公开(公告)号：US20240364289A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-31

申请号：US18544243

申请日：2023-12-18

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Hannes Breitschaedel ,  Tony S. Verma

IPC: H03G3/32 ,  H04R1/10

CPC classification number: H03G3/32 ,  H04R1/1041 ,  H04R2430/01

Abstract: A method that includes receiving audio content; receiving a volume level at which the audio content is to be played back through a speaker of the headset that is worn by a user; determining a noise level of environmental noise at the headset; determining a noise exposure level by the user based on the volume level, a content level of the audio content, and the noise level; determining whether a content level of the audio content is less than a threshold that is based on the noise exposure level; and responsive to determining that the content level is less than the threshold, adjusting the content level by applying a gain to the audio content such that the gain-adjusted content level of the audio content is at least equal to the noise exposure level.

公开(公告)号：US11276384B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-15

申请号：US16871661

申请日：2020-05-11

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： John Woodruff ,  Tom-Davy W. Saux ,  Vladan Bajic ,  Vasu Iyengar ,  Andrew E. Greenwood ,  Tyrone T. Chen ,  Jakub Mazur ,  Tony S. Verma

IPC: G10K11/178

Abstract: An audio system has an ambient sound enhancement function, in which an against-the-ear audio device having a speaker converts a digitally processed version of an input audio signal into sound. The audio system also has an acoustic noise cancellation (ANC) function that may be combined in various ways with the sound enhancement function, and that may be responsive to voice activity detection. Other aspects are also described and claimed.

公开(公告)号：US20230421945A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-28

申请号：US18339914

申请日：2023-06-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Prateek Murgai ,  Jonathan D. Sheaffer ,  David M. Fischer ,  John Woodruff ,  Tony S. Verma

IPC: H04R1/10 ,  H04R1/32 ,  H04R3/00 ,  G10L21/0208

CPC classification number: H04R1/1083 ,  H04R1/326 ,  H04R3/005 ,  G10L21/0208 ,  H04R2420/07 ,  G10L2021/02087

Abstract: A method performed by a first headset worn by a first user, the method includes the first headset performing noise cancellation on a microphone signal captured by a microphone of the first headset that is arranged to capture sounds within an ambient environment in which the first user is located. The first headset receives, from a second headset that is being worn by a second user who is in the ambient environment and over a wireless communication link, at least one sound characteristic generated by at least one sensor of the second headset and passing through select sounds from the microphone signal based on the received sound characteristic.

公开(公告)号：US11153677B2

公开(公告)日：2021-10-19

申请号：US16871885

申请日：2020-05-11

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： John Woodruff ,  Tom-Davy W. Saux ,  Vladan Bajic ,  Vasu Iyengar ,  Andrew E. Greenwood ,  Tyrone T. Chen ,  Jakub Mazur ,  Tony S. Verma

IPC: H04R1/10 ,  H03G3/30

Abstract: An audio system has an ambient sound enhancement function, in which an against-the-ear audio device having a speaker converts a digitally processed version of an input audio signal into sound. The input audio signal may be amplified where the amplification may be in accordance with a stored hearing profile of the user (personalized ambient sound enhancement.) The audio system also has an acoustic noise cancellation (ANC) function that may be combined in various ways with the sound enhancement function, and that may be responsive to voice activity detection. Other aspects are also described and claimed.

公开(公告)号：US20200382859A1

公开(公告)日：2020-12-03

申请号：US16871885

申请日：2020-05-11

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： John Woodruff ,  Tom-Davy W. Saux ,  Vladan Bajic ,  Vasu Iyengar ,  Andrew E. Greenwood ,  Tyrone T. Chen ,  Jakub Mazur ,  Tony S. Verma

IPC: H04R1/10 ,  H03G3/30

Abstract: An audio system has an ambient sound enhancement function, in which an against-the-ear audio device having a speaker converts a digitally processed version of an input audio signal into sound. The input audio signal may be amplified where the amplification may be in accordance with a stored hearing profile of the user (personalized ambient sound enhancement.) The audio system also has an acoustic noise cancellation (ANC) function that may be combined in various ways with the sound enhancement function, and that may be responsive to voice activity detection. Other aspects are also described and claimed.

