Liquid ingress-redirecting acoustic device reservoir

    公开(公告)号:US09973838B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-15

    申请号:US15621802

    申请日:2017-06-13

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04R1/086

    Abstract: An acoustic device such as a microphone or speaker is positioned with and coupled to a housing to connect an acoustic port of the acoustic device with an external opening of the housing. A reservoir is connected to the external opening via a bleed channel. The bleed channel may be less resistive to liquid ingress than the acoustic port. As such, the reservoir and bleed channel may redirect liquid from the external opening away from the acoustic port. In some implementations, the reservoir and/or the bleed channel may be defined by one or more acoustically permeable barriers such as meshes that cover the acoustic port, compressible materials such as foams that form a perimeter around the acoustic port, and/or adhesive layers that couple the acoustic device, the housing, and/or one or more other components.

    Mass loaded earbud with vent chamber

    公开(公告)号:US09942648B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-04-10

    申请号:US15403392

    申请日:2017-01-11

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Intra-concha earphones are disclosed. In an embodiment, an intra-concha earphone includes a housing having a rear space divided into a back volume, a bass duct, and a vent chamber between a driver and a rear wall. The vent chamber may be acoustically coupled with the back volume through both an acoustic port and the bass duct. Furthermore, the vent chamber may be acoustically coupled with a surrounding environment through a vent port, which may be a sole acoustic opening in the rear wall. Thus, sound emitted by the driver may propagate through the acoustic port and the bass duct to meet in the vent chamber before being discharged through the vent port to the surrounding environment. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

    Liquid ingress-redirecting acoustic device reservoir

    公开(公告)号:US09716934B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-07-25

    申请号:US14695357

    申请日:2015-04-24

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    CPC classification number: H04R1/086

    Abstract: An acoustic device such as a microphone or speaker is positioned with and coupled to a housing to connect an acoustic port of the acoustic device with an external opening of the housing. A reservoir is connected to the external opening via a bleed channel. The bleed channel may be less resistive to liquid ingress than the acoustic port. As such, the reservoir and bleed channel may redirect liquid from the external opening away from the acoustic port. In some implementations, the reservoir and/or the bleed channel may be defined by one or more acoustically permeable barriers such as meshes that cover the acoustic port, compressible materials such as foams that form a perimeter around the acoustic port, and/or adhesive layers that couple the acoustic device, the housing, and/or one or more other components.

    Active noise control with compensation for error sensing at the eardrum
    57.
    发明授权
    Active noise control with compensation for error sensing at the eardrum 有权
    主动噪声控制,补偿耳膜上的误差检测

    公开(公告)号:US09516407B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-06

    申请号:US13965767

    申请日:2013-08-13

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A personal listening system has an active noise control (ANC) controller that produces an anti-noise signal. A head worn audio device for a user has a speaker to convert the anti-noise signal into anti-noise, an error microphone, and a reference microphone. The controller uses signals from the error and reference microphones to produce the anti-noise signal in accordance with an adaptive filter algorithm that has an adjustable parameter which changes so as to move the point at which acoustic cancellation occurs from the error microphone and closer to the user's eardrum. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

    Abstract translation: 个人聆听系统具有产生抗噪声信号的主动噪声控制(ANC)控制器。 用于用户的头戴式音频设备具有扬声器,用于将抗噪声信号转换为抗噪声,误差麦克风和参考麦克风。 控制器使用来自误差和参考麦克风的信号根据自适应滤波器算法产生抗噪声信号,该自适应滤波器算法具有可调整的参数,该参数发生变化,以便使误差麦克风发生声学消除的点移动到更接近于 用户耳膜 还描述和要求保护其他实施例。

    System and method of detecting a user's voice activity using an accelerometer
    58.
    发明授权
    System and method of detecting a user's voice activity using an accelerometer 有权
    使用加速度计检测用户的语音活动的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US09313572B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-04-12

    申请号:US13840136

    申请日:2013-03-15

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04R3/005 G10L25/78 G10L2021/02165

    Abstract: A method of detecting a user's voice activity in a mobile device is described herein. The method starts with a voice activity detector (VAD) generating a VAD output based on (i) acoustic signals received from microphones included in the mobile device and (ii) data output by an inertial sensor that is included in an earphone portion of the mobile device. The inertial sensor may detect vibration of the user's vocal chords modulated by the user's vocal tract based on vibrations in bones and tissue of the user's head. A noise suppressor may then receive the acoustic signals from the microphones and the VAD output and suppress the noise included in the acoustic signals received from the microphones based on the VAD output. The method may also include steering one or more beamformers based on the VAD output. Other embodiments are also described.

    Abstract translation: 这里描述了在移动设备中检测用户的语音活动的方法。 该方法从基于(i)从移动设备中包括的麦克风接收的声信号产生VAD输出的语音活动检测器(VAD)开始,以及(ii)包括在移动设备的耳机部分中的惯性传感器输出的数据 设备。 惯性传感器可以基于用户头部的骨骼和组织中的振动来检测用户的声带调制的用户的声带的振动。 然后,噪声抑制器可以从麦克风和VAD输出接收声信号,并且基于VAD输出抑制包括在从麦克风接收的声信号中的噪声。 该方法还可以包括基于VAD输出来操纵一个或多个波束形成器。 还描述了其它实施例。

    MASS LOADED EARBUD WITH VENT CHAMBER
    59.
    发明申请
    MASS LOADED EARBUD WITH VENT CHAMBER 有权
    大容量加油箱与通风柜

    公开(公告)号:US20150382100A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-12-31

    申请号:US14690237

    申请日:2015-04-17

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Intra-concha earphones are disclosed. In an embodiment, an intra-concha earphone includes a housing having a rear space divided into a back volume, a bass duct, and a vent chamber between a driver and a rear wall. The vent chamber may be acoustically coupled with the back volume through both an acoustic port and the bass duct. Furthermore, the vent chamber may be acoustically coupled with a surrounding environment through a vent port, which may be a sole acoustic opening in the rear wall. Thus, sound emitted by the driver may propagate through the acoustic port and the bass duct to meet in the vent chamber before being discharged through the vent port to the surrounding environment. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

    Abstract translation: 公开了眼内耳机。 在一个实施例中,耳塞式耳机包括壳体,该壳体具有分为背部体积的后部空间,低音管道和驱动器与后壁之间的通风室。 通气室可以通过声学口和低音管道与后部体积声学耦合。 此外,通气室可以通过排气口与周围环境声学耦合,排气口可以是后壁中的唯一声学开口。 因此,驾驶员发出的声音可以通过声学口和低音管道传播,以便在通过排气口排放到周围环境之前与通风室相遇。 还描述和要求保护其他实施例。

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