Patents Assigned to DSP Group, Ltd.
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Patent number: 11120795Abstract: A method for noise cancellation, the method may include detecting a voice trigger or receiving an indication regarding an occurrence of a voice trigger; searching, based at least on a timing of occurrence of the voice trigger, for at least one of a noise-period and a voice-period; when finding a noise period then updating one or more noise parameters based on one or more features of sensed audio signals received during the noise period; when finding a voice period then updating one or more voice parameters based on one or more features of sensed audio signals received during the voice period; estimating, based on the one or more noise parameters and the one or more voice parameters, a probability that voice is present at one or more subsequent periods; and cancelling noise at the one or more subsequent periods, based on the voice presence probability.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2019Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: DSP GROUP LTD.Inventor: Adoram Erell
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Publication number: 20210266032Abstract: A TX/RX RF switch that may include a reception path; and a transmission path that has an antenna port, a transmission input port, and transmission transistors. The transmission transistors have source-bulk connections. The reception path has an antenna port, a reception output port, and reception transistors. The reception path includes a first reception transistor that is closest to the antenna port, out of the reception transistors, and has a source-bulk connection, and at least one other reception transistor that has a bulk-to-ground connection. The reception transistors and the transmission transistors are CMOS transistors.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2021Publication date: August 26, 2021Applicant: DSP Group Ltd.Inventors: Sergey Anderson, Nadav SNIR
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Publication number: 20210250675Abstract: A method for in-ear detection, the method may include transmitting test signals, by a speaker of an earbud, during a test period, and while the earbud is operating at a first operational mode, wherein the test signals comprise at least one first test signal within a first frequency range, at least one second test signal within a second frequency range, and at one third test signal within a third frequency range; wherein the first frequency range, the second frequency range and the third frequency range differ from each other and are within a human auditory range; generating, by a feedback microphone of the earbud, sensed information that is indicative of audio signals sensed by the feedback microphone as a result of the transmitting of the test signals; and determining whether the earbud is located within an ear of a person, wherein the determining is based on the sensed information and a reference out of ear spectrum.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: DSP Group Ltd.Inventor: Gabriel Seiden
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Patent number: 11087205Abstract: A neural network that may include multiple layers of neural cells; wherein a certain neural cell of a certain layer of neural cells may include a first plurality of one-bit inputs; an adder and leaky integrator unit; and an activation function circuit that has a one-bit output; wherein the first plurality of one-bit inputs are coupled to a first plurality of one-bit outputs of neural cells of a layer that precedes the certain layer; wherein the adder and leaky integration unit is configured to calculate a leaky integral of a weighted sum of a number of one-bit pulses that were received, during a time window, by the first plurality of one-bit inputs; and wherein the activation function circuit is configured to apply an activation function on the leaky integral to provide a one-bit output of the certain neural cell.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2018Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: DSP GROUP LTD.Inventor: Moshe Haiut
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Publication number: 20210241101Abstract: A method for controlling a bias of a neural network, the method may include training the neural network by using a loss function that is responsive to classes of a classification process and sensitivity input values thereby setting the bias.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2021Publication date: August 5, 2021Applicant: DSP Group Ltd.Inventors: Dimitri Lvov, Maor Shliefer, Uri Tuval
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Publication number: 20210184631Abstract: A low noise amplifier that may include a first input port, a second input port, a first capacitor, a second capacitor, a first variable capacitor, a second variable capacitor, an inductor, a bias circuit, a tuning circuit, a first output circuit having a first output, a second output circuit having a second output; wherein the first input port is electrically coupled to a first end of the second variable capacitor, to a first end of the first capacitor, to an input of the first output circuit, and to a first port of the inductor; wherein the second input port is electrically coupled to a second end of the first variable capacitor, to a second end of the second capacitor, to an input of the second output circuit, and to a second port of the inductor; wherein a first port of the first varactor is electrically coupled to a second end of the first capacitor; wherein a second port of the second varactor is electrically coupled to a first end of the second capacitor; wherein the bias circuit is configured to supplyType: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2020Publication date: June 17, 2021Applicant: DSP Group Ltd.Inventor: Sergey Anderson
