Abstract: To further improve the quality of sound acquired by an ear head. An earphone according to the present disclosure is an earphone that is one of earphones configuring an ear headset, the earphone including a sound acquisition unit configured to acquire sound data, a communication unit configured to receive sound data from the other earphone by wireless communication, and a sound quality improvement processing unit configured to perform processing of improving sound quality of the sound data acquired by the sound acquisition unit and the sound data received from the other earphone. With the configuration, the quality of a sound acquired by the ear head can be further improved.

Abstract: An acoustic device includes: an imaging device configured to take a sample image of a space as a sound field and create an image data on the space based on the taken sample image; a sound collector configured to collect a sound generated in the space or to collect a previously-collected acoustic data therein; and a computation part configured to previously compute a plurality of parameters relevant to a coefficient of spatial acoustic filter corresponding to the sample image of the space and previously learn a sound field model of the space shown in the sample image. The computation part is configured to construct a sound field model of the sample image taken by the imaging device or of a previously-taken sample image, from the acoustic data collected by the sound collector, using the coefficient of spatial acoustic filter.

Abstract: A system for evaluating a noise management module of a vehicle includes a controller programmed to filter speaker signals from the noise management module using an auralization model to produce auralized sound signals that create a spatial effect to simulate sound in the vehicle at a predetermined position within the vehicle that is different than the positions corresponding to microphones used by the noise management module.

Abstract: A BLUETOOTH speaker includes a cylindrical shell, a limit ring, a flow guiding mesh plate, a loudspeaker mesh cover, and a flexible sealing rubber ring. The limit ring is arranged on an outer side surface of an upper end of the cylindrical shell. The flow guiding mesh plate is arranged on a bottom portion of the cylindrical shell. The loudspeaker mesh cover is arranged on an upper end of the cylindrical shell. The flexible sealing rubber ring is arranged between the loudspeaker mesh cover and the limit ring. A printed circuit board (PCB) is arranged inside the cylindrical shell. A loudspeaker module is arranged on the PCB. A rechargeable lithium battery is arranged below the PCB. Air guiding grooves are symmetrically arranged on a lower side of the flexible sealing rubber ring.

Abstract: Embodiments include an array microphone comprising a plurality of microphone sets arranged in a linear pattern relative to a first axis and configured to cover a plurality of frequency bands. Each microphone set comprises a first microphone arranged along the first axis and a second microphone arranged along a second axis orthogonal to the first microphone, wherein a distance between adjacent microphones along the first axis is selected from a first group consisting of whole number multiples of a first value, and within each element, a distance between the first and second microphones along the second axis is selected from a second group consisting of whole number multiples of a second value.

Abstract: An acoustic processing apparatus includes an acquisition section that acquires operation position information of a seat apparatus that operates following a movement of a user; and a sound image localization processor that performs sound image localization processing on an audio signal according to the operation position information acquired by the acquisition section, the audio signal being reproduced by a speaker unit provided to the seat apparatus.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer readable medium is described in which audio data from multiple directions are received at a first user device (such as a mobile communication device). Instructions are received at the first user device from a remote device. An audio focus arrangement in the form of a direction-dependent amplification of the received audio data is generated. The audio focus arrangement is dependent on an orientation direction of the first user device and is modified in accordance with the instructions from the remote device.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer-readable storage medium that modulate a composition of an audio output in accordance with a noise level of an environment. For instance, the present disclosure describes a method for modulating an audio output of a microphone array, comprising receiving two or more audio signals from two or more microphone capsules in the microphone array, each audio signal comprising an electrical noise of a corresponding microphone capsule and a response to acoustic stimuli in an environment perceived by the microphone capsule, estimating an acoustic contribution level of the environment based on the received audio signals, and determining, by processing circuitry, a composition of the audio output of the microphone array based on the estimated acoustic contribution level of the environment, the composition being based on at least a relationship between acoustic noise and directivity indices of each of a plurality of beamformers.

