Patents by Inventor Xin Qi
Xin Qi 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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Patent number: 11917352Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an acoustic output device. The acoustic output device may include at least one acoustic driver configured to generate sounds and a housing structure configured to carry the at least one acoustic driver. The housing structure may include a cavity, and the at least one acoustic driver may be arranged in the cavity and may divide the cavity into a first cavity and a second cavity. And the sounds generated by the at least one acoustic driver may be transmitted from the first cavity and the second cavity, respectively, pass through the housing structure, and form dual sound sources arranged on two sides of an auricle, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Lei Zhang, Junjiang Fu, Bingyan Yan, Fengyun Liao, Xin Qi
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Patent number: 11917377Abstract: The present application discloses a sound-output device, including a vibration speaker configured to generate a bone-conducted sound wave; and an air-conducted speaker configured to generate an air-conducted sound wave. The sound-output device further comprises a signal processing module configured to generate a control signal, wherein, the vibration speaker includes a vibration assembly electrically connected to the signal processing module to receive the control signal, and generate the bone-conducted sound wave based on the control signal, and the air-conducted speaker includes a housing coupled to the vibration assembly to generate the air-conducted sound wave based on the bone-conducted sound wave.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd.Inventors: Lei Zhang, Junjiang Fu, Fengyun Liao, Xin Qi
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Patent number: 11917373Abstract: 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: March 22, 2023Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Xin Qi, Fengyun Liao, Jinbo Zheng, Qian Chen, Hao Chen
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Publication number: 20240064460Abstract: The present disclosure discloses acoustic devices. The acoustic device may include a diaphragm; a housing configured to accommodate the diaphragm and form a first acoustic cavity and a second acoustic cavity respectively corresponding to a front side and a rear side of the diaphragm, wherein the diaphragm radiates sounds to the first acoustic cavity and the second acoustic cavity, respectively, and the sounds are guided through a first acoustic hole coupled with the first acoustic cavity and a second acoustic hole coupled with the second acoustic cavity, respectively; and a sound absorption structure, wherein the sound absorption structure is coupled with the second acoustic cavity and is configured to absorb the sound transmitted to the second acoustic hole through the second acoustic cavity in a target frequency range, the target frequency range including a resonant frequency of the second acoustic cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Zhen WANG, Jianing LIANG, Lei ZHANG, Xin QI
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Patent number: 11910146Abstract: Disclosed is an open earphone, comprising a sound production component and an ear hook. The ear hook may include a first portion and a second portion connected in sequence. The first portion may be hung between the auricle of a user and the head of the user, the second portion may extend toward a front outer side of the auricle and connect the sound production component, and the sound production component may be located close to the ear canal but not block the opening of the ear canal; wherein the sound production component and the auricle may have a first projection and a second projection on a sagittal plane, respectively, a centroid of the first projection may have a first distance from a highest point of the second projection in a vertical axis direction, a ratio of the first distance to a height of the second projection in the vertical axis direction may be within a range of 0.25-0.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2023Date of Patent: February 20, 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: 11902759Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for audio signal generation. The method may include obtaining first audio data collected by a bone conduction sensor; and obtaining second audio data collected by an air conduction sensor, the first audio data and the second audio data representing a speech of a user, with differing frequency component. The method may also include generating, based on the first audio data and the second audio data, third audio data, wherein frequency components of the third audio data higher than a frequency point increase with respect to frequency components of the first audio data higher than the first frequency point. In some embodiments, the method may further include determining, based on the third audio data, target audio data representing the speech of the user with better fidelity than the first audio data and the second audio data.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Meilin Zhou, Fengyun Liao, Xin Qi
