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公开(公告)号：US20170374465A1
公开(公告)日：2017-12-28
申请号：US15684790
申请日：2017-08-23
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Afrooz Family , Anthony P. Bidmead , Erik L. Wang , Gary P. Geaves , Martin E. Johnson , Matthew I. Brown , Michael B. Howes , Sylvain J. Choisel , Tomlinson M. Holman
IPC: H04R3/12 , H04S7/00 , G10L19/008
Abstract: An audio system is described that includes one or more speaker arrays that emit sound corresponding to one or more pieces of sound program content into associated zones within a listening area. Using parameters of the audio system (e.g., locations of the speaker arrays and the audio sources), the zones, the users, the pieces of sound program content, and the listening area, one or more beam pattern attributes may be generated. The beam pattern attributes define a set of beams that are used to generate audio beams for channels of sound program content to be played in each zone. The beam pattern attributes may be updated as changes are detected within the listening environment. By adapting to these changing conditions, the audio system is capable of reproducing sound that accurately represents each piece of sound program content in various zones.
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公开(公告)号：US20200213735A1
公开(公告)日：2020-07-02
申请号：US16799440
申请日：2020-02-24
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Afrooz Family , Anthony P. Bidmead , Erik L. Wang , Gary P. Geaves , Martin E. Johnson , Matthew I. Brown , Michael B. Howes , Sylvain J. Choisel , Tomlinson M. Holman
Abstract: An audio system is described that includes one or more speaker arrays that emit sound corresponding to one or more pieces of sound program content into associated zones within a listening area. Using parameters of the audio system (e.g., locations of the speaker arrays and the audio sources), the zones, the users, the pieces of sound program content, and the listening area, one or more beam pattern attributes may be generated. The beam pattern attributes define a set of beams that are used to generate audio beams for channels of sound program content to be played in each zone. The beam pattern attributes may be updated as changes are detected within the listening environment. By adapting to these changing conditions, the audio system is capable of reproducing sound that accurately represents each piece of sound program content in various zones.
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公开(公告)号：US10149046B2
公开(公告)日：2018-12-04
申请号：US15504312
申请日：2014-08-18
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Martin E. Johnson , Gordon R. Dix , Michael B. Howes , Gary P. Geaves , Tom-Davy William Jendrik Saux
Abstract: A multi-way speaker array is disclosed that includes rings of transducers of different types. The rings of transducers may encircle the cabinet of the speaker array such that the speaker array is rotationally symmetric. The distance between rings of transducers may be based on a logarithmic scale. By separating rings of transducers using logarithmic spacing, denser transducer spacing at short wavelengths is achieved while limiting the number of transducers needed for longer wavelengths by spacing them in larger and larger logarithmic increments. Transducers with overlapping frequency ranges may be used in the speaker array to avoid initial dips or shortfalls in directivity for corresponding beam patterns.
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公开(公告)号：US11190870B2
公开(公告)日：2021-11-30
申请号：US16905684
申请日：2020-06-18
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Martin E. Johnson , Gordon R. Dix , Michael B. Howes , Gary P. Geaves , Tom-Davy William Jendrik Saux
Abstract: A multi-way speaker array is disclosed that includes rings of transducers of different types. The rings of transducers may encircle the cabinet of the speaker array such that the speaker array is rotationally symmetric. The distance between rings of transducers may be based on a logarithmic scale. By separating rings of transducers using logarithmic spacing, denser transducer spacing at short wavelengths is achieved while limiting the number of transducers needed for longer wavelengths by spacing them in larger and larger logarithmic increments. Transducers with overlapping frequency ranges may be used in the speaker array to avoid initial dips or shortfalls in directivity for corresponding beam patterns.
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公开(公告)号：US10044232B2
公开(公告)日：2018-08-07
申请号：US14245817
申请日：2014-04-04
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Justin D. Crosby , Nikolas T. Vitt , Gary P. Geaves
Abstract: A first electronic device includes a first coil that is operative in at least two modes. In a first mode, the first coil may be utilized to moves a membrane to produce one or more sound waves, register movement of a membrane to detect one or more sound waves, or generates one or more haptic outputs. In the second mode, the first coil may be used to inductively transmit power to and/or inductively receive power from a second coil included in a second electronic device. In various cases, the second coil may be a dedicated inductive power transmission coil. In other cases, the second coil may be capable of multimode operation similar to the first coil.
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公开(公告)号：US20130332159A1
公开(公告)日：2013-12-12
申请号：US13737666
申请日：2013-01-09
Applicant: APPLE INC.
