Patents Examined by Thang V. Tran
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Patent number: 12120481Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an acoustic input and output apparatus. The acoustic input and output apparatus may include a loudspeaker assembly, a sound-pickup assembly configured to pick up a sound signal, and a connection assembly including an elastic member, wherein a first end of the elastic member may connect to the loudspeaker assembly, and a second end of the elastic member may connect to the sound-pickup assembly. The elastic member may be configured to cause an average amplitude attenuation rate of vibrations within a phonic frequency band generated by the loudspeaker assembly to be larger than or equal to 35% in a process that the vibration transmits from the first end of the elastic member to the second end of the elastic member.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2023Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Chaowu Li, Yueqiang Wang, Fen You, Junjiang Fu, Zhongqi Wu, Qian Chen
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Patent number: 12120478Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a waterproof open earphone. The waterproof open earphone may include a housing, at least one button, at least one elastic pad, and at least one pair of speaker units. The housing may be placed on a head or at least one ear of a user while not blocking an ear canal of the user. The at least one button may be set on the housing, wherein each of the at least one button corresponds to a button hole. The at least one elastic pad may correspond to the at least one button, respectively, wherein each elastic pad prevents the corresponding button from moving relative to the button hole. Each pair of the at least one pair of speaker units may generate sound within a frequency range from two sound guiding holes through two sound guiding tubes.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2023Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Lei Zhang, Junjiang Fu, Bingyan Yan, Fengyun Liao, Xin Qi
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Patent number: 12108201Abstract: Disclosed is a USB game microphone with double sound card output devices, which belongs to the technical field of microphones. The USB game microphone includes a master chip, a headphone amplifier chip circuit, a microphone core, and a master volume potentiometer, wherein the master chip is at least provided with two sound cards and is further electrically connected to a hybrid potentiometer, outputs of the two sound cards are filtered by an operational amplifier low-pass filter after being adjusted in an equal proportion by the hybrid potentiometer, and signals of left and right sound channels are amplified and outputted by the headphone amplifier chip circuit. The master chip is further electrically connected to a touch switch and a light touch switch, the touch switch controls the mute switching of the microphone, and the light touch switch is used for switching the noise reduction of the microphone.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2024Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: Shenzhen Xunweijia Technology Development Co., Ltd.Inventor: Qibin Mai
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Patent number: 12101605Abstract: A hearing normalization and correction system and process provides accurate correction for users with mild to moderate hearing loss by using actual measured hearing response at multiple sound pressure levels. User measured hearing data is collected at considerably higher resolution and accuracy at multiple sound pressure levels and is automatically converted to multiple accurate correction responses. Dynamic adaptive cross-fade response correction is used to deliver hearing normalization at varying sound pressure levels. Adaptive release response allows the hearing normalization system to accurately track the envelope of the incoming audio signal providing greatly enhanced accuracy and transparency. Adaptive headroom control is also applied to increase both input and output headroom providing professional dynamic range performance. The hearing normalization and correction system delivers audio fidelity and performance transcending that of normal hearing aid technology.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2020Date of Patent: September 24, 2024Assignee: Ear Physics, LLCInventors: James K. Waller, Jr., Jon J. Waller
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Patent number: 12087312Abstract: In a stereo encoding method, a channel combination encoding solution of a current frame is first obtained, and then a quantized channel combination ratio factor of the current frame and an encoding index of the quantized channel combination ratio factor are obtained based on the obtained channel combination encoding solution, so that an obtained primary channel signal and secondary channel signal of the current frame meet a characteristic of the current frame.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2023Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Bin Wang, Haiting Li, Lei Miao
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Patent number: 12089030Abstract: An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic apparatus includes a camera, a processor and a memory configured to store at least one instruction executable by the processor where and the processor is configured to input audio data to an artificial intelligence model corresponding to user information, and obtain output audio data from the artificial intelligence model, and the artificial intelligence model is a model learned based on first learning audio data obtained by recording a sound source with a first recording device, second learning audio data obtained by recording the sound source with a second recording device, and information on a recording device for obtaining the second learning audio data, and the second learning audio data is binaural audio data.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2022Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Yangwook Kim, Seungho Lee, Woohyun Nam
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Patent number: 12069465Abstract: A method for compressing a HOA signal being an input HOA representation with input time frames (C(k)) of HOA coefficient sequences comprises spatial HOA encoding of the input time frames and subsequent perceptual encoding and source encoding. Each input time frame is decomposed (802) into a frame of predominant sound signals (XPS(k?1)) and a frame of an ambient HOA component ({tilde over (C)}AMB(k?1)). The ambient HOA component ({tilde over (C)}AMB(k?1)) comprises, in a layered mode, first HOA coefficient sequences of the input HOA representation (cn(k?1)) in lower positions and second HOA coefficient sequences (cAMB,n(k?1)) in remaining higher positions. The second HOA coefficient sequences are part of an HOA representation of a residual between the input HOA representation and the HOA representation of the predominant sound signals.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2023Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventors: Sven Kordon, Alexander Krueger, Oliver Wuebbolt
