Patents Assigned to Bose Corporation
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Patent number: 11627400Abstract: Various aspects include wearable audio devices enabling modular component attachment and detachment. In certain implementations, a wearable audio device includes: a headband for contacting a head of a user; an earpiece coupled with the headband for positioning proximate an ear of the user, the earpiece having an electro-acoustic transducer configured to output audio signals; and a slot configured to engage an electronic component, where the slot includes one or more snap-fit and/or friction-fit connectors for selectively engaging the electronic component.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2020Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Bose CorporationInventors: Thomas George Andrikowich, Michael Camille Salame
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Patent number: 11622214Abstract: An eartip includes a compliant portion that forms at least a portion of a sound channel, and a wax guard that is supported in the compliant portion and is disposed within the sound channel. The wax guard includes a porous, planar body that permits the passage of acoustic energy but inhibits the passage of cerumen therethrough, and a retention member. The retention member is arranged along an outer edge of the planar body and in direct contact with the compliant portion. The retention member includes a plurality of openings. A compliant material that forms the compliant portion permeates the openings in the retention member to assist in retaining the wax guard in the compliant portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2021Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: BOSE CORPORATIONInventors: Andrew D. Dominijanni, Christopher R. Paetsch, Ryan Joseph Wexler, Richard Lionel Lanoue
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Patent number: 11617917Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide methods, apparatuses, and systems for non-linear breathing entrainment. As described herein, “breathing entrainment” refers to guiding a user's breath or breathing. According to an aspect, an initial breathing period and a final breathing period are selected. Based on the initial and final breathing periods, a non-linear breath rate per minute sequence is determined. A guiding stimulus is output and aligned with the non-linear breath rate per minute sequence. The guiding stimulus is non-linearly altered with the non-linear breath rate per minute sequence to align with the final breathing period over an interval of time. The non-linear alterations of the guiding stimulus vary based on an amount of time the guiding stimulus has been output.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2020Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: BOSE CORPORATIONInventors: Harsh A. Mankodi, David Rolland Crist, Christopher R. Paetsch, Joseph Rossi, Sara Adkins, Chia-Ling Li, Navaneethan Siva, Kathleen Elizabeth Kremer, Alexander de Raadt St James, Jeffrey Miller, Connor Rog, Stephen A. McDonald, Paul Naddaff, John Andrew Trotter, Victoria A. Grace
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Patent number: 11617854Abstract: A method for helping a user awaken from sleep includes receiving information indicating a wake-up time frame; receiving a plurality of biometric readings of the user, each biometric reading including at least one of a heart rate or respiration rate; based on the plurality of biometric readings, determining that the user has had sufficient sleep; and arranging a wake-up sound after entering the wake-up time frame and after determining that the user has had sufficient sleep or at the end of the wake-up timeframe.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2020Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: BOSE CORPORATIONInventors: Jonathan Freed, Laura Ware, Jack Read, Debra Reich, Leela Keshavan, Brian David Mulcahey
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Publication number: 20230099287Abstract: An active noise reduction earbud includes a housing and a first feedforward microphone disposed in the housing. A first sound inlet opening extends through the housing and is configured to conduct external sound to the first feedforward microphone. The first sound inlet opening is configured to sit within a concha cavum of a user's ear and faces toward an auricle of the user's ear when the earbud is worn.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2022Publication date: March 30, 2023Applicant: Bose CorporationInventors: Andrew Donald Munro, Lei Cheng, Ole Nielsen, Emery Ku, Cedrik Bacon
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Publication number: 20230102460Abstract: A vehicle-implemented, adaptive noise-cancellation system responsive to entertainment audio is provided. The noise-cancellation system uses reference signal from a reference sensor, such as an accelerometer, to generate a noise-cancellation signal to destructively interfere with road noise in the vehicle cabin. A first set of entertainment audio thresholds triggers the system to enable or disable adaptation of an adaptive filter of the noise-cancellation system. A second set of entertainment audio thresholds triggers the system to enable, attenuate, or disable the noise-cancellation signal. As the entertainment audio increases, the system first disables the adaptation of the adaptive filter, then attenuates the noise-cancellation signal, then completely disables the noise-cancellation signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2022Publication date: March 30, 2023Applicant: Bose CorporationInventors: Siamak Farahbakhsh, Rohan Rohilla, Travis L. Hein
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Patent number: 11617050Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2019Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: Bose CorporationInventors: Wade P. Torres, Daniel R. Tengelsen, Mikaela A. Shannon, Cedrik Bacon, Carl Jensen, Eric Raczka Bernstein
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Publication number: 20230082045Abstract: A vehicle audio system includes a loudspeaker configured to be acoustically coupled to an interior of a vehicle and to be ducted to an exterior of the vehicle as well as a controller coupled to the loudspeaker.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Applicants: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft, Bose CorporationInventors: Simon Bender, Stephan Bayer, Shiufun Cheung, Lorenz Kurf
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Patent number: 11606408Abstract: A method is provided for synchronizing a source device with a sink device. The source device transmits a stream of packets to the sink device. The source device receives feedback from the sink device indicating packet arrival times of the packets at the sink device. Based on the feedback, in some aspects, the source device determines an average time shift in the packet arrival times at the sink device, wherein the average time shift is relative to expected packet arrival times of the packets at the sink device. In some such aspects, the source device detects that the average time shift exceeds a threshold, and in response to the detecting, adjusts a streaming time of the stream of packets to synchronize, within a predefined tolerance, the source device with the sink device.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2021Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: Bose CorporationInventors: Pankaj Aggarwal, Michael Elliot, Mark Corey Hatch, Dmitrij Golubovskij
