Microphone, electronic apparatus including microphone and method for controlling electronic apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US11227619B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-18

    申请号:US16645857

    申请日:2018-10-04

    摘要: Various embodiments of the present invention relate to a microphone, an electronic apparatus including the microphone and a method for controlling the microphone, the electronic apparatus comprising: a substrate comprising a first hole and a second hole into which an audio signal is input; a case that has a resonance space formed thereinside as a first side thereof is opened, a second side thereof is closed, and the first side is coupled with the substrate; a first audio generation unit that converts an audio signal input through a first hole of the substrate into an electrical signal, and comprises a first plate and a first membrane spaced apart from each other; a second audio generation unit that converts an audio signal input through a second hole of the substrate into an electrical signal, and comprises a second plate and a second membrane spaced apart from each other; a sound insulation wall that is disposed between the first audio generation unit and the second audio generation unit, and separates spaces of the first audio generation unit and the second audio generation unit as a first side thereof is coupled with the case and the second side thereof is coupled with the substrate; a microphone that is electrically connected to the first audio generation unit and the second audio generation unit, and comprises a signal processing unit for removing a noise signal exceeding a threshold value by analyzing the audio signals transmitted through the first audio generation unit and the second audio generation unit; and a processor that is electrically coupled with the microphone, wherein the sensitivity of the first audio generation unit is configured to be lower than the sensitivity of the second audio generation unit, so that the microphone can correctly receive the user's audio command by removing noise greater than or equal to a predetermined level. Various embodiments other than the various embodiments disclosed in the present invention are possible.

    MICROPHONE MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR HEADSET

    公开(公告)号:US20220014832A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-13

    申请号:US17306404

    申请日:2021-05-03

    申请人: BUJEON CO., LTD.

    摘要: The present invention provides a microphone mounting structure for a headset, the microphone mounting structure comprising: a housing surrounding the headset and forming an audio output channel along a vertical direction inside; a microphone mounted along the vertical direction inside a space formed by the audio output channel, and a substrate connected to a main board and including a supporting part mounted in a rear side of the microphone, wherein the microphone includes a circuit substrate formed in a rear side of the microphone, and the circuit substrate includes a hole, wherein the supporting part includes a substrate hole communicating the hole.

    Audio device with vibrationally isolated transducer

    公开(公告)号:US11223889B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-11

    申请号:US16714925

    申请日:2019-12-16

    申请人: Bose Corporation

    摘要: Various aspects include wearable out-loud audio devices in various form factors. Additional implementations include methods of forming wearable out-loud audio devices. Further implementations include storage media with code representative of a suspension system for a wearable out-loud audio device. Particular aspects include a wearable out-loud audio device having: a frame; a transducer mounted to the frame; a microphone mounted to the frame and separated from the transducer by a distance; and a suspension system for the transducer to vibrationally isolate the transducer from the microphone.

    Intelligent Microphone having Deep Learning Accelerator and Random Access Memory

    公开(公告)号:US20210398542A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-23

    申请号:US17460122

    申请日:2021-08-27

    发明人: Poorna Kale

    摘要: Systems, devices, and methods related to a Deep Learning Accelerator and memory are described. For example, a microphone may be configured to execute instructions with matrix operands and configured with: a transducer to convert sound waves to electrical signals; an analog to digital converter to generate audio data according to the electrical signals; random access memory to store instructions executable by the Deep Learning Accelerator and store matrices of an Artificial Neural Network; and a controller to store the audio data in the random access memory as an input to the Artificial Neural Network. The Deep Learning Accelerator can execute the instructions to generate an output of the Artificial Neural Network, which may be provided as the primary output of the microphone to a computer system, such as a voice-based digital assistant.

    MEMS transducer including free plate diaphragm with spring members

    公开(公告)号:US11197104B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-07

    申请号:US16731720

    申请日:2019-12-31

    发明人: Peter V. Loeppert

    摘要: A microelectromechanical system (MEMS) transducer includes a transducer substrate including an opening; a back plate including a plurality of protrusions oriented substantially perpendicular to the back plate; and a diaphragm between the transducer substrate and the back plate. The diaphragm includes a lead and a plurality of spring members. The lead is structured to suspend the diaphragm over the transducer substrate. The spring members are structured to separate the diaphragm from the transducer substrate and the back plate in the absence of a bias voltage.

