- Patent Title: Audio layer in keyboard device providing enhanced audio performance
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Application No.: US14297480Application Date: 2014-06-05
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Publication No.: US09729960B1Publication Date: 2017-08-08
- Inventor: Manpreet Singh Khaira , Thomas Irrgang
- Applicant: Avnera Corporation
- Applicant Address: US OR Beaverton
- Assignee: AVNERA CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: AVNERA CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US OR Beaverton
- Agent Marger Johnson
- Main IPC: H04R1/20
- IPC: H04R1/20 ; H04R1/28

Abstract:
An acoustic layer is added to a keyboard-type device including: enclosing walls, optionally—one or more microphones, a signal processing device, at least one audio transducer, and an acoustic waveguide. The acoustic layer adjoins one or more internal areas of a keyboard-type device. The signal processing device receives an internal signal from an electronic device either through wires or wirelessly. The signal processing device provides a directive sound enhancement of the audio input signals based on room acoustics, such as reverberation, echo, noise, delay, frequency response, and/or speaker-positional information that is determined by the signal processing device. The audio transducer device generates an audible audio output in response to an audio signal output from the signal processing device. The acoustic waveguide receives the audible audio output and generates an enhanced bass audio output from the acoustic waveguide.
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