Patents by Inventor Fengyun LIAO
Fengyun LIAO has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20240078991Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an acoustic device and a method for determining a transfer function thereof. The acoustic device includes a sound production unit, a first detector, a processor, and a fixing structure. The sound production unit is configured to generate a first sound signal based on a noise reduction control signal. The first detector is configured to obtain a first residual signal including a residual noise signal formed by superposition of an environmental noise and the first sound signal at a location of the first detector. The processor is configured to estimate a second residual signal at a target spatial location that is closer to the ear canal than the first detector, and update the noise reduction control signal based on the second residual signal. The fixing structure is configured to place the acoustic device at a location near a user's ear but not blocking the ear canal.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Jinbo ZHENG, Chengqian ZHANG, Le XIAO, Fengyun LIAO, Xin QI
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Patent number: 11924608Abstract: The present disclosure provides a microphone, comprising a shell structure, a vibration pickup assembly, a vibration pickup assembly, wherein the vibration pickup assembly is accommodated in the shell structure and generates vibration in response to an external sound signal transmitted to the shell structure, and at least two acoustoelectric conversion elements configured to respectively receive the vibration of the vibration pickup assembly to generate an electrical signal, wherein the at least two acoustoelectric conversion elements have different frequency responses to the vibration of the vibration pickup assembly.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Wenbing Zhou, Yongshuai Yuan, Wenjun Deng, Yujia Huang, Xin Qi, Fengyun Liao
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Publication number: 20240071358Abstract: A noise reduction system is provided. The noise reduction system may include a sub-band noise sensor, a plurality of sub-band noise reduction modules, and an output module. The sub-band noise sensor may be configured to detect a noise and generate a plurality of sub-band noise signals in response to the detected noise. Each of the plurality of sub-band noise signals may have a distinctive sub-band of the frequency band of the noise. Each of the sub-band noise reduction modules may be configured to receive one of the sub-band noise signals from the sub-band noise sensor and generate a sub-band noise correction signal for reducing the received sub-band noise signal. The output module may be configured to receive the sub-band noise correction signals and output a noise correction signal for reducing the noise based on the sub-band noise correction signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Chengqian ZHANG, Fengyun LIAO, Xin QI
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Publication number: 20240065565Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method, system, and readable medium for monitoring a heart rate. The method may include: obtaining a first signal, the first signal including a target heart rate signal in a motion state; obtaining a motion signal corresponding to the motion state; identifying a second signal with a target frequency from the first signal based on a motion frequency corresponding to the motion signal, the target frequency originating from a linear superposition of the motion frequency and a heart rate frequency corresponding to the target heart rate signal; and determining the target heart rate signal by processing, based on the motion signal and the second signal, the first signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Xin ZHOU, Fengyun LIAO, Xin QI
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Publication number: 20240071355Abstract: A system for reducing noise for a user includes a first detector configured to generate a first noise signal, wherein the first noise signal is a representation of a first noise that is transmitted to the user through a first sound pathway, and a second detector configured to generate a second noise signal, wherein the second noise signal indicates a second noise perceived by the user. The system also includes a processor configured to determine a noise correction signal based on the first noise signal and/or the second noise signal, and a speaker configured to generate a sound for reducing the noise based on the noise correction signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Chengqian ZHANG, Fengyun LIAO, Xin QI
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Publication number: 20240073579Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an acoustic output apparatus. The acoustic output apparatus may include at least one acoustic driver. The at least one acoustic driver may generate sound that is output through at least two sound guiding holes. Further, the acoustic output apparatus may include a supporting structure. The supporting structure may be configured to support the at least one acoustic driver. A baffle may be disposed between the at least two sound guiding holes. The baffle may increase an acoustic distance from at least one sound guiding hole of the at least two sound guiding holes to a user's ear.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Lei ZHANG, Junjiang FU, Bingyan YAN, Fengyun LIAO, Xin QI
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Publication number: 20240073600Abstract: The present disclosure relates to microphones and electronic devices having the same. The microphone may include a housing for receiving sound signals, at least two transducers for vibrating to generate electrical signals in response to the sound signals, and a processing circuit for processing the electrical signals. Each of the at least two transducers may provide a distinctive resonance peak to the microphone.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Wenbing ZHOU, Xin QI, Fengyun LIAO, Yongshuai YUAN
