Abstract:
The disclosure relates to in-ear electronic devices. According to one aspect, the in-ear electronic device comprises a housing shaped to be inserted into an ear canal of a human, a set of electrodes configured to sense electrical signals when the housing is inserted into the ear canal, an antenna, a radio frequency (RF) transceiver, an audio transducer, and a control circuit. The control circuit is configured to provide an audio signal to the audio transducer based on an input RF signal received on the antenna, wherein the audio transducer plays the audio signal into the ear canal. The control circuit is configured to form an output signal based on one or more electrical signals from the set of electrodes. The control circuit is configured to passively backscatter the input RF signal on the antenna based on the output signal to wirelessly transmit the output signal.
Abstract:
The present disclosure discloses a loudspeaker apparatus. The loudspeaker apparatus may include an ear hook including a first plug end and a second plug end, a core housing for accommodating an earphone core, and a circuit housing for accommodating a control circuit or a battery. The ear hook may be surrounded by a protective sleeve which is made of an elastic waterproof material. The core housing may be fixed to the first plug end and elastically abutted against the protective sleeve. The core housing may include a housing panel facing human body and a housing back panel opposite to the housing panel. When the vibration frequencies of the housing panel and the housing back panel is within a range of 2000 Hz to 3000 Hz, an absolute value of a difference between the first phase and the second phase may be less than 60 degrees.
Abstract:
The technology provides a multi-body earpiece suitable for use as an in-ear sensor system, which can be used for biometrics or a human-computer interface. The multi-body earpiece includes two body elements connected together by a flexure. These components provide at least 3 points of contact along different parts of the outer ear, in which the flexure is tethered to the two bodies and arranged to lock them in place during wear. In addition to having stability from moving while minimizing sound occlusion, this arrangement enables any electrodes for the on-board sensor(s) to remain in contact with the skin of the ear, and provide as many contact points in desired areas as the electronics dictate for the signals of interest.
Abstract:
An earphone (1) includes a cylindrical barrel (2) having one end thereof inserted in an ear canal, a transmission element (4) that is provided on a part of the side of the barrel (2), has a part thereof being in contact with a tragus of a human body while the barrel (2) is inserted in the ear canal and has a built-in electroacoustic conversion element (3) configured to generate an acoustic vibration in response to an electrical signal, a vibration element (5) that is provided on an inner wall of the barrel (2) and vibrates in reaction to the acoustic vibration from the electroacoustic conversion element (3), and a biosensor (30).
Abstract:
A headphone (3, 4) comprises a body (5) forming a chamber (26) for enclosing an ear of a user of the headphone (3, 4). The body (5)has an acoustic seal (7) of a flexible material surrounding the chamber (26), and the body (5) has a cushion (8) extending around the acoustic seal (7) and separate from the acoustic seal (7). The cushion (8) has a first side face (38) for engaging with the head of the user.
Abstract:
An audio accessory (1) having headphones (2) with at least one ear-cup (7) and a connection cable (3) for connecting the headphones to an audio device (10) includes a separate connection cable with connection plugs (4B, 5B) at each of its two ends, whereby connections plugs of different types are provided at the respective ends of the connection cable. Separate sockets (4A) of the different types are further provided in the headphones for connection to a respective connection plug at an end of the connection cable. Alternative uses for the audio accessory as well as headphones and a connection cable are also provided.
Abstract:
An earphone with stand-alone high-frequency driver includes a casing, a low-frequency driver, a high-frequency driver, and a protecting cover. The casing defines a sound-guiding passage and a separating wall. The separating wall is formed on a side surface of the sound-guiding passage and defines a sound port, which is in communication with the sound-guiding passage. The high-frequency driver is disposed next to the separating wall and defines a sound-outputting direction. The protecting cover is mated to the casing and covers the high-frequency driver. The sound waves generated by both low- and high-frequency drivers are delivered externally through the sound-guiding passage. The earphone allows structural modifications and assembling the high-frequency driver and the protecting cover after a half-finished product (casing and low-frequency driver) is obtained. Hence, no major modification of the manufacturing processes is necessary, thus shortening the manufacturing time, lowering the manufacturing costs, and avoiding delay in product delivery.
Abstract:
A mono-body set of headphones having a fixed length of headband between ear pads is provided. Although the distance between the ear pads is fixed, the fit of the headphones can be adjusted to the head of the user by coupling or decoupling a removable/insertable headphone pad. More particularly, a pad is provided that can be mated with, or removed from, the headband of the headphones, thus raising or lowering the lower surface of the headband relative to the crown of the user's head, in order to change the position of the ear pads relative to the user's ears. The mono-body headphones are, preferably, flexible and durable, permitting the headphones to be straightened, twisted or bent without breaking.
Abstract:
A simple structure that is easy to store is to be formed, and portability of the structure is to be increased.The structure includes: a headband to be mounted on a head; and a pair of speaker units detachably attached to the headband, wherein a suction portion is formed in the headband, a to-be-sucked portion to be sucked into the suction portion by a magnetic force from a magnet is formed in the speaker units, and one of the suction portion and the to-be-sucked portion is longer in shape than the other one. With this configuration, the structure is simplified and is made easier to store, and accordingly, portability of the structure can be increased.
Abstract:
The invention provides, in some aspects, an audio headphone suitable for conversion to a loudspeaker. The device includes one or more earcups, each having a concavity that includes first and second volumetric regions and a wall that seals the regions from one another. The first volumetric region defines a space that receives a pinnea when the headphone is worn by a user, and the second volumetric region has one or more active drivers (a/k/a “speakers”). The wall includes one or more active diaphragms of those one or more active drivers. Those diaphragms generate front waves directed into the first volumetric region and back waves directed (back) into the second volumetric region. A passive radiator that is elastically mounted in the wall passes to the first volume from the second volume at least a portion of back waves generated by one or more of the active diaphragms. The invention provides, in other aspects, portable loudspeakers constructed in a manner of the earcups described above.