Patents Examined by Ammar T Hamid
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Patent number: 11829518Abstract: In one embodiment, an eyewear frame for a user includes at least a front portion with two side portions; two speakers, one in each side portion; a connection region at one side portion, with an electrical connector having two conductive pads to connect to corresponding conductive contacts of a counterpart connector; a rechargeable battery; a microphone in the frame; and wireless communication circuitry in the frame. The connection region can be provided at an inside surface of one of the side portions. The eyewear frame can also include a touch-sensitive input surface on the eyewear frame configured to provide an input to the frame to perform a function. Another embodiment includes a headset with a touch-sensitive input surface and an electrical connector having a conductive pad to connect to a corresponding conductive contact of a counterpart connector.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2023Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: IngenioSpec, LLCInventors: Thomas A. Howell, David Chao, C. Douglass Thomas, Peter P. Tong
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Patent number: 11832039Abstract: An audio-enhanced furniture system comprises: a furniture assembly; an upholstery fabric at least partially covering the furniture assembly; and a speaker system positioned within the furniture assembly, the speaker system including a speaker covered by the upholstery fabric. The speaker is configured to be tuned to compensate for sound being emitted from the speaker through the upholstery fabric.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2021Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: The Lovesac CompanyInventors: Shawn Nelson, David Underwood, Brian Kuchler, Clint Gibson
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Patent number: 11832073Abstract: A system and method for providing improved content casting audio management. In particular, the disclosed technology enables a user to selectively direct the audio associated with cast video content to an alternate wireless audio device or system, such as a set of wireless headphones. The technology provides for the sensing of a user's utilization of a wireless audio device prior to the initiation of the casting, and responsively route the casted content audio to those same headphones. The technology also provides for querying a user as to their desire to utilize a wireless audio device prior to initiating content casting.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2021Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventor: Sundaramoorthy Balasubramanian
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Patent number: 11832052Abstract: A spherically steerable microphone array structure is provided. The spherically steerable microphone array structure uses pressure and acoustic particle velocity signals obtained from sensors positioned co-planarly on a circular arc. The spherically steerable microphone array structure allows a calculation of all spatial partial derivatives of a sound field up to a given order. The spatial partial derivatives are used to obtain a spherical harmonic decomposition of a recorded sound field. Spherical harmonic decomposition coefficients are used in a spherically direction-invariant acoustic mode beamforming.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2020Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: ORTA DOGU TEKNIK UNIVERSITESIInventor: Huseyin Hacihabiboglu
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Patent number: 11825280Abstract: A wireless microphone apparatus includes a wireless microphone, a wireless receiver, an external earphone microphone, an external earphone, and a recording device. The wireless microphone includes a transmission and reception circuit. The wireless receiver includes external earphone microphone volume control circuit, a reception and transmission circuit, and an output port. The external earphone microphone is connected with the wireless receiver. The external earphone is connected with the wireless microphone. After the output port is electrically connected with the recording device, the wireless microphone provides a sound reception function, and the external earphone microphone volume control circuit of the wireless receiver controls an audio signal of the external earphone microphone to be supplied to the recording device simultaneously.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2022Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Chiayo Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Te-Wei Kung
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Patent number: 11818555Abstract: A Bluetooth audio broadcasting system includes: an audio broadcasting device, a first Bluetooth member device, and a second Bluetooth member device. The audio broadcasting device broadcasts BLE audio packets and transmits a volume adjusting instruction to the first Bluetooth member device and the second Bluetooth member device after they receive the BLE audio packets. The first Bluetooth member device parses the BLE audio packets to acquire a predetermined audio data, controls a first audio playback circuit to playback the predetermined audio data, and adjusts an audio volume of the first audio playback circuit according to the volume adjusting instruction. The second Bluetooth member device parses the BLE audio packets to acquire the predetermined audio data, controls a second audio playback circuit to playback the predetermined audio data, and adjusts an audio volume of the second audio playback circuit according to the volume adjusting instruction.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.Inventors: Yu Hsuan Liu, Yung Chieh Lin, Qing Gu, Bi Wei, Yi-Cheng Chen