Inventor： Craig M. Federighi , John D. Field , Gary P. Geaves , Ronald N. Isaac , Aram M. Lindahl , Eric T. Seymour , Kim E. Silverman , Jeffrey D. Whitman
IPC: G10L15/26
Abstract: A dictation computer that includes a fan speed regulator is described. The fan speed regulator monitors a speech recognition unit to determine when the speech recognition unit is activated. Upon detection that the speech recognition unit is activated, the fan speed regulator ducks the speed of a cooling fan embedded within the dictation computer to an optimized speed of rotation over a delay time interval. The fan speed regulator may include components to adapt the optimized speed and delay time to the characteristics of the dictation computer and the user. Other embodiments are also described.
Abstract translation: 描述了包括风扇速度调节器的听写计算机。 风扇速度调节器监视语音识别单元以确定语音识别单元何时被激活。 当检测到语音识别单元被激活时，风扇速度调节器将嵌入在听写计算机内的冷却风扇的速度降低到延迟时间间隔内的优化的旋转速度。 风扇速度调节器可以包括用于使优化的速度和延迟时间适应听写计算机和用户的特征的组件。 还描述了其它实施例。
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公开(公告)号：US11265653B2
公开(公告)日：2022-03-01
申请号：US16799440
申请日：2020-02-24
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Afrooz Family , Anthony P. Bidmead , Erik L. Wang , Gary P. Geaves , Martin E. Johnson , Matthew I. Brown , Michael B. Howes , Sylvain J. Choisel , Tomlinson M. Holman
IPC: H04R3/12 , H04S7/00 , H04R27/00 , G10L19/008
Abstract: An audio system is described that includes one or more speaker arrays that emit sound corresponding to one or more pieces of sound program content into associated zones within a listening area. Using parameters of the audio system (e.g., locations of the speaker arrays and the audio sources), the zones, the users, the pieces of sound program content, and the listening area, one or more beam pattern attributes may be generated. The beam pattern attributes define a set of beams that are used to generate audio beams for channels of sound program content to be played in each zone. The beam pattern attributes may be updated as changes are detected within the listening environment. By adapting to these changing conditions, the audio system is capable of reproducing sound that accurately represents each piece of sound program content in various zones.
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公开(公告)号：US10609484B2
公开(公告)日：2020-03-31
申请号：US15684790
申请日：2017-08-23
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Afrooz Family , Anthony P. Bidmead , Erik L. Wang , Gary P. Geaves , Martin E. Johnson , Matthew I. Brown , Michael B. Howes , Sylvain J. Choisel , Tomlinson M. Holman
IPC: H04S7/00 , H04R3/12 , H04R27/00 , G10L19/008
Abstract: An audio system is described that includes one or more speaker arrays that emit sound corresponding to one or more pieces of sound program content into associated zones within a listening area. Using parameters of the audio system (e.g., locations of the speaker arrays and the audio sources), the zones, the users, the pieces of sound program content, and the listening area, one or more beam pattern attributes may be generated. The beam pattern attributes define a set of beams that are used to generate audio beams for channels of sound program content to be played in each zone. The beam pattern attributes may be updated as changes are detected within the listening environment. By adapting to these changing conditions, the audio system is capable of reproducing sound that accurately represents each piece of sound program content in various zones.
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公开(公告)号：US10154339B2
公开(公告)日：2018-12-11
申请号：US15583949
申请日：2017-05-01
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Martin E. Johnson , Gordon R. Dix , Michael B. Howes , Gary P. Geaves , Tom-Davy William Jendrik Saux
Abstract: A multi-way speaker array is disclosed that includes rings of transducers of different types. The rings of transducers may encircle the cabinet of the speaker array such that the speaker array is rotationally symmetric. The distance between rings of transducers may be based on a logarithmic scale. By separating rings of transducers using logarithmic spacing, denser transducer spacing at short wavelengths is achieved while limiting the number of transducers needed for longer wavelengths by spacing them in larger and larger logarithmic increments. Transducers with overlapping frequency ranges may be used in the speaker array to avoid initial dips or shortfalls in directivity for corresponding beam patterns.
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公开(公告)号：US20200322718A1
公开(公告)日：2020-10-08
申请号：US16905684
申请日：2020-06-18
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Martin E. Johnson , Gordon R. Dix , Michael B. Howes , Gary P. Geaves , Tom-Davy William Jendrik Saux
Abstract: A multi-way speaker array is disclosed that includes rings of transducers of different types. The rings of transducers may encircle the cabinet of the speaker array such that the speaker array is rotationally symmetric. The distance between rings of transducers may be based on a logarithmic scale. By separating rings of transducers using logarithmic spacing, denser transducer spacing at short wavelengths is achieved while limiting the number of transducers needed for longer wavelengths by spacing them in larger and larger logarithmic increments. Transducers with overlapping frequency ranges may be used in the speaker array to avoid initial dips or shortfalls in directivity for corresponding beam patterns.
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