Abstract:
In a low frequency transducer system a multi-compression chamber, inverse horn structure is employed in combination with a resonance-distortion filter chamber. The filter chamber effectively expands the effective enclosure volume at low frequencies and connected to one of the compression chambers filter parasitic resonances and distortion and allowing the system to more efficiently reproduce low frequencies while being able to use smaller diameter transducers and maintaining good system sensitivity. Compression chambers are organized for constant or continuous compression on a section-by-section basis throughout the inverse horn system.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a portable audio device and a quick-disconnect passive acoustic cover. The portable audio device includes a housing and a speaker supported by the housing that have a first system frequency response. The speaker of the portable audio device has a first side and a second side associated with a first audio port and a second audio port, associated with a first acoustic load and a second acoustic load respectively. The housing is configured to removably receive the cover which is configured to redefine at least one of the first acoustic load and the second acoustic load to replace the first system frequency response with a second system frequency response. The cover provides one or more additional surrounding structures, which replace the inherent frequency response with an improved frequency response. Different embodiments of the disclosed cover provide a plurality of sound quality enhancement options to a user.
Abstract:
A multi-sensor sound source localization (SSL) technique is presented which provides a true maximum likelihood (ML) treatment for microphone arrays having more than one pair of audio sensors. Generally, this is accomplished by selecting a sound source location that results in a time of propagation from the sound source to the audio sensors of the array, which maximizes a likelihood of simultaneously producing audio sensor output signals inputted from all the sensors in the array. The likelihood includes a unique term that estimates an unknown audio sensor response to the source signal for each of the sensors in the array.
Abstract:
A new colum is composed of a part which is used for connecting the sound source coming from external, a box, mediant and alt speakers, a panel, a power amplifier panel, a colum base frame. The box's top is opened upward, and an opening is located on the upper of a sidewall that is communicated with the cavity of the box. The part that is used for connecting the sound source coming from external is located on the top opening part of the box. The mediant and alt speakers are mounted on the panel, and the panel is fastened on the opening which is communicated with the cavity of the box. The power amplifier panel is mounted within the cavity of the box. The colum base frame is mounted on the bottom of the box. Since the fixing joint and the fixing joint panel within the part that is used for connecting the sound source coming from external is connected by the rubber band , which is flexible connection, the connecting portion cannot be easily damaged, and a F2.5/F3.5 mini-joint and the fixing joint are mounted within the part that is used for connecting the sound source coming from external, so the sound source of various type MP3 (IPOD, telephone MP3, normal MP3) can be connected. The volum is convenient to be use.
Abstract:
A sound reproducing apparatus (30) in accordance with the invention includes a body (32), a driver (34a, 34b) for reproducing a desired sound and an acoustic passageway (36) through which the reproduced sound is output. The acoustic passageway (36) having an internal portion (36a), such as a horn, located within the body of the apparatus and an external portion defined by at least one of the exterior surfaces of the body (32) and/or a boundary of the environment within which the apparatus is placed. In one form, the external portion of the acoustic path is defined by an exterior surface or surfaces of the body (32) and a wall, floor or ceiling.
Abstract:
An audio enhancement system (1) for speech recognition or voice control is described, comprising a signal input for carrying a distorted desired signal (z), a reference signal input, and a spectral processor (SP) coupled to both signal inputs for processing the distorted desired signal (z) by means of a reference signal (x) acting as an estimate for the distortion of the desired signal. The spectral processor (SP) is equipped for said processing such that a factor C' is determined, whereby said estimate is a function of the factor C' times the spectral power of the reference signal (x), and the factor C is determined as the spectral ratio between those components of the signals z and x, which are essentially stationary with time. Such a factor determined by stationary parts of those signals makes application of a critical speech detector in the audio enhancement system superfluous.
Abstract:
A sensor array (10 sub.1-N) receiving system which incorporates one or more filters (16 sub.1-N) that are capable of adaptive and/or fixed operation. The filters are defined by a multiple of coefficients and the coefficients are set so as to maximize the signal to noise ratio of the receiving array's output. In one preferred embodiment, the filter coefficients are adaptively determined and are faded into a predetermined group of fixed values upon the occurrence of a specified event. Thereby, allowing the sensor array (10 sub.1-N) to operate in both the adaptive and fixed modes, and providing the array with the ability to employ the mode most favorable for a given operating environment. In another preferred embodiment, the filter coefficients are set to a fixed group of values which are determined to be optimal for a predefined noise environment.
Abstract:
An audio device (10) for producing a sound field is disclosed, comprising a plurality of loudspeakers (20, 21a-g, 22a-g) arranged along a longitudinal axis of the audio device (10), wherein each loudspeaker is configured to emit sound waves in a main radiation direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The audio device (10) further comprises a processing circuitry configured to process input signals to obtain output signals for driving the loudspeakers (20, 21a-g, 22a-g). The processing circuitry is configured to implement one or more beamformers for obtaining, based on a desired beamforming direction, the output signals. The output signals for the loudspeakers comprise a respective first output signal component for generating a surround sound wave in the desired beamforming direction and a respective second output signal component for generating a compensation sound wave, wherein the compensation sound wave destructively interferes with the surround sound wave in the main radiation direction.
Abstract:
Wireless roofing band with paging capability with built-in amplifier installed on the ceiling and the ability to connect to the network and telephone line. The phone is connected with 4 speaker inputs that are used for paging. It also can connect to TV and computer via AUX input. The ceiling speaker circuit has four outputs, one of which is connected to the speaker and the sound of radio waves of the Bluetooth type that is received from the mobile phone and also is connected to the audio devices through the cable, which is in the form of reciprocating sound.