公开(公告)号：US20230319471A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-05

申请号：US18208217

申请日：2023-06-09

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Daniel A. PODHAJNY ,  Joshua A. HOOVER ,  Nicholas R. TRINCIA ,  Yue CHEN ,  Seul Bi KIM ,  Chad J. MILLER ,  Kristen L. CRETELLA ,  Yi ZOU ,  William LEITH

IPC: H04R3/12 ,  H04R1/40 ,  G10L25/78 ,  H04R3/00 ,  H04R1/02

CPC classification number: H04R3/12 ,  H04R1/406 ,  G10L25/78 ,  H04R3/005 ,  H04R1/023 ,  H04R1/403 ,  H04R2420/07 ,  H04R2201/025 ,  H04R2201/401

Abstract: A wearable device can provide an audio module that is operable to provide audio output from a distance away from the ears of the user. For example, the wearable device can be worn on clothing of the user and direct audio waves to the ears of the user. Such audio waves can be focused by a parametric array of speakers that limit audibility by others. Thus, the privacy of the audio directed to the user can be maintained without requiring the user to wear audio headsets on, over, or in the ears of the user. The wearable device can further include microphones and/or connections to other devices that facilitate calibration of the audio module of the wearable device. The wearable device can further include user sensors that are configured to detect, measure, and/or track one or more properties of the user.

公开(公告)号：US20220095049A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-24

申请号：US17383260

申请日：2021-07-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Daniel A. PODHAJNY ,  Joshua A. HOOVER ,  Nicholas R. TRINCIA ,  Yue CHEN ,  Seul Bi KIM ,  Chad J. MILLER ,  Kristen L. CRETELLA ,  Yi ZOU ,  William LEITH

IPC: H04R3/12 ,  H04R1/40 ,  G10L25/78 ,  H04R3/00 ,  H04R1/02

Abstract: A wearable device can provide an audio module that is operable to provide audio output from a distance away from the ears of the user. For example, the wearable device can be worn on clothing of the user and direct audio waves to the ears of the user. Such audio waves can be focused by a parametric array of speakers that limit audibility by others. Thus, the privacy of the audio directed to the user can be maintained without requiring the user to wear audio headsets on, over, or in the ears of the user. The wearable device can further include microphones and/or connections to other devices that facilitate calibration of the audio module of the wearable device. The wearable device can further include user sensors that are configured to detect, measure, and/or track one or more properties of the user.