Patents by Inventor Jinbo ZHENG
Jinbo ZHENG has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20230317048Abstract: The present disclosure provides an acoustic device including a microphone array, a processor, and at least one speaker. The microphone array may be configured to acquire an environmental noise. The processor may be configured to estimate a sound field at a target spatial position using the microphone array. The target spatial position may be closer to an ear canal of a user than each microphone in the microphone array. The processor may be configured to generate a noise reduction signal based on the environmental noise and the sound field estimation of the target spatial position. The at least one speaker may be configured to output a target signal based on the noise reduction signal. The target signal may be used to reduce the environmental noise. The microphone array may be arranged in a target area to minimize an interference signal from the at least one speaker to the microphone array.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Le XIAO, Jinbo ZHENG, Chengqian ZHANG, Fengyun LIAO, Xin QI
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Publication number: 20230319463Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure disclose an acoustic input-output device. The acoustic input-output device includes a loudspeaker assembly and a microphone. The loudspeaker assembly is configured to transmit sound waves by generating a first mechanical vibration. The microphone is configured to receive a second mechanical vibration of a voice signal source that is generated when the voice signal source provides a voice signal. The microphone generates a first signal and a second signal in response to the first mechanical vibration and the second mechanical vibration, respectively. In a specific frequency range, a ratio of an intensity of the first mechanical vibration to an intensity of the first signal is greater than a ratio of an intensity of the second mechanical vibration to an intensity of the second signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Jinbo ZHENG, Fengyun LIAO, Xin QI
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Publication number: 20230292036Abstract: An open acoustic device (100) may include a fixing structure (120) configured to fix the acoustic device (100) near an ear of a user without blocking an ear canal of the user; a first microphone array (130) configured to acquire environmental noise (410); a signal processor (140) configured to: determine, based on the environmental noise, a primary route transfer function (420) between the first microphone array (130) and the ear canal of the user; estimate, based on the environmental noise and the primary route transfer function, a noise signal (430) at the ear canal of the user; and generate, based on the noise signal at the ear canal of the user, a noise reduction signal (440); and a speaker (150) configured to output, according to the noise reduction signal, a noise reduction acoustic wave (450), the noise reduction acoustic wave being configured to eliminate the noise signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Chengqian ZHANG, Jinbo ZHENG, Le XIAO, Fengyun LIAO, Xin QI
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Publication number: 20230269547Abstract: A speaker comprises a housing, a transducer residing inside the housing, and at least one sound guiding hole located on the housing. The transducer generates vibrations. The vibrations produce a sound wave inside the housing and cause a leaked sound wave spreading outside the housing from a portion of the housing. The at least one sound guiding hole guides the sound wave inside the housing through the at least one sound guiding hole to an outside of the housing. The guided sound wave interferes with the leaked sound wave in a target region. The interference at a specific frequency relates to a distance between the at least one sound guiding hole and the portion of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2023Publication date: August 24, 2023Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Xin QI, Fengyun LIAO, Jinbo ZHENG, Qian CHEN, Hao CHEN
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Publication number: 20230262390Abstract: In an audio denoising method and system provided in the present disclosure, a gain coefficient corresponding to each frequency unit may be generated based on a parameter related to a frequency by using a frequency of an audio signal as a unit, and gain processing is performed on each frequency unit separately by using the gain coefficient. The gain coefficient corresponding to a frequency unit including more valid audio signals may be larger, and a gain coefficient corresponding to a frequency unit including fewer valid audio signals may be smaller, so that more audio signals corresponding to frequency parts including more valid audio signals are preserved, while less audio signals corresponding to frequency parts including fewer valid audio signals are preserved. In this way, fidelity and intelligibility of an audio signal are improved while quality of the audio signal is improved and noise is reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Applicant: Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jinbo ZHENG, Meilin ZHOU, Fengyun LIAO, Xin QI
