Abstract: The earphone includes a sound generation component including a transducer; at least a portion of the sound generation component extending into a concha cavity of a user; and an ear hook including a first portion and a second portion, the second portion being connected to the first portion, and being connected to the sound generation component to place the sound generation component at a position near an ear canal without blocking an opening of the ear canal. The sound generation component has a first projection on a sagittal plane, and the auricle has a second projection on the sagittal plane. A centroid of the first projection may have a first distance from a highest point of the second projection in a vertical axis direction. A ratio of the first distance to a height of the second projection in the vertical axis direction may be in a range of 0.35-0.6.

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.

Abstract: A bone conduction speaker is provided herein. The bone conduction speaker may include a magnetic circuit component for providing a magnetic field, a vibration component located in the magnetic field, and a case. At least a part of the vibration component may convert an electrical signal into a mechanical vibration signal. The case may include a case panel facing a human body side and a case back opposite to the case panel, and accommodate the vibration component that causes the case panel and the case back to vibrate. A vibration of the case panel may have a first phase, and a vibration of the case back may have a second phase. When frequencies of the vibration of the case panel and the case back are within 2000 Hz to 3000 Hz, an absolute value of a difference between the first and the second phase(s) may be less than 60 degrees.

Abstract: Methods and systems of frame based image segmentation are provided. For example, a method for feature object tracking between frames of video data is provided. The method comprises receiving a first frame of video data, extracting a mask feature for each of one or more objects of the first frame, adjusting the first frame by applying each initial mask and corresponding identification to a respective object of the first frame, and outputting the adjusted first frame. The method further comprises tracking the one or more objects in one or more consecutive frames. The tracking comprises extracting a masked feature for each of one or more objects in the consecutive frame, adjusting the consecutive frame by applying each initial mask and corresponding identification for the consecutive frame to the respective object of the one or more objects of the consecutive frame, and outputting the adjusted consecutive frame.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a speaker. The speaker may include a diaphragm; a magnetic circuit component; and a coil connected to the diaphragm, at least part of the coil being arranged in a magnetic gap formed by the magnetic circuit component, and the coil driving the diaphragm to vibrate to generate sound after the coil being energized. The diaphragm may include a main-body region and a folded-ring region surrounding the main-body region, the main-body region may include a first inclined section and a first connecting section connected to the coil, the first inclined section may be attached to a portion of the folded-ring region, and the first inclined section may be tilted in a direction away from the coil with respect to the first connecting section.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an earphone, comprising: a sound production component, at least a portion of the sound production component extending into a concha cavity; ear hook disposed between an auricle and a head of the user, extending toward a side of the auricle away from the head, and connecting the sound production component; in a non-wearing state, the ear hook and the sound production component form a first projection on a first plane comprising an outer contour, a first end contour, an inner contour, and a second end contour, the outer contour, the first end contour, the second end contour, and a tangent segment connecting the first end contour and the second end contour define a first closed curve, a ratio of a projection area of the sound production component on the first plane to a first area of the first closed curve is between 0.25 and 0.4.

Abstract: Provided are a stable lentivirus packaging cell line and a preparation method therefor. The stable lentivirus packaging cell line contains a packaging plasmid group consisting of a pPuro.coTetR plasmid, a pVSVG plasmid, and a pGagPol-RRE-NES-cINT plasmid, wherein the pPuro.coTetR plasmid contains a CoTetR gene, the pVSVG plasnid contains a VSVG gene, and the pGagPol-RRE-NES-cINT plasmid contains GagPol and Rev genes. The stable lentivirus packaging cell line is relatively stable in terms of passage, virus production, and a genetic gene copy number, and the lentivirus produced by using the stable lentivirus packaging cell line has a high titer and a low impurity content.

Abstract: The present application discloses a sound-output device, including a signal processing circuit, configured to generate a bone-conducted control signal and an air-conducted control signal based on an initial sound signal; a vibration speaker, configured to generate a bone-conducted sound wave based on the bone-conducted control signal; and an air-conduction speaker, configured to generate an air-conducted sound wave based on the air-conducted control signal, wherein a signal component of at least partial frequency band in the air-conducted control signal has an amplitude and a phase canceling at least partial leakage of sound generated by the vibration speaker, such that at least partial component in the air-conducted sound wave cancels the at least partial leakage of sound.

