公开(公告)号：US20230143588A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-11

申请号：US18053282

申请日：2022-11-07

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Robert D. Silfvast ,  Neal D. Evans ,  Nikolas T. Vitt ,  Jonathan D. Sheaffer

IPC: G10L15/08 ,  H04L9/40 ,  H04R1/10

CPC classification number: G10L15/083 ,  H04L63/18 ,  H04R1/1091 ,  G10L2015/088 ,  H04R2460/13

Abstract: A method for routing audio content through an electronic device that is to be worn by a user. The method obtains a communication and determines whether the communication is private. In response to determining that the communication is private, the method drives a bone conduction transducer of the electronic device with an audio signal associated with the communication. In response to determining that the communication is not private, however, the method drives a speaker of the electronic device with the audio signal.

公开(公告)号：US20210018758A1

公开(公告)日：2021-01-21

申请号：US17064829

申请日：2020-10-07

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Robert D. Silfvast ,  James W. VanDyke ,  Jeremy C. Franklin ,  Neal D. Evans ,  Christopher T. Eubank

IPC: G02B27/01 ,  G06T19/00 ,  H04R1/02

Abstract: An audio component for a head-mounted display system includes a first port through which sound is projected to a user during operation in a first audio mode, a second port through which sound is projected to a user during operation in a second audio mode, an insulator positioned along an acoustic path between the first port and the second port, wherein the insulator is configured to inhibit sound projection along the acoustic path by isolating the first port from the second port, and an earpiece configured to engage the audio component to an ear of the a user, to deliver sound from the audio component to the user, and to reduce ambient noise from a surrounding environment during operation of the audio component in the second audio mode.

公开(公告)号：US12119021B1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-15

申请号：US16877865

申请日：2020-05-19

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Neal D. Evans ,  Robert D. Silfvast

IPC: G10L25/63 ,  G02B27/01 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G06V40/16 ,  G06V40/20

CPC classification number: G10L25/63 ,  G02B27/0172 ,  G06F3/011 ,  G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/167 ,  G06V40/174 ,  G06V40/20

Abstract: Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods for providing situational awareness for HMD users. Some implementations involve providing a CGR experience to a first user wearing an HMD in a physical environment. Audio data or image data is obtained from a sensor at the physical environment during the CGR experience and an emotional state or direction of attention of a second person other than the first user is detected based on the audio data or image data. A notification or other change is provided in the CGR experience based on detecting the emotional state or direction of attention of the second person.

公开(公告)号：US20240211200A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-27

申请号：US18391132

申请日：2023-12-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Robert D. Silfvast ,  Izzet B. Yildiz ,  Daniel Javaheri Zadeh ,  Grant H. Mulliken ,  Srinath Nizampatnam ,  Devin W. Chalmers

IPC: G06F3/16 ,  G06F3/01 ,  H04S7/00

CPC classification number: G06F3/165 ,  G06F3/013 ,  G06F3/014 ,  H04S7/303 ,  H04S2400/11 ,  H04S2400/13

Abstract: Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods that sense, assess, measure, or otherwise determine user attention to selectively transmit or deliver audio from an audio source (e.g., a talking user's voice captured by their device, a TV, etc.) to one or more listening users' devices and/or adjusts audio cancellation/transparency of environmental noise on the one or more listening users' devices in a multi-person setting.

公开(公告)号：US11805347B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-31

申请号：US16951103

申请日：2020-11-18

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Neal D. Evans ,  James W. VanDyke ,  Andrew M. Hulva ,  Robert D. Silfvast ,  Christopher T. Eubank

IPC: H04R1/10 ,  G02B27/01 ,  H03G5/02 ,  H04R5/02 ,  H04R5/033

CPC classification number: H04R1/1008 ,  G02B27/017 ,  H03G5/025 ,  H04R5/02 ,  H04R5/0335

Abstract: A display system includes a head-mounted display unit and a detachable speaker unit. The head-mounted display unit outputs visual content to a user and provides a visual pass-through of a real environment to the user. The detachable speaker unit is detachably coupleable to the head-mounted display unit for providing aural content to the user. At least one of the visual content or the aural content is changed according to a position of the detachable speaker unit relative to the head-mounted display unit.