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Publication number: 20230262399Abstract: A speaker comprises a housing, a transducer residing inside the housing, and at least one sound guiding hole located on the housing. The transducer generates vibrations. The vibrations produce a sound wave inside the housing and cause a leaked sound wave spreading outside the housing from a portion of the housing. The at least one sound guiding hole guides the sound wave inside the housing through the at least one sound guiding hole to an outside of the housing. The guided sound wave interferes with the leaked sound wave in a target region. The interference at a specific frequency relates to a distance between the at least one sound guiding hole and the portion of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Xin QI, Fengyun LIAO, Jinbo ZHENG, Qian CHEN, Hao CHEN
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Publication number: 20230252969Abstract: The present disclosure provides an active noise control audio device, method and storage medium. The device includes: a speaker, a microphone, an analog filter, and a processing circuit. The speaker used to generate a noise reduction sound; the microphone used to collect an environmental noise and the noise reduction sound and generate a first analog signal; the analog filter used to provide a gain for the first analog signal and to generate a second analog signal, the second analog signal driving the speaker to generate the noise reduction sound; and the processing circuit used to send a control instruction to the analog filter to adjust the gain and a phase shift of the analog filter according to the first analog signal and the second analog signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Chengqian ZHANG, Jinbo ZHENG
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Patent number: 11716575Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a bone conduction speaker and its compound vibration device. The compound vibration device comprises a vibration conductive plate and a vibration board, the vibration conductive plate is set to be the first torus, where at least two first rods inside it converge to its center; the vibration board is set as the second torus, where at least two second rods inside it converge to its center. The vibration conductive plate is fixed with the vibration board; the first torus is fixed on a magnetic system, and the second torus comprises a fixed voice coil, which is driven by the magnetic system. The bone conduction speaker in the present disclosure and its compound vibration device adopt the fixed vibration conductive plate and vibration board, making the technique simpler with a lower cost; because the two adjustable parts in the compound vibration device can adjust both low frequency and high frequency area, the frequency response obtained is flatter and the sound is broader.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2021Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Xin Qi, Fengyun Liao, Jinbo Zheng, Qian Chen, Hao Chen, Lei Zhang, Junjiang Fu, Bingyan Yan
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Patent number: 11715451Abstract: The present disclosure provides an acoustic device including a microphone array, a processor, and at least one speaker. The microphone array may be configured to acquire an environmental noise. The processor may be configured to estimate a sound field at a target spatial position using the microphone array. The target spatial position may be closer to an ear canal of a user than each microphone in the microphone array. The processor may be configured to generate a noise reduction signal based on the environmental noise and the sound field estimation of the target spatial position. The at least one speaker may be configured to output a target signal based on the noise reduction signal. The target signal may be used to reduce the environmental noise. The microphone array may be arranged in a target area to minimize an interference signal from the at least one speaker to the microphone array.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2022Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Le Xiao, Jinbo Zheng, Chengqian Zhang, Fengyun Liao, Xin Qi
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Publication number: 20230232167Abstract: A speaker comprises a housing, a transducer residing inside the housing, and at least one sound guiding hole located on the housing. The transducer generates vibrations. The vibrations produce a sound wave inside the housing and cause a leaked sound wave spreading outside the housing from a portion of the housing. The at least one sound guiding hole guides the sound wave inside the housing through the at least one sound guiding hole to an outside of the housing. The guided sound wave interferes with the leaked sound wave in a target region. The interference at a specific frequency relates to a distance between the at least one sound guiding hole and the portion of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2023Publication date: July 20, 2023Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Xin QI, Fengyun LIAO, Jinbo ZHENG, Qian CHEN, Hao CHEN