公开(公告)号：US20240005903A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-04

申请号：US18346085

申请日：2023-06-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yang Lu ,  Carlos M. Avendano ,  Tony S. Verma

IPC: G10K11/178 ,  H04R1/10

CPC classification number: G10K11/17881 ,  H04R1/1083 ,  G10L2021/02166

Abstract: Microphone signals of a primary headphone are processed and either a first transparency mode of operation is activated or a second transparency mode of operation. In another aspect, a processor enters different configurations in response to estimated ambient acoustic noise being lower or higher than a threshold, wherein in a first configuration a transparency audio signal is adapted via target voice and wearer voice processing (TVWVP) of a microphone signal to boost detected speech frequencies in the transparency audio signal, and in a second configuration the TVWVP is controlled to, as the estimated ambient acoustic noise increases, reduce boosting of, or not boost at all, the detected speech frequencies in the transparency audio signal. Other aspects are also described and claimed.

公开(公告)号：US11853642B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-26

申请号：US17227233

申请日：2021-04-09

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Tyrone T. Chen ,  Joseph M. Williams ,  Juan C. Martinez Nieto ,  Tony S. Verma

IPC: G06F3/16 ,  H04R1/10

CPC classification number: G06F3/165 ,  G06F3/162 ,  H04R1/1041 ,  H04R2420/07 ,  H04R2430/01

Abstract: A method performed by an audio source device. The method obtains an input audio signal and determines a sound output level of a headset based on the input audio signal, a user volume setting, and a sound output sensitivity of the headset. The method determines whether the sound output level is above a threshold. In response to determining that the sound output level is above the threshold, a scalar gain is applied upon the input audio signal to produce an output audio signal for output by the headset.

公开(公告)号：US11290599B1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-29

申请号：US17028821

申请日：2020-09-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sorin V. Dusan ,  Tony S. Verma

IPC: H04M9/08 ,  H04R1/10 ,  H04R3/04 ,  H04R1/02

Abstract: A method performed by a near-end headphone device, while the device is engaged in a voice communication session with a far-end device. The method receives a downlink audio signal from the far-end device and drives a speaker with the downlink audio signal. The method receives an accelerometer signal from an accelerometer of the near-end device and performs echo cancellation and residual echo suppression. The method generates a combined SNR-RES signal based on a SNR of the echo cancelled the accelerometer signal and the residual echo suppression signal. The method determines whether the combined SNR-RES signal is below a threshold. In response to being below the threshold, the method gates the echo cancelled accelerometer signal, generates an uplink audio signal by blending the gated signal with a microphone signal and transmits the uplink audio signal to the far-end device.

公开(公告)号：US20230020542A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-19

申请号：US17947042

申请日：2022-09-16

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Darius A. Satongar ,  Per Håkan Linus Persson ,  Sean B. Kelly ,  Martin E. Johnson ,  Tony S. Verma ,  Peter D. Callaway ,  Jae Woo Chang ,  Daniel K. Boothe ,  Sean A. Ramprashad ,  Patrick Miauton ,  Christopher M. Garrido ,  Mitchell R. Lerner ,  Charles C. Hoyt

IPC: H04S7/00 ,  G06F3/0486 ,  G06F3/16 ,  H04N7/15

Abstract: A computer system outputs audio content via one or more audio output devices. If the audio content includes information that enables spatialization of the audio content, the system outputs the audio content in a simulated three-dimensional environment, including, if the audio content corresponds to a first category of content, causing the one or more audio output devices to simulate production of the audio content in a first virtual space, and if the audio content corresponds to a second category of content, causing the one or more audio output devices to simulate production of the audio content in a second virtual space that has different simulated acoustic properties than simulated acoustic properties of the first virtual space.

公开(公告)号：US20210349681A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-11

申请号：US17227233

申请日：2021-04-09

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Tyrone T. Chen ,  Joseph M. Williams ,  Juan C. Martinez Nieto ,  Tony S. Verma

IPC: G06F3/16 ,  H04R1/10

Abstract: A method performed by an audio source device. The method obtains an input audio signal and determines a sound output level of a headset based on the input audio signal, a user volume setting, and a sound output sensitivity of the headset. The method determines whether the sound output level is above a threshold. In response to determining that the sound output level is above the threshold, a scalar gain is applied upon the input audio signal to produce an output audio signal for output by the headset.