Active noise reduction in open ear directional acoustic devices

    公开(公告)号:US11736853B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-22

    申请号:US17541466

    申请日:2021-12-03

    CPC classification number: H04R1/105 H04R2460/01

    Abstract: An acoustic device includes at least one acoustic transducer disposed such that, in a head-worn state, the at least one acoustic transducer is in an open-ear configuration in which an ear canal of a user of the acoustic device is unobstructed. The acoustic device also includes an array of two or more first microphones that captures audio preferentially from a first direction as compared to at least a second direction different from the first direction, wherein the audio captured using the array is processed and played back through the at least one acoustic transducer, and an active noise reduction (ANR) engine that includes one or more processing devices. The ANR engine is configured to generate a driver signal for the at least one acoustic transducer, the driver signal having phases that reduce effects of audio captured from at least the second direction.

    PROVIDING AMBIENT NATURALNESS IN ANR HEADPHONES
    26.
    发明申请
    PROVIDING AMBIENT NATURALNESS IN ANR HEADPHONES 有权
    在ANR耳机中提供环境自然

    公开(公告)号:US20140341387A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-11-20

    申请号:US14451715

    申请日:2014-08-05

    Abstract: In an active noise reducing headphone, a signal processor applies filters and control gains of both the feed-forward and feedback active noise cancellation signal paths. The signal processor is configured to apply first feed-forward filters to the feed-forward signal path and apply first feedback filters to the feedback signal path during a first operating mode providing effective cancellation of ambient sound, and to apply second feed-forward filters to the feed-forward signal path during a second operating mode providing active hear-through of ambient sounds with ambient naturalness.

    Abstract translation: 在有源减噪耳机中,信号处理器应用滤波器并且控制前馈和反馈有源噪声消除信号路径的增益。 信号处理器被配置为将第一前馈滤波器应用于前馈信号路径,并且在提供有效消除环境声音的第一操作模式期间将第一反馈滤波器施加到反馈信号路径,并且将第二前馈滤波器应用于 在第二操作模式期间的前馈信号路径提供具有环境自然性的环境声音的主动听觉。

    Controlling ambient sound volume
    28.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11039241B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-15

    申请号:US16685512

    申请日:2019-11-15

    Abstract: An earpiece includes a feed-forward microphone coupled to the environment outside the headphones, a feedback microphone coupled to an ear canal of a user when the earpiece is in use, a speaker coupled to the ear canal of the user when the earpiece is in use, a digital signal processor implementing feed-forward and feedback noise compensation filters between the respective microphones and the speaker, and a memory storing an ordered sequence of sets of filters for use by the digital signal processor. Each of the sets of filters includes a feed-forward filter that provides a different frequency-dependent amount of sound pass-through or cancellation, which in combination with residual ambient sound reaching the ear results in a total insertion gain at the ear of a user.

    Directional audio selection
    30.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10194259B1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-29

    申请号:US15908183

    申请日:2018-02-28

    Abstract: Various implementations include wearable audio devices and related methods for controlling such devices. In some particular implementations, a computer-implemented method of controlling a wearable audio device includes: receiving an initiation command to initiate a spatial audio mode; providing a plurality of audio samples corresponding with spatially delineated zones in an array defined relative to a physical position of the wearable audio device, in response to the initiation command, where each audio sample is associated with a source of audio content; receiving a selection command selecting one of the plurality of audio samples; and initiating playback of the source of audio content associated with the selected audio sample.

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