1 IANA 0 US 2016004415181 cu») United States cz) Patent Application Publication co) Pub. No.: US 2016/0044151 A1 Shoemaker et al. (43) Pub. Date: Feb. 11, 2016 (54) VOLUME CONTROL FOR MOBILE DE} USING A WIRELESS DEVICE Publication Classification (1) nee Applicant: APPLE INC, Cupertino, CA (US) Moa 1725 200601) MosM 902 (2005.01) Inventors: David J. Shoemaker, Redwood City Hos a2 (2006.01), CA (US); Eugene Dvortsov, San (52) US.CL Franeisco, CA (US) crc Ho4M 17253 (2013.01); Hoa 170202 a _ (2013.01), Ho441 19702 2013.01) (73) Assignee: APP INC, Cupertino, ¢ 6 ABSTRACT 1) ApplNos 147,666 A wearable device cn fcilat automate austen of a (2) PCT Filed; Man. 14,2014 ‘me contol andor other stings ofa host device basedon Property ofthe ambien environment Fr example, whe (86) PCTNos — PETIUSROLWUE8I63 Fest device generates an sudble lena wearable dev sample the ambien sound to det dsinetcombuton §371 responding to the audible alert ithe contribution is ot Q) Date: Sep. 10, 2015 sponding to the audible aler; ifthe ibu side acceptable levels, the wearable device can notily the host device to adjust the alert volume and/or other alert characte Related U.S. Application Dats istics, Adjustments to host-device settings ean also be made (63) Cootinuation-in-par of application No, PCT/US2013/_basedon comparing audio signals collected by the host device (032540, filed on Mar. 15, 2013, and the wearable deve HOST DEVICE WEARABLE DEVICE Gerd wet oon Sound nr a | | | | t | | | | Lge 1 | eeasensers rrr | | | | | | | Boveri ampinde owe snp ON po ainrecse {Semana Ge—