Abstract: The present disclosure regards a binaural hearing system configured to receive sound signals from the environment having two hearing instruments to be worn on respective sides of the head of a user and to generate a binaural signal using the received sound signals of both hearing instruments.

Abstract: A system for processing audio data of the present disclosure has an audio processing device for receiving audio data from an audio source. Additionally, the system has logic that separates the audio data received into left channel audio data indicative of sound from a left audio source and right channel audio data indicative of sound from a right audio source. The logic further separates the left channel audio data into primary left ear audio data and opposing right ear audio data and for separating the right channel audio data into primary right ear audio data and opposing left ear audio data applies a first filter to the primary left ear audio data, a second filer to the opposing right ear audio data, a third filter to the opposing left ear audio data, and a fourth filter to the primary right ear audio data, wherein the second and third filters introduce a delay into the opposing right ear audio data and the opposing left ear audio data, respectively.

Abstract: An electronic device, calibrator, and headset for calibrating the electronic device are provided. The headset includes an earphone, a microphone, a switch unit, and a jack, where the switch unit including a capacitor and a switch element is electrically connected between the earphone and the microphone. The switch element conducts or cuts off a first path according to a control signal of the electronic device, where the first path is a signal transmission path from the earphone, through the capacitor, and to the microphone. When the jack is inserted into a headset port of the electronic device and the switch element receives the control signal to conduct the first path, the earphone receives output signals transmitted from the electronic device, and the microphone transmits input signals back to the electronic device. The electronic device adjusts a signal to be output according to the output signals and the input signals.

Abstract: A decoder for generating an audio output signal having one or more audio output channels from a downmix signal having a plurality of time-domain downmix samples is provided. The downmix signal encodes two or more audio object signals. The decoder has a window-sequence generator for determining a plurality of analysis windows, each having a plurality of time-domain downmix samples of the downmix signal and a window length indicating the number of the time-domain downmix samples. Moreover, the decoder has a t/f-analysis module for transforming the plurality of time-domain downmix samples of each analysis window from a time-domain to a time-frequency domain depending on the window length of said analysis window, to obtain a transformed downmix. Furthermore, the decoder has an un-mixing unit for un-mixing the transformed downmix based on parametric side information on the two or more audio object signals to obtain the audio output signal. Moreover, an encoder is provided.

Abstract: Techniques related to balancing audio for mobile devices are discussed. Such techniques may include detecting a speaker of the device is at least partially obstructed, determining an audio output from the device is impeded due to the speaker being at least partially obstructed, and increasing an output from the speaker and/or an alternative speaker based on the audio output from the device being impeded.

Abstract: A nonlinear control system and a loudspeaker protection system. In particular, a nonlinear control system including a controller, an audio system, and a model is disclosed. The controller is configured to accept one or more input signals, and one or more estimated states produced by the model to produce one or more control signals. The audio system includes one or more transducers configured to accept the control signals to produce a rendered audio stream therefrom. An active loudspeaker with an integrated amplifier is disclosed. A loudspeaker protection system and a quality control system are disclosed. More particularly, a system for clamping the input to a loudspeaker dependent upon a bank of representative models is disclosed.

Abstract: A method and an electronic device of controlling an audio output are disclosed. The method includes detecting an audio output device connected to an electronic device, determining a type of audio output device associated with the audio output device connected to the electronic device, determining a first audio output level associated with the audio output device connected to the electronic device based on the type of audio output device and a predetermined audio output level, and outputting an audio output at the first audio output level using the audio output device.

Abstract: A vehicle audio system includes a vehicle panel having an inner surface and an outer surface defining an exterior surface of the vehicle. A transducer is mounted to the vehicle panel being configured to be connected to and operated by an amplifier. The transducer has a base mounted to the vehicle panel and causes the vehicle panel to vibrate and create an audio output.

Abstract: A system and method for determining an optimal arrangement of microphones for coverage of target sound sources are provided. The method includes receiving at least one geometric constraint respective of a three-dimensional microphone space, wherein the microphone space defines a location for possible deployment of a plurality of microphones; receiving information related to the sound sources, wherein sound sources include at least one target sound source; simulating sound distribution patterns from each of the least target sound sources and each microphone in the deployment of the plurality of microphones; selecting based, in part, on the simulated sound distribution patterns at least one contributing microphone from the deployment of the plurality of microphones; and outputting the optimal arrangement to include the least one contributing microphone.

Abstract: A bias circuit supplies a bias voltage VBIAS to a microphone. A variable gain amplifier amplifies a reference voltage VREF. A low-pass filter removes a high-frequency component from the output of the variable gain amplifier. A voltage follower amplifier receives the output voltage of the low-pass filter, and supplies the output voltage to the microphone.

