1789results about "Bone conduction transducer hearing devices" patented technology

A loudspeaker device includes a speaker component, a first microphone element, and a second microphone element. The speaker component includes an earphone core and a core housing. The first microphone element is disposed on a first branch circuit board of a circuit board. The second microphone element is disposed on a second branch circuit board of the circuit board. The circuit board is configured to electrically connect to an audio signal wire, a first auxiliary signal wire, and a second auxiliary signal wire of an external control circuit. The audio signal wire, the first auxiliary signal wire, and the second auxiliary signal wire are electrically and respectively connected to the earphone core, the first microphone element, and the second microphone element through the circuit board. A board surface of the second branch circuit board is tilt with respect to a board surface of the first branch circuit board.

A headphone includes a housing including a bottom wall portion and a side wall portion connected with the bottom wall portion which cooperate to form an accommodation space, a sealing ring, a microphone assembly including a sound guiding member configured to hold the sealing ring against a microphone and a support surface provided on a side of the side wall portion facing the accommodation space, and a positioning member inserted between the housing and the sound guiding member to enable the sound guiding member to remain the sealing ring in a press-hold condition. The sealing ring encircling the sound guiding hole provided on the support surface for connecting the accommodation space and an exterior of the housing is provided on a support surface. A sound guiding channel is provided on the sound guiding member for guiding a sound input from the sound guiding hole to the microphone.

The present disclosure provides an earphone comprising a housing assembly, a speaker, and an ear hook assembly. The housing assembly includes a first accommodating cavity and a connecting portion that is provided with a socket extending along a first direction. The first accommodating cavity and a first channel and a second channel included in the socket are sequentially connected. A first abutment surface is disposed at transition between the first and second channels. The first abutment surface is inclined to the first direction. The ear hook assembly includes a first connecting end that includes a plug portion. The plug portion is inserted into the socket and includes a second abutment surface and an annular surface. The second abutment surface is inclined to the first direction and faces the first abutment surface. The annular surface extends from an inner edge of the second abutment surface toward the first abutment surface.

A loudspeaker device includes a speaker component, a first microphone element, and a second microphone element. The speaker component includes an earphone core and a core housing. The first microphone element is disposed on a first branch circuit board of a circuit board. The second microphone element is disposed on a second branch circuit board of the circuit board. The circuit board is configured to electrically connect to an audio signal wire, a first auxiliary signal wire, and a second auxiliary signal wire of an external control circuit. The audio signal wire, the first auxiliary signal wire, and the second auxiliary signal wire are electrically and respectively connected to the earphone core, the first microphone element, and the second microphone element through the circuit board. A board surface of the second branch circuit board is tilt with respect to a board surface of the first branch circuit board.

A core module and an electronic device are provided. The core module comprises a housing component, a transducer device, a vibration panel, and a face attachment component. The housing component includes a core housing and a core cover plate covering an open end of the core housing. The core cover plate and the core housing cooperate to form a first cavity. The face attachment component and the housing component cooperate to form a second cavity. The transducer device is at least partially located in the first cavity. The vibration panel is at least partially located in the second cavity. The core cover plate is provided with a first avoidance hole allowing the vibration panel to be connected with the transducer device. The core module is provided with a channel connecting the second cavity with the outside of the core module.

Disclosed is an earphone including: two speaker assemblies, a connection member, and a processing circuit. The connection member is configured to connect the two speaker assemblies, and the connection member provides, through a bending deformation, a clamping force for placing the two speaker assemblies on a head of a user, and the connection member includes a housing with an accommodation cavity. A bending sensor is disposed in the accommodating cavity, and the bending sensor is configured to generate a bending signal based on a bending state of the connection member. The processing circuit is configured to determine a placement state of the earphone based on the bending signal. The placement state includes one of a normal wearing state, an abnormal wearing state, or a free placement state.

An acoustic output device is provided. The acoustic output device includes a housing; a bone conduction vibrator configured to generate bone conduction sound waves and transmit the bone conduction sound waves to a cochlea through the housing to produce sound; an air conduction vibrator configured to generate air conduction sound waves, the air conduction sound waves being transmitted to an ear through sound guiding holes in the housing; and a processing module configured to provide the bone conduction vibrator and the air conduction vibrator with a first audio signal and a second audio signal, respectively, the first audio signal and the second audio signal having a frequency division point, the first audio signal and the second audio signal including components with frequencies above and below the frequency division point, respectively. The frequency division point is not less than 600 Hz.