Abstract: A method for producing an audio signal from a panel audio loudspeaker in a mobile device includes receiving information about a status of the mobile device from one or more sensors of the mobile device. The method further includes driving, with a first drive signal, a first actuator coupled to a display panel of the panel audio loudspeaker at a first location and simultaneously driving, with a second drive signal, a second actuator coupled to the display panel at a second location different from the first location. The method also includes varying a relative timing of the first and second drive signals based on the information about the status of the mobile device to vary a direction of an audio signal and/or a source location of the audio signal on the display panel.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of converting an audio signal in an intermediate signal format to a set of speaker feeds suitable for playback by an array of speakers. The audio signal in the intermediate signal format is obtainable from an input audio signal by means of a spatial panning function. The method comprises determining a discrete panning function for the array of speakers, determining a target panning function based on the discrete panning function, wherein determining the target panning function involves smoothing the discrete panning function, and determining a rendering operation for converting the audio signal in the intermediate signal format to the set of speaker feeds, based on the target panning function and the spatial panning function. The present disclosure further relates to a corresponding apparatus and a corresponding computer-readable storage medium.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to electronic components and glasses comprising an electronic component. The electronic component may include a component body, a first circuit board, a second circuit board, a first microphone element, and a second microphone element. The component body may include a cavity. The first circuit board and the second circuit board may be inclined to each arranged in the cavity. The first microphone element may be arranged on a sidewall, facing the component body, of the first circuit board. The second microphone element may be arranged on a sidewall, facing the component body, of the second circuit board. A first sound conducting hole may be arranged on a sidewall, opposite to the first microphone element, of the component body. The first sound conducting hole may be configured to conduct a sound to the first microphone element. A second sound conducting hole may be arranged on the sidewall, opposite to the first microphone element, of the component body.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a wireless microphone system including a multifunctional Bluetooth microphone with a touch screen and a two-channel UHF (Ultra high frequency) Bluetooth microphone receiver receives a voice signal by performing a short-distance communication with the multifunctional Bluetooth microphone with a touch screen to transmit the voice signal to a third device for playback.

Abstract: A multifunctional Bluetooth microphone includes a handle having a microphone head formed at one end to receive a sound signal; a device mounting unit coupled to the handle to be adjacent to the microphone head, equipped with Bluetooth technology, and provided with a high-power speaker on one side; a digital signal processing unit provided in the device mounting unit to add an additional function of at least one type of echo mode or at least one type of voice modulation mode to a voice of a person by performing digital signal processing on the voice; a function input unit provided in the device mounting unit for operation of the digital signal processing unit; and a microphone controller for controlling operation of the digital signal processing unit on the basis of an input signal of the function input unit.

Abstract: A micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) transducer assembly includes a transducer including a condenser microphone, an integrated circuit electrically connected to the transducer to receive an output voltage from the transducer, wherein the integrated circuit comprises a test signal generator configured to induce a test acoustic response in the transducer, and an evaluation circuit configured to compare the test acoustic response to a baseline acoustic response to identify a fault in the transducer.

Abstract: Transfer functions can describe responses of microphones or ears to sounds at different locations on a sphere. The transfer functions can be compressed by determining, based on transfer functions, a) one or more basis transfer functions, and b) spherical harmonics coefficients that describe variations of the transfer functions with respect to spherical coordinates. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Abstract: An image capture device includes a housing having a lens snout protruding from a front housing surface. A front microphone is mounted below the lens snout. A top microphone is mounted under a top housing surface. The top microphone is positioned to receive direct freestream air flow at a first pitched forward angle. The front microphone is positioned to receive turbulent air flow at a second pitched forward angle. The second pitched forward angle is greater than or equal to the first pitched forward angle. An audio processor receives a first audio signal and a second audio signal from the top microphone and front microphone, respectively. The audio processor generates frequency sub-bands from the first and second audio signals. The audio processor selects the frequency sub-bands with the lowest noise metric and combines them to generate an output audio signal.

Abstract: A headset comprises a frame and an audio system. The audio system includes a microphone assembly positioned on the frame in a detection region, the detection region external to an ear of a user wearing the headset, and within a threshold distance from an ear canal of the ear, the microphone assembly configured to detect an audio signal emitted from an audio source, wherein the audio signal detected at the detection region is within a threshold degree of similarity of a sound pressure wave at the ear canal of the user, and an audio controller configured to determine a set of head-related transfer functions (HRTFs) based in part on the detected audio signal.

Abstract: Various examples of the present invention relate to an apparatus and a method for removing noise from a reception signal and a transmission signal. A method for operating a sound system for removing noise from a reception signal and a transmission signal, according to an example of the present invention comprises the steps of: receiving power through a first path from another electronic device; receiving a plurality of signals including transmission signals from a plurality of microphones; generating first data by multiplexing the plurality of received signals on the basis of the received power; and transmitting, through the first path, the generated first data to the other device. In addition, other various examples are possible.

Abstract: [Object] To collect a target sound in a more suitable aspect even under an environment in which noise occurs at random. [Solution] An information processing device including: a sound collection unit; and a holding member configured to have a projection portion with a streamline shape in at least a part and hold the sound collection unit so that the sound collection unit is located at a front end or near the front end of the projection portion.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising means configured to: receive audio content from a remote user device, the audio content comprising primary audio and secondary audio, the secondary audio being different to the primary audio and comprising ambient audio; receive secondary audio importance information associated with said audio content and indicative of an importance of the secondary audio; receive current audio presentation information indicative of at least whether audio from one or more audio sources is currently being presented as spatial audio such that respective audio of the one or more audio sources is to be perceived as originating from one or more respective directions or ranges of directions around the user; provide for presentation of the primary audio; and provide for presentation of the secondary audio based on the secondary audio importance information and the current audio presentation information.