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Patent number: 12069420Abstract: An open earphone includes an acoustic driver for generating two sounds with opposite phases; a housing for accommodating the acoustic driver; and a suspension structure for fixing the housing in a position near an ear of a user without blocking an ear canal of the user. The housing is provided with two sound holes for outputting each of the two sounds with opposite phases. The housing includes a body and a baffle. The body defines a first cavity for housing the acoustic driver. The baffle is connected to the body and extended in a direction toward the ear canal of the user, and defines a second cavity with the auricle of the user. The two sound holes are disposed respectively inside and outside the second cavity.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2023Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Lei Zhang, Liwei Wang, Zhen Wang
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Patent number: 12052537Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an earphone, comprising a sound production component including a transducer and a housing. The earphone further includes and an ear-hook, wherein the ear-hook places the sound production component at a position near an ear canal but not blocking the ear canal. The sound production component and the ear-hook have a first projection and a second projection, respectively, on a sagittal plane. A first distance exists between a centroid of the first projection and a highest point of the second projection along a vertical axis direction, and a ratio of the first distance to a height of the second projection along the vertical axis direction is in a range of 0.35 to 0.6. A sound outlet is provided on an inner side surface of the housing, other side surfaces of the housing are provided with one or more pressure relief holes.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2024Date of Patent: July 30, 2024Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Lei Zhang, Peigeng Tong, Guolin Xie, Yongjian Li, Jiang Xu, Tao Zhao, Duoduo Wu, Ao Ji, Xin Qi
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Patent number: 12052550Abstract: A method comprises outputting at least one test signal to a listening environment via a loudspeaker, receiving each of the at least one test signal via a microphone arranged in the listening environment, determining at least one of a position and an orientation of the microphone in the listening environment with respect to the loudspeaker at the time of receipt of each of the at least one test signal, evaluating the test signals received by the microphone, and determining at least one aspect related to at least one transfer function based on the evaluation of the test signal and on at least one of the position and the orientation of the microphone.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2020Date of Patent: July 30, 2024Assignee: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbHInventors: Friedrich Von Tuerkheim, Stefan Finauer, Adrian Von Dem Knesebeck, Stefan Varga, Tobias Muench
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Patent number: 12052543Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an earphone including: a sound generation component, including a transducer and a housing accommodating the transducer, the housing being provided with a sound outlet hole and a pressure relief hole, the sound outlet hole being provided on an inner side of the housing facing an auricle, and the pressure relief hole being provided on an other side of the housing; an ear hook configured to place the sound generation component near an ear canal without blocking the ear canal in a wearing state; and a microphone assembly at least including a first microphone and a second microphone provided in the sound generation component or the ear hook, the sound generation component or the ear hook being provided with a first sound receiving hole and a second sound receiving hole corresponding to the first microphone and the second microphone, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2024Date of Patent: July 30, 2024Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Lei Zhang, Peigeng Tong, Guolin Xie, Yongjian Li, Jiang Xu, Tao Zhao, Duoduo Wu, Ao Ji, Xin Qi
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Patent number: 12047730Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a loudspeaker apparatus. The loudspeaker may include: a support connector configured to contact a head of a human; at least one loudspeaker component including an earphone core and a housing for accommodating the earphone core, wherein the housing is fixedly connected to the support connector and has at least one key module; a control circuit or a battery that is contained in the support connection, wherein the earphones core is driven by the control circuit or the battery to vibrate to generate sound. The sound includes at least two resonance peaks. The loudspeaker apparatus may optimize the transmission efficiency of the sound, increase sound volume, and improve user experience.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2022Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Lei Zhang, Yongjian Li, Wenbing Zhou, Jinbo Zheng, Zhuyang Jiang
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Patent number: 12035128Abstract: Provided is a signal processing device including: a reverberation sound signal generation unit that generates a reverberation sound signal according to a sound source position of a virtual sound source and a distance to a reference point; and a drive signal generation unit that generates a drive signal for a speaker array by a wavefront synthesis filter, in which the drive signal generation unit generates the drive signal on the basis of a signal obtained by performing wavefront synthesis filtering processing on a signal obtained by convolving the reverberation sound signal with a signal of the virtual sound source and/or a signal obtained by performing wavefront synthesis filtering processing on the reverberation sound signal to make the reverberation sound signal into a virtual sound source.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2020Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Keiichi Osako, Yuhki Mitsufuji, Masafumi Takahashi, Yukara Ikemiya
