Patents Assigned to Sennheiser Communications A/S
  • Patent number: 9980045
    Abstract: The application relates to a loudspeaker system including an input unit providing an electric input audio signal; an equalization unit for modifying said electric input audio signal in dependence on frequency and to provide an equalized electric audio signal according to a predefined equalization function, a loudspeaker unit for converting said equalized electric audio signal to an acoustic output sound signal, and a user interface for modifying a volume level of said output sound signal in a multitude (N) of steps V0, V1, . . . , VN. The application further relates to a method communication device comprising the loudspeaker system and to its use. The present application provides an improved loudspeaker system in which the equalization unit is configured to apply a specific equalization function EQ0, EQ1, . . . , EQN to the electric input audio signal in each of said multitude of steps V0, V1, . . . , VN of the volume level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: SENNHEISER COMMUNICATIONS A/S
    Inventors: Anders Røser Hansen, Poul Peder Hestbek
  • Publication number: 20180109868
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hearing device that comprises a flexible electric connection between device components that are pivotably connected to each other. The electric connection comprises an originally flat flexible circuit comprising one or more electric conductors embedded in a flexible substrate. The flexible circuit comprises a centre portion that is curved in its original, flat state and that in its mounted stage is bent to form a turn such that two curved sections of the curved centre portion emerge that are arranged opposite to each other in two spaced apart planes that essentially are parallel to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicant: Sennheiser Communications A/S
    Inventors: Henrik ROED, Torben KRISTENSEN, Brian SPIDSBJERG, Arne Lindbjerg PEDERSEN, Martin Feilberg HANSEN, Peter BAUERLUND
  • Publication number: 20180091882
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a microphone arrangement comprising at least three groups of microphones that are mounted on a head-wearable support structure. The at least three groups of microphones comprising a first group of microphones with one or more microphones, a second group of microphones with one or more microphones, and a third group of microphones with one or more microphones, wherein the first group is mounted to a casing that accommodates signal transmission circuitry, the second group is mounted to slide with respect to the casing and the first group is mounted in a direction of a first axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: Sennheiser Communications A/S
    Inventors: Torben CHRISTIANSEN, Svend FELDT, Kim LARSEN
  • Publication number: 20180084330
    Abstract: The invention relates to an ear cup with an attachment unit, which is configured to be used within a head-worn hearing device. The attachment unit comprises at least one connection section, which is arranged and configured to rotatable connect the attachment unit with the ear cup and thereby define an axis of rotation of the ear cup. The attachment unit further comprises an opening, which is arranged to allow a charge interface of the ear cup, which extends out of an ear cup casing of the ear cup, to pivot through the attachment unit while the ear cup is being rotated with respect to the attachment unit along the axis of rotation, wherein the charge interface is directed to the attachment unit and is placed at a side portion of the ear cup between a hearing portion of the ear cup, facing to an ear of a user, and a back portion of the ear cup, facing away from the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Applicant: Sennheiser Communications A/S
    Inventors: Christian WANG, Peter Vestergaard VÆRUM, Henrik ROED, Torben KRISTENSEN, Hennadiy PETROV, Brian SPIDSBJERG
  • Patent number: 9894445
    Abstract: A hearing device comprises a receiver, an input buffer and a sample processor, the receiver being adapted to receive samples of a digital audio signal and feed received samples as a digital input signal to the input buffer, the sample processor being adapted to process the buffered samples to provide samples of a digital output signal such that the digital output signal is a sample-rate converted representation of the digital input signal with a predetermined target sample rate. The hearing device further comprises a latency controller adapted to estimate the quality of reception of the digital audio signal and to control the processing of the buffered samples in dependence on the estimated quality of reception.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: SENNHEISER COMMUNICATIONS A/S
    Inventor: Svend Feldt
  • Publication number: 20180027125
    Abstract: The invention relates to an adaptive filter unit, in particular for being used as an echo canceller, comprising a first filter input, configured to receive a first electric audio signal, indicative of a first audio signal A(t), a second filter input, configured to receive a second electric audio signal, indicative of a second audio signal B(t), a processor and a filter output. The processor is configured to calculate and provide audio estimation data X(fn, A(t1, . . .
