Patent ID: 8259984

Claim:
A headset, comprising: a body configured to be affixed to an ear of a user; a speaker for reproducing an audio signal, the speaker representing part of the body such that when the body is affixed to the ear, the speaker is positioned proximate the ear canal of the user; two or more sensors for producing respective sensor outputs indicative of whether the body is affixed to the ear; and an analyzer, operatively coupled to a plurality of the two or more sensors, and configured to compare the respective outputs of the plurality of sensors with at least one of a known output pattern comprising two or more sensor outputs that are characteristic of the body being affixed to the ear or a known output pattern comprising two or more sensor outputs that are characteristic of incidental contact, and based on the comparison determine whether the body is affixed to the ear, thereby reducing the likelihood of false-positive readings incorrectly indicative of the body being affixed to the ear.