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Publication number: 20230076171Abstract: The present disclosure provides hearing assistance devices and methods of generating a resonance within hearing assistance devices that use moving coil drivers, e.g., electro-dynamic coil drivers. As small moving coil drivers are typically inefficient within the voice band of frequencies, e.g., above 1 kHz, the hearing assistance devices described herein utilize the resonance of a mass within the hearing assistance device and a compliance of air within the housing of the hearing assistance device or within portions of the acoustic driver housing to aid in amplification of select frequencies within the voice band of human speech, e.g., between 2.5 kHz and 6 kHz. By using the assistance of the resonance created, the moving coil driver utilized does not need to operate as efficiently within the range of resonance frequencies.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2021Publication date: March 9, 2023Applicant: Bose CorporationInventors: Michael J. Daley, Shaun Ente, Lei Cheng
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Publication number: 20230075802Abstract: Processes, methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for synchronizing multiple wireless data streams captured in action by various sensors, with lost data recovery. For example, a source device may have multiple sensors acquiring data and sending the data streams (e.g., via Bluetooth connections) to a target device. Timing information may be appended for each of the data streams. Data packets of the multiple data streams may be formed with the timing information. The data packets may be transmitted to a target device that is configured to synchronize the multiple data streams using the timing information. The target device, applying the example processes or techniques of this disclosure, may accurately synchronize the multiple data streams. In some cases, the target device may capture additional data streams and the processor synchronizes all data streams of both the source and the target devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Applicant: BOSE CORPORATIONInventors: Somasundaram MEIYAPPAN, Nathan BLAGROVE
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Patent number: 11600256Abstract: A first input signal captured by one or more sensors associated with an ANR headphone is received. A frequency domain representation of the first input signal is computed for a set of discrete frequencies, based on which a set of parameters is generated for a digital filter disposed in an ANR signal flow path of the ANR headphone, the set of parameters being such that a loop gain of the ANR signal flow path substantially matches a target loop gain. Generating the set of parameters comprises: adjusting a response of the digital filter at frequencies (e.g., spanning between 200 Hz-5 kHz). A response of at least 3 second order sections of the digital filter is adjusted. A second input signal in the ANR signal flow path is processed using the generated set of parameters to generate an output signal for driving the electroacoustic transducer of the ANR headphone.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Bose CorporationInventor: John Rule
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Patent number: 11601996Abstract: Various implementations include approaches for establishing a Bluetooth (BT) connection between devices. One example approach includes: in response to a trigger at a first BT device, attempting to determine a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) of a second BT device paired to the first BT device, the second BT device having a highest priority on a list of one or more BT devices paired to the first BT device; in response to determining the RSSI for the second BT device, determining if the RSSI of the second BT device satisfies a threshold; and in response to determining that the RSSI of the second BT device satisfies the threshold, attempting to establish a BT connection between the first BT device and the second BT device.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Bose CorporationInventors: Benjamin Colin Burns, Naganagouda Patil, Pramodh Guruswamy Alathur, Santiago Carvajal
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Patent number: 11600287Abstract: Audio systems and methods are provided that receive a sound management input signal as a reference signal to remove related content from a microphone signal in, e.g., an automotive hands-free system. The sound management signal may provide an acoustic augmentation to reduce, enhance, or create an acoustic effect, e.g., of an engine, motor, or other operating components. A signal processor receives the sound management signal and the microphone signal, and reduces or removes the sound management signal components from the microphone signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2019Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Bose CorporationInventors: Cristian Marius Hera, Samuel Sangmin Rhee
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Patent number: 11601770Abstract: Articles and methods are provided for miniature acoustic transducers having highly compliant suspension systems despite their small size. In various examples the suspension system is molded of a liquid silicone rubber (LSR) and is molded in an interior cavity geometry that includes at least one of a radial offset or an axial offset from a desired geometry of the suspension.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Bose CorporationInventors: Marek Kawka, Alexander Irwin, Martha Carman, Timothy M. Parker
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Patent number: 11599189Abstract: Various implementations include devices, systems and approaches for tracking user orientation. In some cases, a wearable audio device includes: an electro-acoustic transducer for providing an audio output; an inertial measurement unit (IMU) for indicating motion of the wearable audio device; a set of distance sensors; and a controller coupled with the electro-acoustic transducer, the IMU and the set of distance sensors, the controller configured to: determine an orientation of a user of the wearable audio device based on the indication of motion from the IMU; verify the orientation of the user as detected by the IMU, using data from the set of distance sensors; and execute an orientation-based action in response to verifying the orientation of the user.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Bose CorporationInventors: Thomas Claude Bernard Landemaine, Andrew Farrell
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Patent number: 11594240Abstract: A headphone, headphone system, and speech enhancing method is provided to enhance speech pick-up from the user of a headphone and includes receiving a plurality of signals from a set of microphones and generating a primary signal by array processing the microphone signals to steer a beam toward the user's mouth. A noise reference signal is also derived from one or more microphones via a delay-and-sum technique, and a voice estimate signal is generated by filtering the primary signal to remove components that are correlated to the noise reference signal.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2020Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: Bose CorporationInventors: Alaganandan Ganeshkumar, Xiang-Ern Yeo, Mehmet Ergezer
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Patent number: D980191Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: BOSE CORPORATIONInventor: Scott Puckett
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Patent number: D980826Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2021Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: Bose CorporationInventors: Timothy Joseph Bennett, Joshua Kevin Dryden, Alexander Decastro Calachan
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Patent number: D980827Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2021Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: Bose CorporationInventors: Joshua Kevin Dryden, Alexander Decastro Calachan, Timothy Joseph Bennett
