ASYMMETRIC MICROPHONE POSITION FOR BEAMFORMING ON WEARABLES FORM FACTOR

    公开(公告)号:US20210272578A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-02

    申请号:US17184054

    申请日:2021-02-24

    申请人: Bose Corporation

    发明人: Cedrik Bacon

    IPC分类号: G10L21/0216 H04R3/00 H04R1/40

    摘要: A wearable audio device is provided. The wearable audio device may include a first array of microphones linearly arranged on the wearable audio device at a positive angle relative to a horizontal axis of the wearable audio device. The microphones of the first array may be configured to capture far-field audio. The wearable audio device may include a second array of microphones linearly arranged on the wearable audio device at a negative angle relative to the horizontal axis. The microphones of the second array may be configured to capture near-field audio. The wearable audio device may include circuitry arranged to (1) generate a user voice audio signal based on the captured near-field audio, (2) generate a desired audio signal based on the captured far-field audio, and (3) generate a differentiated signal based on the desired audio signal and the user voice audio signal.

    Earphone
    2.
    发明申请
    Earphone 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20200275181A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-27

    申请号:US16284727

    申请日:2019-02-25

    申请人: Bose Corporation

    IPC分类号: H04R1/10 H04R1/28

    摘要: An earphone with a first acoustic cavity, an electro-acoustic transducer configured to deliver acoustic energy into the first acoustic cavity, and a port that acoustically couples the first acoustic cavity to a different volume, wherein the port comprises a series of through-holes that are open to the first acoustic cavity and the different volume.

    Active Noise Reduction Earbud
    3.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220417646A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-29

    申请号:US17362625

    申请日:2021-06-29

    申请人: Bose Corporation

    IPC分类号: H04R1/10 G10K11/178

    摘要: An active noise reduction earbud and method. The earbud includes a housing comprising an outlet portion that defines a sound outlet, wherein the outlet portion is configured to be located in or proximate the external auditory meatus of a user's ear, a first feedforward microphone configured to develop a first input signal, and a first sound inlet opening in the housing and configured to conduct external sound to be sensed by the first feedforward microphone, wherein the first sound inlet opening is proximate the outlet portion.

    Active noise reduction earbud
    4.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11540043B1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-27

    申请号:US17362625

    申请日:2021-06-29

    申请人: Bose Corporation

    IPC分类号: G10K11/178 H04R1/10

    摘要: An active noise reduction earbud and method. The earbud includes a housing comprising an outlet portion that defines a sound outlet, wherein the outlet portion is configured to be located in or proximate the external auditory meatus of a user's ear, a first feedforward microphone configured to develop a first input signal, and a first sound inlet opening in the housing and configured to conduct external sound to be sensed by the first feedforward microphone, wherein the first sound inlet opening is proximate the outlet portion.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SOUND SOURCE VIRTUALIZATION

    公开(公告)号:US20200037097A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-30

    申请号:US16592454

    申请日:2019-10-03

    申请人: Bose Corporation

    摘要: A system and method for externalizing sound. The system includes a headphone assembly and a localizer configured to collect information related to a location of the user and of an acoustically reflective surface in the environment. A controller is configured to determine a location of at least one virtual sound source, and generate head related transfer functions that simulate characteristics of sound from the virtual sound source directly to the user and to the user via a reflection by the reflective surface. A signal processing assembly is configured to create one or more output signals by filtering the sound signal respectively with the HRTFs. Each speaker of the headphone assembly is configured to produce sound in accordance with the output signal.

    Earphone port
    6.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11638081B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-25

    申请号:US17467187

    申请日:2021-09-04

    申请人: Bose Corporation

    IPC分类号: H04R1/10

    摘要: A port tube for an earphone, wherein the port tube is configured to acoustically couple a rear acoustic cavity of the earphone to an external environment, includes a first section that is proximate the rear cavity and defines a first cross-sectional area, a second, transitional, section that is coupled to the first section and defines a gradually increasing cross-sectional area, a third, curved and banked, section that is coupled to the second section and defines a second cross-sectional area that is greater than the first cross-sectional area, a fourth, transitional, section that is coupled to the third section and defines a gradually decreasing cross-sectional area, and a fifth section that is coupled to the fourth section and defines a third cross-sectional area that it less than the second cross-sectional area.

    Systems and methods for sound source virtualization

    公开(公告)号:US11617050B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-28

    申请号:US16592454

    申请日:2019-10-03

    申请人: Bose Corporation

    摘要: A system and method for externalizing sound. The system includes a headphone assembly and a localizer configured to collect information related to a location of the user and of an acoustically reflective surface in the environment. A controller is configured to determine a location of at least one virtual sound source, and generate head related transfer functions that simulate characteristics of sound from the virtual sound source directly to the user and to the user via a reflection by the reflective surface. A signal processing assembly is configured to create one or more output signals by filtering the sound signal respectively with the HRTFs. Each speaker of the headphone assembly is configured to produce sound in accordance with the output signal.

    Individually assignable transducers to modulate sound output in open ear form factor

    公开(公告)号:US11356757B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-07

    申请号:US17194986

    申请日:2021-03-08

    申请人: Bose Corporation

    IPC分类号: H04R1/02 H04R1/08 H04R3/00

    摘要: A wearable audio device including first and second transducer modules is provided. The first transducer module may include a first transducer. The first transducer module may further include a first enclosure having a top side defining a first slit and a bottom side defining a second slit. The first enclosure may be configured to guide a first sound pressure through the first slit, and a second sound pressure through the second slit. The second transducer module may include a second transducer. The second transducer module may include a second enclosure having a top side defining a third slit and a bottom side defining a fourth slit. The second enclosure may be configured to guide a third sound pressure through the third slit, and a fourth sound pressure through the fourth slit. The third and fourths slit may be arranged diagonally opposite the first and second slits, respectively.

    Earphone Port
    9.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20230070372A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-09

    申请号:US17467187

    申请日:2021-09-04

    申请人: Bose Corporation

    IPC分类号: H04R1/10

    摘要: A port tube for an earphone, wherein the port tube is configured to acoustically couple a rear acoustic cavity of the earphone to an external environment, includes a first section that is proximate the rear cavity and defines a first cross-sectional area, a second, transitional, section that is coupled to the first section and defines a gradually increasing cross-sectional area, a third, curved and banked, section that is coupled to the second section and defines a second cross-sectional area that is greater than the first cross-sectional area, a fourth, transitional, section that is coupled to the third section and defines a gradually decreasing cross-sectional area, and a fifth section that is coupled to the fourth section and defines a third cross-sectional area that it less than the second cross-sectional area.

    INDIVIDUALLY ASSIGNABLE TRANSDUCERS TO MODULATE SOUND OUTPUT IN OPEN EAR FORM FACTOR

    公开(公告)号:US20210281936A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-09

    申请号:US17194986

    申请日:2021-03-08

    申请人: Bose Corporation

    IPC分类号: H04R1/02 H04R1/08 H04R3/00

    摘要: A wearable audio device including first and second transducer modules is provided. The first transducer module may include a first transducer. The first transducer module may further include a first enclosure having a top side defining a first slit and a bottom side defining a second slit. The first enclosure may be configured to guide a first sound pressure through the first slit, and a second sound pressure through the second slit. The second transducer module may include a second transducer. The second transducer module may include a second enclosure having a top side defining a third slit and a bottom side defining a fourth slit. The second enclosure may be configured to guide a third sound pressure through the third slit, and a fourth sound pressure through the fourth slit. The third and fourths slit may be arranged diagonally opposite the first and second slits, respectively.