Abstract: Ear-fitting headphone attachment apparatus, systems that utilize the aforementioned attachment apparatus, and methods of its manufacture and use. In one aspect, an attachment apparatus is disclosed. In one embodiment, the attachment apparatus includes a coiled wire having an interference dimension. The coiled wire includes an attachment point for the attachment of a decorative item. In another embodiment, the attachment apparatus includes an extruded or injection molded tube of material. A pair of wires wraps around the tube of material in opposite direction, the pair of wires residing around an outside perimeter of the tube of material and entering into the tube of material where it exits at a bottom portion of the tube of material. In yet another embodiment, the attachment apparatus includes a woven textile having a crosshatch pattern associated therewith. In yet another embodiment, the attachment apparatus includes thin metal strips that collectively have a crosshatch pattern associated therewith.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a conductive film for a sound generation device and the sound generation device, the conductive film comprises a conductive layer and base material layers on two sides thereof the conductive layer comprises a first conductive layer on an inner side portion, a second conductive layer on an deformation portion and a third conductive layer on an outer side portion, two ends of the second conductive layer are respectively electrically connected to the first and third conductive layers, the first and third conductive layers are metal sheets, the second conductive layer is a conductive adhesive layer formed by coating or printing, a thickness of the conductive adhesive layer is 6 ?m to 15 ?m, a sheet resistance of the conductive adhesive layer is 10 to 30 m?/mm2/mil. The conductive film has conductivity, it can be used as a sound generation diaphragm and a supporting diaphragm.

Abstract: A sensing system implements one or more MEMS microphones in order to measure mechanical waves. The sensing system can be part of a larger system used to determine motion and position of a user's hand or other body part. The MEMS microphones can be part of a plurality of MEMS microphones. There may additionally be MEMS microphones that transmit mechanical waves at certain frequencies that can be measured by the MEMS microphones and subsequently distinguished from other mechanical waves and used to determine additional information regarding movement and position.

Abstract: A display device including a display panel including a substrate and a pixel array layer disposed on a first surface of the substrate, a sound generation device disposed on a second surface of the substrate opposite to the first surface of the substrate, and a circuit board disposed on the second surface of the substrate, in which the circuit board includes a first hole overlapping the sound generation device.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a vibration suspension system for a transducer, which comprises at least one movable device provided with a magnetic conductive material, at least a part of the magnetic conductive material being arranged in an area where an alternating magnetic field overlaps with a static magnetic field, so that the static magnetic field and the alternating magnetic field are converged, and a magnetic field force generated by the interaction between the static magnetic field and the alternating magnetic field being applied to the magnetic conductive material, so as to drive the vibration suspension system to move; and at least one suspension device comprising an elastic recovery device for providing a restoring force for a reciprocal vibration of the vibration suspension system, one end of the elastic recovery device being fix to the movable device and the other end thereof being fixed to the inside of the transducer.

Abstract: A short-range communication system. The short-range communication system includes a plurality of wearable units, each of which include a hub having a speaker therein. Each wearable unit has a primary clip extending from the hub for selective attachment to a wearer's ear such that the speaker is directed to an ear canal of the wearer. Each wearable includes has a secondary clip extending outwardly from the hub such that an exterior side of the hub is between the secondary clip and the speaker, an antenna in the secondary clip, a reflector between the secondary clip and the speaker, and a microphone. Each wearable unit is in either a transmit state or a listener state, with a maximum of one said wearable unit being in the transmit state at any point in time. A stationary repeater having a processor and circuitry manipulates original RF signals transmitted by a transmitting wearable unit.

Abstract: Provided is an electrostatic transducer capable of reducing thickness and enhancing detection precision or operation precision. An electrostatic transducer (1) includes an insulating sheet (11), a first electrode sheet (12) arranged on the front surface side of the insulating sheet (11) and having a plurality of first through holes (12a) penetrating in a thickness direction, and a second electrode sheet (13) arranged on the back surface side of the insulating sheet (11) and having no through holes in the thickness direction or having a plurality of second through holes (13a) which have a smaller aperture ratio than the plurality of first through holes (12a).

Abstract: An earphone includes a speaker housing; a speaker positioned in the speaker housing; a stem extending from the speaker housing, the stem defining an input surface; a conductive object disposed within the stem; a flexible circuit positioned between the stem and the conductive object; a member positioned between the flexible circuit and the conductive object operable to allow the flexible circuit to move with respect to the stem; a force sensor electrode disposed within the flexible circuit; and a controller operable to determine an input to the earphone using a change in capacitance detected using the force sensor electrode, the change in capacitance corresponding to a non-binary amount of a force applied to the input surface. In some examples, the earphone further includes a touch sensor electrode disposed within the flexible circuit.

Abstract: Disclosed is a magnetic potential transducer, comprising a fixed component and a movable component. The fixed component comprises: at least one static magnetic field generating device, the static magnetic field generating device forms a static magnetic field on the magnetic potential transducer; and at least one alternating magnetic field generating device, the alternating magnetic field generating device generates an alternating magnetic field on the magnetic potential transducer, and the alternating magnetic field is orthogonal or partially orthogonal to the static magnetic field.

Abstract: A modular earpiece adaptor may include an earpiece adaptor body having an upper surface and a lower surface, and one or more apertures within the earpiece adaptor body extending from the upper surface to the lower surface. The one or more apertures may be configured to removably couple one or more earpiece inserts to the earpiece adaptor body. The earpiece adaptor body is configured to be removably couplable to an earpiece housing.

