Patents Examined by Nivian C Chin
  • Patent number: 11445319
    Abstract: Device for outputting audio signals into passenger compartment of a motor vehicle comprising: an audio output which comprises a plurality of audio output elements which can be or are arranged in an interior of a motor vehicle, a controller which is or can be assigned to the audio output and which is configured for controlling at least one output parameter of the audio signals which can be output via respective audio output elements, the controller is configured to control the at least one output parameter of respective audio output elements of the audio output on the basis of orientation information generated by a detection means which is configured for detecting the orientation and/or movement of a chassis of a motor vehicle relative to a ground, and for generating orientation information which describes a detected orientation and/or movement of the chassis of the motor vehicle relative to the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: ASK INDUSTRIES GMBH
    Inventor: Srinidhi Sadashiva Marathe
  • Patent number: 11284208
    Abstract: A method and a system for monitoring operation of at least one loudspeaker in a system comprising a plurality of loudspeakers connected in series on a same amplifier output in at least one loudspeaker chain driven by an amplifier board, the method comprising measuring a current consumed by the amplifier in an operating position of the plurality of loudspeakers, yielding a reference current; stopping the masking system into an idle position; emitting the reference signal, measuring an idle current consumed by the amplifier; and comparing the idle current with the reference current. The system comprises a microprocessor unit and a current measurement module, wherein the current measurement module is configured to measure a current drawn by the amplifiers and feed a resulting signal to the microprocessor unit; and the microprocessor unit generates an output signal to respective output channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Inventors: David Castonguay, Alex Boudreau
  • Patent number: 11234081
    Abstract: A vibration module is assembled inside a device body of the electronic device and includes: a driving motor and a packaging structure arranged outside the driving motor. The driving motor can cooperate with a sounding part of the packaging structure when in a first vibration mode, and drive the sounding part to generate a vibrating sound wave; and the driving motor can cooperate with at least one function module of the device body when in a second vibrating mode, and drive the function module to vibrate, thereby simplifying the structure of the vibration module, reducing the occupied inner space of the electronic device by the vibration module, and reducing the cost of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yapei Zhang