Patents Examined by Kile O Blair
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Patent number: 11871174Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 4, 2020Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: SOLOS TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventors: Ernesto Carlos Martinez Villalpando, Chiu Ming So, Kwok Wah Law, Wai Kuen Cheung
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Patent number: 11871201Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 6, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: AAC Microtech (Changzhou) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bo Xiao, Chenliang Kong, Tong Zhang, Ronglin Linghu
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Patent number: 11863931Abstract: The present application discloses a speaker, including a shell and a speaker unit. The speaker unit includes a frame, and a magnetic path assembly and a vibration assembly; wherein, a guide pipe is also arranged in the receiving space. Compared with the related art, the present invention has the advantages that the guide pipe having a first through hole is provided; a magnetic bowl is provided with a second through hole in a penetrating manner; a main magnet is provided with a third through hole in a penetrating manner; a support is provided with a fourth through hole in a penetrating manner; all the above through holes are communicated in sequence. Thus, air of a region of the rear cavity can be introduced to the front cavity, which achieves effects of increasing the loudness of the speaker and optimizing the acoustic performance.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: AAC Microtech (Changzhou) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tao Shao, Xudong Yan, Xiaojiang Gu
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Patent number: 11856350Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel configured to display an image by emitting light, and a sound generation device including a vibration generation module configured to vibrate the display panel. The vibration generation module includes a vibration element on a rear surface of the display panel, and a vibration reflecting member on the rear surface of the display panel and spaced apart from the vibration element.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Taehyung Kim, YoungYoon You, GeunChang Park
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Patent number: 11847200Abstract: A method of identifying a system, the method comprising: obtaining an indication of background noise present at the system; generating a probe signal based on the indication; applying the probe signal to the system; estimating a response of the system to the probe signal; and identifying the system based on the measured response and the probe signal, wherein the probe signal comprises a whitening component configured to whiten noise in the estimated response due to the background noise present at the system.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2022Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: Cirrus Logic Inc.Inventor: Samuel P. Ebenezer
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Patent number: 11849278Abstract: The present disclosure provides a speaker which includes a case component, a vibration plate, a driving component, a first adjustment unit, and a second adjustment unit. The case component has an accommodating space and a sound outlet channel. The accommodating space communicates with the sound outlet channel. The vibration plate is disposed in the accommodating space. The driving component is disposed in the accommodating space and configured to drive the vibration plate to vibrate. The first adjustment unit is disposed in the sound outlet channel, and the first adjustment unit is constituted of acoustic metamaterials. The second adjustment unit is disposed on one side of the vibration plate, and the second adjustment unit is constituted of acoustic metamaterials.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2022Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: MERRY ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) CO., LTD.Inventor: PengJiang Wei
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Patent number: 11843931Abstract: An audio system and method of spatially rendering audio signals that uses modified virtual speaker panning is disclosed. The audio system may include a fixed number F of virtual speakers, and the modified virtual speaker panning may dynamically select and use a subset P of the fixed virtual speakers. The subset P of virtual speakers may be selected using a low energy speaker detection and culling method, a source geometry-based culling method, or both. One or more processing blocks in the decoder/virtualizer may be bypassed based on the energy level of the associated audio signal or the location of the sound source relative to the user/listener, respectively. In some embodiments, a virtual speaker that is designated as an active virtual speaker at a first time, may also be designated as an active virtual speaker at a second time to ensure the processing completes.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2022Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.Inventors: Brian Lloyd Schmidt, Samuel Charles Dicker
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Patent number: 11838739Abstract: A device and method, respectively, obtain a first order ambisonic (FOA) signal from signals of multiple microphones, e.g., at least four or five directive microphones. The device and method determine a look direction of each microphone, and calculate a decoding matrix based on the determined look directions. The decoding matrix is a matrix suitable for decoding a FOA signal into the signals of the microphones. Further, the device and method invert the decoding matrix to obtain an encoding matrix, and encode the signals of the microphones based on the encoding matrix to obtain the FOA signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2021Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mohammad Taghizadeh, Christof Faller, Alexis Favrot
