Patents Examined by Sabrina Diaz
  • Patent number: 11546682
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and system for synchronous audio playback of TWS earphones, The TWS earphones include a master earphone and a slave earphone; both the master earphone and the slave earphone include a first timer, a second timer, an audio DAC, and an audio playback phase-locked loop; the first timer and the second timer of the master earphone are respectively used to collect a real-time audio playback position of the master earphone and a public Bluetooth clock; the first timer and the second timer of the slave earphone are respectively used to collect a real-time audio playback position of the slave earphone and a local Bluetooth clock; the slave earphone calibrates audio data in the audio DAC, and the first timer and the audio playback phase-locked loop of the slave earphone, to achieve synchronization between the master earphone and the slave earphone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignees: VeriSilicon Microelectronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., VeriSilicon Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shuai Li
  • Patent number: 11523230
    Abstract: Various implementations include audio devices and related earpieces. In certain implementations, an earpiece includes an electro-acoustic transducer and an acoustic back volume configured to provide a desirable fit along with desirable acoustic performance. In some particular aspects, an earpiece includes: an electro-acoustic transducer; a housing supporting the electro-acoustic transducer such that the housing and the electro-acoustic transducer together define a first acoustic volume and a second acoustic volume, the electro-acoustic transducer being arranged such that a first radiating surface of the transducer radiates acoustic energy into the first acoustic volume coupled to an outlet and such that a second radiating surface of the transducer radiates acoustic energy into the second acoustic volume, where at least a portion of the second acoustic volume is located between the first radiating surface and the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Bose Corporation
    Inventor: Andrew D. Dominijanni
  • Patent number: 11515620
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include headphone devices with spatially diverse antennas employing multiple operational modes and antenna switching policies. The headphone device may identify a current mode of operation and wirelessly communicate with at least one external device based at least in part on the current mode of operation. Further, operating in a first mode of operation, the headphone device may cause switching circuitry to selectively couple a first antenna to the common port in accordance with a first antenna switching policy. While operating in the second mode of operation, the headphone device may cause circuitry to selectively couple a second antenna to the common port in accordance with a second antenna switching policy that is different from the first antenna switching policy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Niels van Erven, Kasra Payandehjoo, Michael Frey, Anthony Maglio, Ron Roberts
  • Patent number: 11514906
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for voice activated devices with integrated heatsinks and speakers. In one embodiment, an example voice activated device may include a housing having an upper portion and a lower portion, a speaker housing, a heatsink coupled to the speaker housing, where the heatsink and the speaker housing together form a sealed chamber, a first speaker coupled to the speaker housing and partially disposed within the sealed chamber, where the first speaker is oriented to output audio towards the upper portion of the housing, and a light ring disposed about the lower portion of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Amita Pawar, Jordan Pine, Albert John Yu Sam Chua, Yu-Tsen Kuo, Thompson Q. Nguyen
  • Patent number: 11509981
    Abstract: An example loudspeaker arrangement includes a seat configured to support a listener sitting in the seat so that a head of the listener is in a listening position; and a loudspeaker array secured to the seat and disposed in a position in front of a backrest of the seat and to the side of the head when the head is in the listening position. The loudspeaker array includes at least one loudspeaker and has a main broadcasting axis representative of a main broadcasting direction, the main broadcasting direction of the loudspeaker array pointing to the head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Markus E Christoph, Paul Zukowski, Florin Negrut, Tingli Cai, Andreas Frank
  • Patent number: 11481183
    Abstract: An example embodiment may involve determining that a client device (such as a smartphone, tablet, or in-automobile audio device) is in an automobile and that the client device has access to a playlist of audio content. Possibly based on the client device being in the automobile and having access to the playlist of audio content, the client device may request a stream of the audio content. As a consequence of making the request, the client device may receive the stream of the audio content and begin audible playout of the audio content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Gracenote Digital Ventures, LLC
