Abstract: The mode of attachment of a wearable device to an earphone component enables a durable connection between the two. The earphone component includes an earphone cable, a motherboard, and a support shelf, and the earphone cable is fastened to the motherboard by the support shelf.

Abstract: A system for exploiting visual information for enhancing audio signals via source separation and beamforming is disclosed. The system may obtain visual content associated with an environment of a user, and may extract, from the visual content, metadata associated with the environment. The system may determine a location of the user based on the extracted metadata. Additionally, the system may load, based on the location, an audio profile corresponding to the location of the user. The system may also load a user profile of the user that includes audio data associated with the user. Furthermore, the system may cancel, based on the audio profile and user profile, noise from the environment of the user. Moreover, the system may include adjusting, based on the audio profile and user profile, an audio signal generated by the user so as to enhance the audio signal during a communications session of the user.

Abstract: Examples described herein involve maintaining a database of audio processing algorithms. Maintaining the database may involve generating or updating audio processing algorithm entries. In one example, generating an audio processing algorithm may involve a computing device causing a playback device to play a first audio signal in a playback zone, receiving (i) data indicating one or more characteristics of a playback zone, and (ii) data indicating a second audio signal detected by a microphone of the playback device in the playback zone. Based on the second audio signal and a characteristic of the playback device, an audio processing algorithm may be determined. The an association between the determined audio processing algorithm at least one of the one or more characteristics of the playback zone may be stored in the database.

Abstract: The invention relates to a capacitive MEMS microphone and a method for manufacturing the same. The microphone includes: a substrate; a first dielectric supporting layer on the substrate; a movable sensitive layer formed on the first dielectric supporting layer and having a movable diaphragm extending within the air; a backplate disposed over the movable sensitive layer and spaced from the movable diaphragm; a chamber recessed from and extending through the substrate and the first dielectric supporting layer; and an impact resisting device connecting to the movable diaphragm. The impact resisting device is exposed downwardly and disposed above the chamber. The movable sensitive layer has a number of anchors formed around the movable diaphragm, a number of flexible beams each of which is employed to connect one of the anchors to the movable diaphragm, and a bonding portion connecting to the anchor.

Abstract: An example method involves monitoring, by a computing device, a communications feed for an indication of media and detecting, in the communications feed, the indication of the media. The method may further involve identifying at least one media item corresponding to the indication of the media and causing a playback queue of a media playback system to include one or more of the identified at least one media item.

Abstract: A real time messaging platform identifies an audio snippet of a time-based media (TBM) event. The messaging platform maintains a real time repository of concurrently broadcasting TBM events as well as a historical repository of previously broadcast TBM events. These repositories contain acoustic fingerprints of their respective TBM events. The messaging platform matches an acoustic fingerprint of the audio snippet with one of the stored acoustic fingerprints to identify the TBM event in the recorded snippet. To identify the TBM event, the messaging platform matches multiple overlapping reference audio segments of the reference audio stream with multiple test audio segments of the audio snippet. This allows the platform to account for time delays between the test and reference audio segments that would otherwise hinder the matching process.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a sound box and an audio playing device comprising the sound box. The sound box comprises a housing and a transparent cover fixedly connected with the housing. The sound box further comprises a transparent base fixedly connected with the transparent cover, a water spraying plate provided with a spray nozzle, and a fan blade for draining off water. A first water tank, a second water tank and a receiving tank for receiving the fan blade are provided on the transparent base. The receiving tank communicates with the first water tank and the second water tank respectively and a liquid in the first water tank is drained off by the fan blade to the second water tank. The water spraying plate is adapted to the second water tank and the fan blade is provided with first magnets. The housing has a motor and a fixing plate disposed therein.

Abstract: A computing system for managing a plurality of resources for one or more communication sessions in an enterprise is disclosed. The computing system includes a monitoring module for monitoring one or more parameters of at least one communication session. The system further includes a database for storing one or more monitored parameters. The system further includes a calculation module for calculating a multiplicity value for each of the plurality of resources based on the stored parameters. The system further includes an allocation module for allocating the at least one communication session to at least one resource of the plurality of resources based on the calculated multiplicity value.

Abstract: In a multi-speaker audio system for, e.g., a home entertainment system or other entertainment system, each networked-speaker (wired or wireless) can be assigned a particular voice, instrument, group of voices and/or instruments, or a particular stage location of a performance to reproduce a more realistic and life-like audio experience.

