Abstract: The present disclosure provides an acoustic output apparatus including one or more status sensors, at least one low-frequency acoustic driver, at least one high-frequency acoustic driver, at least two first sound guiding holes, and at least two second sound guiding holes. The status sensors may detect status information of a user. The low-frequency acoustic driver may generate at least one first sound, a frequency of which is within a first frequency range. The high-frequency acoustic driver may generate at least one second sound, a frequency of which is within a second frequency range including at least one frequency exceeding the first frequency range. The first and second sound guiding holes may output the first and second spatial sound, respectively. The first and second sound may be generated based on the status information, and may simulate a target sound coming from at least one virtual direction with respect to the user.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pair of audio glasses. The pair of audio glasses may include a frame, one or more lenses, and one or more temples. The pair of audio glasses may further include at least one low-frequency acoustic driver, at least one high-frequency acoustic driver, and a controller. The at least one low-frequency acoustic driver may be configured to output sounds from at least two first guiding holes. The at least one high-frequency acoustic driver may be configured to output sounds from at least two second guiding holes. The controller may be configured to direct the low-frequency acoustic driver to output the sounds in a first frequency range and direct the high-frequency acoustic driver to output the sounds in a second frequency range. The second frequency range may include one or more frequencies higher than one or more frequencies in the first frequency range.

Abstract: A sound output device includes a housing having an internal space, a battery mounting unit on which a battery for an electric tool is mounted, a tweeter at least part of which is disposed in the internal space, a woofer at least part of which is disposed in the internal space, and a partition member that partitions the internal space into a first space in which the tweeter is disposed and a second space in which the woofer is disposed.

Abstract: In at least one embodiment, a system for providing a frequency dependent dynamic leakage for noise cancellation is provided. The system includes a noise cancellation controller and a current limiter. The noise cancellation controller is programmed to perform noise cancellation in a vehicle based on a limited input signal. The current limiter is programmed to receive a reference signal from one of an accelerometer or a loudspeaker and to convert the reference signal from a time domain and into a frequency domain to limit the reference signal. The current limiter is further programmed to generate the limited input signal in response to limiting the reference signal.

Abstract: A sound output device according to an embodiment includes: an acoustic path (70) and a microphone (100b). The acoustic path connects a first space (54b) formed on a front surface of a driver unit (106) and the outside of a housing (50b) including the driver unit separately from a second space (55b) formed on a back surface of the driver unit. The microphone is disposed in the vicinity of an opening where the acoustic path is connected to the outside of the housing.

Abstract: A detachable headband for a headphone system can incorporate a headband identification circuit that stores or encodes a headband identification parameter value. When the headband becomes attached to an ear cup, the headband can transmit the headband identification parameter value to the ear cup.

Abstract: An active noise control device includes a determination unit configured to determine whether an abnormality has occurred in an acceleration sensor based on a direct-current component of a reference signal acquired by the acceleration sensor attached to a vehicle, and a control unit configured to, when the determination unit determines that an abnormality has occurred in any of a plurality of the acceleration sensors, stop generation of the control signal based on the reference signal acquired by the acceleration sensor that has been determined to have the abnormality, and stop updating a filter coefficient of an adaptive filter configured to perform the filtering process on the reference signal acquired by the acceleration sensor that has been determined to have no abnormality.

Abstract: Embodiments of active noise control (ANC) headphones and operating methods thereof are disclosed herein. In one example, a headphone includes a speaker, an internal microphone, and a processor. The speaker is configured to play an audio of interest based on an audio source signal. The internal microphone is configured to obtain a mixed audio signal including a noise signal and the audio of interest played by the speaker. The processor is configured to determine a first current system parameter of the headphone based on the mixed audio signal at a first time point, and determine if the first current system parameter of the headphone is higher than a predetermined threshold to determine if the headphone is worn by a user.

Abstract: A method plays sound clips in binaural sound to users during an electronic communication between two or more users. A processor convolves the sound clips with HRTFs so the sound externally localize away from a head of the user listening to the sound clip. The sound clips play to users during the electronic communication without transmitting the sound clips to electronic devices of the users.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a TWS earphone communication method and system, and TWS earphones. The method includes: when an audio source sends a data packet and a main earphone correctly receives the data packet, the main earphone sends acknowledgment information in an acknowledgment information slot; when the data packet is incorrectly received by the main earphone, no information is sent in the acknowledgment information slot; and when the data packet is received correctly by a secondary earphone, the secondary earphone does not send any information in the acknowledgment information slot. When the data packet is not received correctly by the secondary earphone, it sends interference information in the acknowledgment information slot.

