Patents Examined by Andrew L. Sniezek
  • Patent number: 11825261
    Abstract: A communication method for earphones which include a first earphone and a second earphone includes: the first earphone and the second earphone synchronously monitoring data sent from an intelligent terminal in a preset time sequence and performing feedback processing according to a data receiving condition; the first earphone sending out a first response signal if receiving the data; or the first earphone sending no response signal if not receiving the data; and the second earphone sending no response signal if receiving the data or the second earphone sending a second response signal if not receiving the data. By implementing embodiments of the present disclosure, the two earphones can synchronously receive data sent from the intelligent terminal, so that the communication reliability is improved. In addition, the two earphones give responses in different manners, so that power consumption of the earphones is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: TIINLAB CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kuan-Hong Hsieh
  • Patent number: 11825257
    Abstract: Head-worn computers include a front frame mechanically adapted to secure a see-through computer display and an arm, secured to the front frame, mechanically adapted to secure the front frame to a head of a user. The arm includes an internal speaker system, enclosed by the arm, wherein the internal speaker system comprises a speaker having a first side and an opposing second side and a first cavity positioned along the first side of the speaker, the arm further comprising a vent positioned to vent the first cavity and a second cavity positioned along the second side of the speaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Mentor Acquisition One, LLC
    Inventors: Ralph F. Osterhout, Robert Michael Lohse
  • Patent number: 11815946
    Abstract: A system includes a chassis. The system also includes a panel extending in a plane, the panel having a first edge and a second edge opposite the first edge. The system further includes an actuator coupled to the panel at a first location, the actuator being adapted to cause vibration of the panel to generate sound waves. The system further includes a coupling assembly mechanically coupling the chassis to the panel at the second edge of the panel. The panel is fixedly connected to the chassis at the first edge to limit displacement of the panel from the chassis at the first edge during vibration of the panel by the actuator, and the coupling assembly allows displacement of the panel from the chassis at the second edge during the vibration of the panel by the actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Mark William Starnes, Andrew Phillis
  • Patent number: 11818525
    Abstract: An audio generation device includes a housing adapted to be worn by a user, memory, and a processor configured to execute computer-executable instructions. The device includes at least two of the following: an adhesive located on an outer surface of the housing to removably couple the housing to the body of the user, a transducer coupled to receive an electrical signal from the processor, convert the electrical signal to an audio signal, and supply the audio signal to the body of the user, a six degrees of freedom (6DOF) sensor coupled to detect translation of the housing along three perpendicular axes, and rotation of the housing about the three perpendicular axes, a biometric sensor coupled to detect at least one biometric parameter of the body of the user, a rechargeable battery removably coupled with the housing, and a wireless interface to transmit data via a wireless network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: TechOnU, Limited
    Inventors: Joshua Wesley Carlson, Bradley Shayne Ferringo
  • Patent number: 11812242
    Abstract: An electronic device with multiple modes of attachment is disclosed herein. In one or more embodiments, the electronic device includes a device assembly having a housing; a clip member coupled to the housing; a first magneto coupler coupled to the housing; and a removable member having a second magneto coupler. The second magneto coupler of the removable member is capable of being magnetically coupled to the first magneto coupler that is coupled to the housing, so the magnetic coupling allows the housing to be attached to a non-edge portion of a non-metallic and/or non-magnetic item when the item is placed between the first magneto coupler and the removable member. The clip member allows the housing to be attached to, and detached from, an edge of a non-metallic and/or non-magnetic item when the removable member is magnetically coupled to the housing, and there is no item between the first magneto coupler and removable member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Noxgear, LLC
    Inventors: Simon Curran, Thomas Walters
  • Patent number: 11812595
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for acoustically and electronically isolating a smart speaker to prevent unauthorized persons from using the smart speaker microphones to eavesdrop and intrude into a personal space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Magarl, LLC
    Inventor: Robert B. Eveleigh
  • Patent number: 11812210
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display device including a display panel configured to display an image and a driving circuit part including a printed circuit board connected to the display panel, a first cover disposed at a rear surface of the display device, a first coupling member disposed between the first cover and the printed circuit board, and a vibration apparatus disposed at the rear surface of the display device and configured to vibrate the display device. The printed circuit board is disposed at one periphery of a rear surface of the first cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Doyoung Jeoung, GeonJung Park, YunHo Hwang, HyeonKu Jeon
  • Patent number: 11812209
    Abstract: Example embodiments provide a device that includes a support plate having a flat base portion and an elongated portion which extends perpendicular to the flat base portion, and a housing embodying one or more of a microphone and a speaker, and a housing backside having a set of screw holes configured to receive a set of screws to secure the support plate flat base portion to be flush mounted against the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Biamp Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Vincent William Ellis, William John Done
  • Patent number: 11812215
    Abstract: A method for calibrating a structure-borne sound-sensitive acceleration sensor with the aid of at least one microphone. For this purpose, the acceleration sensor is situated in an intended position on the body of a user. Furthermore, at least one acceleration sensor signal and at least one microphone signal are detected, the at least one acceleration sensor signal and the at least one microphone signal being synchronized and having been caused by a vocalization of the user. A frequency analysis of the acceleration sensor signal and a frequency analysis of the microphone signal are carried out. A frequency-dependent correction function for correcting the transmission function of the acceleration sensor is ascertained on the basis of the frequency analyses of the acceleration sensor signal and the microphone signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Marschall, Amin Jemili, Sergej Scheiermann
  • Patent number: 11805362
