Abstract: A system for background sound removal, the system may include: a noise reduction circuit arranged to apply a background sound reduction process on multiple samples of background sound and speech to provide first signals that comprise residual background sound; a background cancellation circuit arranged to remove the residual background sound from the first signals to provide second signals; and an output circuit arranged to output a mixture of the second signals and at least zero selected signals to a sound generating circuit that is arranged to output audio signals representative of the mixture.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for adaptively managing a plurality of microphones and speakers in an electronic device. A mode of operation of the electronic device may be determined, and operation of at least one speaker may be managed, based on the determined mode of operation. The managing may comprise adaptively switching or modifying functions of the at least one speaker. For example, the at least one speaker may be configured to act as microphone or as vibration detector. Input obtained using the at least one speaker may be utilized in optimizing audio related functions, such as noise reduction and/or acoustic echo canceling.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for enhanced stereo audio recordings in electronic devices. Stereophonic recording performance in an electronic device, using a first microphone and a second microphone in the electronic device, may be assessed; and processing of signals generated by the first microphone and the second microphone may be configured based on the assessed stereophonic recording performance. The configuring may comprises adaptively modifying the processing to enhance stereophonic recording performance, to match or approximate an ideal performance. The assessing of the stereophonic recording in the electronic device may be based on a type of each of the first microphone and the second microphone, and/or based on a spacing therebetween. The processing may be adaptively modified to simulate directional reception of signals by the first microphone and the second microphone when the microphones are omnidirectional.

Abstract: A sound system, the sound system including: (a) a signal processor that is adapted to generate a first sound signal and a second sound signal, to provide the first sound signal to a loudspeaker; and to provide the second sound signal to a bone conduction speaker; and (b) the bone conduction speaker that is adapted to transduce the second signal to a bone conductible sound signal that is carried in a bone of a user.

Abstract: An input device to a headpiece includes a bone conduction microphone and an instruction generator. The bone conduction microphone detects vibrations. The instruction generator detects a pattern in the vibrations caused by a user's patterned contact with either the headpiece or the user's head and translates the pattern into a set of instructions to the headpiece according to a pre-determined look up table.

Abstract: A system for processing sound, the system including: (a) a processor, configured to process a first input signal that is detected by a first microphone at a detection moment, a second input signal that is detected by a second microphone at the detection moment, and a third input signal that is detected by a bone-conduction microphone at the detection moment, to generate a corrected signal that is responsive to the first, second, and third input signals; and (b) a communication interface, configured to provide the corrected signal to an external system.

Abstract: A system that may include a mechanical element that is movable by a user; a microphone that is arranged to receive sound signals that comprise (a) sound signals of interest and (b) a mechanical noise resulting from a movement of the mechanical element; a mechanical noise reduction module that is arranged to receive or to generate a noise indication that is indicative of an actual or an expected generation of the mechanical noise and to attenuate the mechanical noise in response to the noise indication to provide an attenuated mechanical noise; and a communication module that is arranged to transmit output signals that are representative of the sound signals of interest and the attenuated mechanical noise.

Abstract: A mobile communication device that may include a vibration sensor that is arranged to detect vibrations; an instruction generator that is coupled to the vibration sensor and is arranged to: detect a pattern in said vibrations caused by a user contact with either the mobile communication device or a head of the user, and translate said pattern into a set of instructions that is associated with the pattern and is to be executed by the mobile communication device.

Abstract: A system for background sound removal, the system may include: a noise reduction circuit arranged to apply a background sound reduction process on multiple samples of background sound and speech to provide first signals that comprise residual background sound; a background cancellation circuit arranged to remove the residual background sound from the first signals to provide second signals; and an output circuit arranged to output a mixture of the second signals and at least zero selected signals to a sound generating circuit that is arranged to output audio signals representative of the mixture.

Abstract: A sound system, the sound system including: (i) a processor, configured to: (a) receive a requested sound signal and an ambient sound input signal; and (b) generate a modified requested signal by processing, in response to a desired level of ambient sound that is defined by a user, the requested sound signal and the ambient sound input signal, wherein an inclusion level of the ambient sound input signal in the modified requested signal is responsive to the desired level of ambient sound; and (ii) a signal provider configured to provide the modified requested signal to multiple speakers of a headset.

Abstract: A sound system, the sound system including: (a) a signal processor that is adapted to generate a first sound signal and a second sound signal, to provide the first sound signal to a loudspeaker; and to provide the second sound signal to a bone conduction speaker; and (b) the bone conduction speaker that is adapted to transduce the second signal to a bone conductible sound signal that is carried in a bone of a user.

Abstract: An earpiece for providing an audio signal to two ears of a user, includes an audio interface for providing the audio signal, a bone conduction speaker coupled to the audio interface for outputting an output signal, an adaptive filter with an adjustable impulse response to provide a filtered signal that once played to the second ear of a user, by an in-ear speaker, reduces an audio effect of the leakage signal on the second ear of the user, an in-ear speaker coupled to the audio interface for providing an in-ear audio signal to the second ear of the user, in response to the filtered signal and the second input signal, an in-ear microphone for sensing a sensed audio signal, and a processor for updating an impulse response of the adaptive filter in order to reduce a contribution of the leakage signal to the sensed audio signal.

Abstract: A system for processing sound, the system including: (a) a processor, configured to process a first input signal that is detected by a first microphone at a detection moment, a second input signal that is detected by a second microphone at the detection moment, and a third input signal that is detected by a bone-conduction microphone at the detection moment, to generate a corrected signal that is responsive to the first, second, and third input signals; and (b) a communication interface, configured to provide the corrected signal to an external system.