Abstract: A sound box assembly for a display apparatus, includes: a housing defining a chamber therein, and a connecting part connected to the housing, and being configured to be connected with the display apparatus; and a loudspeaker arranged in the chamber of the housing, a sound-image center being disposed at a center position of the display apparatus when the loudspeaker playing sound. The loudspeaker includes a squawker arranged at a middle portion of the housing, a woofer and a tweeter. One of the woofer and the tweeter is arranged above the squawker and the other one of the woofer and the tweeter is arranged below the squawker.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to a vehicle, an apparatus, a method and a computer program for sharing sound data. The apparatus (10) for sharing sound data from a vehicle (100) comprises one or more interfaces (12) configured to communicate in a mobile communication system (300) and one or more microphones (16) configured to record sound data. The apparatus (10) further comprises a control module (14), which is configured to control the one or more interfaces (12) and the one or more microphones (12). The control module (14) is further configured to record sound samples using the one or more microphones (16), and to communicate information on the sound samples to another vehicle (200) using the one or more interfaces (12).

Abstract: The present invention provides an audio output device. The audio output device includes a speaker unit, a first plate and a second plate. The speaker unit has a sound-emitting surface, and the sound-emitting surface has a first side and a second side opposite to each other. A first side edge of the first plate corresponds to the first side and is rotatably connected. A second side of the second plate corresponds to the second side and is rotatably connected, and a sound channel corresponding to the speaker unit is formed between the first plate and the second plate, and a sound outlet is formed at an end of the sound channel farthest away from the speaker unit, and a direction pointed by a connection line between a center point of the sound-emitting surface and a center point of the sound outlet is adjustable.

Abstract: An active noise control device controls a speaker so as to output a canceling sound for canceling noise transmitted from a vibration source. The active noise control device includes a control signal generating unit configured to perform signal processing on a basic signal corresponding to a predetermined frequency by a feedback filter and a extraction filter, which is an adaptive notch filter, to generate a control signal that control the speaker, a secondary path filter updating unit configured to update sequentially and adaptively a secondary path filter, and a feedback filter setting unit configured to set the feedback filter based on the secondary path filter.

Abstract: A loudspeaker assembly for a vehicle includes a loudspeaker mounted in the vehicle, the loudspeaker having a first side facing an interior of the vehicle and an opposed second side. The loudspeaker is configured to generate an acoustical signal having a front wave directed into the interior of the vehicle and a rear wave directed away from the interior of the vehicle. An acoustic coupler is disposed on the second side of the loudspeaker and extending toward an exterior of the vehicle, the acoustic coupler arranged to transmit the rear wave to the exterior of the vehicle such that the acoustical signal is audible in the interior of the vehicle and at the exterior of the vehicle.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for processing a signal, which are used for effectively reproducing a multimedia signal, and more particularly, to a method and an apparatus for processing a signal, which are used for implementing filtering for multimedia signal having a plurality of subbands with a low calculation amount.

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention, an electronic device may comprise: a housing; a printed circuit board disposed inside the housing, the printed circuit board comprising a first surface, a second surface facing away from the first surface, and a first through-hole and a second through-hole penetrating the first surface and the second surface; a first microphone disposed on the second surface so as to at least partially overlap the first through-hole when seen from above the first surface; a second microphone disposed on the second surface so as to at least partially overlap the second through-hole when seen from above the first surface; a support member disposed on the first surface, the support member comprising a third surface facing the first surface, a fourth surface facing away from the third surface, a third through-hole at least partially overlapping the first through-hole when seen from above the first surface, and a fourth through-hole at least partially overlapping the second thro

Abstract: A headphone include a speaker unit, a baffle plate, and an ear pad. The baffle plate supports the speaker unit. The ear pad is attached to a front surface of the baffle plate. The baffle plate has at least one cell having a cavity. A part of the at least one cell has a hole communicated with the cavity. The hole is provided in at least one of the front surface of the baffle plate and a back surface of the baffle plate opposite to the front surface.

Abstract: Embodiments of active noise control (ANC) headphones and operating methods thereof are disclosed herein. In one example, a headphone includes a speaker, an internal microphone, and a processor. The speaker is configured to play an audio of interest based on an audio source signal. The internal microphone is configured to obtain a mixed audio signal including a noise signal and the audio of interest played by the speaker. The processor is configured to determine a first current system parameter of the headphone based on the mixed audio signal at a first time point, and determine if the first current system parameter of the headphone is higher than a predetermined threshold to determine if the headphone is worn by a user.

Abstract: A method for tuning filter parameters of a noise cancellation enabled audio system with an ear-mountable playback device comprising a speaker and a feedback noise microphone located in proximity to the speaker comprises provision of acoustic transfer functions between the speaker and the feedback noise microphone, between the speaker and an eardrum, between an ambient sound source and the eardrum and between the ambient sound source and the feedback noise microphone. The parameters of a feedback filter function, which is designed to process a feedback noise signal, are tuned. A noise cancellation performance of the audio system at the eardrum is determined based on each of the acoustic transfer functions and on the feedback filter function.