公开(公告)号：US20240363094A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-31

申请号：US18622449

申请日：2024-03-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Ashok Masilamani ,  Prateek Murgai ,  John Woodruff ,  David M. Fischer ,  Jonathan D. Sheaffer ,  Jonathan Huang ,  Sorin V. Dusan ,  Andrew W. Malta ,  Erik D. Hornberger ,  Yichi Zhang ,  Miquel Espi Marques ,  Carlos M. Avendano

IPC: G10K11/178 ,  G10L21/0208 ,  G10L21/0216 ,  G10L21/0308 ,  H04R1/10 ,  H04R3/00

CPC classification number: G10K11/17854 ,  G10K11/17823 ,  G10K11/17827 ,  G10K11/17881 ,  G10K11/17885 ,  G10L21/0208 ,  G10L21/0308 ,  H04R1/1041 ,  H04R3/005 ,  G10K2210/1081 ,  G10L2021/02166 ,  H04R2460/01 ,  H04R2460/13

Abstract: A conversation detector processes microphone signals and other sensor signals of a headphone to declare a conversation and configures a filter block to activate a transparency audio signal. It then declares an end to the conversation based on processing one or more of the microphone signals and the other sensor signals, and in response deactivates the transparency audio signal. The conversation detector monitors an idle duration in which an OVAD and a TVAD are both or simultaneously indicating no activity and declares the end to the conversation in response to the idle duration being longer than an idle threshold. 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：US20240411506A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-12

申请号：US18639759

申请日：2024-04-18

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Taylor G. Carrigan ,  Hugo D. Verweij ,  Mitchell R. Lerner ,  Charles C. Hoyt ,  Patrick L. Coffman ,  James N. Jones ,  Ashok Masilamani ,  Jessica J. Tran ,  David M. Fischer ,  Nishal Ancelette Pereira ,  Sanket S. Dave ,  Vladan Bajic

IPC: G06F3/16 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/0487 ,  G10K11/178

Abstract: A wearable audio output device that includes a microphone and one or more input devices detects an input via the one or more input devices. In response to detecting the input and in accordance with a determination that the input is a first type of input, the wearable audio output device adjusts a mute state of the microphone for a first audio function that uses the microphone without adjusting the mute state of the microphone for a second audio function that uses the microphone. In response to detecting the input and in accordance with a determination that the input is not the first type of input, the wearable audio output device forgoes adjusting the mute state of the microphone for the first audio function that uses the microphone.

公开(公告)号：US20240365040A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-31

申请号：US18622543

申请日：2024-03-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Ashok Masilamani ,  David M. Fischer ,  John Woodruff ,  Jonathan D. Sheaffer ,  Sanket S. Dave ,  Deepak Iyer ,  Andrew W. Malta ,  Erik D. Hornberger

IPC: H04R1/10 ,  G10K11/00 ,  G10L21/0208 ,  G10L21/028 ,  G10L25/84 ,  H04S7/00

CPC classification number: H04R1/1016 ,  G10K11/002 ,  G10L21/0208 ,  G10L21/028 ,  G10L25/84 ,  H04S7/304 ,  H04R2460/13 ,  H04S2400/15

Abstract: A conversation detector processes microphone signals and other sensor signals of a headphone to declare a conversation and configures a filter block to activate a transparency audio signal. It then declares an end to the conversation based on processing one or more of the microphone signals and the other sensor signals, and in response deactivates the transparency audio signal. The conversation detector monitors an idle duration in which an OVAD and a TVAD are both or simultaneously indicating no activity and declares the end to the conversation in response to the idle duration being longer than an idle threshold. Other aspects are also described and claimed.