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Publication number: 20210176811Abstract: A wireless audio system that may include a first wireless transceiver that is configured to receive audio information from an audio source over a bi-directional wireless link; a second wireless transceiver that is configured to sniff audio information sent over the bi-directional wireless link; and wherein the first and second wireless transceivers are configured to share sniff enabling information, over a shared link and before an establishment of the bi-directional wireless link.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2020Publication date: June 10, 2021Applicant: DSP Group Ltd.Inventors: Dotan Sokolov, Shlomi Cohen, Venkatesh Gangaiah
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Patent number: 10997975Abstract: A enhanced vehicle key and a method for voice activation, the method may include supplying power to a low power trigger sensor of a enhanced vehicle key, by a power source of the enhanced vehicle key; wherein the supplying of power is preceded by powering the enhanced vehicle key while a part of the enhanced vehicle key is positioned within an ignition switch of a vehicle; detecting, by the low power trigger sensor, a voice trigger; awakening, following the detection, a processor of the enhanced vehicle key; searching, by the processor, for a voice command; and when finding the voice command then executing the voice command.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2019Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: DSP GROUP LTD.Inventors: Ofer Elyakim, Tali Chen, Lior Blanka
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Publication number: 20210089919Abstract: A method for adjusting a pruned neural network, the method may include adjusting weights of the pruned neural network to provide an adjusted neural network. The pruned neural network was generated by a pruning process and is associated with pruning related weights. The pruning related weights include survived weights and erased weights. A survived weight was assigned a non-zero value by the pruning process. An erased weight was assigned a zero value by the pruning process. The adjusting may include setting values of some of the adjusted weights based on values of at least one of the pruning related weights.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2020Publication date: March 25, 2021Applicant: DSP Group Ltd.Inventor: TOMER MALACH
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Publication number: 20210091730Abstract: A low noise amplifier that includes a first cascode, a second cascode, an input circuit, an output node, a first switch, and a second switch. A source of a first common gate transistor and a drain of a first common source transistor of the first cascode are coupled to a first node of the low noise amplifier. The output node is coupled to a drain of the first common gate transistor, and to a drain of a second common gate transistor of the second cascode, thereby coupling the first cascode and the second cascode to a power supply via a load. The first switch is coupled between a gate of the first common gate transistor and the power supply. The second switch is coupled between the first node and the power supply. The first switch is configured to be open and the second switch is configured to be closed when the low noise amplifier operates at a first operational node.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2020Publication date: March 25, 2021Applicant: DSP Group Ltd.Inventor: Sergey Anderson
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Patent number: 10903806Abstract: An integrated circuit that includes a die with an active radio frequency (RF) unit embedded thereon; a first port for receiving an output signal from the active RF unit; a harmonic filter that comprises a first harmonic filter inductor; and a first RF inductive load that is electrically coupled to the first port and is magnetically coupled to the first harmonic filter inductor.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2016Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: DSP GROUP LTD.Inventors: Sergey Anderson, Ron Pongratz
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Publication number: 20200409468Abstract: A true wireless headset that may include a housing, a microphone that is mechanically coupled to the housing, wherein the microphone is configured to detect sound and output detection signals indicative of the sound, a tap detector that is configured to receive a first representation of the detection signals, and to process the first representation of the detection signals to determine whether a user tapped on the housing; and at least one additional circuitry that is configured to respond to a determination that the user tapped on the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Applicant: DSP Group Ltd.Inventor: Nir Michael
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Publication number: 20200351397Abstract: A method for receiving audio broadcasts during a digital enhanced cordless telecommunication (DECT) frame, the method may include (a) opening, during a DECT frame and by a portable point (PP) that is a potential recipient of the audio broadcasts from a fixed part (FP), multiple reception windows that are spaced apart from each other and are allocated to receive signals related to audio broadcast; (b) receiving received signals, by the PP and during the multiple spaced apart reception windows; and (c) processing, by the PP, the received signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2020Publication date: November 5, 2020Applicant: DSP Group Ltd.Inventor: Otmar Rengert
