公开(公告)号：US12155994B2

公开(公告)日：2024-11-26

申请号：US17583137

申请日：2022-01-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Justin D. Crosby ,  Kevin M. Froese ,  Tzu Hung Huang

IPC: H04R1/28 ,  H03H9/17 ,  H04M1/02 ,  H04R1/04 ,  H05K5/00 ,  H05K5/03

Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to electronic devices having microphones. An electronic device may include a microphone and a resonator for the microphone. The resonator may be formed in a device structure that is spatially separated from the microphone. The resonator may be formed in an interior wall of a housing of the electronic device, or in a support structure within an enclosure of the electronic device. A resonator and/or one or more damping features, may reduce a resonance effect, on the microphone, of a resonant cavity within the enclosure of the electronic device and adjacent the microphone.

公开(公告)号：US12124770B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-22

申请号：US18237849

申请日：2023-08-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sawyer I. Cohen ,  Justin D. Crosby ,  Ruchir M. Dave ,  Martin E. Johnson ,  Benjamin J. Pope ,  Darius A. Satongar

IPC: G06K9/20 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G06V40/16 ,  G06V40/60 ,  G06V10/143 ,  G06V40/50

CPC classification number: G06F3/167 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G06V40/16 ,  G06V40/166 ,  G06V40/172 ,  G06V40/67 ,  G06V10/143 ,  G06V40/50

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates techniques for audio-assisted enrollment of biometric features. In some embodiments, methods and devices for assisting users with enrollment of biometric features, using spatial audio cues, are described.

公开(公告)号：US20240087442A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-14

申请号：US17944858

申请日：2022-09-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Mruthun Rajkumar Thirumalaisamy ,  Justin D. Crosby ,  Mingzhou Li

IPC: G08B21/24 ,  G01S5/02

CPC classification number: G08B21/24 ,  G01S5/0284

Abstract: An electronic device may include an enclosure, an antenna within the enclosure and configured to transmit a wireless signal to a remote electronic device to allow a location of the electronic device to be determined, an audio output system configured to produce an audible output, and a processing system within the enclosure and configured to determine, based on an electrical response induced in the antenna, whether the audio output system fails an audio output performance criteria when provided with an audio signal.

公开(公告)号：US20230239610A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-27

申请号：US17583135

申请日：2022-01-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Justin D. Crosby ,  Kevin M. FROESE ,  Tzu Hung Huang

IPC: H04R1/28 ,  H03H9/205 ,  H04R1/04

CPC classification number: H04R1/2876 ,  H03H9/205 ,  H04R1/04 ,  H04R2499/11 ,  H04R2499/15 ,  H04M1/026

Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to electronic devices having microphones. An electronic device may include a microphone and a resonator for the microphone. The resonator may be formed in a device structure that is spatially separated from the microphone. The resonator may be formed in an interior wall of a housing of the electronic device, or in a support structure within an enclosure of the electronic device. A resonator and/or one or more damping features, may reduce a resonance effect, on the microphone, of a resonant cavity within the enclosure of the electronic device and adjacent the microphone.

公开(公告)号：US11240595B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-01

申请号：US16785294

申请日：2020-02-07

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jaden A. Barney ,  Benjamin M. Russo ,  Brandon R. Collins-Smoot ,  Douglas G. Fournier ,  Hongsheng Lin ,  Jared P. Ostdiek ,  Jason B. Neevel ,  Joseph F. Maldonado ,  Justin D. Crosby ,  Michael A. Fisher ,  Per K. Larsson ,  Teemu P. Sipila ,  Ville R. Riikonen ,  Hengxin Ni ,  Tiffany Hu

IPC: H04R1/28 ,  H04R1/02

Abstract: An electronic device can include a housing defining a first aperture and at least partially defining an internal volume. An air permeable component can be disposed at the first aperture and the device can include a support component defining a second aperture within the first aperture and engaging the air permeable component. The support component can include a sidewall disposed in the first aperture and defining at least one notch.

公开(公告)号：US20190149899A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-16

申请号：US16041674

申请日：2018-07-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Oliver Leonhardt ,  Onur I. IIkorur ,  Justin D. Crosby

IPC: H04R1/02 ,  H04R1/32 ,  H04R7/04

Abstract: A transducer assembly including a transducer enclosure having an enclosure wall separating a surrounding ambient environment from an encased space, and a transducer module positioned within the encased space. The transducer module has a module wall that divides the encased space into an exterior chamber and an interior chamber and defines a fluid port between the exterior chamber and the interior chamber, the exterior chamber is between the module wall and the enclosure wall, the interior chamber is between the module wall and a sound radiating surface positioned within the transducer module, and the interior chamber is acoustically coupled to an acoustic port to the surrounding ambient environment. The enclosure wall is movable relative to the module wall and movement of the enclosure wall causes ejection of a fluid out of the interior chamber to the ambient environment.

