公开(公告)号：US20240046913A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-08

申请号：US18450942

申请日：2023-08-16

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Hanchi Chen ,  Sarthak Khanal ,  Yang Lu ,  Vladan Bajic ,  Esge B. Andersen

IPC: G10K11/178 ,  H04R3/00

CPC classification number: G10K11/17881 ,  G10K11/17854 ,  H04R3/005 ,  H04R2201/10 ,  G10K2210/3028

Abstract: An ear cup housing has several reference microphones, an error microphone and a speaker. A processor drives the speaker for acoustic noise cancellation and transparency, by processing the microphone signals, and performs an oversight process by adjusting the reference microphone signals in response to detecting wind noise events and scratch events. In another aspect, the ear cup housing has an outside face that is joined to an inside face by a perimeter and the reference microphones are on the perimeter. Other aspects are also described and claimed.

公开(公告)号：US20230277129A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-07

申请号：US17816933

申请日：2022-08-02

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Kathleen A. Bergeron ,  Edward Siahaan ,  Esge B. Andersen ,  Geng Luo

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  G08B21/04 ,  A61B5/11 ,  H04R1/10

CPC classification number: A61B5/6803 ,  A61B5/1117 ,  G08B21/043 ,  G08B21/0446 ,  H04R1/1091 ,  A61B2562/0219 ,  A63B2220/40 ,  A63B2220/803

Abstract: A impact detection system can include an earbud having a first motion sensor and a wearable electronic device in electrical communication with the earbud and comprising a second motion sensor electrically connected to a processor. The processor can determine if a threshold event has occurred based on a first motion detected by the first motion sensor and a second motion detected by the second motion sensor.

公开(公告)号：US20220295169A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-15

申请号：US17827493

申请日：2022-05-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Zachary C. Rich ,  Kurt R. Stiehl ,  Arun D. Chawan ,  Michael B. Howes ,  Jonathan S. Aase ,  Esge B. Andersen ,  Yacine Azmi ,  Jahan C. Minoo ,  David J. Shaw ,  Aarti Kumar ,  Augustin Prats ,  Robert D. Watson ,  Baptiste P. Paquier ,  Axel D. Berny ,  Benjamin W. Cook ,  Jerzy S. Guterman ,  Benjamin Adair Cousins

IPC: H04R1/10

Abstract: A housing has a bud portion abutting an elongated stem portion. The bud portion is to fit within an ear. The bud portion has a primary sound outlet at its far end that is to be inserted into an outer ear canal, and abuts the stem portion at its near end. A speaker driver is inside the bud portion. Electronic circuitry inside the housing includes a wireless communications interface to receive audio content over-the-air and in response provides an audio signal to the speaker driver. A rechargeable battery as a power source for the electronic circuitry is located inside a cavity of the stem portion. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

公开(公告)号：US20220095030A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-24

申请号：US17405914

申请日：2021-08-18

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jacob A. Pfitsch ,  Onur I. Ilkorur ,  Esge B. Andersen ,  Miikka O. Tikander

IPC: H04R1/10 ,  H04R1/28

Abstract: A headphone comprising: two headphone earcups each comprising: an earcup housing defining an active chamber that acoustically couples a sound output side of a speaker to an ear of a user, and an inactive chamber that surrounds the active chamber; and a passive valve assembly configured to open in response to a positive pressure and a negative pressure within the active chamber to fluidly couple the active chamber to the inactive chamber and equalize a pressure between the active chamber and the inactive chamber.

公开(公告)号：US11259107B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-22

申请号：US16878561

申请日：2020-05-19

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Mike B. Minerbi ,  Edward Siahaan ,  Benjamin A. Shaffer ,  Eugene A. Whang ,  Miikka O. Tikander ,  Derek W. Wright ,  Jared M. Kole ,  Esge B. Andersen ,  Daniel R. Bloom ,  Edwin J. Corona Aparicio ,  Timon A. Wright

IPC: H04R5/04 ,  H04R1/10 ,  H04R5/033 ,  G10K11/178

Abstract: This disclosure includes several different features suitable for use in circumaural and supra-aural headphones designs. Designs that include earpad assemblies that improve acoustic isolation are discussed. User convenience features that include automatically detecting the orientation of the headphones on a user's head are also discussed. Various power-saving features, design features, sensor configurations and user comfort features are also discussed.

