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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO OF MICROPHONE SIGNAL
20220254363 · 2022-08-11 ·

Disclosed are a method and apparatus for improving a signal-to-noise ratio of a microphone signal. The method includes: selecting a target microphone to be improved as a first microphone, and selecting a microphone whose signal-to-noise ratio is greater than a signal-to-noise ratio of the first microphone and exceeds a preset first threshold as a second microphone; and adding, by an adder, a voice signal of the first microphone and a voice signal of the second microphone in a case that a same voice signal is inputted, to obtain a first microphone signal whose signal-to-noise ratio has been improved.

Audio output device, electronic device, and audio processing system device
11449300 · 2022-09-20 · ·

An audio output device includes a first communication interface configured to receive a first digital signal from an electronic device and transmit a second digital signal to the electronic device; at least one processor configured to convert the received first digital signal into a first analog signal and convert a second analog signal into the second digital signal; and a frequency modulation (FM) antenna configured to obtain FM signals to output the FM signals to the electronic device through the first communication interface. A ground terminal of the at least one processor is connected to a first terminal of the first communication interface, the FM antenna is connected to a second terminal of the first communication interface, and the FM signals are transmitted from the FM antenna to the second terminal of the first communication interface.

Spatial Audio Signal Format Generation From a Microphone Array Using Adaptive Capture
20220174444 · 2022-06-02 ·

Apparatus including a processor configured to: obtain at least two microphone audio signals; determine spatial metadata transmit and/or store the spatial metadata and at least one of: at least one of the at least two microphone audio signals, at least one microphone audio signal from at least one second microphone configured to capture at least part of a same sound scene captured with the at least one first microphone, or at least one signal based, at least partially, on the at least two microphone audio signals, wherein the transmitting and/or storing is configured to enable synthesis of a plurality of spherical harmonic audio signals.

Automotive audio system and method with tri-polar loudspeaker configuration and floating waveguide equipped transducers in an automotive headrest

A signal processing method and Automotive Audio System 290 comprising a tripolar loudspeaker configuration housed in at least one automotive head-rest assembly 200 or 500, whose radiation pattern, in conjunction with inter-element delays and other design features, is such that that passengers are afforded temporal and amplitude cues for achieving the desired soundfield appropriate for a variety of audio program material. Optionally, some or all of the headrest assembly transducers are aligned and configured with a Floating Waveguide member 470.

Spatial Audio Signal Format Generation From a Microphone Array Using Adaptive Capture
20210281964 · 2021-09-09 · ·

Apparatus including a processor configured to: receive at least two microphone audio signals; determine spatial metadata associated with the at least two microphone audio signals; and synthesize adaptively a plurality of spherical harmonic audio signals based on at least one microphone audio signal and the spatial metadata in order to output a pre-determined order spatial audio signal format.

Loudspeaker and method for improving directivity, head-mounted device and method
11128945 · 2021-09-21 · ·

The present disclosure discloses a loudspeaker and a method for improving directivity of a sound of a loudspeaker, a head-mounted device and a method for improving a sound effect of a head-mounted device. The loudspeaker comprises: a housing, a magnetic circuit unit that is provided within the housing and is for generating a magnetic force, a voice coil that vibrates by the magnetic force, and a vibrating diaphragm that in response to the vibration of the voice coil vibrates and generates a sound; wherein the loudspeaker further comprises a curved-surface extension structure; the curved-surface extension structure connects to the vibrating diaphragm, and radiating the sound generated by the vibrating diaphragm into a predetermined directivity range.

AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND DEVICE
20210227323 · 2021-07-22 ·

The present application provides a method of audio signal processing. The method comprises obtaining a voice coil direct current resistance of a speaker. The method further comprises obtaining an audio input signal to be input into the speaker. The method further comprises determining an audio input power based on the voice coil direct current resistance and the audio input signal. The method further comprises obtaining a thermal model of the speaker, and determining a transient power threshold based on the audio input power and the thermal model. The method further comprises determining a power constraint gain based on the audio input power and the transient power threshold. The method further comprises obtaining a voice coil temperature of the speaker. The method further comprises determining a temperature constraint gain based on the voice coil temperature and an upper operating temperature limit of the speaker. The method further comprises adjusting the audio input signal based on the power constraint gain and the temperature constraint gain, to obtain a target signal.

Configurable Microphone Using Internal Clock Changing
20210235200 · 2021-07-29 ·

A method of operating a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) includes, in a first operational mode, converting an analog output of the MEMS into a first internal data stream and a first external data stream having a first sampling rate; transitioning from the first operational mode to a second operation mode without restarting the MEMS; and in the second operational mode, converting the analog output of the MEMS into a second internal data stream having a second sampling rate different from the first sampling rate, and performing a sampling rate conversion of the second internal data stream to generate a second external data stream.

Gaming Headset With Voice Scrambling For Private In-Game Conversations
20210204062 · 2021-07-01 ·

An electronic device may be configurable to operate in a scrambling mode and a non-scrambling mode while processing chat audio and microphone audio for a first player participating in an online multiplayer game. While operating in the non-scrambling mode, the electronic device may be configured to transmit the microphone audio without scrambling the microphone audio. While operating in the scrambling mode, the electronic device may be configured to scramble the microphone audio and transmit the scrambled microphone audio. The electronic device may be operable to select a scrambling key used to scramble the microphone audio based on a signal received by the electronic device that indicates a role of the player in the online multiplayer game. The role of the player may correspond to which of two or more opposing teams the first player is a member of in the online multiplayer game.

Method for acquiring spatial division information, apparatus for acquiring spatial division information, and storage medium

The disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for acquiring spatial division information. The method includes controlling a sound source device to play a first sound signal; obtaining a second sound signal that is a sound signal collected by a sound collecting device when the first sound signal is propagated to the sound collecting device; obtaining direct intensity information based on the second sound signal, wherein the direct intensity information indicates an intensity of a direct sound signal in the second sound signal, wherein the direct sound signal is a sound signal that is generated by the sound source device and reaches the sound collecting device without physical reflection; and obtaining spatial division information based on the direct intensity information, wherein the spatial division information indicates whether the sound source device and the sound collecting device are in a same spatial zone.