Abstract: An acoustic device includes a first sound producing component and a back cavity structure. The first sound producing component has a first front side and a first back side, wherein the first sound producing component is a high frequency sound unit, and the first front side faces a sound propagating opening of the acoustic device. The back cavity structure is connected to the first back side of the first sound producing component. The first sound producing component produces a first acoustic wave from the first front side towards the sound propagating opening, and the first sound producing component produces a second acoustic wave from the first back side towards a back cavity of the back cavity structure. The back cavity structure is configured to flatten a peak or a dip of a frequency response of the first sound producing component.

Abstract: A hearing aid microphone system includes M microphones providing corresponding electric input signals. Environmental sound at a given microphone includes a target sound signal propagated via an acoustic propagation channel from a direction to or a location of a target sound source to the microphone, and possible additive noise signals. The acoustic propagation channel is modeled. The hearing aid system includes: a processor connected to the microphones, and a database ? having a multitude of dictionaries ?p, p=1, . . . , P, where p is a person index, of vectors, termed ATF-vectors, whose elements ATFm, m=1, . . . , M, are frequency dependent acoustic transfer functions representing direction- or location-dependent, and frequency dependent propagation of sound. The processor is configured to, at least in a learning mode of operation, determine personalized ATF-vectors based on the multitude of dictionaries ?p, the electric input signals, and the model of the acoustic propagation channels.

Abstract: This disclosure includes several different features suitable for use in circumaural and supra-aural headphones designs. Designs that include earpad assemblies that improve acoustic isolation are discussed. User convenience features that include automatically detecting the orientation of the headphones on a user's head are also discussed. Various power-saving features, design features, sensor configurations and user comfort features are also discussed.

Abstract: It is an object to provide a speaker including a strong magnetic circuit and a method of manufacturing a speaker. To achieve the object, a speaker according to the present technology includes an outer magnet and an inner magnet. The outer magnet has a ring shape and is magnetized along an axial direction of the ring shape. The inner magnet has a circular outer shape when viewed from the axial direction of the outer magnet, is magnetized in a direction opposite to a direction of the outer magnet along the axial direction, and is disposed inside the outer magnet through a gap.

Abstract: A mounting system for mounting a loudspeaker to a substrate includes a mounting assembly having an elongated screw, a support member received on and movable along the screw, and a mounting arm rotatably connected to the support member and having a resting position and a working position. A guide housing receives the mounting assembly with the screw extending longitudinally therethrough and includes a wall structure with an open front side and a cap at a top portion of the wall structure. In the resting position, the support member is positioned along the screw at least partially received within the cap and the mounting arm is substantially contained within the wall structure. In the working position, the support member is positioned along the screw to be outside of the cap and the mounting arm is spring-biased away from the screw and extends outwardly through the front side of the wall structure.

Abstract: Disclosed herein, among other things, are apparatus and methods for neural network-driven feedback cancellation for hearing assistance devices. Various embodiments include a method of signal processing an input signal in a hearing assistance device to mitigate entrainment, the hearing assistance device including a receiver and a microphone. The method includes performing neural network processing to identify acoustic features in a plurality of audio signals and predict target outputs for the plurality of audio signals, and using the trained neural network to control acoustic feedback cancellation of the input signal.

Abstract: Embodiments describe an eartip including an eartip body having an attachment end and an interfacing end opposite from the attachment end. The eartip body can include an inner eartip body having a sidewall extending between the interfacing end and the attachment end, the sidewall defining a channel and having a first thickness near the attachment end and a second thickness different from the first thickness at the interfacing end. The eartip can also include an attachment structure coupled to the inner eartip body at the attachment end, the attachment structure having an inner surface and an outer surface. The attachment structure can include an upper region interfacing with the sidewall and defining discrete through-holes, a lower region below the upper region where the inner surface defines a plurality of recesses positioned around the lower region, and a mesh extending across the channel and into the upper region.

Abstract: Examples of this disclosure relate to an accessory device for a hearing instrument. The accessory device comprises a connector tip that comprises a first wire segment and a second wire segment. The first and second wire segments are electrically conductive and electrically insulated from each other. The connector tip also comprises a first set of bristles and a second set of bristles. The first and second sets of bristles are electrically conductive. The first set of bristles is electrically connected to the first wire segment and electrically insulated from the second wire segment. The second set of bristles is electrically connected to the second wire segment and electrically insulated from the first wire segment. The first set of bristles is spaced sufficiently far from the second set of bristles as to prevent a short circuit between the first and second sets of bristles.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a loudspeaker apparatus. The loudspeaker apparatus may include a circuit housing, an ear hook, a rear hook, a loudspeaker component, and a magnetic connector. The circuit housing may be configured to accommodate a control circuit or a battery component. The ear hook may be connected to one end of the circuit housing and at least partially covered by a first protective housing. The rear hook connected to another end of the circuit housing and at least partially covered by a second protective housing. The magnetic connector may be configured to absorb a charging interface of an external power source to establish an electrical connection so as to charge the loudspeaker apparatus.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a Micro-Electro-Mechanical System MEMS) chip including a substrate with a back cavity; a capacitance system disposed on the substrate including a back plate, a membrane opposite to the back plate forming an inner cavity; a protruding portion accommodated in the inner cavity, fixed on one of the back plate and the membrane and spaced apart from the other along a vibration direction; a reinforce portion fixed to the membrane, having an area smaller than that of the membrane; a support system configured to support the capacitance system, including a first fixation portion suspending the membrane on the substrate, and a second fixation portion suspending the back plate on the substrate. The MEMS chip has higher sensitivity, higher resonance frequency and higher low frequency property.