公开(公告)号：US10567861B2

公开(公告)日：2020-02-18

申请号：US16125178

申请日：2018-09-07

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Zachary C. Rich ,  Kurt R. Stiehl ,  Arun D. Chawan ,  Michael B. Howes ,  Jonathan S. Aase ,  Esge B. Andersen ,  Yacine Azmi ,  Jahan C. Minoo ,  David J. Shaw ,  Aarti Kumar ,  Augustin Prats ,  Robert D. Watson ,  Baptiste P. Paquier ,  Axel D. Berny ,  Benjamin W. Cook ,  Jerzy S. Guterman ,  Benjamin Adair Cousins

IPC: H04R1/10

Abstract: A housing has a bud portion abutting an elongated stem portion. The bud portion is to fit within an ear. The bud portion has a primary sound outlet at its far end that is to be inserted into an outer ear canal, and abuts the stem portion at its near end. A speaker driver is inside the bud portion. Electronic circuitry inside the housing includes a wireless communications interface to receive audio content over-the-air and in response provides an audio signal to the speaker driver. A rechargeable battery as a power source for the electronic circuitry is located inside a cavity of the stem portion. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

公开(公告)号：US10482899B2

公开(公告)日：2019-11-19

申请号：US15225707

申请日：2016-08-01

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sean A. Ramprashad ,  Esge B. Andersen ,  Joshua D. Atkins ,  Sorin V. Dusan ,  Vasu Iyengar ,  Tarun Pruthi ,  Lalin S. Theverapperuma

IPC: G10L21/028 ,  G10L25/21 ,  G10L21/0216

Abstract: An audio system has a housing in which are integrated a number of microphones. A programmed processor accesses the microphone signals and produces a number of acoustic pick up beams based groups of microphones, an estimation of voice activity and an estimation of noise characteristics on each beam. Two or more beams including a voice beam that is used to pick up a desired voice and a noise beam that is used to provide information to estimate ambient noise are adaptively selected from among the plurality of beams, based on thresholds for voice separation and thresholds for noise-matching. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

公开(公告)号：US20190082483A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-14

申请号：US16112555

申请日：2018-08-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Esge B. Andersen ,  Cedrik Bacon

IPC: H04W76/14 ,  H04W84/18 ,  H04W76/10 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G10L15/22 ,  G06F3/0482

CPC classification number: H04W76/14 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/167 ,  G10L2015/223 ,  H04W76/10 ,  H04W84/18

Abstract: A wireless communication device establishes voice communication between a supported user and a selected remote device supporting another user via a point-to-point wireless ad hoc network link. The device selects a particular remote device, establishes an ad hoc network link with the selected remote device, and communicates voice communication signals with the selected remote device. Selection can be based upon a user interaction with the device which specifies the particular remote device. The user interaction can include interaction with a graphical representation of the particular remote device presented in a graphical user interface. The user interaction can include an audio command received via an audio interface of the device. The device can include one or more headset devices, including a pair of headset devices which can be switched between providing audio signals to a single user to supporting communication between separate users via an ad hoc network link.

公开(公告)号：US20170280219A1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-28

申请号：US15621802

申请日：2017-06-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Phillip Qian ,  Edward Siahaan ,  Erik L. Wang ,  Esge B. Andersen

IPC: H04R1/08

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.

公开(公告)号：US09693375B2

公开(公告)日：2017-06-27

申请号：US14552155

申请日：2014-11-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Cedrik Bacon ,  Esge B. Andersen

IPC: H04W4/00 ,  H04W76/02 ,  H04W84/18 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G10L15/22

CPC classification number: H04W76/14 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/167 ,  G10L2015/223 ,  H04W76/10 ,  H04W84/18

Abstract: A wireless communication device establishes voice communication between a supported user and a selected remote device supporting another user via a point-to-point wireless ad hoc network link. The device selects a particular remote device, establishes an ad hoc network link with the selected remote device, and communicates voice communication signals with the selected remote device. Selection can be based upon a user interaction with the device which specifies the particular remote device. The user interaction can include interaction with a graphical representation of the particular remote device presented in a graphical user interface. The user interaction can include an audio command received via an audio interface of the device. The device can include one or more headset devices, including a pair of headset devices which can be switched between providing audio signals to a single user to supporting communication between separate users via an ad hoc network link.