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Patent number: 11902731Abstract: Disclosed is an open earphone, comprising a sound production component and an ear hook. The ear hook may include a first portion and a second portion connected in sequence. The first portion may be hung between the auricle of a user and the head of the user, the second portion may extend toward a front outer side of the auricle and connect the sound production component, and the sound production component may be located close to the ear canal but not block the opening of the ear canal; wherein the sound production component and the auricle may have a first projection and a second projection on a sagittal plane, respectively, a centroid of the first projection may have a first distance from a highest point of the second projection in a vertical axis direction, a ratio of the first distance to a height of the second projection in the vertical axis direction may be within a range of 0.25-0.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2023Date of Patent: February 13, 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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Publication number: 20240046956Abstract: Microphone signals output by the microphone array satisfy a first model corresponding to a noise signal or a second model corresponding to a target voice signal mixed with a noise signal. A method and system may optimize the first model and the second model respectively by using maximization of a likelihood function and rank minimization of a noise covariance matrix as joint optimization objectives, and determine a first estimate of a noise covariance matrix of the first model and a second estimate of a noise covariance matrix of the second model; and determine, by using a statistical hypothesis testing method, whether the microphone signals satisfy the first model or the second model, so as to determine whether the target voice signal is present in the microphone signals, determine a noise covariance matrix of the microphone signals, and further perform voice enhancement on the microphone signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Applicant: Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd.Inventors: Le XIAO, Chengqian ZHANG, Fengyun LIAO, Xin QI
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Publication number: 20240048921Abstract: 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: October 17, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Lei ZHANG, Junjiang FU, Bingyan YAN, Fengyun LIAO, Xin QI
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Patent number: 11895454Abstract: The present disclosure relates to acoustic technology, in particular to an earphone including a sound generation portion. The sound generation portion includes a transducer and a housing for accommodating the transducer. The earphone further includes an earhook. The earhook includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion may be hung between an auricle and the head of a user, and the second portion may be connected to the first portion, extends toward an anterolateral side of the auricle, and may be connected to the sound generation portion. The sound generation portion may be fixed near an ear canal without blocking an opening of the ear canal. In at least one frequency range, when an input current of the transducer does not exceed 35.3 mA, a maximum sound pressure that the sound generation portion is able to provide to the ear canal may not be smaller than 75 dB.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2023Date of Patent: February 6, 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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Publication number: 20240040301Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an earphone. The earphone may include a hook-shaped component, a connecting component, and a holding component. When the earphone is in a wearing state, the hook-shaped component may be configured to hang between a rear side of an ear of a user and a head of the user. The holding component may be configured to contact a front side of the ear. The connecting component may be configured to connect the hook-shaped component and the holding component and extend from the head to an outside of the head to cooperate with the hook-shaped component to provide the holding component with a pressing force on the front side of the ear.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Zeying ZHENG, Jiang XU, Yonggen WANG, Haofeng ZHANG, Gan LAI, Chong WANG, Liwei WANG, Ruixin HAN, Lei ZHANG, Junjiang FU, Yongjian LI, Tao ZHAO, Peigeng TONG, Guolin XIE, Duoduo WU, Ao JI, Xin QI
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Publication number: 20240038257Abstract: A voice activity detection method and system and a voice enhancement method and system are provided. A voice presence probability of a target voice signal present in microphone signals may be determined by calculating a linear correlation between a signal subspace where the microphone signals are located and a target subspace where the target voice signal is located. The voice enhancement method and system may be used to calculate filter coefficients based on the voice presence probability, so as to perform voice enhancement on the microphone signals. The calculation accuracy of the voice presence probability is improved, and the voice enhancement effect is also improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd.Inventors: Le XIAO, Chengqian ZHANG, Fengyun LIAO, Xin QI
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Publication number: 20240031725Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an earphone. The earphone may include a hook-shaped component, a connecting component, and a holding component. When the earphone is in a wearing state, the hook-shaped component may be configured to hang between a rear side of an ear of a user and a head of the user. The holding component may be configured to contact a front side of the ear. The connecting component may be configured to connect the hook-shaped component and the holding component and extend from the head to an outside of the head to cooperate with the hook-shaped component to provide the holding component with a pressing force on the front side of the ear.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Zeying ZHENG, Jiang XU, Yonggen WANG, Haofeng ZHANG, Gan LAI, Chong WANG, Liwei WANG, Ruixin HAN, Lei ZHANG, Junjiang FU, Tao ZHAO, Peigeng TONG, Guolin XIE, Duoduo WU, Ao JI, Xin QI, Yongjian LI