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Patent number: 11803348Abstract: An electronic device may include control circuitry that allows a user to listen to audio playing from an external speaker in the environment from the user's personal speaker device such as a pair of headphones, earbuds, or a personal loudspeaker. In response to receiving user input, the control circuitry may gather audio input from the environment with a microphone. The control circuitry may process the detected audio input to identify what audio track is currently playing from the external speaker and to determine which part of the audio track is currently playing. The control circuitry may then start playing the identified audio track from the user's personal speaker device in sync with the audio track playing from the external speaker. The electronic device may search music streaming platforms, public radio station information, and other public music content sources to anticipate and buffer upcoming songs.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2021Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Paul G. Puskarich
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Patent number: 11798572Abstract: Disclosed are a method and apparatus for improving a signal-to-noise ratio of a microphone signal. The method includes: selecting a target microphone to be improved as a first microphone, and selecting a microphone whose signal-to-noise ratio is greater than a signal-to-noise ratio of the first microphone and exceeds a preset first threshold as a second microphone; and adding, by an adder, a voice signal of the first microphone and a voice signal of the second microphone in a case that a same voice signal is inputted, to obtain a first microphone signal whose signal-to-noise ratio has been improved.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2022Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: YEALINK (XIAMEN) NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Lang Wu, Jiaxiang Liao, Chaofan Zeng
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Patent number: 11792592Abstract: Methods of operating a system of nodes are provided. A method of operating first and second nodes that are in a system of nodes includes processing first data from a first plurality of sensors of the first node. The method includes controlling a first digital display of the first node in response to the processed first data. The method includes uploading the processed first data from the first node via the Internet. The method includes processing second data from a second plurality of sensors of the second node. The method includes controlling a second digital display of the second node in response to the processed second data. The method includes uploading the processed second data from the second node via the Internet. Each of the first and second nodes is attached to a utility pole, a light pole, a kiosk, or a motor vehicle. Related systems are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: DUKE ENERGY CORPORATIONInventors: Norvin Clontz, II, James Douglas Cleveland, Steven Patrick Hinkel
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Patent number: 11792560Abstract: Audio operating systems and related systems, methods, and devices are disclosed. A portable electronic accessory includes a microphone to receive audio inputs, a speaker to provide audio outputs, and control circuitry including a cellular data radio circuit and an application processor. The cellular data radio circuit is configured to communicate with a cloud server through a cellular data network. The application processor is configured to execute at least a portion of an audio operating system. The audio operating system is configured to host audio software applications provided by the cloud server. The audio software applications are configured to operate free from graphical user interface elements based at least in part on the audio inputs and the audio outputs. The cloud server includes one or more data storage devices including software application code for audio software applications to be hosted by an audio operating system (OS) of the portable electronic accessory.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2021Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Skullcandy, Inc.Inventors: Jeff Hutchings, Jason Hodell, Nikolaj Hviid
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Patent number: 11775249Abstract: Electrical equipment includes a housing having a hole formed therein; a microphone positioned inside the housing and in the proximity of the hole; a loudspeaker; emitter means arranged to emit an emitted detection sound signal via the loudspeaker; and processor means arranged to acquire a received detection sound signal via the microphone, to detect in real time from the received detection sound signal whether a user's finger is or is not positioned on or in the immediate proximity of the hole, and if a finger is positioned on or in the immediate proximity of the hole to cause a predetermined action to be performed.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: SAGEMCOM BROADBAND SASInventors: Radu Nedelcu, Jérôme Berger
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Patent number: 11778376Abstract: An apparatus and method for pitch-shifting an audio signal with low complexity are disclosed. The method includes identifying a distance between an audio object included in the audio signal and a listener, checking whether the distance between the audio object and the listener decreases, and performing stepwise stretching pitch-shifting of repeatedly using at least one of frequency components of the audio signal when the distance between the audio object and the listener decreases.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Yong Ju Lee, Jae-hyoun Yoo, Dae Young Jang, Kyeongok Kang, Tae Jin Lee
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Patent number: 11770647Abstract: A task assigning method of adaptively assigning at least one operation task is applied for a task assigning device including a first electronic device and a second electronic device communicated with each other in a wireless manner. The task assigning method includes acquiring a first detection parameter of the first electronic device, and adjusting a task transmission rate from the first electronic device to the second electronic device in accordance with the first detection parameter.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2021Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.Inventors: Liang-Che Sun, Yiou-Wen Cheng, Shang-Hsiu Wu
