Patents Examined by Kile O Blair
  • Patent number: 11979700
    Abstract: A display apparatus may include: a display panel configured to display an image, a supporting member configured to support the display panel, a coupling member in the supporting member, and at least one sound-generating device coupled to the display panel by the coupling member, the at least one sound-generating device being configured to vibrate the display panel to generate sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kwangho Kim
  • Patent number: 11974102
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a microphone device with advanced functionalities. The microphone device comprises one or more microphone units, one or more sensor units, and an automatic control system. The one or more sensor units are configured for capturing contextual information indicative of one or more real-time conditions of an environment of the microphone device. The automatic control system is configured for detecting one or more real-time changes to the environment of the microphone device based on the contextual information, invoking display of a graphical user interface (GUI) comprising information indicative of the one or more real-time changes, and adjusting one or more settings for the microphone device in response to the one or more real-time changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Audio-Technica U.S., Inc.
    Inventor: Benjamin M. Cochran
  • Patent number: 11974097
    Abstract: A speaker comprises a housing, a transducer residing inside the housing, and at least one sound guiding hole located on the housing. The transducer generates vibrations. The vibrations produce a sound wave inside the housing and cause a leaked sound wave spreading outside the housing from a portion of the housing. The at least one sound guiding hole guides the sound wave inside the housing through the at least one sound guiding hole to an outside of the housing. The guided sound wave interferes with the leaked sound wave in a target region. The interference at a specific frequency relates to a distance between the at least one sound guiding hole and the portion of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lei Zhang, Junjiang Fu, Bingyan Yan, Fengyun Liao, Xin Qi
  • Patent number: 11968488
    Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments may include: a housing, an acoustic hole formed in a first direction of the housing, an instrument installed in the housing in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, a mic, and a mic holder including a body installed in the housing, a seat formed in the body part to receive the mic, a first opening formed in one surface of the body and connected to the seat, a second opening formed in another surface of the body, and a third opening formed in the body and connected to the acoustic hole. As the second opening of the mic holder is closed by an instrument of the electronic device closely attached to the other surface of the body part, an acoustic channel in which a sound introduced into the third opening is delivered to a mic hole of the mic may be formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kwanghyun Kim, Kyueun Park, Brian Han
  • Patent number: 11968516
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a sound processing apparatus and a sound processing system for enabling more stable localization of a sound image. A virtual speaker is assumed to exist on the lower side among the sides of a tetragon having its corners formed with four speakers surrounding a target sound image position on a spherical plane. Three-dimensional VBAP is performed with respect to the virtual speaker and the two speakers located at the upper right and the upper left, to calculate gains of the two speakers at the upper right and the upper left and the virtual speaker, the gains being to be used for fixing a sound image at the target sound image position. Further, two-dimensional VBAP is performed with respect to the lower right and lower left speakers, to calculate gains of the lower right and lower left speakers, the gains being to be used for fixing a sound image at the position of the virtual speaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki Yamamoto, Toru Chinen, Runyu Shi, Mitsuyuki Hatanaka
  • Patent number: 11948597
    Abstract: The embodiments of this application disclose an audio processing method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a storage medium. In the embodiments of this application, a current playback environment of audio may be obtained; audio recognition may be performed on ambient sound of the current playback environment in a case that the current playback environment is in a foreground state; foreground sound in the ambient sound may be determined according to an audio recognition result; the foreground sound in the ambient sound may be classified to determine a type of the foreground sound; and audio mixing may be performed on the foreground sound and the audio to obtain mixed playback sound based on the type of the foreground sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventor: Shuo Deng
  • Patent number: 11950038
    Abstract: A microphone front chamber structure is adapted to be disposed on a front side of a voice reception hole of a microphone unit. The microphone front chamber structure includes a shell and a microphone holder. The shell has a first hole. The microphone holder is disposed in the shell and has a second hole corresponding to the first hole. The first hole and the second hole form a front chamber. The first hole has a first width at a position farthest away from the microphone holder. The second hole includes first and second sections arranged along an axis. On the axis, the first section has a tapered width along the axis and away from the shell. The second section has a second width constant along the axis. The first width is greater than the second width. A voice reception device including the microphone front chamber structure is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Merry Electronics(Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kuei-Yuan Lin, Hung-Yue Chang, Hsiu-Hung Yeh