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Patent number: 11917352Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an acoustic output device. The acoustic output device may include at least one acoustic driver configured to generate sounds and a housing structure configured to carry the at least one acoustic driver. The housing structure may include a cavity, and the at least one acoustic driver may be arranged in the cavity and may divide the cavity into a first cavity and a second cavity. And the sounds generated by the at least one acoustic driver may be transmitted from the first cavity and the second cavity, respectively, pass through the housing structure, and form dual sound sources arranged on two sides of an auricle, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Lei Zhang, Junjiang Fu, Bingyan Yan, Fengyun Liao, Xin Qi
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Patent number: 11917377Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 29, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd.Inventors: Lei Zhang, Junjiang Fu, Fengyun Liao, Xin Qi
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Patent number: 11917373Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 22, 2023Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Xin Qi, Fengyun Liao, Jinbo Zheng, Qian Chen, Hao Chen
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Patent number: 11902759Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for audio signal generation. The method may include obtaining first audio data collected by a bone conduction sensor; and obtaining second audio data collected by an air conduction sensor, the first audio data and the second audio data representing a speech of a user, with differing frequency component. The method may also include generating, based on the first audio data and the second audio data, third audio data, wherein frequency components of the third audio data higher than a frequency point increase with respect to frequency components of the first audio data higher than the first frequency point. In some embodiments, the method may further include determining, based on the third audio data, target audio data representing the speech of the user with better fidelity than the first audio data and the second audio data.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Meilin Zhou, Fengyun Liao, Xin Qi
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Publication number: 20240048921Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Lei ZHANG, Junjiang FU, Bingyan YAN, Fengyun LIAO, Xin QI
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Publication number: 20240046956Abstract: Microphone signals output by the microphone array satisfy a first model corresponding to a noise signal or a second model corresponding to a target voice signal mixed with a noise signal. A method and system may optimize the first model and the second model respectively by using maximization of a likelihood function and rank minimization of a noise covariance matrix as joint optimization objectives, and determine a first estimate of a noise covariance matrix of the first model and a second estimate of a noise covariance matrix of the second model; and determine, by using a statistical hypothesis testing method, whether the microphone signals satisfy the first model or the second model, so as to determine whether the target voice signal is present in the microphone signals, determine a noise covariance matrix of the microphone signals, and further perform voice enhancement on the microphone signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Applicant: Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd.Inventors: Le XIAO, Chengqian ZHANG, Fengyun LIAO, Xin QI
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Publication number: 20240038257Abstract: A voice activity detection method and system and a voice enhancement method and system are provided. A voice presence probability of a target voice signal present in microphone signals may be determined by calculating a linear correlation between a signal subspace where the microphone signals are located and a target subspace where the target voice signal is located. The voice enhancement method and system may be used to calculate filter coefficients based on the voice presence probability, so as to perform voice enhancement on the microphone signals. The calculation accuracy of the voice presence probability is improved, and the voice enhancement effect is also improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd.Inventors: Le XIAO, Chengqian ZHANG, Fengyun LIAO, Xin QI
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Publication number: 20240015453Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Xin QI, Fengyun LIAO, Jinbo ZHENG, Qian CHEN, Hao CHEN, Lei ZHANG, Peigeng TONG, Guolin XIE, Yongjian LI, Jiang XU, Tao ZHAO, Duoduo WU, Ao JI
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Publication number: 20240015455Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Lei ZHANG, Junjiang FU, Bingyan YAN, Fengyun LIAO, Xin QI, Peigeng TONG, Guolin XIE, Yongjian LI, Jiang XU, Tao ZHAO, Duoduo WU, Ao JI
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Publication number: 20240015454Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Xin QI, Fengyun LIAO, Lei ZHANG, Peigeng TONG, Guolin XIE, Yongjian LI, Jiang XU, Tao ZHAO, Duoduo WU, Ao JI
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Publication number: 20240015452Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Xin QI, Fengyun LIAO, Jinbo ZHENG, Qian CHEN, Hao CHEN, Lei ZHANG, Peigeng TONG, Guolin XIE, Yongjian LI, Jiang XU, Tao ZHAO, Duoduo WU, Ao JI
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Publication number: 20240007804Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Xin QI, Fengyun LIAO, Lei ZHANG, Peigeng TONG, Guolin XIE, Yongjian LI, Jiang XU, Tao ZHAO, Duoduo WU, Ao JI
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Patent number: 11856351Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a waterproof open earphone. The waterproof open earphone may include a housing, at least one button, at least one elastic pad, and at least one pair of speaker units. The housing may be placed on a head or at least one ear of a user while not blocking an ear canal of the user. The at least one button may be set on the housing, wherein each of the at least one button corresponds to a button hole. The at least one elastic pad may correspond to the at least one button, respectively, wherein each elastic pad prevents the corresponding button from moving relative to the button hole. Each pair of the at least one pair of speaker units may generate sound within a frequency range from two sound guiding holes through two sound guiding tubes.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Lei Zhang, Junjiang Fu, Bingyan Yan, Fengyun Liao, Xin Qi