公开(公告)号：US20140270200A1

公开(公告)日：2014-09-18

申请号：US14210430

申请日：2014-03-13

申请人： John Usher ,  Steven W. Goldstein

发明人： John Usher ,  Steven W. Goldstein

IPC分类号： G10L21/0272 ,  H03G3/32 ,  H04R1/10

CPC分类号： H03G3/32 ,  G10L25/78 ,  H04R1/1016 ,  H04R1/1041 ,  H04R1/406 ,  H04R3/005 ,  H04R2201/107 ,  H04R2420/01 ,  H04R2420/07

摘要： A system and method for enhancing two-way conversation between a user wearing at least one communication system or earphone and a second individual in proximity to the user is provided. The method includes detecting a spoken voice of the user from sounds captured at an ambient sound microphone, automatically activating a voice timer and setting a voice activity threshold for the voice timer responsive to detecting spoken voice, and adjusting a mixing gain of an audio content signal delivered to the earphone or communication system by way of the internal speaker with an ambient sound pass-through during activation of the voice timer. Separate mixing gains can be adjusted independently in accordance with spoken voice activity and reproduced audio content characteristics. Other embodiments are disclosed.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于增强穿戴至少一个通信系统或耳机的用户与接近用户的第二个人之间的双向会话的系统和方法。 该方法包括：响应于检测到语音的声音，利用环境声音麦克风​​捕获的声音来检测用户的口语声音，自动激活语音定时器和设置语音定时器的语音活动阈值，以及调整音频内容信号的混合增益 通过内部扬声器在语音定时器启动期间通过环境声音传递传送到耳机或通信系统。 单独的混音增益可以根据口头语音活动和再现的音频内容特征独立调整。 公开了其他实施例。

公开(公告)号：US08718305B2

公开(公告)日：2014-05-06

申请号：US12165022

申请日：2008-06-30

申请人： John Usher ,  Marc Andre Boillot

发明人： John Usher ,  Marc Andre Boillot

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R1/1083 ,  H03G3/32 ,  H04R1/10 ,  H04R1/1016 ,  H04R3/005 ,  H04R3/04 ,  H04R2410/05 ,  H04R2420/07

摘要： Methods for audio processing suitable for use with an earpiece are provided. A method includes delivering audio to an ear canal, measuring a residual background noise level within the ear canal, and adjusting the audio based on characteristics of the residual background noise level to maintain a natural audio level. A mixing of an ambient sound signal and an ear canal signal can be used to calculate the residual background noise level. The method can include compensating the residual measurement based on microphone sensitivities.

摘要翻译： 提供了适用于耳机的音频处理方法。 一种方法包括将音频传送到耳道，测量耳道内的残余背景噪声水平，以及基于残余背景噪声水平的特性来调节音频以维持自然音频水平。 可以使用环境声音信号和耳道信号的混合来计算残余背景噪声水平。 该方法可以包括基于麦克风灵敏度补偿残差测量。

公开(公告)号：US08600067B2

公开(公告)日：2013-12-03

申请号：US12555864

申请日：2009-09-09

申请人： John Usher ,  John P Keady

发明人： John Usher ,  John P Keady

IPC分类号： H04R29/00

CPC分类号： H04R29/001 ,  H04R1/1016 ,  H04R1/1091 ,  H04R25/70 ,  H04R29/00 ,  H04R2460/07 ,  H04R2460/15

摘要： A test signal emitted by an earpiece is compared against the acoustic signal to determine if a sealing section of the earpiece is sealed properly. The degree of acoustic sealing is used to adjust the attenuation level of a sealing section of the earpiece or alert the user of the seal status of the sealing section.

摘要翻译： 将由耳机发射的测试信号与声信号进行比较，以确定耳机的密封部分是否被正确密封。 声密封程度用于调节耳机密封部分的衰减水平，或者向用户提醒密封部分的密封状态。

公开(公告)号：US08582782B2

公开(公告)日：2013-11-12

申请号：US13556509

申请日：2012-07-24

申请人： Steven W. Goldstein ,  John Usher ,  Marc Andre Boillot

发明人： Steven W. Goldstein ,  John Usher ,  Marc Andre Boillot

IPC分类号： H04R1/10 ,  H04M1/56

CPC分类号： H04R29/004 ,  A61B5/0205 ,  A61B5/021 ,  A61B5/024 ,  A61B5/1117 ,  A61B5/14542 ,  A61B5/6817 ,  G06F19/00 ,  G06F19/36 ,  G16H50/20 ,  G16H50/30 ,  H04M1/65 ,  H04R1/1091 ,  H04R25/70 ,  H04R2201/109 ,  H04R2410/05 ,  H04R2499/11

摘要： An earpiece (100) is provided. The earpiece can include an Ambient Sound Microphone (111) configured to capture ambient sound, an Ear Canal Microphone (123) configured to capture internal sound in the ear canal, a memory (208) configured to record at least a portion of the history of the ambient sound and the internal sound, and a processor (121) configured to save a recent portion of the history responsive to an event.