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Patent number: 12022250Abstract: The application discloses a loudspeaker and an installation structure. The loudspeaker includes a front surface and a back surface. The loudspeaker includes an installation frame and a loudspeaker body installed on the installation frame. The installation frame is provided with a guiding hole passing through the front surface and the back surface. By opening a guiding hole passing through the front surface and the back surface on the installation frame, the sound generated by the back surface of the loudspeaker can be directed to the front surface of the loudspeaker through the conduction of the guiding hole. The sound of the front surface of loudspeaker is strengthened, which can greatly improve the loudness of the loudspeaker.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2022Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: AAC MICROTECH (CHANGZHOU) CO., LTD.Inventors: Tao Shao, Xudong Yan, Xiaojiang Gu
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Patent number: 12010472Abstract: An electronic device can include a housing that defines an internal volume, an aperture defined by the housing, an electronic component disposed within the internal volume and occluding the aperture, and a mesh component disposed against the electronic component. One example of an electronic device can include a housing that defines an internal volume, a port defined by the housing, a speaker module disposed within the internal volume and oriented to move air through the port, and an acoustically transparent mesh covering the port. The mesh can include a raised portion extending at least partially through the port and a flange extending from the raised portion, the flange secured against an internal surface of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2022Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Jiahui Liang, Andrew L. Doyle, Christopher S. Hyde, David M. Pelletier
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Patent number: 12010475Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an acoustic output device. The acoustic output device may include an earphone core, a controller, a power source, and a flexible circuit board. The earphone core may include at least one low-frequency acoustic driver configured to output sounds from at least two first guiding holes and the at least one high-frequency acoustic driver configured to output sounds from at least two second guiding holes. The controller may be configured to direct the at least one low-frequency acoustic driver to output the sounds in a first frequency range and direct the at least one high-frequency acoustic driver to output the sounds in a second frequency range. The power source may be configured to provide power supply for the earphone core. The flexible circuit board may be configured to connect the earphone core with the power source.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2022Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Lei Zhang, Junjiang Fu, Bingyan Yan, Fengyun Liao, Xin Qi
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Patent number: 12003916Abstract: A pair of headphones may include first and second ear cups that each contain one or more speakers. The speakers may emit audio through a sound-permeable warp knit spacer fabric that is coupled to each ear cup. The warp knit spacer fabric may include inner and outer fabric layers joined by a spacer layer. The outer fabric layer may have first and second regions with different fabric densities. The first region with the greater fabric density may be used to form a label such as an R-shape or L-shape to indicate which ear cup should cover the user's right ear and which ear cup should cover the user's left ear. The denser first region may have diamond-shaped openings of a first size and the less dense second region may have diamond-shaped openings of a second size that is greater than the first size.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2021Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Benjamin A. Shaffer, Yohji Hamada, Vincenzo Vuono, Eugene A. Whang, Christopher I. Wilson
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Patent number: 12003942Abstract: Electroacoustic drivers that can be utilized in loudspeaker systems that utilize drivers having a magnetic negative spring (MNS) (such as reluctance assist drivers (RAD) and permanent magnet crown (PMC) drivers). The electroacoustic drivers can be used at all audio frequencies, including subwoofer frequencies. The magnetic negative springs of the electroacoustic drivers can cancel, or partially cancel, the large pressure forces on a sound panel (of an audio speaker) so that substantial subwoofer notes can be efficiently and cost effectively produced in small/portable speakers. The electroacoustic drivers can include a stabilizing/centering mechanism to overcome the destabilizing forces of a MNS that are too large for a voice coil alone to produce.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2023Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: Brane Audio, LLCInventors: Joseph F. Pinkerton, David A. Badger, James A. Andrews, William Martin Lackowski, William Neil Everett
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Patent number: 12003941Abstract: Electroacoustic drivers that can be utilized in loudspeaker systems that utilize drivers having a magnetic negative spring (MNS) (such as reluctance assist drivers (RAD) and permanent magnet crown (PMC) drivers). The electroacoustic drivers can be used at all audio frequencies, including subwoofer frequencies. The magnetic negative springs of the electroacoustic drivers can cancel, or partially cancel, the large pressure forces on a sound panel (of an audio speaker) so that substantial subwoofer notes can be efficiently and cost effectively produced in small/portable speakers. The electroacoustic drivers can include a stabilizing/centering mechanism to overcome the destabilizing forces of a MNS that are too large for a voice coil alone to produce.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2023Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: Brane Audio, LLCInventors: Joseph F. Pinkerton, David A. Badger, James A. Andrews, William Martin Lackowski, William Neil Everett
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Patent number: 12003940Abstract: Electroacoustic drivers that can be utilized in loudspeaker systems that utilize drivers having a magnetic negative spring (MNS) (such as reluctance assist drivers (RAD) and permanent magnet crown (PMC) drivers). The electroacoustic drivers can be used at all audio frequencies, including subwoofer frequencies. The magnetic negative springs of the electroacoustic drivers can cancel, or partially cancel, the large pressure forces on a sound panel (of an audio speaker) so that substantial subwoofer notes can be efficiently and cost effectively produced in small/portable speakers. The electroacoustic drivers can include a stabilizing/centering mechanism to overcome the destabilizing forces of a MNS that are too large for a voice coil alone to produce.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2023Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: Brane Audio, LLCInventors: Joseph F. Pinkerton, David A. Badger, James A. Andrews, William Martin Lackowski, William Neil Everett