ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING MECHANICALLY OUT-OF-PHASE SPEAKERS

    公开(公告)号:US20190082253A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-14

    申请号:US16159338

    申请日:2018-10-12

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device having several speaker modules that are acoustically in-phase and mechanically out-of-phase is disclosed. Embodiments include a pair of speaker modules mounted at respective ends of a lateral link, and the lateral link may be supported relative to a housing of the electronic device. The speaker modules may receive a same audio signal, and the audio signal may drive a first voicecoil in a first direction and a second voicecoil in a second direction. Accordingly, the speaker modules may be driven in mechanically different directions by the same audio signal, such that reactive forces cancel and/or mechanical energy is dissipate in the lateral link between the speaker modules. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

    Mechanically actuated panel acoustic system
    15.
    发明授权
    Mechanically actuated panel acoustic system 有权
    机械致动面板声学系统

    公开(公告)号:US09525943B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-20

    申请号:US14551631

    申请日:2014-11-24

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device includes an enclosure or housing panel that is used as part of an acoustic system. The panel is divided into several sub-panels. For each sub-panel, the device includes one or more actuators attached to vibrate the sub-panel. The actuator and its attached sub-panel convert an audio signal to acoustic output. Each actuator and sub-panel combination may receive a separate audio signal. The device includes a digital signal processor for controlling each of the sub-panel driving audio signals. The device may further include one or more backing frames that are attached to the panel to provide boundary conditions to the sub-panels. The boundary conditions define a resonance frequency for each sub-panel.

    Abstract translation: 电子设备包括用作声学系统的一部分的外壳或外壳面板。 面板分为几个子面板。 对于每个子面板,该装置包括一个或多个致动器,其连接以振动子面板。 致动器及其附接的子面板将音频信号转换为声输出。 每个执行器和子面板组合可以接收单独的音频信号。 该装置包括用于控制每个子面板驱动音频信号的数字信号处理器。 该装置还可以包括一个或多个背衬框架,其附接到面板以向子面板提供边界条件。 边界条件定义每个子面板的共振频率。

    Occlusion Classification and Feedback
    17.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230410458A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-21

    申请号:US18211518

    申请日:2023-06-19

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: G06V10/26 G06V10/764 G06V10/82 G06F3/167

    Abstract: In one implementation, a method of detecting an occlusion of an image sensor is performed at a device including one or more image sensors, one or more speakers, one or more processors, and non-transitory memory. The method includes receiving, from the one or more image sensors, an image of a physical environment. The method includes detecting, based on the image of the physical environment, an occlusion at least partially occluding the one or more image sensors. The method includes classifying the occlusion as one of a plurality of occlusion types. The method includes playing, via the one or more speakers, an occlusion notification based on the classification.

    Object Detection Outside a User Field-of-View

    公开(公告)号:US20230410348A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-21

    申请号:US18211513

    申请日:2023-06-19

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: In one implementation, a method of playing an audio notification is performed at a device including one or more image sensors, one or more speakers, one or more processors, and non-transitory memory. The method includes receiving, from the one or more image sensors, an image of a physical environment having a device field-of-view different than a user field-of-view. The method includes detecting, in the image of the physical environment, an object at a location in the physical environment. The method includes determining that the location in the physical environment is outside an area of the user field-of-view. The method includes, in response to determining that the location in the physical environment is outside the area of the user field-of-view, playing, via the speaker, an audio notification of the detection.

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