公开(公告)号：US10264383B1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-16

申请号：US15275206

申请日：2016-09-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Martin E. Johnson ,  Justin D. Crosby ,  Tom-Davy W. Saux

IPC: H04R5/02 ,  H04S7/00 ,  H04R5/04 ,  H04R3/12

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a multi-listener stereo image array which provides multiple separate stereo images of audio content to each of multiple listeners while mitigating interference of audio signals which provide separate stereo images to separate listeners. The array can include sensors which can monitor the environment and can identify relative positions of various listeners and can further control the audio signal patterns generated by the drivers of the array to propagate towards positions associated with particular listeners and be at least partially restricted from propagating towards positions associated with other listeners.

公开(公告)号：US20190094973A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-28

申请号：US16121454

申请日：2018-09-04

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Ari P. Miller ,  Justin D. Crosby ,  Daniel K. Boothe ,  Houtan R. Farahani ,  Kevin M. Robinson ,  Ryan J. Mihelich ,  Robert J. Lockwood

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  H04R1/02

Abstract: An electronic device has a housing that forms an exterior surface of the electronic device. An array of actuators is coupled to the housing and is operable to move the housing in order to produce sound waves and/or haptic output via the exterior surface. In this way, less space is consumed by acoustic and haptic devices as compared to similar conventional devices, thereby allowing for thinner electronic devices and/or room for other components within the housing. The actuators may be operable to move different regions of the housing to produce sound waves and/or haptic output within different frequency ranges.

公开(公告)号：US20190082253A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-14

申请号：US16159338

申请日：2018-10-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Justin D. Crosby ,  Daniel K. Boothe ,  Houtan R. Farahani ,  Edward T. Sweet

IPC: H04R1/28 ,  H04R1/32 ,  H04R1/40

Abstract: An electronic device having several speaker modules that are acoustically in-phase and mechanically out-of-phase is disclosed. Embodiments include a pair of speaker modules mounted at respective ends of a lateral link, and the lateral link may be supported relative to a housing of the electronic device. The speaker modules may receive a same audio signal, and the audio signal may drive a first voicecoil in a first direction and a second voicecoil in a second direction. Accordingly, the speaker modules may be driven in mechanically different directions by the same audio signal, such that reactive forces cancel and/or mechanical energy is dissipate in the lateral link between the speaker modules. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

公开(公告)号：US09525943B2

公开(公告)日：2016-12-20

申请号：US14551631

申请日：2014-11-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Matthew A. Donarski ,  Daniel K. Boothe ,  Justin D. Crosby ,  Mitchell R. Lerner

IPC: H03G3/00 ,  H04R25/00 ,  H04R7/04 ,  H04R1/24 ,  H04R1/28

CPC classification number: H04R7/045 ,  H04R1/24 ,  H04R1/2811 ,  H04R3/14 ,  H04R7/04 ,  H04R2430/03 ,  H04R2440/00 ,  H04R2440/05

Abstract: An electronic device includes an enclosure or housing panel that is used as part of an acoustic system. The panel is divided into several sub-panels. For each sub-panel, the device includes one or more actuators attached to vibrate the sub-panel. The actuator and its attached sub-panel convert an audio signal to acoustic output. Each actuator and sub-panel combination may receive a separate audio signal. The device includes a digital signal processor for controlling each of the sub-panel driving audio signals. The device may further include one or more backing frames that are attached to the panel to provide boundary conditions to the sub-panels. The boundary conditions define a resonance frequency for each sub-panel.

Abstract translation: 电子设备包括用作声学系统的一部分的外壳或外壳面板。 面板分为几个子面板。 对于每个子面板，该装置包括一个或多个致动器，其连接以振动子面板。 致动器及其附接的子面板将音频信号转换为声输出。 每个执行器和子面板组合可以接收单独的音频信号。 该装置包括用于控制每个子面板驱动音频信号的数字信号处理器。 该装置还可以包括一个或多个背衬框架，其附接到面板以向子面板提供边界条件。 边界条件定义每个子面板的共振频率。