Abstract:
A cooling device (1) using pulsating fluid for cooling of an object, comprising: a transducer (2) having a membrane adapted to generate pressure waves at a working frequency (fw), and a cavity (4) enclosing a first side of the membrane. The cavity (4) has at least one opening (5) adapted to emit a pulsating net output fluid flow towards the object, wherein the opening (5) is in communication with a second side of the membrane. The cavity (4) is sufficiently small to prevent fluid in the cavity (4) from acting as a spring in a resonating mass-spring system in the working range. This is advantageous as a volume velocity (u1) at the opening is essentially equal to a volume velocity (u1 ') at the second side of the membrane, apart from a minus sign. Thus, at the working frequency the pulsating net output fluid can be largely cancelled due to the counter phase with the pressure waves on the second side of the membrane resulting in a close to zero far-field volume velocity. Thus a low sound level is achieved, at a low cost, without requiring mechanical symmetry.
Abstract:
A device is arranged for driving a transducer unit (20) comprising at least one transducer (21) accommodated in an enclosure (22). The device comprises mapping means for mapping input signal components having a first audio frequency range onto a second audio frequency range. The second audio frequency range is narrower than the first audio frequency range, and the second frequency range contains the Helmholtz frequency of the transducer unit (20). A transducer unit (20) for use with the device is optimized for operating in a narrow frequency range at or near the Helmholtz frequency ( H).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method of analysing an emotional state of a user being provided with content information in a consumer electronics interface. The method comprises steps of: (210) obtaining physiological data indicating the user's emotional state; (230) identifying a part of the content information related to the physiological data; and (240) storing the physiological data with a reference to the related part of the content information. The invention also relates to a device, a data storage for storing physiological data, and to a computer program.
Abstract:
Simple gestures such as stroking or tapping of a surface (10) can be used to control common functions of electronic systems (16) by positioning one or more sensors (12) on the surface and detecting sounds generated by the interaction with the surface. Signals corresponding to detected sounds are filtered and interpreted either in the system to be controlled or else in the sensors themselves. The direction of movement of a hand (18) stroking the surface can be interpreted as a command to increase or decrease a parameter, such as the sound volume level of a television, for example. Determination of the position of the user's hand is unnecessary. The apparatus is therefore simple, inexpensive, robust and discrete, requiring only a minimum of installation and without being necessarily dedicated to a particular electronic system to be controlled.
Abstract:
A device (30) for adapting an audio input signal (V1n) to a transducer unit (20) comprises: mapping means (10) for mapping input signal components from a first audio frequency range onto a second audio frequency range so as to produce a mapped audio signal (VM), wherein the second audio frequency range is narrower than the first audio frequency range, and wherein the transducer unit (20) has a maximum efficiency at the second audio frequency range, filter means (31) for filtering the input signal (V1n) so as to produce a filtered input signal (V1n') having a third audio frequency range, and combination means (32) for combining the mapped audio signal (VM) and the filtered input signal (V1n') so as to produce a transducer signal (VT). The first audio frequency range is preferably contained in the second audio frequency range, while the third audio frequency range may be adjacent the first audio frequency range. The second audio frequency range preferably extends within 5% of the Helmholtz frequency of the transducer unit (20).
Abstract:
Monitoring apparatus (4) for monitoring a user's heart, the apparatus comprising several sensors (14, 16) for measuring changes in an electrical parameter of a user's arm (20), from which changes an electrocardiogram, heart rate and/or heart rate variation of the user's heart are determinable. The apparatus further comprises a data processor (28) for determining the electrocardiogram, the heart rate and/or heart rate variation from the changes the electrical parameter; and an output device (32) for making knowable to the user the electrocardiogram, heart rate and/or heart rate variation. A basic idea of the present invention is, to use only a single wristband, particularly a wrist watch, having all the means to monitor the user's heart, without using for example a chest band. Herein, the single wristband is at least provided with the at least one sensor and particularly also comprises the data processor, and more particularly also comprises the output device.
Abstract:
A thermo-acoustic transducer device (8) comprises a substantially hollow body (10) in which a thermo-acoustic element (11) is accommodated, and a heating control unit (2) coupled to the thermo-acoustic element (11) for controlling the temperature gradient of the element. The heating control unit (2) is arranged for being controlled by a control signal (S m ). The device further comprises a modulation unit (3) coupled to the heating control unit (2) for producing the control signal in response to an audio signal (S i ). The modulation unit (3) may comprise a band pass filter unit (31) for selecting a frequency band of the audio signal (S i ), a detector unit (32) for detecting the envelope of the band-pass filtered audio signal so as to produce the control signal (S m ), and a low-pass filter unit (33) for low-pass filtering the control signal (S m ).
Abstract:
A thermo-acoustic transducer device (8) comprises a substantially hollow body (10) in which a thermo-acoustic element (11) is accommodated, and a heating control unit (2) coupled to the thermo-acoustic element (11) for controlling the temperature gradient of the element. A loudspeaker (14) is acoustically coupled to the hollow body (10). The heating control unit (2) may be arranged for being controlled by a control signal produced by a quality control unit (5) so as to control the quality iactor (Q) of the thermo-acoustic device. The quality control unit (5) may be coupled to an audio amplifier (4) to control the quality factor in dependence of properties of an audio signal.
Abstract:
In a touch sensor the change in electrical characteristics (impedance, piezo-voltage) of spacing elements (13,14,15,25), provided with an conducting, resistive or piezo-electric layer (15, 25) , are measured to determine the sensing area.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for a service provider to distribute an audio signal to a listener. Before delivering the audio signal to the listener, the audio impression of the audio signal is personalized to the listener. The personalizing could e.g. be performed by filtering the audio signal using a set of head related transfer functions (HRTFs) defined by parameters being specific for the listener. This is for minimizing the interest of performing illegal copying of the audio signal. The invention further relates to a method of playing back a distributed audio signal and a playback device for playing back a distributed audio signal, where the personalization is detected and used as a watermark, which is identified and interpreted before playing back the distributed audio.