Abstract: A system and method for providing user location-based multi-zone media. As a non-limiting example, various aspects of this disclosure provide a system and method that flexibly presents media content (e.g., audio content) to a user as the user moves throughout a premises. As a non-limiting example, various aspects of this disclosure provide a system and method that flexibly presents media content (e.g., audio content) to a user as the user moves throughout a premises.

Abstract: A multi-channel audio system that can provide a variable sub-sample delay between two or more audio channels. In one embodiment, a variable timing clock generator generates multiple clock signals where each may have different phase, and the clock generator can vary the phase difference, in accordance with a sub-sample delay setting input. These clock signals are used by respective digital-to-analog converters (DACs) to convert the digital audio channels into analog form. In another embodiment, a variable delay block is added to an oversampling DAC, on a per channel basis. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

Abstract: A wireless interface device for at least one of wireless transmission from an electric analog audio device or wireless reception at an electric analog audio device of an audio signal, comprises an audio connector jack plug or jack socket in communication with a system that is at least one of a wireless internet system or a WLAN-enabled system and connectable to at least one of an audio connector jack plug of the electric analog audio device, or an audio connector jack socket of the electric analog audio device.

Abstract: An example implementation may involve a control device displaying a prompt to initiate a calibration sequence that involves calibration of a playback device for a given environment in which the playback device is located. The example implementation may also involve the control device displaying (i) a prompt to prepare a playback device for calibration within a given environment, (ii) a prompt to prepare the given environment for calibration of the playback device, and/or (iii) a prompt to prepare the control device for calibration of the playback device. The example implementation may also involve a control device displaying a selectable control, that, when selected, initiates calibration of the playback device. The example implementation may further involve a control device initiating calibration of the playback device.

Abstract: An example implementation may involve a control device displaying (i) a prompt to prepare a playback device for calibration within a given environment, (ii) a prompt to prepare the given environment for calibration of the playback device, and (iii) a prompt to prepare the control device for calibration of the playback device. The example implementation may also involve a control device displaying a selectable control, that, when selected, initiates calibration of the playback device. The example implementation may further involve a control device initiating calibration of the playback device.

Abstract: A low power, digital audio interface includes support for variable length coding depending on content of the audio data sent from the interface. A particularized coding system is implemented that uses techniques of silence detection, dynamic scaling, and periodic encoding to reduce sent data to a minimum. Other techniques include variable packet scaling based on an audio sample rate. Differential signaling techniques are also used. The digital audio interface may be used in a headphone interface to drive digital headphones. A detector in the interface may detect whether digital or analog headphones are coupled to a headphone jack and drive the headphone jack accordingly.

Abstract: Provided are a broadcast receiving apparatus and an audio output method thereof, and more particularly, a broadcast receiving apparatus and an audio output method thereof in which an audio included in a broadcast signal that is received through a selected broadcast channel and then decoded is output to a built-in speaker. Some embodiments provide a broadcast receiving apparatus and an audio output method thereof in which, among audio, video, and/or additional information included in a broadcast signal received through a selected broadcast channel corresponding to a control signal received from a remote controller, the audio is selectively output in response to status information of a connected display apparatus.

Abstract: A crosstalk cancelation technique reduces feedback in a shared acoustic space by canceling out some or all parts of sound signals that would otherwise be produced by a loudspeaker to only be captured by a microphone that, recursively, would cause these sounds signals to be reproduced again on the loudspeaker as feedback. Crosstalk cancelation can be used in a multichannel acoustic system (MAS) comprising an arrangement of microphones, loudspeakers, and a processor to together enhance conversational speech between in a shared acoustic space. To achieve crosstalk cancelation, a processor analyzes the inputs of each microphone, compares it to the output of far loudspeaker(s) relative to each such microphone, and cancels out any portion of a sound signal received by the microphone that matches signals that were just produced by the far loudspeaker(s) and sending only the remaining sound signal (if any) to such far loudspeakers.

Abstract: A loudspeaker controller (1) for controlling a loudspeaker (2), configured to determine time-varying impedance information of the loudspeaker (2) based on a loudspeaker voltage and a measure of a loudspeaker current and provide for control of the loudspeaker (2) in accordance with said time-varying impedance information.

Abstract: Examples described herein involve providing playback device calibration user interfaces to guide a calibration process for one or more playback devices in a playback environment. In one example, providing the user interfaces involves receiving audio data from the microphone for a predetermined duration of time, and while receiving the audio data, dynamically providing for display on a graphical interface, (i) representations of frequency responses determined based on audio data that have been received from the microphone, and (ii) representations of times within the predetermined duration of time that correspond to the displayed representations of frequency responses.