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Publication number: 20230224630Abstract: A vibration sensor (100) is provided, including a housing structure (110, 510, 610, 710, 810, 910, 1010, 1110, 1510, 1710) and an acoustic transducer (120, 520, 620, 720, 820, 920, 1020, 1120, 1220, 1320, 1420, 1520, 1720) physically connected to the housing structure (110, 510, 610, 710, 810, 910, 1010, 1110, 1510, 1710), wherein a first acoustic cavity (140, 1040) is formed at least partially by the housing structure (110, 510, 610, 710, 810, 910, 1010, 1110, 1510, 1710) and the acoustic transducer (120, 520, 620, 720, 820, 920, 1020, 1120, 1220, 1320, 1420, 1520, 1720), and a vibration unit (130) which is located in the first acoustic cavity (140, 1040), and separates the first acoustic cavity (140, 1040) into a second acoustic cavity (142, 542, 642, 742, 842, 942, 1042, 1142, 1242, 1342, 1442, 1542, 1642) and a third acoustic cavity (141, 941, 1041, 1141, 1541, 1641).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2023Publication date: July 13, 2023Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Jinbo ZHENG, Fengyun LIAO, Xin QI
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Publication number: 20230224644Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a bone conduction speaker and its compound vibration device. The compound vibration device comprises a vibration conductive plate and a vibration board, the vibration conductive plate is set to be the first torus, where at least two first rods inside it converge to its center; the vibration board is set as the second torus, where at least two second rods inside it converge to its center. The vibration conductive plate is fixed with the vibration board; the first torus is fixed on a magnetic system, and the second torus comprises a fixed voice coil, which is driven by the magnetic system. The bone conduction speaker in the present disclosure and its compound vibration device adopt the fixed vibration conductive plate and vibration board, making the technique simpler with a lower cost; because the two adjustable parts in the compound vibration device can adjust both low frequency and high frequency area, the frequency response obtained is flatter and the sound is broader.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2023Publication date: July 13, 2023Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Xin QI, Fengyun LIAO, Jinbo ZHENG, Qian CHEN, Hao CHEN, Yueqiang WANG, Haofeng ZHANG
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Publication number: 20230224643Abstract: The present invention relates to a bone conduction speaker and its compound vibration device. The compound vibration device comprises a vibration conductive plate and a vibration board, the vibration conductive plate is set to be the first torus, where at least two first rods inside it converge to its center; the vibration board is set as the second torus, where at least two second rods inside it converge to its center. The vibration conductive plate is fixed with the vibration board; the first torus is fixed on a magnetic system, and the second torus comprises a fixed voice coil, which is driven by the magnetic system. The bone conduction speaker in the present invention and its compound vibration device adopt the fixed vibration conductive plate and vibration board, making the technique simpler with a lower cost; because the two adjustable parts in the compound vibration device can adjust both low frequency and high frequency area, the frequency response obtained is flatter and the sound is broader.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2023Publication date: July 13, 2023Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Xin QI, Fengyun LIAO, Jinbo ZHENG, Qian CHEN, Hao CHEN
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Publication number: 20230217147Abstract: A vibration sensor includes a vibration receiver and an acoustic transducer. The vibration receiver includes a housing and a vibration unit. The housing forms an acoustic cavity. The vibration unit is located in the acoustic cavity and divides the acoustic cavity into a first acoustic cavity and a second acoustic cavity. The acoustic transducer is acoustically connected to the first acoustic cavity. The housing is configured to generate vibration based on an external vibration signal. The vibration unit vibrates in response to the vibration of the housing and transmits, through the first acoustic cavity, the vibration to the acoustic transducer to generate an electrical signal. The vibrating unit includes a mass element and an elastic element. A deviation between cross-sectional areas of the mass element and the first acoustic cavity perpendicular to a vibration direction of the mass unit is less than 25%.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2023Publication date: July 6, 2023Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Wenjun DENG, Yongshuai YUAN, Wenbing ZHOU, Yujia HUANG, Jinbo ZHENG, Fengyun LIAO, Xin QI
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Patent number: 11689845Abstract: An open acoustic device (100) may include a fixing structure (120) configured to fix the acoustic device (100) near an ear of a user without blocking an ear canal of the user; a first microphone array (130) configured to acquire environmental noise (410); a signal processor (140) configured to: determine, based on the environmental noise, a primary route transfer function (420) between the first microphone array (130) and the ear canal of the user; estimate, based on the environmental noise and the primary route transfer function, a noise signal (430) at the ear canal of the user; and generate, based on the noise signal at the ear canal of the user, a noise reduction signal (440); and a speaker (150) configured to output, according to the noise reduction signal, a noise reduction acoustic wave (450), the noise reduction acoustic wave being configured to eliminate the noise signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2022Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Chengqian Zhang, Jinbo Zheng, Le Xiao, Fengyun Liao, Xin Qi
