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TRANSDUCER, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TRANSDUCER, AND TRANSDUCING DEVICE

A transducer, a method of manufacturing a transducer, and a transducing device are provided. The transducer includes a receiving unit and a transmitting unit. The receiving unit includes a first receiving electrode, a first piezoelectric film, and a second receiving electrode which are sequentially stacked, and the receiving unit is configured to convert a first acoustic wave signal into an electrical signal by using a piezoelectric effect of the first piezoelectric film. The transmitting unit is configured to receive a control signal, which is based on the electrical signal, to transmit a second acoustic wave signal.

Audio signal processing method and apparatus, and device

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.

Transducer, method of manufacturing transducer, and transducing device

A transducer, a method of manufacturing a transducer, and a transducing device are provided. The transducer includes a receiving unit and a transmitting unit. The receiving unit includes a first receiving electrode, a first piezoelectric film, and a second receiving electrode which are sequentially stacked, and the receiving unit is configured to convert a first acoustic wave signal into an electrical signal by using a piezoelectric effect of the first piezoelectric film. The transmitting unit is configured to receive a control signal, which is based on the electrical signal, to transmit a second acoustic wave signal.

SOUND PICKUP DEVICE
20230262374 · 2023-08-17 ·

A sound pickup device includes microphone elements arranged three-dimensionally in a distributed manner. A total number of effective microphone pairs is greater than a total number of the microphone elements, the effective microphone pairs each being a combination of two microphone elements having a distance less than a distance D between each other. The distance D is represented by D=c/2f, where f represents a frequency of a target sound obtained from each of the microphone elements and c represents a velocity of the target sound. Any one of straight lines each of which connects the two microphone elements of a different one of the effective microphone pairs is not parallel to any other of the straight lines.

Method and system for optimizing the low-frequency sound rendition of an audio signal
11323808 · 2022-05-03 · ·

A system and method for optimizing the low-frequency sound rendition of an audio signal, implementing variations in a plurality of parameters of the audio signal according to the volume level of the signal chosen by a user, in particular filtering or compression parameters, or parameters relating to the harmonics of the audio signal, while seeking to optimize the dynamics and the bandwidth of the audio signal according to the volume, in order to provide an optimal rendition to the user.

Spatial audio signal format generation from a microphone array using adaptive capture

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.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING HEADPHONES, HEADPHONES AND STORAGE MEDIUM

A method for controlling headphones. The headphones include a feedback microphone and a speaker. The method includes: obtaining an ear canal audio signal by collecting an audio signal in an ear canal by the feedback microphone; obtaining an audio signal feature parameter by conducting feature extraction on the ear canal audio signal; determining a tightness level of the headphones in a current wearing status; generating an audio feature to be identified according to the audio signal feature parameter and the tightness level; inputting the audio feature to be identified into a preset interactive operation identification model, and outputting an identification result, where the identification result includes an interactive operation identifier; determining a control instruction corresponding to the interactive operation identifier; and controlling a playback status of the speaker according to the control instruction.

ADAPTIVE DIGITAL NON-LINEARITY COMPENSATION ON A SILICON MICROPHONE
20230292057 · 2023-09-14 ·

A linearized system includes a nonlinear system configured for receiving an input signal; a digital nonlinear compensation component having an input coupled to an output of the nonlinear system, and having an output for generating an output signal; a low pass filter having an input coupled to the output of the digital nonlinear compensation component; a first summer having a first input configured for receiving a digital reference value and a second input coupled to an output of the low pass filter; and an error minimization component having an input coupled to an output of the first summer, and an output coupled to the digital nonlinear compensation component.

Localized projection of audible noises in medical settings
11830349 · 2023-11-28 · ·

A localized sound projection system can coordinate the sounds of speakers to simulate the placement of an auditory cue in a 3D space. The system can include a plurality of speakers configured to output auditory signals and a sound localization controller configured to control the plurality of speakers to coordinate the auditory signals to simulate an origination location of a patient alarm. The sound localization controller can determine adjusted auditory signals and control a plurality of speakers to output the plurality of adjusted auditory signals. A method for dynamically controlling speaker settings in a medical environment can include determining volume settings corresponding to a speaker, monitoring a level of ambient noise corresponding to a room of a patient, controlling the volume settings of the speaker to reduce or increase a sound level output of a speaker. A patient monitoring system can be configured to physically manipulate medical devices in response to audible commands. The system can receive a plurality of vocal commands from a user and can manipulate various settings after confirmation from a user.

Localized projection of audible noises in medical settings
11410507 · 2022-08-09 · ·

A localized sound projection system can coordinate the sounds of speakers to simulate the placement of an auditory cue in a 3D space. The system can include a plurality of speakers configured to output auditory signals and a sound localization controller configured to control the plurality of speakers to coordinate the auditory signals to simulate an origination location of a patient alarm. The sound localization controller can determine adjusted auditory signals and control a plurality of speakers to output the plurality of adjusted auditory signals. A method for dynamically controlling speaker settings in a medical environment can include determining volume settings corresponding to a speaker, monitoring a level of ambient noise corresponding to a room of a patient, controlling the volume settings of the speaker to reduce or increase a sound level output of a speaker. A patient monitoring system can be configured to physically manipulate medical devices in response to audible commands. The system can receive a plurality of vocal commands from a user and can manipulate various settings after confirmation from a user.