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Publication number: 20240031723Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an earphone. The earphone may include a hook-shaped component, a connecting component, and a holding component. When the earphone is in a wearing state, the hook-shaped component may be configured to hang between a rear side of an ear of a user and a head of the user. The holding component may be configured to contact a front side of the ear. The connecting component may be configured to connect the hook-shaped component and the holding component and extend from the head to an outside of the head to cooperate with the hook-shaped component to provide the holding component with a pressing force on the front side of the ear.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Zeying ZHENG, Jiang XU, Yonggen WANG, Haofeng ZHANG, Gan LAI, Chong WANG, Liwei WANG, Ruixin HAN, Lei ZHANG, Junjiang FU, Yongjian LI, Tao ZHAO, Peigeng TONG, Guolin XIE, Duoduo WU, Ao JI, Xin QI
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Publication number: 20240031724Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an earphone. The earphone may include a hook-shaped component, a connecting component, and a holding component. When the earphone is in a wearing state, the hook-shaped component may be configured to hang between a rear side of an ear of a user and a head of the user. The holding component may be configured to contact a front side of the ear. The connecting component may be configured to connect the hook-shaped component and the holding component and extend from the head to an outside of the head to cooperate with the hook-shaped component to provide the holding component with a pressing force on the front side of the ear.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Zeying ZHENG, Jiang XU, Yonggen WANG, Haofeng ZHANG, Gan LAI, Chong WANG, Liwei WANG, Ruixin HAN, Lei ZHANG, Junjiang FU, Tao ZHAO, Peigeng TONG, Guolin XIE, Duoduo WU, Ao JI, Xin QI, Yongjian LI
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Publication number: 20240031726Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an earphone. The earphone may include a hook-shaped component, a connecting component, and a holding component. When the earphone is in a wearing state, the hook-shaped component may be configured to hang between a rear side of an ear of a user and a head of the user. The holding component may be configured to contact a front side of the ear. The connecting component may be configured to connect the hook-shaped component and the holding component and extend from the head to an outside of the head to cooperate with the hook-shaped component to provide the holding component with a pressing force on the front side of the ear.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Zeying ZHENG, Jiang XU, Yonggen WANG, Haofeng ZHANG, Gan LAI, Chong WANG, Liwei WANG, Ruixin HAN, Lei ZHANG, Junjiang FU, Yongjian LI, Tao ZHAO, Peigeng TONG, Guolin XIE, Duoduo WU, Ao JI, Xin QI
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Patent number: 11877111Abstract: The present disclosure provides an earphone including a sound production component, an ear hook, and a microphone assembly. The microphone assembly includes a first microphone and a second microphone. The sound production component or ear hook includes a first sound hole and a second sound hole corresponding to the first microphone and second microphone, respectively. An extension line of a line connecting a projection of the first sound hole on a sagittal plane of the user and a projection of the second sound hole on the sagittal plane has an intersection point with a projection of an antihelix, a ratio of a first distance between the projection of the first sound hole on the sagittal plane and the projection of the second acoustic hole on the sagittal plane to a second distance between the projection of the second acoustic hole on the sagittal plane and the intersection point is 1.8-4.4.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2023Date of Patent: January 16, 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: 11875815Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device for processing an audio signal. The device may include a first acoustic-electric transducer and a second acoustic-electric transducer. The first acoustic-electric transducer may have a first frequency response, and may be configured to detect the audio signal and generate a first sub-band signal according to the detected audio signal. The second acoustic-electric transducer may have a second frequency response, the second frequency response being different from the first frequency response. The second acoustic-electric transducer may be configured to detect the audio signal and generate a second sub-band signal according to the detected audio signal.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2022Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Xin Qi, Lei Zhang
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Publication number: 20240015455Abstract: 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: September 22, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Lei ZHANG, Junjiang FU, Bingyan YAN, Fengyun LIAO, Xin QI, Peigeng TONG, Guolin XIE, Yongjian LI, Jiang XU, Tao ZHAO, Duoduo WU, Ao JI
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Publication number: 20240015453Abstract: 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: September 22, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Xin QI, Fengyun LIAO, Jinbo ZHENG, Qian CHEN, Hao CHEN, Lei ZHANG, Peigeng TONG, Guolin XIE, Yongjian LI, Jiang XU, Tao ZHAO, Duoduo WU, Ao JI