公开(公告)号：US10231047B2

公开(公告)日：2019-03-12

申请号：US15946194

申请日：2018-04-05

Applicant: Avnera Corporation

Inventor： Amit Kumar ,  Eric Sorensen ,  Shankar Rathoud

IPC: H04R1/10 ,  G10K11/178 ,  H04R3/00 ,  H04R29/00

Abstract: A headphone detector including a headphone and a processor. The headphone has a microphone and a speaker, and the microphone is configured to generate an audio signal based on an output of the speaker. The processor is configured to receive the audio signal, determine a characteristic of the audio signal, and assess whether the headphone is on ear or off ear based on a comparison of the characteristic to a threshold. The threshold corresponds to one or more of an audio response of the audio signal at a corresponding frequency and an audio response of a feedback microphone signal at a corresponding frequency, under one or more known conditions.

公开(公告)号：US10198239B2

公开(公告)日：2019-02-05

申请号：US15470413

申请日：2017-03-27

Applicant: AVNERA CORPORATION

Inventor： Manpreet S. Khaira ,  Shawn O'Connor ,  Frank Prestrelski ,  Patrick Allen Quinn ,  Richard Andrew Sorensen ,  Eric Sorensen

IPC: G06F3/16 ,  G06F3/03 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0346

Abstract: A speaker system includes a case, an audio input, speakers, an accelerometer, and a computer processor. The audio input is structured to receive a program audio signal from an audio device. The speakers are configured to play an audio output based on the program audio signal, the audio output causing a vibration of the case. The accelerometer is configured to detect the vibration of the case as well as a user tap on the case. The computer processor is configured to identify a user gesture that includes the tap on the case, to identify the tap apart from the case vibration by processing the detected vibration of the case and the detected user tap on the case based on information from the program audio signal to separate the detected user tap from the detected vibration, and to commence a particular function associated with the user gesture.

公开(公告)号：US20190012135A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-10

申请号：US16017800

申请日：2018-06-25

Applicant: Avnera Corporation

Inventor： Shawn O'Connor ,  Eric Sorensen ,  Manpreet S. Khaira ,  Sydney Newton

IPC: G06F3/16 ,  H04R5/033

Abstract: An apparatus can include an audio playback device configured to provide an audio output to a user, and a controller configured to: receive an initial playback position within the audio output; determine that an off-ear event has occurred; identify a time corresponding to the off-ear event; instruct the audio playback device to pause the audio output at the identified time; and calculate a new playback position within the audio output based at least in part on the identified time.

公开(公告)号：US20180337636A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-22

申请号：US15984250

申请日：2018-05-18

Applicant: Avnera Corporation

Inventor： Gilbert C. Martinez ,  Amit Kumar ,  Ali Hadiashar ,  Mark Gehring ,  Wai Lee

IPC: H03F1/02 ,  H03F3/183 ,  H03M1/00 ,  H03M3/00 ,  H03G3/30

Abstract: An audio system can include an amplifier having two parallel drivers, one having common source transistors and one having common drain transistors, also called source following. At low signals, the source followers dominate the open-loop gain signal path, while large signals cause the common source transistors to be dominant. At low signal amplitudes, the common source transistor gain is reduced and the common drain transistors provide the load current. At a pre-determined level of signal amplitude, the common source transistors take over and provide the current load. A calibration system for a DAC is also provided. The calibration system measures individual cell performance in the DAC, then stores its digital equivalent in a coefficient storage. Then, a quantizer can refer to the stored coefficients when selecting the appropriate final quantized digital value.

公开(公告)号：US10135455B2

公开(公告)日：2018-11-20

申请号：US15799812

申请日：2017-10-31

Applicant: Avnera Corporation

Inventor： Jianping Wen ,  Garry Link ,  Wai Laing Lee

IPC: H03M1/10 ,  H03M1/38 ,  H03M1/46 ,  H03M1/40 ,  H03M1/06 ,  H03M1/80

Abstract: A system can include an analog input port; a digital output port; and a successive approximation register (SAR) analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The SAR ADC can include a voltage comparator Vd having a first input, a second input, and an output; a first plurality of capacitors Cp[0:n] that are coupled with the analog input port and each have a top plate and a bottom plate; a second plurality of capacitors Cn[0:n] that are coupled with the analog input port and each have a top plate and a bottom plate; and a SAR controller coupled between the output of the voltage comparator Vd and the digital output port.