    Abstract: A terminal includes a first middle frame, a second middle frame, a rotating assembly, a first screen, a first audio assembly, a second audio assembly, a third audio assembly and a fourth audio assembly. The rotating assembly is located between the first middle frame and the second middle frame and is connected with the first middle frame and the second middle frame respectively; the back surface of the first screen covers the first middle frame, the second middle frame and the rotating assembly; the first screen is a folding screen; the first audio assembly and the second audio assembly are located at two opposite ends of the first middle frame respectively; and the third audio assembly and the fourth audio assembly are mounted at two opposite ends of the second middle frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yunfei Zhang
  • Patent number: 11805358
    Abstract: The present application discloses a sound-output device, including a vibration speaker configured to generate a bone-conducted sound wave; and an air-conducted speaker configured to generate an air-conducted sound wave. The sound-output device further comprises a signal processing module configured to generate a control signal, wherein, the vibration speaker includes a vibration assembly electrically connected to the signal processing module to receive the control signal, and generate the bone-conducted sound wave based on the control signal, and the air-conducted speaker includes a housing coupled to the vibration assembly to generate the air-conducted sound wave based on the bone-conducted sound wave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lei Zhang, Junjiang Fu, Fengyun Liao, Xin Qi
  • Patent number: 11792571
    Abstract: A filter generation apparatus includes: a coefficient calculation unit that performs IFFT on a frequency characteristic of a frequency domain filter and calculates a filter coefficient of a linear phase FIR filter; a conversion unit that converts the filter coefficient to a filter coefficient of a minimum phase FIR filter; a coefficient generation unit that generates a filter coefficient of an approximation filter by executing cut-out processing to a filter length set by a filter length setting unit and rounding processing performed by a window function on the filter coefficient; an error calculation unit that calculates an error of a frequency characteristic corresponding to the approximation filter with respect to the frequency characteristic of the frequency domain filter; and a filter storage unit that stores the filter coefficient therein as a filter coefficient that specifies a new filter when the error is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Faurecia Clarion Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Fujita, Takeshi Hashimoto, Tetsuo Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11792568
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for a wireless media system including a wireless speaker device and a host device forming a peer-to-peer wireless network. The host device provides audio content to the speaker device, and the speaker device can decode and process the audio content received from the host device. The speaker device can be in various states that consume different level of powers, such as a standby state, a wake state, a connected state. The speaker device can determine the host device is in an inactive state or an active state. When the speaker device determines the host device is in an inactive state, the speaker device can enter the standby state, enable the communication circuit and the audio processing circuit of the speaker device to be in a low power state to save power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: ROKU, INC.
    Inventors: Neil Kraewinkels, Richard Jørgensen, Michael Smith
  • Patent number: 11792597
    Abstract: Beamforming can improve the audio quality and/or intensity in a particular direction, which can help a user hear, especially in certain environments. Augmented reality glasses can track the eye, or eyes, of a user which can trigger and guide the beamforming towards a particular object of interest, such as a person speaking. The beamforming may be made efficient by storing information necessary for beamforming in a database and recalling the information at runtime.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventor: Dongeek Shin
  • Patent number: 11785385
    Abstract: A shoulder-mounted speaker comprises an electronic controller including at least one processor. The electronic controller is configured to execute a plurality of modules including an attitude data detection module that is configured to detect an attitude of a body region on which the shoulder-mounted speaker is placed and is configured to acquire body region attitude data obtained by digitizing the attitude of the body region, an attitude data correction module that is configured to correct the acquired body region attitude data so as to be head attitude data, and a sound image localization processing module that is configured to use a head-related transfer function that corresponds to the head attitude data corrected by the attitude data correction module to subject an audio signal to sound image localization processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yusuke Konagai
  • Patent number: 11785367
    Abstract: An example device may include a housing with a number of latches with curved faces to permit contact and manipulation when in contact with a surface. The example may include a housing having spring-loaded angled and sloped latches disposed along the outside of the housing, and a face plate on a bottom portion of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Biamp Systems, LLC
    Inventor: Michael Alan Brody
  • Patent number: 11778356
    Abstract: A speaker unit is provided with a speaker attached to an opening of a unit housing, a wire spring extending from one side of the opening to the other side and holding the speaker, a first support section for supporting one side of the wire spring in the unit housing, and a second support section for supporting the other side of the wire spring in the unit housing, and the wire spring is formed with a curved portion that is stretchable in the extending direction from one side to the other side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventor: Yoshihito Hariba
  • Patent number: 11778381
    Abstract: A sound-producing structure includes: a hollow piece; a sound-producing piece located in a hollow cavity of the hollow piece; and a heat dissipation piece located outside the hollow cavity, a first part of the heat dissipation piece being located below the hollow piece and a second part of the heat dissipation piece being on a side wall of the hollow piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yong Zhu, Lingyun Wen, Guang Xu
  • Patent number: 11776573
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a magnetic disk device includes a magnetic disk, a spindle motor that rotates the magnetic disk, a motor driver, and a controller. The motor driver supplies a motor current to the spindle motor and measures a counter electromotive voltage of the spindle motor every time the spindle motor makes one rotation. After the rotation of the magnetic disk starts, the controller adjusts a motor position where the counter electromotive voltage is measured to a set first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
    Inventors: Yu Chen, Kenichiro Ozeki, Koichiro Miyamoto
  • Patent number: 11778371
    Abstract: An apparatus including a multi-sensor array having a bone conduction microphone, air conduction microphone, signal processor, and speakers; a signal processor that processes vibration signal data and tonal signal data to produce combined data representative of the vocal communication to substantially reduce or eliminate noise; and a method of applying a signals optimized combination algorithm to optimize the output by intelligently combining the outputs from the two different types of sensors for both working in a noisy environment and quiet environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: BITWAVE PTE LTD.
    Inventors: Siew Kok Hui, Au Ming, Ng Jiefeng Bryan