audio having a decibel value that exceeds the predetermined decibel threshold level set for the low frequency band are output to the headphone device; and opening the leakage hole via the leakage hole valve when another portion of the audio is output to the headphone device.