  • Patent number: 11942068
    Abstract: An adaptive active noise control (ANC) system includes an ANC circuit and a control circuit. The ANC circuit generates an anti-noise signal for noise reduction, wherein the ANC circuit includes at least one adaptive filter. The control circuit receives a first input signal derived from a reference signal output by a reference microphone that picks up ambient noise, receives a second input signal derived from an error signal output by an error microphone that picks up remnant noise resulting from the noise reduction, and performs a transfer function variation detection based on the first input signal and the second input signal to control the at least one adaptive filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Airoha Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Chao-Ling Hsu, Li-Wen Chi
  • Patent number: 11936349
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an audio circuit capable of inhibiting a current when mute is deactivated. An output terminal of a class D amplifier circuit is connected to an electroacoustic conversion element through a low-pass filter. An output node of a bridge circuit is connected to the output terminal. An integrator integrates and outputs, in a non-mute period in which a mute control signal is negated, a difference between an input signal and a feedback signal corresponding to an output signal generated at the output terminal, and outputs a predetermined bias voltage in a mute period in which the mute control signal is asserted. A PWM comparator compares the output of the integrator with a periodic voltage. A driver switches, in the non-mute period, the bridge circuit according to an output of the PWM comparator, and fixes an output of the bridge circuit in the mute period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hideo Araki
  • Patent number: 11930314
    Abstract: The present disclosure may provide an acoustic device. The acoustic device may include a housing, at least one low-frequency acoustic driver, at least one high-frequency acoustic driver, and a noise reduction assembly. The housing may be configured to be rested on a shoulder of a user. The at least one low-frequency acoustic driver may be carried by the housing and configured to output first sound from at least two first sound guiding holes. The at least one high-frequency acoustic driver may be carried by the housing and configured to output second sound from at least two second sound guiding holes. The noise reduction assembly may be configured to receive third sound and reduce noise of the third sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lei Zhang, Junjiang Fu, Bingyan Yan, Fengyun Liao, Xin Qi
  • Patent number: 11917348
    Abstract: A covering structure disposed within a sound producing package includes a first portion, a second portion and a third portion. The first portion is configured to form a first sound outlet having a first diameter. The second portion is configured to form a chamber having a second diameter. The third portion is configured to form a second sound outlet having a third diameter. Wherein, the first sound outlet, the chamber and the second sound outlet provide an acoustic pathway, the first diameter is smaller than the second diameter, and the third diameter is smaller than the second diameter; and wherein, the second portion is disposed between the first portion and the third portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: XMEMS TAIWAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hai-Hung Wen, Wei-Yang Li
  • Patent number: 11910156
    Abstract: Implementations of the subject technology provide an acoustic module with fins integrated within the acoustic module to reduce acoustic noise. Airflow caused by pressure changes due to an oscillating diaphragm can be diverted by the fins within the acoustic module. The diverted airflow provide a more uniform airflow distribution within the acoustic module, which leads to a lower peak velocity and less unwanted noise. Fins may include a curved or crescent shape and may be spaced in a certain manner to divert the airflow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Marco Baratelli, Claudio Notarangelo, Matthew A. Donarski, Mo C. Chan
  • Patent number: 11902736
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display module including a display panel configured to display an image, a rear cover on a rear surface of the display module, and a sound generating module at the rear cover and configured to vibrate the display module to generate sound, and a rear surface of the sound generating module is covered by the rear cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sungtae Lee, Teh Hyeon Kim, Yeongrak Choi, Seungwan Ryu, Kwanho Park
  • Patent number: 11900911
    Abstract: A vehicle audio system is provided with at least one loudspeaker to project sound within a room in response to receiving an audio signal. A controller is programmed to generate the audio signal based on at least one occupancy signal indicative of occupant presence and identification within the room, wherein the audio signal is indicative of at least one of anti-noise sound, synthesized engine noise (SEN), and music.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Kevin J. Bastyr
  • Patent number: 11902738
    Abstract: A phasing plug adaptor for a speaker assembly includes a plurality of concentric rings and a plurality of concentric channels. The plurality of concentric rings are tapered between an entry-side edge and an exit-side edge. An innermost ring defines a channel that is coaxial with a longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: KLIPSCH GROUP, INC.