    Microphone module
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    公开(公告)号:US11178476B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-16

    申请号:US16761156

    申请日:2018-09-27

    申请人: GOERTEK INC.

    发明人: Mingxu Ou

    IPC分类号: H04R1/02 H04R1/08 H04R1/04

    摘要: The present invention discloses a microphone module. The module comprises: a housing having a sound receiving hole; a pressing plate fixedly combined with the housing, an accommodating cavity being formed between the inner side surface of the pressing plate and the outer side surface of the housing, and the pressing plate comprising sound transmitting hole corresponding to the sound receiving hole; and an intermediate layer covering the sound receiving hole, provided on the outer or inner side surface of the housing, and corresponding to the sound receiving hole. The housing further comprises an annular protrusion having a passage, extending outwards from the outer side surface of the housing, and surrounding the sound receiving hole. According to the microphone module provided in the present invention, by combining the sound transmitting hole with the annular protrusion having the passage, the vibration amplitude of the intermediate layer remains small even when the microphone module is subjected to high-pressure water impact, such that deformation and breaking of the intermediate layer are avoided. Therefore, the influence on the acoustic performance and waterproof performance of the microphone module is reduced.

    CAPACITIVE MICROPHONE WITH SHAPED ELECTRODE

    公开(公告)号:US20210337317A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-28

    申请号:US17217601

    申请日:2021-03-30

    发明人: Peter V. Loeppert

    摘要: A microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) die includes a substrate, a back plate, and a diaphragm. The back plate is coupled to the substrate and includes a dielectric layer and an electrode. The electrode is coupled to the dielectric layer and defines an opening that exposes a central portion of the dielectric layer. The diaphragm is oriented parallel to the back plate and is spaced apart from the back plate. In one implementation, a diameter of the opening is greater than or equal to 1/10 of the diameter of the diaphragm.

    Systems and methods for reducing noise in microphones

    公开(公告)号:US11159867B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-26

    申请号:US17024043

    申请日:2020-09-17

    IPC分类号: H04R1/08 H04R1/04 H04R19/04

    摘要: A microphone assembly comprises a substrate and an enclosure disposed on the substrate. A port is defined in one of the substrate or the enclosure. An acoustic transducer is configured to generate an electrical signal in response to acoustic activity. The acoustic transducer comprises a membrane separating a front volume from a back volume of the microphone assembly. The front volume is in fluidic communication with the port, and the back volume is filled with a first gas having a thermal conductivity lower than a thermal conductivity of air. An integrated circuit is electrically coupled to the acoustic transducer and configured to receive the electrical signal from the acoustic transducer. At least a portion of a boundary defining at least one of the front volume or the back volume is configured to have compliance so as to allow pressure equalization. The first gas is different from the second gas.

    Distribution assistance apparatus and distribution assistance method

    公开(公告)号:US11153509B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-19

    申请号:US16796914

    申请日:2020-02-20

    发明人: Masakazu Watanabe

    摘要: A distribution assistance apparatus and a distribution assistance method are provided. An input and output IF mixes a sound input from an HS microphone or a built-in microphone with a sound signal of distribution data received from a portable terminal and outputs the sound. Even when an addition process or an effect is applied to distribution data in the portable terminal, a sound input from the HS microphone or the built-in microphone can be output through a monitor at that point in time without causing a latency.

    AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING BASED ON MICROPHONE ARRANGEMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20210314717A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-07

    申请号:US17348066

    申请日:2021-06-15

    发明人: Lennart Burenius

    摘要: In one example, a video endpoint obtains, from a vertical microphone array, a first audio signal including audio from a target sound source and audio from a horizontally-displaced sound source. The video endpoint obtains, from a horizontal microphone array, a second audio signal and a third audio signal both including the audio from the target sound source and the audio from the horizontally-displaced sound source. Based on the second audio signal and the third audio signal, the video endpoint determines at least one of a first degree of arrival of the audio from the target sound source or a second degree of arrival of the audio from the horizontally-displaced sound source. Based on the at least one of the first degree of arrival or the second degree of arrival, the video endpoint adjusts a gain of the first audio signal.