摘要翻译： 提供耳机（100）。 耳机可以包括被配置为捕获环境声音的环境声音麦克风​​（111），被配置为捕获耳道内部声音的耳道麦克风（123）;存储器（208），被配置为记录至少一部分历史 环境声音和内部声音，以及被配置为响应于事件来保存历史的最近部分的处理器（121）。

公开(公告)号：US08577062B2

公开(公告)日：2013-11-05

申请号：US12110773

申请日：2008-04-28

申请人： Steven Wayne Goldstein ,  John Usher ,  Marc Andre Boillot

发明人： Steven Wayne Goldstein ,  John Usher ,  Marc Andre Boillot

IPC分类号： H04R25/00 ,  A61F11/06 ,  G10K11/16 ,  H03B29/00 ,  G10L15/20

CPC分类号： H04R3/00 ,  H03G3/342

摘要： An earpiece (100) and a method (300) personalized voice operable control can include capturing (302) an ambient sound from an Ambient Sound Microphone (111) to produce an electronic ambient signal (426), delivering (304) audio content (402) to an ear canal (131) by way of an Ear Canal Receiver (125) to produce an acoustic audio content (404) and capturing (306) in the ear canal an internal sound (402) from an Ear Canal Microphone (123) to produce an electronic internal signal (410). The electronic internal signal includes an echo of the acoustic audio content and a spoken voice generated by a wearer of the earpiece. The Method also includes detecting (312) the spoken voice in the electronic internal signal in the presence of the echo, and controlling (314) a voice operation of the earpiece when the spoken voice is detected.

摘要翻译： 耳机（100）和方法（300）个性化语音可操作控制可以包括从环境声音麦克风​​（111）捕获（302）环境声音以产生电子环境信号（426），传送（304）音频内容（402） ）通过耳道接收器（125）通过耳道接收器（125）发送到耳道（131），以产生声学音频内容（404）并且在耳道中捕获（306）来自耳道麦克风（123）的内部声音（402） 以产生电子内部信号（410）。 电子内部信号包括声音内容的回声和耳机佩戴者产生的口语声音。 该方法还包括在存在回声的情况下检测（312）电子内部信号中的口语，并且当检测到语音时，控制（314）耳机的语音操作。

公开(公告)号：US08473081B2

公开(公告)日：2013-06-25

申请号：US12343291

申请日：2008-12-23

申请人： John Usher ,  Steven Goldstein

发明人： John Usher ,  Steven Goldstein

IPC分类号： G06F17/00

CPC分类号： G10L13/00 ,  H04R25/405

摘要： A method for administering an audio message to a user of an earpiece can include receiving event information from a paired communication device, updating a personal event calendar by ordering event information to generate a first event list, generating a modified event list by grouping events in the first event list according to acceptance criteria based on event priority of event types, and generating an audio token for collective events in the modified event list for audible delivery to the ear canal. Events can be ordered by event name, event location, event data, event importance, event invitees, or event category.

摘要翻译： 用于向听筒的用户管理音频消息的方法可以包括从配对的通信设备接收事件信息，通过排序事件信息来更新个人事件日历以生成第一事件列表，通过对事件进行分组来生成修改的事件列表 根据基于事件类型的事件优先级的接受标准的第一事件列表，以及在修改的事件列表中生成用于集体事件的音频令牌，用于听觉传送到耳道。 事件可以按事件名称，事件位置，事件数据，事件重要性，事件受邀者或事件类别进行排序。

公开(公告)号：US08335330B2

公开(公告)日：2012-12-18

申请号：US11843055

申请日：2007-08-22

申请人： John Usher

发明人： John Usher

IPC分类号： H04R5/02

CPC分类号： H04S5/02

摘要： At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a new spatial audio enhancing system including a novel Adaptive Sound Upmixing System (ASUS). In some specific embodiments the ASUS provided converts a two-channel recording into an audio signal including four channels that can be played over four different loudspeakers. In other specific embodiments the ASUS provided converts a two-channel recording into an audio signal including five channels that can be played over five different loudspeakersn even other specific embodiments the ASUS provided converts a five-channel recording (such as those for DVD's) into an audio signal including eight channels that can be played over eight different loudspeakers. More generally, in view of this disclosure those skilled in the art will be able to adapt the ASUS to process and provide an arbitrary number of audio channels both at the input and the output.