Abstract: A sound recording module including a sound-collecting space, a sound wave inlet, and a sound-receiving element is provided. The sound-collecting space at least has a reflecting zone. The reflecting area is adjacent to a first sound wave gathering zone and a second sound gathering zone, respectively. The first sound wave gathering zone appears in form of a hand web and defines a sound-receiving element fixing portion in the deepest position of the first sound gathering zone. The sound wave inlet is correspondingly formed on at least part of a periphery of the second sound gathering zone. The sound-receiving element is disposed at the sound-receiving element fixing portion of the first sound gathering zone. The sound-receiving element is configured to record a sound entering the sound-collecting space.

Abstract: Techniques are described for managing phone numbers associated with a telephony system to reduce the likelihood that calls or transmissions directed to a subscriber or endpoint to which a phone number was previously assigned are received by a new subscriber or endpoint to which that number is reassigned.

Abstract: This disclosure presents a connector assembly for providing a waterproof connection to a case for an electronic device. The connector assembly includes a connector body, an electrical cable, and an electrical conductor. The electrical conductor is electrically connected to the electrical cable and electrically engages the installed electronic device to convey at least one of data and power between the installed electronic device and the electrical cable. The connector assembly also includes an outer sleeve configured to freely rotate around the connector body and further configured to removably connect the connector assembly to the case. The outer sleeve includes a securing region to removably secure the connector assembly to the case, an inner gasket to seal an inner sealing interface of the outer sleeve with the connector body, and an outer gasket positioned to seal an outer sealing interface of the outer sleeve with the case.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a method and system for receiving, in a bitstream, metadata associated with the audio data, and analyzing the metadata to determine whether a loudness parameter for a first group of audio playback devices are available in the bitstream. Responsive to determining that the parameters are present for the first group, the system uses the parameters and audio data to render audio. Responsive to determining that the loudness parameters are not present for the first group, the system analyzes one or more characteristics of the first group, and determines the parameter based on the one or more characteristics.

Abstract: A method and system for streaming a soundtrack from a server to a remote user device for a reader of electronic media content. The soundtrack is defined by multiple audio regions. Each audio region defined by an audio track for playback in the audio region, a start position in the electronic media content corresponding to where the playback of the audio region is to begin, and a stop position in the electronic media content corresponding to where the playback of the audio region is to cease. The streaming of the soundtrack is based on control data generated by the remote user device.

Abstract: A method for outputting a sound in an electronic device is provided. The method includes generating a loop module corresponding to a loop element; displaying the generated loop module; and outputting a sound included in the displayed loop module.

Abstract: Technologies are generally described for a noise cancellation scheme for voice communications. In some examples, a system configured to cancel background noise in voice communication may include a user device configured to capture a background sound; and a server configured to receive the background sound captured by the user device, identify a source of the background sound from among a plurality of predetermined sound sources, and generate a reference background sound based at least in part on the identified source.

Abstract: Audio processing method and audio processing apparatus, and training method are described. According to embodiments of the application, an accent identifier is used to identify accent frames from a plurality of audio frames, resulting in an accent sequence comprised of probability scores of accent and/or non-accent decisions with respect to the plurality of audio frames. Then a tempo estimator is used to estimate a tempo sequence of the plurality of audio frames based on the accent sequence. The embodiments can be well adaptive to the change of tempo, and can be further used to tracking beats properly.

Abstract: Communications equipment for use by a call center to enable communications between the call center and one or more user devices is provided, with the communications equipment comprising audio processing circuitry for processing audio signals received from the user devices over a communications network, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to perform acoustic echo cancellation and/or noise suppression and/or dereverberation processing on the received audio signals to cancel acoustic echoes and/or suppress noise and/or suppress reverberation that is present in the audio signals received from the user device.

Abstract: The respective occupancies of a set of audio buffers are controlled via a common target occupancy value common to all the buffers in the set. This common target may take non-integral values. For each buffer, the difference is taken between the occupancy value of the buffer and the common target occupancy value. A sample is dropped or repeated as the difference exceeds half a sample. A recursive sum is formed of the fractional parts of the difference measures from the set of buffers and the recursive sum is used to adjust the common target occupancy value, within a selected range of values.

Abstract: A wirelessly-controlled lighting device and method with an audio playing function is provided. The wirelessly-controlled lighting device includes a lighting assembly, an audio playing module, a first Bluetooth module connecting with the lighting assembly and the audio playing module and a second Bluetooth module connecting with the audio playing module. The first Bluetooth module is configured to receive a control signal from an external device, the control signal including a first control signal used to control the lighting assembly and a second control signal used to control the audio playing module. The second Bluetooth module is configured to receive audio data from the external device to transmit the audio data to the audio playing module for audio playing. The audio playing is controlled according to the second control signal received by the first Bluetooth module.