SPEAKER PROTECTION FROM OVEREXCURSION

    公开(公告)号:US20170325024A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-09

    申请号:US15149987

    申请日:2016-05-09

    CPC classification number: H04R3/007 H04R29/001

    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a controller configured to be coupled to an audio transducer, may be further configured to receive an audio input signal, calculate a displacement compensation signal in a displacement domain of the audio transducer based on the audio input signal, convert the displacement compensation signal from the displacement domain into a voltage compensation signal in a voltage domain, and apply the voltage compensation signal to the audio input signal, or a derivative thereof, to minimize overexcursion of the audio transducer.

    PSYCHOACOUSTICS FOR IMPROVED AUDIO REPRODUCTION, POWER REDUCTION, AND SPEAKER PROTECTION

    公开(公告)号:US20190230438A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-25

    申请号:US16255537

    申请日:2019-01-23

    Abstract: A method for processing audio data for output to a transducer may include receiving an audio signal, filtering the audio signal with a fixed filter having fixed filter coefficients to generate a filtered audio signal, and outputting the filtered audio signal to the transducer. The fixed filter coefficients of the fixed filter may be tuned by using a psychoacoustic model of the transducer to determine audibility masking thresholds for a plurality of frequency sub-bands, allocating compensation coefficients to the plurality of frequency sub-bands, and fitting the fixed filter coefficients with the compensation coefficients allocated to the plurality of sub-bands.

    INTEGRATED HAPTIC SYSTEM
    4.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180321748A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-08

    申请号:US15722128

    申请日:2017-10-02

    Abstract: An integrated haptic system may include a digital signal processor and an amplifier communicatively coupled to the digital signal processor and integrated with the digital signal processor into the integrated haptic system. The digital signal processor may be configured to receive a force sensor signal indicative of a force applied to a force sensor and generate a haptic playback signal responsive to the force. The amplifier may be configured to amplify the haptic playback signal and drive a vibrational actuator communicatively coupled to the amplifier with the haptic playback signal as amplified by the amplifier.

    INTEGRATED HAPTIC SYSTEM
    5.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220026989A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-27

    申请号:US17495277

    申请日:2021-10-06

    Abstract: An integrated haptic system may include a digital signal processor and an amplifier communicatively coupled to the digital signal processor and integrated with the digital signal processor into the integrated haptic system. The digital signal processor may be configured to receive a force sensor signal indicative of a force applied to a force sensor and generate a haptic playback signal responsive to the force. The amplifier may be configured to amplify the haptic playback signal and drive a vibrational actuator communicatively coupled to the amplifier with the haptic playback signal as amplified by the amplifier.

    AUDIO DISTORTION COMPENSATION
    6.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200036356A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-30

    申请号:US16169723

    申请日:2018-10-24

    Abstract: A method for compensating for a change in back electric motive force in a transducer in a device, wherein the transducer is driven by an output signal output by an amplifier, and a back volume of the transducer is formed by an enclosure within the device. The method comprises: receiving an input signal; determining, based on a characteristic of the transducer that the transducer has moved from an equilibrium position within the device; and based on the determination, adjusting a gain applied to the input signal by the amplifier to generate the output signal.

    VIBRO-HAPTIC DESIGN AND AUTOMATIC EVALUATION OF HAPTIC STIMULI

    公开(公告)号:US20190235629A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-01

    申请号:US16257340

    申请日:2019-01-25

    Abstract: A method for quantifying fidelity of a haptic signal may include receiving a response signal indicative of a vibrational response of a vibrational transducer to a haptic playback waveform driven to the vibrational transducer, perceptually filtering the response signal to obtain human haptic-perceptible components of the response signal, and quantifying fidelity of the haptic playback waveform based on at least one quantitative characteristic of the human haptic-perceptible components of the response signal.

    LOUDSPEAKER PROTECTION
    8.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180014121A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-11

    申请号:US15547850

    申请日:2016-02-01

    Abstract: This application describes methods and apparatus for loudspeaker protection. A loudspeaker protection system (100) is described having a first frequency band-splitter (102) for splitting an input audio signal (Vin) into a plurality of audio signals (v1, v2 . . . , vn) in different respective frequency bands (ω1, ω2 . . . , ωn). A first gain block (103) is configured to apply a respective frequency band gain (g1, g2 . . . , g3) to each of the audio signals in the different respective frequency bands and a gain controller (107, 108, 109) is provided for controlling the respective band gains. A displacement modeller (104, 105) determines a plurality of displacement signals (x1, x2 . . . , xn) based on the input audio signal (Vin) and a displacement model (104a) where each displacement signal corresponds to a modelled cone displacement for the loudspeaker for one of said different respective frequency bands. The gain controller (107, 108, 109) is configured to control the respective frequency band gains based on the plurality of displacement signals.

    SPEAKER PROTECTION BASED ON OUTPUT SIGNAL ANALYSIS

    公开(公告)号:US20170374457A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-12-28

    申请号:US15195674

    申请日:2016-06-28

    CPC classification number: H04R3/007 H04R3/04 H04R29/001 H04R2430/01

    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a system may include a controller configured to be coupled to an audio speaker, wherein the controller receives an output signal indicative of a physical quantity associated with the audio speaker, compares the output signal to an audio input signal to determine if differences between the output signal and the audio input signal are present indicating at least one of distortion of the output signal, non-linearities of the audio speaker, and overexcursion of the audio speaker, and controls an audio signal communicated from the controller to the audio speaker and based on the audio input signal responsive to determining that differences between the output signal and the audio input signal are present indicating at least one of distortion of the output signal, non-linearities of the audio speaker, and overexcursion of the audio speaker.

    LOUDSPEAKER PROTECTION
    10.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180014120A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-11

    申请号:US15547836

    申请日:2016-02-01

    Abstract: This application describes methods and apparatus for loudspeaker protection. A loudspeaker protection system (1100) is described having a first frequency band-splitter (102) for splitting an input audio signal (Vin) into a plurality of audio signals (v1, v2 . . . ,vn) in different respective frequency bands (ω1, ω2 . . . ωη). A first gain block (103) is configured to apply a respective frequency band gain (gt1, gt2 . . . ,gt3) to each of the audio signals in the different respective frequency bands and a gain controller (109; 1101) is provided for controlling the respective band gains. A thermal controller (1101) determines, for each of a plurality of the different respective frequency bands, a power dissipation for the loudspeaker in that frequency band and also determines a respective thermal gain setting based on the determined power dissipation for that frequency band. The gain controller is configured to control the respective frequency band gains based on the thermal gain settings.

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