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Publication number: 20200313246Abstract: A coin cell powered device that includes a unit and one or more interfaces that are configured to interface between the unit, the cell coin and an external capacitor. The unit may include a regulator, a transmitter and a charge pump. The transmitter is configured to transmit signals during a transmission period while receiving power from the regulator, the power originated from the external capacitor. The charge pump is configured to perform, during a charging period, a charging process for charging the external capacitor to a charged voltage that exceeds a voltage of the cell coin, wherein the charging process may include iterations of (a) charging a charge pump capacitor by the coin cell, and (b) discharging the charge pump capacitor thereby charging the external capacitor. The capacitance of the charge pump capacitor is a fraction of a capacitance of the external capacitor. The duration of the charging period exceeds a duration of the transmission period.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Applicant: DSP Group Ltd.Inventors: Assaf Ganor, Tzahi Shalit, Levi Schultz
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Publication number: 20200292656Abstract: There may be provided a method for proximity sensing by a computerized device, the method may include transmitting, by at least one transmitter of a computerized device and during at least one transmission window, one or more transmitted signals, the one or more transmitted signals comprise a transmitted ultrasonic signal; operating at least one receiver of the computerized device to receive, during at least one reception window, one or more received signals that were reflected or scattered due to the transmitting; processing the received signals to provide a processing result, when receiving the received signals by the receiver during the at least one reception window; and determining a proximity of one or more objects to the computerized device based on at least one out of (a) an absence of received signals during the at least one receive window, and (b) the processing resultsType: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Applicant: DSP Group Ltd.Inventor: Dmitry Lvov
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Publication number: 20200273486Abstract: A method for voice detection, the method may include (a) generating an in-ear signal that represents a signal sensed by an in-ear microphone and fed to a feedback active noise cancellation (ANC) circuit; (b) generating at least one additional signal, based on at least one out of a playback signal and a pickup signal sensed by a voice pickup microphone; and (c) generating a voice indicator based on the in-ear signal and the at least one additional signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Applicant: DSP Group Ltd.Inventors: Assaf Ganor, Ori Elyada
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Patent number: 10733989Abstract: A method for proximity-based voice activation, the method may include sensing a voice command, detecting whether a person outputted the voice command while being in proximity to a voice activated device; determining whether to execute, by the voice activated device, the voice command based, at least in part, on the determination whether the person outputted the voice command while being in proximity to the voice activated device; and executing the voice command when determining to execute the voice command.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2017Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: DSP Group Ltd.Inventor: Uri Yehuday
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Patent number: 10615751Abstract: An integrated circuit RF power amplifier that includes a substrate; a low power (LP) amplifier; a high-power (HP) amplifier; and an asymmetrical parallel-combining transformer. The substrate is configured to supports the LP amplifier, the HP amplifier and the asymmetrical parallel-combining transformer. The LP amplifier is configured to amplify a LP RF input signal to provide a LP amplified signal. The HP amplifier is configured to amplify a HP RF input signal to provide a HP amplified signal. The HP amplified signal has maximal intensity that exceeds a maximal intensity of the LP amplified signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2018Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: DSP Group Ltd.Inventors: Sergey Anderson, Nadav Snir
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Patent number: 10609220Abstract: A gateway, computer program product and a method for accessing an IPA agent, the method may include (a) receiving, by the gateway and over a wired communication link, a request to initiate a phone call; (b) determining, by the gateway, whether to direct the phone call to the IPA agent or to another agent that differs from the IPA agent; (c) directing the phone call to the IPA agent when determining to direct the phone call to the IPA agent; and (d) directing the phone call to the other agent when determining to direct the phone call to the other agent.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2018Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: DSP Group Ltd.Inventors: Daniel Estrakh, Effi Shiri
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Patent number: 10602274Abstract: Provided is a wearable audio input/output device. The wearable audio input/output device is provided with a frame, a first audio collection unit, a second audio collection unit, and a first speaker. The frame can be mounted to a user. The first audio collection unit is provided on the frame. The second audio collection unit is provided on the frame. The second audio collection unit is arranged such that the distance between the first audio collection unit and mouth of the user is less than the distance between the second audio collection unit and the mouth of the user. The first speaker is provided on the frame between the first audio collection unit and the second audio collection unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2018Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignees: Onkyo Corporation, DSP Group Ltd.Inventors: Yoshitada Takeshima, Dmitri Lvov, Yaakov Chen