摘要翻译： 至少一个示例性实施例涉及包括新型自适应声音混合系统（ASUS）的新的空间音频增强系统。 在一些具体实施例中，ASUS提供的将双声道记录转换成包括可以在四个不同扬声器上播放的四个声道的音频信号。 在其他具体实施例中，ASUS提供的将双声道记录转换成包括可以在五个不同扬声器上播放的五个声道的音频信号，即使在ASUS提供的五通道记录（诸如DVD的那些）将其转换为 音频信号包括可以在八个不同扬声器上播放的八个通道。 更一般地，鉴于本公开，本领域技术人员将能够使华硕在输入和输出处理和提供任意数量的音频通道。

公开(公告)号：US20120177209A1

公开(公告)日：2012-07-12

申请号：US13425743

申请日：2012-03-21

申请人： Steven W. Goldstein ,  John Usher ,  Brian Fligor ,  John P. Keady

发明人： Steven W. Goldstein ,  John Usher ,  Brian Fligor ,  John P. Keady

IPC分类号： H04R29/00 ,  H04R1/10

CPC分类号： A61B5/6817 ,  A61B5/121 ,  G01H3/14

摘要： Methods of operating an audio device are provided. A method includes calculating estimated sound pressure levels (SPLs) for drive signals directed to an ear canal receiver (ECR) during a time increment Δt; calculating an estimated SPL_Dose during the time increment Δt using the estimated sound pressure levels; and calculating a total SPL_Dose at a time t of the audio device using the estimated SPL_Dose.

摘要翻译： 提供操作音频设备的方法。 一种方法包括在时间增量＆Dgr; t期间计算用于指向耳道接收器（ECR）的驱动信号的估计声压级（SPL）; 使用估计的声压级在时间增量＆Dgr; t期间计算估计的SPL_Dose; 以及使用估计的SPL_Dose在音频设备的时间t计算总SPL_Dose。

公开(公告)号：US08111839B2

公开(公告)日：2012-02-07

申请号：US12100281

申请日：2008-04-09

申请人： Steven Wayne Goldstein ,  John Usher

发明人： Steven Wayne Goldstein ,  John Usher

IPC分类号： H04R3/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/16 ,  H04R1/1091 ,  H04R3/04 ,  H04R29/00 ,  H04R2420/07 ,  H04R2460/15

摘要： A system that records audio and stores the recording is provided. The system includes first and second monitoring assemblies mounted in an earpiece that occludes and forms an acoustic seal of an ear canal. The first monitoring assembly includes an ambient sound microphone (ASM) to monitor an ambient acoustic field and produce an ASM signal. The second monitoring assembly includes an ear canal microphone (ECM) to monitor an acoustic field within the ear canal and produce an ECM signal. The system also includes a data storage device configured to act as a circular buffer for continually storing at least one of the ECM signal or the ASM signal, a further data storage device and a record-activation system. The record-activation system activates the further data storage device to record a content of the data storage device.

摘要翻译： 提供记录音频和存储记录的系统。 该系统包括安装在听筒中的第一和第二监测组件，其闭塞并形成耳道的声学密封。 第一监视组件包括用于监视环境声场并产生ASM信号的环境声麦克风（ASM）。 第二监视组件包括耳道麦克风（ECM），用于监测耳道内的声场并产生ECM信号。 该系统还包括被配置为充当循环缓冲器以用于连续存储ECM信号或ASM信号中的至少一个的数据存储设备，另外的数据存储设备和记录激活系统。 记录激活系统激活另外的数据存储设备以记录数据存储设备的内容。

公开(公告)号：US08081780B2

公开(公告)日：2011-12-20

申请号：US12115349

申请日：2008-05-05

申请人： Steven Wayne Goldstein ,  John Usher ,  Marc Andre Boillot ,  Jason McIntosh

发明人： Steven Wayne Goldstein ,  John Usher ,  Marc Andre Boillot ,  Jason McIntosh

IPC分类号： H04B1/00

CPC分类号： H04R3/005 ,  H04R1/1083 ,  H04R2410/05 ,  H04R2460/01 ,  H04R2460/07

摘要： An earpiece (100) and a method (640) for acoustic management of multiple microphones is provided. The method can include capturing an ambient acoustic signal from an Ambient Sound Microphone (ASM) to produce an electronic ambient signal, capturing in an ear canal an internal sound from an Ear Canal Microphone (ECM) to produce an electronic internal signal, measuring a background noise signal, and mixing the electronic ambient signal with the electronic internal signal in a ratio dependent on the background noise signal to produce a mixed signal. The mixing can adjust an internal gain of the electronic internal signal and an external gain of the electronic ambient signal based on the background noise characteristics. The mixing can account for an acoustic attenuation level and an audio content level of the earpiece. Other embodiments are provided.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于多个麦克风的声学管理的耳机（100）和方法（640）。 该方法可以包括从环境声音麦克风​​（ASM）捕获环境声信号以产生电子环境信号，在耳道中从耳道麦克风（ECM）捕获内部声音以产生电子内部信号，测量背景 噪声信号，并且以与背景噪声信号相关的比例将电子环境信号与电子内部信号混合以产生混合信号。 混合可以基于背景噪声特性来调节电子内部信号的内部增益和电子环境信号的外部增益。 混合可以考虑耳机的声衰减水平和音频内容水平。 提供其他实施例。