H04R2205/022

Rendering binaural audio over multiple near field transducers

An apparatus and method of rendering audio. A binaural signal is split on an amplitude weighting basis into a front binaural signal and a rear binaural signal, based on perceived position information of the audio. In this manner, the front-back differentiation of the binaural signal is improved.

Orientation-responsive acoustic array control
11388536 · 2022-07-12 · ·

An audio device includes a casing configured for operation in a first orientation and a second orientation different from the first orientation, an orientation input device disposed on the casing to detect an orientation of the casing relative to the direction of the force of gravity, and a plurality of acoustic drivers disposed on the casing and operable to form a plurality of acoustic interference arrays, each of which is associated with one of a plurality of audio channels. The acoustic drivers of the audio device operate in a first frequency range and modify at least one of the acoustic interference arrays in response to a change in the orientation detected by the orientation input device.

SOUND PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS
20220248160 · 2022-08-04 · ·

A sound processing method and apparatus. The method is applied to a terminal device including a plurality of sound configuration parameter groups. The terminal device may be an artificial intelligence (AI) based terminal device. The method includes when a screen display parameter of the terminal device meets a sound adjustment condition, obtaining a current screen display parameter; determining a first sound configuration parameter group from the plurality of sound configuration parameter groups based on the current screen display parameter; and updating a second sound configuration parameter group to the first sound configuration parameter group. The second sound configuration parameter group is a sound configuration parameter group currently enabled by the terminal device. Embodiments can flexibly adjust a sound effect and improve intelligence and flexibility of the terminal device.

Speaker array for multi-channel surround sound home
11412324 · 2022-08-09 ·

Disclosed is a speaker array for home theater and mini theater applications. The speaker array is built around a subwoofer speaker in a cylindrical enclosure. The speaker array may provide a good trade-off between the amount of equipment used and the theatre-quality sound produced. The speaker array can be placed on the floor level as a single unit for small home living room or multiple units for a large performance space. The multiple units deployed can coordinate with each other. The speaker array can be static, static with space measurement sensors, or moving with a motion-controlled platform.

HEADSET WITH INTERNAL GIMBAL
20220095031 · 2022-03-24 ·

A method and system for a headset with internal gimbal, where the headset comprises a headband, a headband, and ear cups coupled to the headband, wherein each ear cup may be coupled to the headband utilizing an internal gimbal. The internal gimbal may comprise a tip that is wider than its base. The tip may be rounded. The headband may comprise headband endcaps at each end of the headband. A headband slide may be coupled to each headband endcap. The headband ear cups may be coupled to the headband via the headband slides. Each headband slide may be coupled to a headband endcap via a headband pivot. The headband pivot may provide rotational motion of the ear cups with respect to the headband. The force on ears of a user of the headset may be spread evenly by the internal gimbals.

IN LINE DAMPER BELLOWS DUAL OPPOSING DRIVER SPEAKER
20220109936 · 2022-04-07 · ·

A speaker device (1) comprising two membranes (7) facing each other, and two drive units (2) arranged for driving the two membranes (7) in opposite direction in operation. A vented frame element (8) and a closed frame element (9) are positioned outward on either side of the two membranes (7). At least one bellows element (5) is connected on a first side to the membrane (7) which is positioned closest to the closed frame element (9), and connected on a second side to the closed frame element (9).

Terminal device and method for outputting audio

A terminal device includes: a housing; an audio output module; and a driving module, connected to the audio output module to drive the audio output module to move between a first position and a second position. The first position is located inside the housing, and the second position is located outside the housing. When the audio output module is in an audio output state, the audio output module is driven to move to the second position. When the audio output module exits the audio output state, the audio output module is driven to move to the first position.

DISPLAY DEVICE, METHOD FOR REALIZING PANORAMIC SOUND THEREOF, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM

A display device, a method for realizing panoramic sound, a non-transitory storage medium are provided. The method includes: performing space model parameter modification on preset space model based on application environment; determining middle audio source information based on video source information as read, determining side audio source information based on video source information and modified space model parameter; determining top audio source information based on sound image position information and side audio source information; controlling middle sound production circuit to produce sound based on middle audio source information, two side sound production circuits to produce sound based on side audio source information, top sound production circuit to produce sound based on top audio source information.

Vibration and sound-making apparatus and electronic device

An electronic device includes a main body, a display disposed on the main body, and a sound-making assembly. The sound-making assembly includes a speaker box and a driving diaphragm located in the speaker box, the speaker box is disposed inside the main body or is formed using the main body and the display, where the main body includes a speaker grille corresponding to the speaker box, the driving diaphragm is fastened inside the speaker box and divides the speaker box into two sub-chambers, the speaker grille is coupled to one of the two sub-chambers, the driving diaphragm vibrates after receiving an audio signal, the driving diaphragm drives, through vibration of the driving diaphragm, air in the two sub-chambers to vibrate to make a sound, and the sound is propagated through the speaker grille.

SPEAKER SYSTEM, SOUND PROCESSING DEVICE, SOUND PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

A speaker system includes a wearable speaker capable of outputting a first sound which is a voice of a communication partner of a talker and a second sound, a microphone, and a sound processing device which processes a sound output from the wearable speaker and a sound picked up by the microphone. The sound processing device generates a reference signal by synthesizing a first signal indicating the first sound and a second signal indicating the second sound, outputs the first signal and the second signal to the wearable speaker, obtains a sound pickup signal including the voice of the talker from the microphone, performs, on the sound pickup signal, a process of cancelling the sound component output from the wearable speaker by using the reference signal, and outputs the sound pickup signal on which the cancellation process has been performed.