公开(公告)号：US20180227659A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-09

申请号：US15946194

申请日：2018-04-05

Applicant: Avnera Corporation

Inventor： Amit Kumar ,  Eric Sorensen ,  Shankar Rathoud

IPC: H04R1/10 ,  G10K11/178

CPC classification number: H04R1/1041 ,  G10K11/178 ,  G10K11/17855 ,  G10K2210/1081 ,  G10K2210/3021 ,  H04R1/1083 ,  H04R3/00 ,  H04R29/00 ,  H04R2410/05 ,  H04R2460/03

Abstract: A headphone detector including a headphone and a processor. The headphone has a microphone and a speaker, and the microphone is configured to generate an audio signal based on an output of the speaker. The processor is configured to receive the audio signal, determine a characteristic of the audio signal, and assess whether the headphone is on ear or off ear based on a comparison of the characteristic to a threshold. The threshold corresponds to one or more of an audio response of the audio signal at a corresponding frequency and an audio response of a feedback microphone signal at a corresponding frequency, under one or more known conditions.

公开(公告)号：US10021478B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-10

申请号：US15442619

申请日：2017-02-24

Applicant: Avnera Corporation

Inventor： Michael Jon Wurtz ,  Eric Sorensen

IPC: H04R1/10 ,  A61F11/08 ,  H04R23/00 ,  G10K11/178

CPC classification number: H04R1/1083 ,  A61F11/08 ,  G10K11/178 ,  G10K11/17857 ,  G10K11/17881 ,  G10K2210/1081 ,  G10K2210/3026 ,  G10K2210/3027 ,  G10K2210/3028 ,  G10K2210/3219 ,  G10K2210/3226 ,  H04R1/1016 ,  H04R23/006 ,  H04R2201/003 ,  H04R2410/05 ,  H04R2460/01

Abstract: Automatic noise-reduction (ANR) headsets include circuitry that cancels or suppress undesired noises. Recent years have seen the emergence of in-the-ear (ITE) earphones that incorporate ANR technology; however, designing them to function well usually entails many design tradeoffs, such as using larger ear nozzles that are uncomfortable to obtain desired noise reduction or that require added structures to hold the earphones to a user ear. To avoid these tradeoffs, the present inventors devised, among other things, an exemplary ITE ANR earphone that places its error measurement microphone in the ear nozzle that connects the driver front acoustic volume to a user ear canal. This placement allows use of a narrower more comfortable ear nozzle without compromising noise reduction and without requiring added holding structures. Moreover, the narrower ear nozzle also lowers the likelihood that the ANR circuitry will become unstable and produce undesirable noise.

公开(公告)号：US20180183456A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-28

申请号：US15849227

申请日：2017-12-20

Applicant: Avnera Corporation

Inventor： Wai Lee ,  Garry N. Link ,  Jianping Wen

IPC: H03M1/46 ,  H03M1/44

CPC classification number: H03M1/462 ,  H03M1/0626 ,  H03M1/08 ,  H03M1/442 ,  H03M1/466

Abstract: The disclosure includes an analog to digital converter (ADC). The ADC includes a comparator to compare sample values of an analog signal in an analog domain to reference values to determine digital values in a digital domain. The digital values correspond to the analog signal and may be determined according to successive approximation. The ADC also includes chop switches to modulate the analog signal to increase a frequency of flicker noise in the analog domain. The ADC also includes an un-chop switch to demodulate the digital values in the digital domain prior filtration of the flicker noise by a digital filter.

公开(公告)号：US20180181157A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-28

申请号：US15852757

申请日：2017-12-22

Applicant: Avnera Corporation

Inventor： Garry N. Link ,  Wai Lee

IPC: G05F3/26

CPC classification number: G05F3/262 ,  G05F1/10 ,  G05F3/02 ,  G05F3/26

Abstract: A circuit can have a low mirror input voltage and fast settling while providing a large current mirror gain. The circuit can include a current source, a first current mirror device having a first transistor and a second transistor and electrically coupled with the current source, a third transistor electrically coupled with the first transistor, a second current mirror device having a fourth transistor and a fifth transistor and electrically coupled between the third transistor and the second transistor, and an output device electrically coupled with the first and second current mirror devices.

公开(公告)号：US09998827B2

公开(公告)日：2018-06-12

申请号：US15613738

申请日：2017-06-05

Applicant: Avnera Corporation

Inventor： Theodore Hetke ,  John Speth

IPC: H04R3/12 ,  H04W4/00

CPC classification number: H04R3/12 ,  H04R2420/07 ,  H04R2420/09 ,  H04R2430/01 ,  H04W4/80

Abstract: A method for forming a complete ring network of a plurality of Bluetooth® speakers, the method including populating a configurable speaker register of each of the plurality of Bluetooth® speakers with an address of an upstream Bluetooth® speaker that is in the plurality of Bluetooth® speakers, populating the configurable speaker register of each of the plurality of Bluetooth® speakers with an address of a downstream Bluetooth® speaker that is in the plurality of Bluetooth® speakers, and coupling an audio source to one Bluetooth® speaker of the plurality of Bluetooth® speakers.