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Patent number: 11837250Abstract: In one aspect, an example method to be performed by a computing device includes (a) determining that a ride-sharing session is active; (b) in response to determining the ride-sharing session is active, using a microphone of the computing device to capture audio content; (c) identifying reference audio content that has at least a threshold extent of similarity with the captured audio content; (d) determining that the ride-sharing session is inactive; and (e) outputting an indication of the identified reference audio content.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2023Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Gracenote, Inc.Inventor: Nisarg A Modi
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Patent number: 11838716Abstract: An electronic device such as a pair of headphones may be configured to be worn on a head of a user. The headphones may have a headband and earcups that are coupled to the headband. The headband may have a frame and a headband frame cover that is removably attached to the frame. The cover may have protrusions, may be inflated using a pump, may include a battery and other components, and may include sensors. An earcup movement synchronization mechanism may be used to synchronize movement of a left earcup with a right earcup. A torsion spring with a stop mechanisms or other bend limiter may be configured to prevent overbending of the headband.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2021Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Kendall L. Helbert, Benjamin C. Creed, Chad J. Miller, Jenna L. Withrow, Joshua A. Hoover, Lee M. Panecki, Donald L. Olmstead, Bryan A. Cloyd
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Patent number: 11831461Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically adjusting device volume based on learned volume preferences are disclosed herein. A first device receives a wireless signal from a second device. A signal strength of the wireless signal is determined, and a location of the second device is determined based on the signal strength of the wireless signal. Historical volume level data for the first device is retrieved from memory. A target volume level for the first device is determined based on the location of the second device and the historical volume level data. A volume setting of the first device is automatically adjusted to the target volume level.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2022Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.Inventor: Deepak Angadi
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Patent number: 11832084Abstract: Embodiments relate to an audio system that performs equalization of audio signals based on one or more diffuse field head-related transfer functions (HRTFs) and device-specific data. User-specific data and device-specific data (i.e., transducer-specific data) are applied to an acoustic model to predict an acoustic response for a user. An equalization filter is then determined using the acoustic response and the one or more diffuse field HRTFs. The equalization filter is applied to a processed version of an audio signal to create a modified version of the audio signal. The modified version of the audio signal is presented to the user via a transducer array of the audio system. The audio system can further include a microphone assembly that reduces the Helmholtz resonance effect.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2021Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLCInventors: Pablo Francisco Faundez Hoffmann, Chuming Zhao, David Brokenshire, Chuankeat Kho
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Patent number: 11832045Abstract: A ring-shaped earphone may be configured to be worn in an ear. When not worn in the ear, the ring-shaped earphone may be conveniently stored on a finger. In one example, the ring-shaped earphone may include a ring-shaped body defined by an outer cylindrical surface and an inner cylindrical surface. The earphone may include a speaker within the ring-shaped body. The speaker may be configured to project sound through a speaker opening in the outer cylindrical surface. The earphone may include a microphone within the housing. The microphone may be configured to receive sound through a microphone opening in the inner cylindrical surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2022Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Inventor: Kyle Richard Sarbou
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Patent number: 11830470Abstract: A transfer function measuring method includes: outputting a first signal to each of a plurality of loudspeakers to cause the plurality of loudspeakers to simultaneously output sounds with mutually different frequencies; acquiring second signals output from a microphone as a result of acquiring the sounds with the mutually different frequencies; and calculating a transfer function of each of the sounds with the mutually different frequencies based on the first signal and the second signals.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2022Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Taiki Kodatsu, Yoshiyuki Hayashi