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: Sennheiser Communications A/S
    Inventors: Stig PETRI, Svend FELDT
  • Publication number: 20170347194
    Abstract: The invention relates to a headset comprising at least one headband and at least one earpiece, the headband comprising a headband structure, wherein the headband structure is divided in at least one soft, flexible section and at least one stiff, non-flexible section, at least one sliding spring element, at least one handle element attached to the at least one sliding spring element and at least one guiding element, guiding the relative movement between the headband structure and the at least one sliding spring element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: Sennheiser Communications A/S
    Inventors: Lars Elliot NYEGAARD, Andreas JESSEN, Klaus Sommer IPSEN, Peter Vestergaard VÆRUM
  • Patent number: 9819805
    Abstract: The application relates to a communication device, e.g. a speakerphone, comprising a microphone signal path, MSP, and a loudspeaker signal path, SSP, the microphone signal path comprising a microphone unit, an MSP-filter, and a transmitter unit operationally connected to each other and configured to transmit a processed signal originating from an input sound picked up by the microphone, the loudspeaker signal path comprising a receiver unit, an SSP-filter, and a loudspeaker unit operationally connected to each other and configured to provide an acoustic sound signal originating from a signal received by the receiver unit. The communication device comprises a control unit for dynamically controlling the filtering characteristics of the MSP and SSP-filters based on one or more control input signals. This has the advantage of providing a simple and flexible scheme for decreasing echo in a communication device, while ensuring an acceptable sound quality in the transmitted signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: SENNHEISER COMMUNICATIONS A/S
    Inventors: Svend Feldt, Adam Dyrby, Stig Petri
  • Patent number: 9788100
    Abstract: A headphone with over the head passage and two earphone housings is provided, with one housing attached at each end of the over the head passage at attachment areas thereof, and an electrical lead element passing between the over the head passage and the earphone housing. The over the head passage is connected at the attachment area to an earphone housing at an earphone attachment site arranged externally of the earphone housing, and the earphone housing comprise a lead element opening spaced from the earphone attachment site. The lead element opening is larger than the electrical lead element and the lead element is slidably arranged in the lead element opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: SENNHEISER COMMUNICATIONS A/S
    Inventors: Mohamad Essabar, Peter Vestergaard Værum, Bo Skjoldborg, Christian Ern
  • Publication number: 20170272859
    Abstract: The application relates to a loudspeaker system including an input unit providing an electric input audio signal; an equalization unit for modifying said electric input audio signal in dependence on frequency and to provide an equalized electric audio signal according to a predefined equalization function, a loudspeaker unit for converting said equalized electric audio signal to an acoustic output sound signal, and a user interface for modifying a volume level of said output sound signal in a multitude (N) of steps V0, V1, . . . , VN. The application further relates to a method communication device comprising the loudspeaker system and to its use. The present application provides an improved loudspeaker system in which the equalization unit is configured to apply a specific equalization function EQ0, EQ1, . . . , EQN to the electric input audio signal in each of said multitude of steps V0, V1, . . . , VN of the volume level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: Sennheiser Communications A/S
    Inventors: Anders Røser HANSEN, Poul Peder HESTBEK
  • Publication number: 20170235544
    Abstract: A communication system for communicating a plurality of audio signals between a plurality of control devices, wherein the plurality of control devices comprises at least a subsequent control device and at least a preceding control device. Each control device of the plurality of control devices comprises; an audio port configured to receive a local voice signal of a user of the control device, wherein the local voice signal may be extended into a first local voice signal and a second local voice signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: Sennheiser Communications A/S
    Inventors: Lars Elliot NYEGAARD, Christian ERN, Andreas JESSEN
  • Patent number: 9706302
    Abstract: The application relates to a loudspeaker system including an input unit providing an electric input audio signal; an equalization unit for modifying said electric input audio signal in dependence on frequency and to provide an equalized electric audio signal according to a predefined equalization function, a loudspeaker unit for converting said equalized electric audio signal to an acoustic output sound signal, and a user interface for modifying a volume level of said output sound signal in a multitude (N) of steps V0, V1, . . . , VN. The application further relates to a method communication device comprising the loudspeaker system and to its use. The present application provides an improved loudspeaker system in which the equalization unit is configured to apply a specific equalization function EQ0, EQ1, . . . , EQN to the electric input audio signal in each of said multitude of steps V0, V1, . . . , VN of the volume level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: SENNHEISER COMMUNICATIONS A/S
