Audio earphones having an adjustable cable system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9877098
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15261539

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Features of the present application provide an audio earphone having an adjustable cable system interconnecting a first speaker unit (e.g., left speaker) and a second speaker unit (e.g., right speaker). The adjustable cable system may include a plurality of pods connected to different parts of the adjustable cable system such that the relative movement of the pods may adjust an effective length of the adjustable cable system. The audio earphone of the present disclosure may also include a plurality of operating modes for operating the audio earphone where each of the plurality of operating modes may correspond to one of a plurality of relative distances between a first pod and a second pod.

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MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLCONE MICROSOFT WAY REDMOND WA 98052

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Dearsley, Simon Cameron Bellevue, US 50 246
Henry, Emron Jackson Kirkland, US 4 16
Riley, Raymond Walter Bainbridge, US 19 210
Schoeck, Kaitlyn Marley Seattle, US 8 54

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