公开(公告)号：US12127651B1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-29

申请号：US16919000

申请日：2020-07-01

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Nicholas R. Trincia ,  Chihchen Sun ,  Qigen Ji ,  Yang Zhou ,  Jenna L. Withrow ,  Jack Pickup ,  Joshua A. Hoover

IPC: H01F7/00 ,  A45C11/00 ,  A45C13/10 ,  H01F7/02 ,  H04R1/10 ,  H05K5/03

CPC classification number: A45C13/1069 ,  A45C11/00 ,  H01F7/02 ,  H04R1/1091 ,  H05K5/03 ,  A45C2011/001

Abstract: Items such as enclosures may be provided with hidden magnets. An enclosure may be formed from a flexible housing layer. The flexible housing layer may be configured to open and close by folding around fold axes. Portions of the flexible layer may include a flexible base layer with openings. Flexible magnets may be embedded within the openings. The flexible magnets may be used in forming a magnetic clasp for the enclosure. The flexible magnets may each have a height and durometer value that closely matches the height and durometer value of an adjacent portion of the flexible base layer, thereby helping to hide the flexible magnets within the housing layer.

公开(公告)号：US20240339101A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-10

申请号：US18745000

申请日：2024-06-17

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Shinichiro Kurihara

IPC: G10K11/178 ,  H04R1/08 ,  H04R1/10 ,  H04R3/00

CPC classification number: G10K11/17827 ,  H04R1/08 ,  H04R1/1091 ,  H04R3/00 ,  H04R2460/01

Abstract: An ear-worn device includes: a microphone that obtains a sound and outputs a first sound signal of the sound obtained; a DSP that performs determination regarding an S/N ratio of the first sound signal, determination regarding a bandwidth with respect to a peak frequency in a power spectrum of the sound, and determination of whether the sound contains human voice, and outputs a second sound signal based on the first sound signal when the DSP determines that at least one of the S/N ratio or the bandwidth satisfies a predetermined requirement and the sound contains human voice; a loudspeaker that outputs a reproduced sound based on the second sound signal output; and a housing that contains the microphone, the DSP, and the loudspeaker.

公开(公告)号：US20240314490A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-19

申请号：US18680097

申请日：2024-05-31

Applicant: Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc.

Inventor： Richard Kulavik ,  Michael A. Jessup ,  Travis Kettering

IPC: H04R1/10 ,  G10L15/00 ,  H03G3/34 ,  H04S1/00 ,  H04S7/00

CPC classification number: H04R1/1091 ,  H04R1/1041 ,  G10L15/00 ,  H03G3/341 ,  H04R1/1008 ,  H04R2201/107 ,  H04R2499/10 ,  H04S1/005 ,  H04S7/306

Abstract: A headset accessory comprises circuitry and is configured to mechanically attach to an audio headset. The circuitry of the headset may be operable to establish a link to the audio headset that supports conveyance of bias voltage, bias current, and/or information between the circuitry of the accessory and circuitry of the audio headset. The headset accessory may be configured to attach to a housing of the headset on a surface of the housing opposite an ear cup. A state of the circuitry of the accessory may be controlled based on the information received from the audio headset via the link. The information may include characteristics of audio being processed by the audio headset. The circuitry of the headset accessory may comprise non-volatile memory, and the non-volatile memory may store parameter settings for configuring audio processing circuitry of the audio headset.

公开(公告)号：US12080278B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-03

申请号：US18053282

申请日：2022-11-07

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Robert D. Silfvast ,  Neal D. Evans ,  Nikolas T. Vitt ,  Jonathan D. Sheaffer

IPC: G10L15/08 ,  H04L9/40 ,  H04R1/10

CPC classification number: G10L15/083 ,  H04L63/18 ,  H04R1/1091 ,  G10L2015/088 ,  H04R2460/13

Abstract: A method for routing audio content through an electronic device that is to be worn by a user. The method obtains a communication and determines whether the communication is private. In response to determining that the communication is private, the method drives a bone conduction transducer of the electronic device with an audio signal associated with the communication. In response to determining that the communication is not private, however, the method drives a speaker of the electronic device with the audio signal.

公开(公告)号：US20240276155A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-15

申请号：US18644157

申请日：2024-04-24

Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.

Inventor： Chaowu LI ,  Yongjian LI ,  Yueqiang WANG

IPC: H04R9/06 ,  H04R1/10 ,  H04R9/02 ,  H04R25/00

CPC classification number: H04R9/06 ,  H04R1/1008 ,  H04R1/1025 ,  H04R1/105 ,  H04R1/1091 ,  H04R9/02 ,  H04R9/025 ,  H04R25/65 ,  H04R25/658 ,  H04R2225/021 ,  H04R2400/11 ,  H04R2460/13

Abstract: A loudspeaker apparatus includes a circuit housing configured to accommodate a circuit component or a battery; an ear hook; a housing of an earphone core configured to accommodate the earphone core; and a housing protector at least partially covering a periphery of the circuit housing and the ear hook. A first end of the ear hook is connected to the circuit housing. The earphone core is driven by the circuit component or the battery to vibrate to generate sound. The housing of the earphone core is connected to a second end of the ear hook away from the circuit housing through a hinge component. The hinge component is capable of rotating to change a position of the housing of the earphone core relative to the ear hook.