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Patent number: 11818563Abstract: A package structure of a micro speaker is provided. The package structure includes a substrate, a diaphragm, a coil, an etch stop layer, a carrier board, a permanent magnetic element, and package lid. The substrate has a hollow chamber. The diaphragm is suspended over the hollow chamber. The coil is embedded in the diaphragm. The etch stop layer is positioned below the coil and overlaps the coil in the direction that is perpendicular to the top surface of the diaphragm. The etch stop layer is made of a metal material. The carrier board is disposed on the bottom surface of the substrate. The permanent magnetic element is disposed on the carrier board and in the hollow chamber. The package lid is wrapped around the substrate and the diaphragm, and has a lid opening that exposes a portion of the top surface of the diaphragm.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: FORTEMEDIA, INC.Inventors: Li-Jen Chen, Yu-Xuan Xu, Yu-Ting Cheng, Shih-Chin Gong
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Patent number: 11805349Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for an eyewear accommodating headset with adaptive and variable ear support. An example headset may comprise an ear cup with two or more distinct sections that differ in one or more characteristics. A first section is adaptively configured to accommodate a temple piece of a pair of eyeglasses of a wearer of the headset, and a second section is configured to maintain contact with a temple of the wearer of the headset. The different sections may comprise different foams (or different parts of foam, each with different characteristics). The characteristics may comprise hardness and/or density. Another example headset may comprise an ear cup with a divot that accommodates the temple piece of the eyeglasses.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2022Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc.Inventors: Richard Kulavik, Thomas M. Schoene, David Zepp, Juergen Stark
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Patent number: 11800287Abstract: The present disclosure provides a speaker diaphragm and a speaker. The diaphragm includes two surface layers compounded together and at least one intermediate layer located between the two surface layers, wherein at least one of the surface layers is a thermoplastic polyester elastomer film layer, at least one of the intermediate layers is an adhesive layer, a thermoplastic polyester elastomer is a copolymer composed of a polyester hard segment A and a polyether or aliphatic polyester soft segment B, a thickness of the thermoplastic polyester elastomer film layer is 5-70 ?m, and a thickness of the adhesive layer is 1-40 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2018Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Goertek Inc.Inventors: Ting Wang, Guodong Zhao, Jie Zhu, Chun Li, Chunfa Liu
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Patent number: 11790882Abstract: Embodiments and methods perform ear cavity frequency response (EFCR) adaptive noise cancelation (ANC) with path-compensation over an entire main path to the eardrum (MPED) of a user. A number of ANC filter models are pre-trained to include respective anti-noise path (ANP) filter models and respective MPED filter models representing ANC filter configurations. As a user wears a headphone earpiece, characteristics of the wearer and the position/orientation of wearing manifest a wearer/wearing condition. Techniques described herein can continuously or periodically and efficiently determine which of the pre-trained ANC filter models most closely described the present MPED of the present wearer/wearing condition, and can continuously or periodically update the ANC filter configuration based on the pre-trained models to maintain high-performance ANC that includes EFCR path-compensation.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: SHENZHEN GOODIX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Youhong Lu, Lelin Wang, Guoliang Li, Ching-Hua Yeh
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Patent number: 11790881Abstract: An active noise reduction system (2) comprising an electroacoustic plasma transducer (5) for mounting in an installation structure and an acoustic sensing system (11). The electroacoustic plasma transducer comprises a plasma electrode arrangement (6) including a collector electrode (8) and a corona electrode (9), and a control system (7) connected to the plasma electrode arrangement for supplying power to the plasma electrode arrangement. The control system comprises a controller (12), and a amplification circuit (13). The acoustic sensing system is connected to the control system providing a measurement signal of an environmental sound to control the output of the electroacoustic transducer for reducing noise. The control system comprises a filter implementing a control transfer function ?(?) based on a model of the electroacoustic plasma transducer.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE (EPFL)Inventors: Stanislav Sergeev, Hervé Lissek, Maxime Volery
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Patent number: 11790883Abstract: An active noise reduction device includes: a reference signal input terminal that receives a reference signal from a reference signal source attached to an automobile; a simulated vibration transfer characteristics filter unit that generates a second signal by correcting, using simulated vibration transfer characteristics, a first signal for outputting, from a loudspeaker attached to the automobile, a sound different from a canceling sound, the simulated vibration transfer characteristics simulating vibration transfer characteristics from the loudspeaker to the reference signal source; a first subtracter that outputs a corrected reference signal obtained by subtracting the second signal generated, from the reference signal received by the reference signal input terminal; and an adaptive filter unit that applies an adaptive filter to the corrected reference signal outputted from the first subtracter to generate a canceling signal to be used to output the canceling sound.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuhisa Kotegawa, Mitsuhiro Tani