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Patent number: 11770670Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media that present spatial audio using the speakers of a wearable audio device and speakers external to the wearable audio device. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems generate spatial audio having a high-frequency component and a low-frequency component. The disclosed systems further generate cross-talk cancellation filters for the low-frequency component of the spatial audio. The disclosed systems can provide the high-frequency component for presentation via speakers of the wearable audio device and the low-frequency component for presentation via the external speakers using the cross-talk cancellation filters. In some cases, the disclosed systems generate the spatial audio or the cross-talk cancellation filters using a personalized interaural display model and/or head-related transfer functions.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2022Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLCInventors: Pablo Francisco Faundez Hoffmann, Tetsuro Oishi
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Patent number: 11770661Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the wireless communication of information for a hearing assistance device including a multi-mode radio adapted to provide communications at different frequencies using frequency control. In applications of hearing aids, the processor is adapted to perform correction of sound for a hearing impaired user. In certain examples the present subject matter provides an inductive portion for inductive communications. In various applications the multi-mode radio can be used for long range and short range communications.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2022Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.Inventor: Jeffrey Paul Solum
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Patent number: 11763793Abstract: A reference microphone for detecting noise is located under a first duct. The noise is in the form of a first plane wave in the first duct. A speaker is located on a top of the first duct. Connected to an upper part of the first duct is a second duct including an error microphone. The first plane wave in the first duct passes through an acoustic path and reaches the second duct. The error microphone detects the sound, and the speaker outputs a second plane wave with an opposite phase for canceling the first plane wave.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2020Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Foster Electric Company, LimitedInventors: Yuichi Sakamoto, Mitsuharu Watanabe
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Patent number: 11765498Abstract: A microphone array system or microphone array unit for a conference system is provided that includes a front board, side walls and a plurality of microphone capsules arranged in or on the front board mountable on or in a ceiling of a conference room. The microphone array system or unit is adapted for generating a steerable beam within a maximum detection angle range. The microphone array system or microphone array unit includes a processing unit which is configured to receive the output signals of the microphone capsules and to steer the beam based on the received output signal of the microphone array. The processing unit is configured to control the microphone array to limit the detection angle range to exclude at least one predetermined exclusion sector in which a noise source is located.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2022Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Sennheiser electronic Gmbh & Co. KGInventors: J. Douglas Rollow, IV, Lance Reichert, Daniel Voss
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Patent number: 11756523Abstract: In some implementations, an output of a first channel of an echo cancellation variable filter having an output of a first microphone output from a second speaker as an input is added to an output of a second microphone. An echo cancellation coefficient updating unit updates the filter coefficient of the first channel so that the error that is the output of a second adder is minimized. Using the output of the second channel that uses the output of a sound source device output from the first speaker as an input and shares the filter coefficient with the first channel as a reference signal, and the output of the second microphone as an error, the noise cancellation coefficient updating unit updates the filter coefficient of the noise cancellation variable filter that generates a noise-canceling sound to be output from the output of the sound source device to the second speaker.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2022Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Alps Alpine Co., LTDInventor: Ryosuke Tachi
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Patent number: 11758315Abstract: An earphone case is for storing a wireless earphone body, and includes a case body and a case cover. A top face and a side face of the case body each have an accommodating groove, the accommodating groove in the top face is configured to be fitted with an ear bud of the wireless earphone body, and the accommodating groove in the side face is configured to be fitted with a stem of the wireless earphone body. The case body is provided with a magnetic member for attracting the wireless earphone body.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2022Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.Inventor: Fei Sun
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Patent number: 11750999Abstract: A method (900) for rendering audio in a virtual reality rendering environment (180) is described. The method (900) comprises rendering (901) an origin audio signal of an origin audio source (113) of an origin audio scene (111) from an origin source position on a sphere (114) around a listening position (201) of a listener (181). Furthermore, the method (900) comprises determining (902) that the listener (181) moves from the listening position (201) within the origin audio scene (111) to a listening position (202) within a different destination audio scene (112). In addition, the method (900) comprises applying (903) a fade-out gain to the origin audio signal to determine a modified origin audio signal, and rendering (903) the modified origin audio signal of the origin audio source (113) from the origin source position on the sphere (114) around the listening position (201, 202).Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2022Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: DOLBY INTERNATIONAL ABInventors: Leon Terentiv, Christof Fersch, Daniel Fischer