公开(公告)号：US20240259726A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-01

申请号：US18631113

申请日：2024-04-10

Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.

Inventor： Lei ZHANG ,  Yongjian LI ,  Wenbing ZHOU ,  Jinbo ZHENG ,  Zhuyang JIANG

IPC: H04R1/10 ,  H04R1/06 ,  H04R5/033 ,  H04R9/02 ,  H04R9/06

CPC classification number: H04R1/1075 ,  H04R1/06 ,  H04R1/1016 ,  H04R1/105 ,  H04R1/1066 ,  H04R1/1091 ,  H04R5/0335 ,  H04R9/02 ,  H04R9/06 ,  H04R1/1041 ,  H04R2201/109 ,  H04R2420/07 ,  H04R2460/13

Abstract: A loudspeaker device may include a speaker component, a circuit housing configured to accommodate a control circuit, and a key module disposed on the core housing. The speaker component may include an earphone core and a core housing for accommodating the earphone core. The control circuit may drive the earphone core to vibrate to generate a sound, and the vibration of the earphone core may include at least two resonance peaks. The key module may include a key and an elastic bearing for supporting the key. The elastic bearing may include an integrally formed bearing body and a support column.

公开(公告)号：US20240257828A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-01

申请号：US18560411

申请日：2022-02-28

Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION

Inventor： YUJI TOKOZUME

IPC: G10L25/78 ,  H04R1/10

CPC classification number: G10L25/78 ,  H04R1/1091 ,  G10L2025/783

Abstract: Provided is a signal processing apparatus, signal processing method, and program capable of detecting an utterance by a wearer even in a state where sound is output from a vibration reproduction apparatus. A signal processing apparatus including a processing unit that operates corresponding to a vibration reproduction apparatus including a vibration reproduction unit that reproduces vibration and a vibration sensor that detects vibration, and performs processing of making it difficult to detect an utterance in utterance detection processing of detecting an utterance by a wearer of the vibration reproduction apparatus on the basis of the vibration sensor signal.

公开(公告)号：US20240214755A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-27

申请号：US18601961

申请日：2024-03-11

Applicant: Alpine Electronics of Silicon Valley, Inc.

Inventor： Rocky Chau-Hsiung Lin ,  Thomas Yamasaki

IPC: H04R29/00 ,  G01H11/06 ,  G06F3/16 ,  H04R1/10 ,  H04R1/22 ,  H04R3/04 ,  H04R31/00

CPC classification number: H04R29/00 ,  G01H11/06 ,  G06F3/165 ,  H04R1/1008 ,  H04R1/1091 ,  H04R1/22 ,  H04R3/04 ,  H04R31/00 ,  H04R1/1041 ,  H04R2420/07 ,  H04R2460/13

Abstract: Method and devices for testing a headphone with increased sensation are provided. The headphone can filter and amplify low frequency audio signals, which are then sent to a haptic device in the headphone. The haptic device can cause bass sensations at the top of the skull and at both ear cups. The testing system can evaluate the haptic and acoustic sensations produced by the headphone to evaluate if they have been properly assembled and calibrate the headphones if necessary.

公开(公告)号：US20240214718A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-27

申请号：US18397810

申请日：2023-12-27

Applicant: The Diablo Canyon Collective LLC

Inventor： John Patrick Keady ,  John Usher

IPC: H04R1/10 ,  A61B5/12 ,  G10H1/44 ,  G10L13/00 ,  H04R5/04 ,  H04R25/00

CPC classification number: H04R1/1041 ,  A61B5/123 ,  A61B5/121 ,  G10H1/44 ,  G10L13/00 ,  H04R1/1091 ,  H04R5/04 ,  H04R25/70 ,  H04R2205/041 ,  H04R2420/07

Abstract: At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a method of determining hearing loss using audio cues whose spectrum is orthogonal to each other to identify a wearer's hearing loss, and using the information to adjust audio to normal listening levels.

公开(公告)号：US20240214717A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-27

申请号：US18140495

申请日：2023-04-27

Applicant: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.

Inventor： Xiaolong YUE ,  Min ZHANG

IPC: H04R1/10 ,  H05K9/00

CPC classification number: H04R1/1025 ,  H04R1/1091 ,  H05K9/0075

Abstract: A speaker assembly includes a magnetic field counteracting component arranged on an end face of an audio component facing a battery with positive and negative electrode tabs. When a counteracting current into a conductor forms a counteracting magnetic field acting on the audio component, the counteracting magnetic field counteracts an interfering magnetic field acting by the battery on the audio component. The conductor includes a first end and a second end such that, in a thickness direction of the battery, the first end corresponds to a position of a positive electrode tab and the second end corresponds to a position of a negative electrode tab.