    Inventor: Rogelio Delgado, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11881829
    Abstract: Provided is a method for audio peak reduction using an all-pass filter, including: determining a delay parameter m and a gain parameter g based on a formula (1): arg ? min m , g max n ? "\[LeftBracketingBar]" y m , g ( n ) ? "\[RightBracketingBar]" , ( 1 ) absolute peak map Y ? ( m , g ) = max n ? "\[LeftBracketingBar]" y m , g ( n ) ? "\[RightBracketingBar]" , ym,g(n) represents a processed signal with a time-domain response function and is calculated based on a formula (2): ym,g(n)=(hs*x)(n)(2), where hs represents an impulse response function, x (n) represents an input signal, and hs is calculated based on formula (3): H S ( z ) = g + z - m 1 + gz - m . ( 3 ) This method is widely used in the reproduction, storage and broadcasting of sound, and the computational complexity is small, which is a supplement to the traditional nonlinear compression algorithm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignees: AAC Microtech (Changzhou) Co., Ltd., AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sebastian Schlecht, Leonardo Fierro, Vesa Valimaki, Juha Backman
  • Patent number: 11875772
    Abstract: An adaptive active noise control (ANC) system includes an ANC circuit and a control circuit. The ANC circuit generates an anti-noise signal, and includes at least one adaptive filter. The control circuit receives a first input signal derived from a reference signal output by a reference microphone that picks up ambient noise, receives a second input signal derived from an error signal output by an error microphone that picks up remnant noise resulting from noise reduction, and performs a comparison operation based on a first characteristic value of the first input signal and a second characteristic value of the second input signal to control the at least one adaptive filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Airoha Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Chao-Ling Hsu, Li-Wen Chi
  • Patent number: 11875768
    Abstract: Various aspects include a wearable audio device having active noise reduction (ANR). In some cases, an ANR system for a wearable audio device includes: a fixed filter that receives a signal from a feedback microphone and outputs a noise reduction signal, where the fixed filter is configured to provide ANR with a nominal loop gain; and a tunable filter that outputs an adjusted noise reduction signal by modulating the nominal loop gain in response to low frequency noise being detected in the noise reduction signal, where modulating the nominal loop gain includes reducing low frequency ANR performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: Ole Mattis Nielsen, David J. Warkentin, Lei Cheng, Brandon Lee Olmos, Michael P. O'Connell
  • Patent number: 11871174
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are taught that provide audio signals to a user from an eyewear device utilizing a personal projection micro speaker system. A method includes generating audio signals within a chamber. The chamber is a part of a volume of the eyewear device. The audio signals are concentrated for delivery to the user's ear. The audio signals are transmitted to the user's ear through a port in the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: SOLOS TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Ernesto Carlos Martinez Villalpando, Chiu Ming So, Kwok Wah Law, Wai Kuen Cheung
  • Patent number: 11871201
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a speaker including a housing and a vibration system and a magnetic circuit unit that are received in the housing. The magnetic circuit unit includes lower clamp plate and magnetic circuit assembly arranged on lower clamp plate. A central area of lower clamp plate abuts against bottom wall of the housing. An edge area of lower clamp plate is spaced from the bottom wall. The edge area is provided with flange portion bending and extending from lower clamp plate toward the bottom wall. The flange portion abuts against the bottom wall. The flange portion abuts against the bottom wall. In this way, when speaker falls off, flange portions come in contact with bottom wall, such that stability of magnetic circuit unit can be improved, then operational performance and service life can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: AAC Microtech (Changzhou) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bo Xiao, Chenliang Kong, Tong Zhang, Ronglin Linghu