Patent classifications
H04R2400/03
SPEAKER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE
A speaker and an electronic device are provided. The speaker includes a counterweight body, and a lower shell, a middle shell, an electric vibration plate, and a dome where the lower shell, the middle shell, and the electric vibration plate are matched to form an accommodating cavity, and the counterweight body is disposed in the accommodating cavity and is connected to a first surface of the electric vibration plate; the dome is disposed on a second surface of the electric vibration plate away from the counterweight body; and when a voltage is applied to the electric vibration plate, the electric vibration plate drives the dome to move.
System and method for generating sound effects on fingertips with piezoelectric actuators of a haptic keyboard
A haptic keyboard of an information handling system may comprise a coversheet to identify a key location, a support layer, a contact foil placed between the coversheet and support layer, and a controller operatively coupled to the contact foil. The controller may receive a haptic actuation indicator signal via a processor or via the contact foil, send a first haptic feedback control signal to a first piezoelectric element to cause the first piezoelectric element to generate haptic tactile movement feedback at the key location, and send a second haptic feedback control signal to the first or a second piezoelectric element to cause the second piezoelectric element to generate haptic sound feedback in response to the haptic actuation indicator signal.
Audio driver and power supply unit architecture
This disclosure relates to speakers and more specifically to an array speaker for distributing music uniformly across a room. A number of audio drivers can be radially distributed within a speaker housing so that an output of the drivers is distributed evenly throughout the room. In some embodiments, the exit geometry of the audio drivers can be configured to bounce off a surface supporting the array speaker to improve the distribution of music throughout the room. The array speaker can include a number of vibration isolation elements distributed within a housing of the array speaker. The vibration isolation elements can be configured reduce the strength of forces generated by a subwoofer of the array speaker.
AUDIO APPARATUS, AUDIO SYSTEM, IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROJECTION APPARATUS
An audio apparatus includes a housing, a piezoelectric vibration unit provided to the housing and having a piezoelectric element, and a communication unit for receiving an audio signal. When a received audio signal is applied to the piezoelectric element while a load of the audio apparatus is applied to the piezoelectric vibration unit, the piezoelectric element is deformed causing deformation of the piezoelectric vibration unit, whereby a contact surface in contact with the audio apparatus vibrates and generate a sound.
CONTROL APPARATUS, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND SPEAKER APPARATUS
A control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes an audio control section and a vibration control section.
The audio control section generates audio control signals of a plurality of channels with audio signals of the plurality of channels as input signals, the audio signals each including a first audio component and a second audio component different from the first audio component. The vibration control section generates a vibration control signal for vibration presentation by taking a difference between audio signals of two channels among the plurality of channels.
TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION APPARATUS, AND RECEPTION METHOD
There is provided a transmission signal to enable tactile presentation at more positions than the number of channels of a tactile vibration signal that can be transmitted. The transmission signal includes audio signals of a predetermined number of channels and tactile presentation signals of a predetermined number of channels and to which metadata designating the tactile presentation position targeted by each of the tactile presentation signals of the predetermined number of channels is added is generated. The transmission signal is transmitted to a reception side via a predetermined transmission path. For example, the metadata is dynamically changed to dynamically change the tactile presentation position targeted by each of the tactile presentation signals of the predetermined number of channels.
ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AUDIO SIGNAL
An electronic device and method for generating an audio signal is provided. According to various example embodiments, an electronic device may include a display configured to depict visual information to the outside of the electronic device. The electronic device further includes an actuator to cause the display to vibrate. A processor is electrically connected to the actuator and the display. The processor applies a pilot signal to the actuator, and detects an amount of vibration of the display caused by applying the pilot signal. The processor sets an environment of the audio signal based on the amount of vibration of the display.
Methods and system for adjusting level of tactile content when presenting audio content
An audio system presented herein includes a transducer array, a sensor array, and a controller. The transducer array presents audio content to a user. The controller controls the transducer array to adjust a level of tactile content imparted to the user via actuation of at least one transducer in the transducer array while presenting the audio content to the user. The audio system can be part of a headset.
Display apparatus and electromagnetic actuator
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a display apparatus and an electromagnetic actuator, the display apparatus includes a display structure, a sound-emitting substrate, at least one electromagnetic actuator and a stabilizer; where one side of the sound-emitting substrate is attached to the display structure, and the electromagnetic actuator is fixedly attached to the other side of the sound-emitting substrate through the stabilizer; the electromagnetic actuator includes a bracket and a plurality of flexible support feet extending away from the bracket. The electromagnetic actuator is fixedly arranged on the sound-emitting substrate through the stabilizer, and the bracket receives the electromagnetic actuator, the plurality of flexible support feet can keep the electromagnetic actuator stable during the vibration process of the electromagnetic actuator, which helps avoid position shift of the electromagnetic actuator under long-time working.
ASSISTIVE LISTENING DEVICES
The present disclosure discloses an assistive listening device. The assistive listening device includes a signal input module configured to receive an initial sound and convert the initial sound into an electric signal, a signal processing module configured to process the electric signal and generate a control signal, and at least one output energy converter configured to convert the control signal into a bone conduction sound wave that can be perceived by a user and an air conduction sound wave that can be heard by the user's ears. Within a target frequency range, the air conduction sound wave is transmitted to the user's ears, so that a sound intensity of the air conduction sound heard by the user's ears is greater than a sound intensity of the initial sound received by the signal input module.