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Patent number: 11665482Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a bone conduction speaker and its compound vibration device. The compound vibration device comprises a vibration conductive plate and a vibration board, the vibration conductive plate is set to be the first torus, where at least two first rods inside it converge to its center; the vibration board is set as the second torus, where at least two second rods inside it converge to its center. The vibration conductive plate is fixed with the vibration board; the first torus is fixed on a magnetic system, and the second torus comprises a fixed voice coil, which is driven by the magnetic system. The bone conduction speaker in the present disclosure and its compound vibration device adopt the fixed vibration conductive plate and vibration board, making the technique simpler with a lower cost; because the two adjustable parts in the compound vibration device can adjust both low frequency and high frequency area, the frequency response obtained is flatter and the sound is broader.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Xin Qi, Fengyun Liao, Jinbo Zheng, Qian Chen, Hao Chen, Lei Zhang
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Patent number: 11659335Abstract: The present invention relates to a bone conduction speaker and its compound vibration device. The compound vibration device comprises a vibration conductive plate and a vibration board, the vibration conductive plate is set to be the first torus, where at least two first rods inside it converge to its center; the vibration board is set as the second torus, where at least two second rods inside it converge to its center. The vibration conductive plate is fixed with the vibration board; the first torus is fixed on a magnetic system, and the second torus comprises a fixed voice coil, which is driven by the magnetic system. The bone conduction speaker in the present invention and its compound vibration device adopt the fixed vibration conductive plate and vibration board, making the technique simpler with a lower cost; because the two adjustable parts in the compound vibration device can adjust both low frequency and high frequency area, the frequency response obtained is flatter and the sound is broader.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Xin Qi, Fengyun Liao, Jinbo Zheng, Qian Chen, Hao Chen
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Patent number: 11659341Abstract: A speaker comprises a housing, a transducer residing inside the housing, and at least one sound guiding hole located on the housing. The transducer generates vibrations. The vibrations produce a sound wave inside the housing and cause a leaked sound wave spreading outside the housing from a portion of the housing. The at least one sound guiding hole guides the sound wave inside the housing through the at least one sound guiding hole to an outside of the housing. The guided sound wave interferes with the leaked sound wave in a target region. The interference at a specific frequency relates to a distance between the at least one sound guiding hole and the portion of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2022Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Xin Qi, Fengyun Liao, Jinbo Zheng, Qian Chen, Hao Chen
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Patent number: 11659318Abstract: The present disclosure provides a loudspeaker device. The loudspeaker device includes a support connector configured to be in contact with a head and at least one speaker component. The at least one speaker component may include an earphone core and a core housing for accommodating the earphone core. The core housing may be fixedly connected to the support connector. The core housing may be provided with at least one key module. The support connector may accommodate a control circuit or a battery. The control circuit or the battery may drive the earphone core to vibrate to produce sound. The loudspeaker device of the present disclosure may optimize sound transmission efficiency and increase volume, th ereby improving the user experience.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Lei Zhang, Yongjian Li, Wenbing Zhou, Jinbo Zheng, Zhuyang Jiang
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Publication number: 20230156388Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a speaker device including a circuit housing, an ear hook, a rear hook, and a speaker assembly. The speaker assembly may include a headphone core and a housing for accommodating the headphone core, the housing may include a housing panel facing a human body and a housing back opposite to the housing panel, and the headphone core may cause the housing panel and the housing back to vibrate. An absolute value of a difference between a first phase of a vibration of the housing panel and a second phase of a vibration of the housing back may be less than 60 degrees when a frequency of each of the vibration of the housing panel and the vibration of the housing back is between 2000 Hz and 3000 Hz.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2023Publication date: May 18, 2023Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Lei ZHANG, Yongjian LI, Wenbing ZHOU, Jinbo ZHENG, Zhuyang JIANG, Xin QI, Fengyun LIAO