    Inventor: Venkatarama Anilkumar Panguluri
  • Patent number: 11477580
    Abstract: The piezoelectric microphone chip includes a single thin plate, a diaphragm support structure that is provided on one surface of the thin plate and includes an outer edge support portion that supports an outer edge of the thin plate and a separation support portion that separates the thin plate into a plurality of diaphragms in association with the outer edge support portion, a single or a plurality of piezoelectric conversion portions formed by laminating a first electrode, a piezoelectric film, and a second electrode sequentially from a diaphragm side on each of the diaphragms, and a signal detection circuit that detects outputs from the piezoelectric conversion portions provided on the plurality of diaphragms, and a relationship among a thickness t1 of the outer edge support portion, a thickness t2 of the separation support portion, and a thickness td of the thin plate 10 is set to 13.3×td<t2<t1?20 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takayuki Naono
  • Patent number: 11463832
    Abstract: A system and method of adjusting an audio output in one location so that its propagation into another location is reduced. As a first device in a first location generates sound, a second device in a second location detects the propagated sound. The first device then adjusts its output based on the detected sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION
    Inventors: C. Phillip Brown, Michael Smithers, Remi Audfray, Patrick Saunders
  • Patent number: 11457313
    Abstract: An enhancement method for learning is defined by a combination of intelligent application acoustic signals and filters to enhance learning. Data from a training database can be used to modify the enhancement to a pre-recorded audio presentation portion of the learning materials. The method preferably optimizes the learning materials based on the profile of the learner and includes audio or video enhancements to improve retention of the learning material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: SOCIETY OF CABLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERS, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Dzuban, Christopher Bastian, Margaret Bernroth
  • Patent number: 11450302
    Abstract: A loudspeaker is provided with a motor assembly having at least one planar coil and first and second magnets magnetized in a magnetized direction perpendicular to direction of coil movement and perpendicular to a central axis of radiation of the loudspeaker. Ferrofluid is disposed between a diaphragm and the first and second magnets. Third and fourth magnets are disposed outside the first and second magnets and are magnetized in a direction parallel to the direction of coil movement and perpendicular to the magnetized direction of the first and second speakers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Guenther Weber, Gilles Milot, Marc-Olivier Chauveau, Ludovic Fournier, Armin Prommersberger
  • Patent number: 11438699
    Abstract: A micro speaker with amplitude stability, includes a vibrating diaphragm unit, a magnetic unit which is disposed below the vibrating diaphragm unit, and a circuit unit which is disposed between the vibrating diaphragm unit and the magnetic unit. The vibrating diaphragm unit includes a diaphragm which is connected with a voice coil; whereas the diaphragm and the voice coil are connected electrically by an upper fixing arm on the vibrating diaphragm unit, and a pair of flexible circuit board disposed in the circuit unit. The circuit unit also includes plural lower fixing arms to connect and support the flexible circuit boards. Therefore, when an external power source energizes the circuit unit, the voice coil can drive the diaphragm to generate a stable amplitude along the height of the magnetic element, through the upper fixing arm and the lower fixing arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: DRAGONSTATE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Si-Si He, Jie-Ru Chen
  • Patent number: 11432090
    Abstract: An audio system can be configured to generate an audio heatmap for the audio emission potential profiles for one or more speakers, in specific or arbitrary locations. The audio heatmap maybe based on speaker location and orientation, speaker acoustic properties, and optionally environmental properties. The audio heatmap often shows areas of low sound density when there are few speakers, and areas of high sound density when there are a lot of speakers. An audio system may be configured to normalize audio signals for a set of speakers that cooperatively emit sound to render an audio object in a defined audio object location. The audio signals for each speaker can be normalized to ensure accurate rendering of the audio object without volume spikes or dropout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: SPATIALX INC.