    Inventors: Anders Røser Hansen, Poul Peder Hestbek
  • Publication number: 20170180990
    Abstract: A communication system for authenticate a second communication device to a first communication device, wherein the communication system comprises a physical connection between a first communication device and a second communication device, where a first message may be transmitted from the first communication device, via the physical connection, to the second communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: Sennheiser Communications A/S
    Inventors: Arne Lindbjerg PEDERSEN, Johnny KRISTENSEN, Ole Dahl SPANTER
  • Publication number: 20170055059
    Abstract: The invention relates to a base station, wireless headset and headband thereto where the headset is powered by a rechargeable battery and where the base station has a cradle and the headset has a cradle-neck, wherein the cradle mount charging output points and the cradle-neck mounts charging input contact points, whereby the headset may be cradled in a charging position to ensure electrical connection between the base station and the rechargeable battery through the electrical contact points; where the wireless headset comprises attachment cites for releasably attachment thereto of the headband to form a headband-headset assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicant: Sennheiser Communications A/S
    Inventor: Lars Tuborg Jensen
  • Patent number: 9451347
    Abstract: A base station and wireless headset where the headset is powered by a contained rechargeable battery and where the base station has a cradle with charging output contact points and the headset has a cradle-neck with charging input contact points. The base station in a surface region at the cradle includes a first surface mounted magnetic means displaying a first magnetic polarization and a second surface mounted magnetic means adjacent thereto and displaying a second magnetic polarization which is opposite the first magnetic polarization. The headset at a corresponding surface region at the cradle neck includes at least a further surface mounted magnetic means displaying only one of the first or the second polarization so as to ensure attraction forces and repulsion forces respectively between this further magnetic means and the two magnetic means at the bases station cradle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Sennheiser Communications A/S
    Inventor: Lars Tuborg Jensen
  • Publication number: 20160219355
    Abstract: The invention concerns a communication device for placement at the ear of a user. A battery and transmission part is shaped to rest behind and above the ear lobe of a user and a speaker and microphone part is arranged to extend downwards in front of the ear canal. The two parts are interlinked to pivot, at least in the sagittal plane, with respect to each other and the battery and transmission part accommodates a battery as well as signal processing and transmission electronics, and the speaker and microphone part accommodates a speaker element and a microphone boom arm and further, the two parts have mating surfaces such that a pivotal motion between the two, when the device is not at the ear, will bring a surface of the first part and a surface of the second part together. Further the link between the two parts comprises a hollow ball joint connection allowing leads to pass through the ball joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: SENNHEISER COMMUNICATION A/S
    Inventors: Dennis W. Hansen, Anders Koefoed, Jeppe M. Ørsted
  • Publication number: 20160177598
    Abstract: A locking device for securing a piece of electronic equipment to a structure is disclosed. The locking device comprises one or more mounting structures configured to fix the locking device to the structure. The locking device comprises one or more cable guides configured to receive a cable of the piece of electronic equipment and hereby restrict the range of motion of the piece of electronic equipment. The locking device includes one or more features to prevent the locking device from being unlocked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: Sennheiser Communications A/S
    Inventors: Christian WANG, Klaus Sommer IPSEN
  • Patent number: 9325285
    Abstract: An audio processing device comprises a multitude of electric input signals, each electric input signal being provided in a digitized form, and a control unit receiving said digitized electric input signals and providing a resulting enhanced signal. The control unit is configured to determine the resulting enhanced signal from said digitized electric input signals, or signals derived therefrom, according to a predefined scheme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignees: OTICON A/S, SENNHEISER COMMUNICATIONS A/S
    Inventors: Svend Feldt, Thomas Kaulberg, Torben Christiansen, Claus Benjaminsen
  • Patent number: D812589
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: SENNHEISER COMMUNICATIONS A/S
    Inventor: Sivert Wernblad
  • Patent number: D815615
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: SENNHEISER COMMUNICATIONS A/S
    Inventor: Sivert Wernblad