Abstract: The present application discloses an audio device that has an inhibitory effect on sound waves emitted by a near-field sound source within a specified range and has an amplification effect on sound waves emitted from a far-field sound source outside the specified range. The audio device includes a first sound wave sensor to receive a sound wave and output a first signal based on the sound wave; a second sound wave sensor to receive the sound wave and output a second signal based on the sound wave; and a signal processing circuit coupled to the first sound wave sensor and the second sound wave sensor to generate an output signal based on the first signal and the second signal, wherein the audio device's near-field sensitivity to a sound wave is substantially lower than its far-field sensitivity to the sound wave.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an earphone comprising a sound production component and an ear hook. In a wearing state, the ear hook is configured to place the sound production component at a position near an ear canal but not blocking the ear canal. An inner contour of the ear hook's projection on a user's sagittal plane includes a first curve having an extremum point in a first direction. The first direction is perpendicular to a long-axis direction of a projection of the sound production component on the sagittal plane. The extremum point is located behind a projection point of an upper vertex of the ear hook on the sagittal plane, and the upper vertex is a highest point of an inner contour of the ear hook along the user's vertical axis. An inclination angle of the long-axis direction relative to a horizontal direction is within a range of 13°-21°.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an acoustic output device. The acoustic output device may include a first acoustic driver including a first diaphragm; a second acoustic driver including a second diaphragm; a control circuit electrically connected with the first acoustic driver and the second acoustic driver respectively, the control circuit provides a first electrical signal for driving a vibration of the first diaphragm, and a second electrical signal for driving a vibration of the second diaphragm, and a phase of the first electrical signal and a phase of the second electrical signal are opposite; and a housing supporting the first acoustic driver and the second acoustic driver, wherein a sound generated by the vibration of the first diaphragm is radiated outward through a first sound guide hole on the housing, and a sound generated by the vibration of the second diaphragm is radiated outward through a second sound guide hole on the housing.

Abstract: Disclosed are protein-like polymers and uses thereof. The protein-like polymers generally comprise a polymer of formula (FX1) or (FX2). The polymer of formula (FX1) or (FX2) in some aspects inhibits the protein-protein interaction between VCP and mutant-type Huntingtin protein.

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.

Abstract: Disclosed are an information interaction method and apparatus, and an electronic device. One specific embodiment of the method comprises: in response to a user logging in to a live interface initiated based on a multimedia conference, displaying a live data stream of the multimedia conference in the live interface initiated based on the multimedia conference, wherein the live data stream is generated on the basis of an interactive data stream of a participating user of the multimedia conference; receiving interactive content input by the user on the basis of the live data stream, and generating interactive information according to the interactive content; and sending the interactive information to a serving end, so as to instruct the serving end to send the interactive information to a terminal device that displays the live interface. The communication efficiency of information related to the content of a multimedia conference is thus improved.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an open earphone. The open earphone may include a sound production device and an ear hook including a first part and a second part connected in sequence. The first part may be hooked and arranged between an auricle and a head of a user. The second part may extend to a front lateral surface of the auricle and may be connected to the sound production device. The sound production device may be worn at a position that is near an ear canal without blocking an earhole of the user. The sound production device may be at least partially inserted into an auricular concha cavity of the user. An overlap ratio of a projection area of the sound production device on a sagittal plane to a projection area of the auricular concha cavity on the sagittal plane may be not less than 44.01%.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an earphone including a sound production component, an ear hook, and a microphone assembly. The microphone assembly includes a first microphone and a second microphone. The sound production component or ear hook includes a first sound hole and a second sound hole corresponding to the first microphone and second microphone, respectively. An extension line of a line connecting a projection of the first sound hole on a sagittal plane of the user and a projection of the second sound hole on the sagittal plane has an intersection point with a projection of an antihelix, a ratio of a first distance between the projection of the first sound hole on the sagittal plane and the projection of the second acoustic hole on the sagittal plane to a second distance between the projection of the second acoustic hole on the sagittal plane and the intersection point is 1.8-4.4.

Abstract: Disclosed is an open earphone, comprising a sound production component and an ear hook. The ear hook may include a first portion and a second portion connected in sequence. The first portion may be hung between the auricle of a user and the head of the user, the second portion may extend toward a front outer side of the auricle and connect the sound production component, and the sound production component may be located close to the ear canal but not block the opening of the ear canal; wherein the sound production component and the auricle may have a first projection and a second projection on a sagittal plane, respectively, a centroid of the first projection may have a first distance from a highest point of the second projection in a vertical axis direction, a ratio of the first distance to a height of the second projection in the vertical axis direction may be within a range of 0.25-0.

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.

Abstract: 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.