    Inventors: Xavier Prospero, Aric Marshall, Michael Plitkins, Calin Pacurariu
  • Patent number: 11432062
    Abstract: Provided is a bone conduction earphone that includes a main body, and a bone conduction speaker and a passive radiator that are mounted on the main body. The passive radiator is connected to the bone conduction speaker through a connecting rod. When vibrating by being excited by an audio signal, the bone conduction speaker drives the passive radiator to vibrate synchronously through the connecting rod. The passive radiator and the bone conduction speaker cooperate with each other to form a multi-vibration system, thereby effectively enhancing the quality of vibration, improving the effect of sound field radiation, and improving the frequency response, especially remedying the deficiencies in low-frequency response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: LUXSHARE PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Si Chen, Zhenhua Liu
  • Patent number: 11425488
    Abstract: The present invention provides a duct structure of an earphone speaker unit comprising: a diaphragm; a speaker module located at a back of the diaphragm, comprising an acoustic coil, a magnet, and a yoke, and generating sound of the diaphragm, and a frame member surrounding the yoke, wherein the frame member forms a donut-shaped duct space along circumference of the yoke, and wherein the frame member comprises: an inflow hole formed to enable sound generated from the speaker module to flow into the duct space; an outflow hole formed to enable sound inside the duct space to flow out to the outside; a partition wall blocking a path of sound in a vertical direction inside the duct space; a tuning hole formed to penetrate through the partition wall; and a mesh member installed to block the tuning hole, thereby enabling acoustic tuning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: BUJEON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minkoo Park, Seungcheol Lee
  • Patent number: 11388841
    Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure includes: a housing including a plurality of acoustic holes; an enclosure mounted in the housing; at least one heating element disposed in the enclosure; a heat dissipation structure disposed on the heating element to transfer heat generated from the heating element; and a heat dissipation duct disposed at least partially on the heat dissipation structure to provide a path for transferring the heat transferred from the heat dissipation structure to the outside through the acoustic holes. The heat dissipation structure may include: at least one first heat transfer member coupled to the one heating element; and a second heat transfer member disposed at least partially on the first heat transfer member to transfer, to the heat dissipation duct, heat transferred from the first heat transfer member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyunmin Oh, Sungjin Park, Daegyu Kang, Insu Kim, Daegi Lee, Jonghyun Lee
  • Patent number: 11381919
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a speaker box (1) having a speaker housing (2) and a speaker (3). The speaker (3) has a speaker chassis (4) having a flange ring (5) on the front side (6) of the speaker (3), and a magnet head (8) on the rear side (7), opposite the flange ring (5), of the speaker (3). The speaker (3) is attached, by way of its flange ring (5), to a metal plate (9) that at least partly covers the speaker housing (2) at the front. For simpler and more effective self-cooling, a section connected to the flange ring (5) and made from metal projects into the speaker housing (2) and forms a channel wall (10) of an air channel (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Inventor: Svetlomir Aleksandrov
  • Patent number: 11374589
    Abstract: Exemplary multipath digital microphone described herein can comprise exemplary embodiments of adaptive ADC range multipath digital microphones, which allow low power to be achieved for amplifiers or gain stages, as well as for exemplary adaptive ADCs in exemplary multipath digital microphone arrangements described herein, while still providing a high DR digital microphone systems. Further non-limiting embodiments can comprise an exemplary glitch removal component configured to minimize audible artifacts associated with the change in the gain of the exemplary adaptive ADCs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: INVENSENSE, INC.
    Inventor: Michael Perrott
  • Patent number: 11368776
    Abstract: Signal energy in auditory sub-bands of an input audio signal is determined. Sound pressure level, SPL, in those sub-bands is then determined, based on the signal energy and based on sound output sensitivity of the against-the-ear audio device. In one instance, at least first and second gain lookup tables are determined based on a hearing profile of a user of the against-the-ear audio device. Sub-band gains that are to be applied to the input audio signal are determined based on the determined SPL. When the input audio signal is for example telephony the sub-band gains are computed using the first gain lookup table, and when the input audio signal is for example media the sub-band gains are computed using the second gain lookup table. Other aspects are also described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: John Woodruff, Jing Xia, Yacine Azmi
  • Patent number: 11363360
    Abstract: An acoustic reflector and an acoustic electronics device are disclosed. The acoustic reflector is for being used inside an enclosure of an acoustic electronics device, which is made of thermal conductive material and functions as a heat sink. The acoustic electronics device comprises such an acoustic reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Goertek Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Warren Little
  • Patent number: 11363386
    Abstract: The present application discloses a system for converting vibration to voice frequency wirelessly and a method thereof. By sensing a first vibration variation data and a voice frequency variation data of a vocal vibration part in a first sensing period, a voice frequency reference data is obtained from the voice frequency variation data and the first vibration result. A second vibration result is obtained at a second sensing period for converting to a voice frequency output signal, and the voice frequency output signal is used to output as a voice signal corresponding to the voice frequency various result. Thus, the present application provides a voice signal close to a human voice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: National Applied Research Laboratories
    Inventors: Chun-Ming Huang, Tay-Jyi Lin