公开(公告)号：US20190387299A1

公开(公告)日：2019-12-19

申请号：US16144528

申请日：2018-09-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Neal D. Evans ,  James W. VanDyke ,  Andrew M. Hulva ,  Robert D. Silfvast ,  Christopher T. Eubank

IPC: H04R1/10 ,  H04R5/033 ,  H04R5/02 ,  H03G5/02 ,  G02B27/01

Abstract: A display system includes a head-mounted display unit and a detachable speaker unit. The head-mounted display unit outputs visual content to a user and provides a visual pass-through of a real environment to the user. The detachable speaker unit is detachably coupleable to the head-mounted display unit for providing aural content to the user. At least one of the visual content or the aural content is changed according to a position of the detachable speaker unit relative to the head-mounted display unit.

公开(公告)号：US10243613B1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-26

申请号：US15275193

申请日：2016-09-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

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

IPC: H04M9/08 ,  H04B3/23 ,  G10L21/0208 ,  H04R3/02

Abstract: An audio communication system which enables two-way audio communication between at least two users in separate locations includes a talker feedback system which commands a set of audio drivers to generate an acoustical feedback signal which includes at least a portion of an audio input received from the talker to be directed to the talker. The acoustical feedback signal can be generated in response to an intensity of the talker-generated acoustical signal meeting a threshold level, and the feedback can result in causing the talker to reduce the intensity of the talker-generated audio content. The acoustical feedback signal can be directed to a limited portion of the environment in which the talker is located. The talker feedback system can provide at least some of the feedback to the talker via a haptic feedback device.

公开(公告)号：US20250104687A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-27

申请号：US18895319

申请日：2024-09-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Christopher C. Painter ,  Axit H. Patel ,  Joshua D. Atkins ,  Moshe H. Malkin ,  Nicholas C. Soldner ,  Robert D. Silfvast ,  Zhengrong Shang ,  Timo Birnschein ,  Qinghung Lee

IPC: G10K11/178

Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for active cancellation of noise in motion sensor signals. In some embodiments, a method comprises: obtaining a motion sensor signal from a motion sensor; obtaining a reference signal indicative of parasitic vibration from a vibration source mechanically coupled to the motion sensor; generating, using an adaptive noise canceller, an estimate of the parasitic vibration; and using the estimated parasitic vibration to cancel the parasitic vibration from the motion sensor signal.

公开(公告)号：US11721355B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-08

申请号：US17677850

申请日：2022-02-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Christopher T. Eubank ,  Lance Jabr ,  Matthew S. Connolly ,  Robert D. Silfvast ,  Sean A. Ramprashad ,  Carlos Avendano ,  Miquel Espi Marques

IPC: G10L21/0388 ,  G10L21/0208 ,  G10L19/008 ,  G10L21/0272

CPC classification number: G10L21/0388 ,  G10L19/008 ,  G10L21/0208 ,  G10L21/0272

Abstract: A first device obtains, from the array, several audio signals and processes the audio signals to produce a speech signal and one or more ambient signals. The first device processes the ambient signals to produce a sound-object sonic descriptor that has metadata describing a sound object within an acoustic environment. The first device transmits, over a communication data link, the speech signal and the descriptor to a second electronic device that is configured to spatially reproduce the sound object using the descriptor mixed with the speech signal, to produce several mixed signals to drive several speakers.

公开(公告)号：US11295754B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-05

申请号：US16940792

申请日：2020-07-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Christopher T. Eubank ,  Lance Jabr ,  Matthew S. Connolly ,  Robert D. Silfvast ,  Sean A. Ramprashad ,  Carlos Avendano ,  Miquel Espi Marques

IPC: G10L21/0388 ,  G10L21/0208 ,  G10L19/008 ,  G10L21/0272

Abstract: A first device obtains, from the array, several audio signals and processes the audio signals to produce a speech signal and one or more ambient signals. The first device processes the ambient signals to produce a sound-object sonic descriptor that has metadata describing a sound object within an acoustic environment. The first device transmits, over a communication data link, the speech signal and the descriptor to a second electronic device that is configured to spatially reproduce the sound object using the descriptor mixed with the speech signal, to produce several mixed signals to drive several speakers.