An auditory operating system designed to facilitate context-aware, audio-based user interactions, particularly with artificial intelligence agents or applications. An auditory operating system shell serves as the primary interface, managing and coordinating multiple specialized agents that handle specific domains like music streaming, scheduling, or home automation. Using natural language processing, the auditory operating system shell identifies the appropriate agent or application for a user's command or query and ensures task execution and context preservation across interactions. The auditory operating system shell enforces privacy and stability by controlling agents' and applications' access to data and system privileges. The auditory operating system shell also supports dynamic context management, enabling seamless handoffs between agents when user requests span multiple domains. This auditory operating system shell may reduce the need for users to memorize specific wake words or commands, as the auditory operating system shell may determine the user's intent from speech or contextual cues.

A core module and an electronic device are provided. The core module comprises a housing component, a transducer device, a vibration panel, and a face attachment component. The transducer device is disposed in the housing component. The vibration panel is connected with the transducer device. The face attachment component includes a face attachment sleeve connected with the vibration panel by a bonding medium to make the vibration panel contact a skin of a user through the face attachment component. The bonding medium is configured to allow the face attachment component to be removed from the vibration panel as a whole without damaging the face attachment component or the vibration panel. The face attachment component is detachable such that the user can easily replace the face attachment component with a new one when needed, and the face attachment component can be removed as a whole to avoid breakage.

The present disclosure discloses a loudspeaker apparatus. The loudspeaker apparatus comprises a core housing for accommodating the earphone core; a circuit housing for accommodating a control circuit that drives the earphone core to vibrate to generate a sound, wherein the sound includes at least two resonance peaks; an ear hook for connecting the core housing and the circuit housing; a key arranged at a keyhole on the circuit housing, wherein the key moves relative to the keyhole to generate a control signal for the control circuit; and an elastic pad arranged between the key and the keyhole, wherein the elastic pad hinders a movement of the key towards the keyhole. In the present disclosure, by providing an elastic pad between the key and the keyhole, the waterproof effect of the loudspeaker apparatus may be improved, and the space occupied by the key may be reduced.

A headphone apparatus and methods of operation for bone conduction headphones with push-to-talk operation is disclosed. The headphone apparatus is capable of wireless communication and can be communicatively coupled to one or more machines. The push-to-talk feature of the headphone apparatus enables transmissions / messages from the headphone apparatus to the one or more communicatively coupled machines. The push-to-talk feature of the headphone apparatus can also enable push-to-talk operation of the one or more communicatively coupled machines. The headphone apparatus is configured to be received by a charging case. The charging case is configured to enable wireless charging and / or wired charging of the headphone. The charging case is configured to be received by a charging cradle.

A loudspeaker apparatus includes a circuit housing configured to accommodate a circuit component or a battery; an ear hook; a housing of an earphone core configured to accommodate the earphone core; and a housing protector at least partially covering a periphery of the circuit housing and the ear hook. A first end of the ear hook is connected to the circuit housing. The earphone core is driven by the circuit component or the battery to vibrate to generate sound. The housing of the earphone core is connected to a second end of the ear hook away from the circuit housing through a hinge component. The hinge component is capable of rotating to change a position of the housing of the earphone core relative to the ear hook.

A speaker device is provided. The speaker device may include a circuit housing, an ear hook, a rear hook, and a speaker assembly. The circuit housing may be configured to accommodate a control circuit or a battery. The ear hook may be connected to one end of the circuit housing and at least a part of the ear hook being covered by a first housing sheath. The rear hook may be connected to the other end of the circuit housing and at least a part of the rear hook being covered by a second housing sheath. The first housing sheath and the second housing sheath may cover at least a part of a periphery of the circuit housing from two ends of the circuit housing, respectively. The speaker assembly may include an earphone core and a core housing for accommodating the earphone core.

The present disclosure relates to a speaker device. The speaker device may include an ear hook, a core housing for accommodating an earphone core, and a circuit housing for accommodating a control circuit or a battery. The ear hook may include a first plug end and a second plug end. The ear hook may be surrounded by a protective sleeve which may be made of an elastic waterproof material. The ear hook may be elastic, and a position of the core housing relative to the ear hook may be changed according to an elastic deformation of the ear hook, thereby the core housing may fit a user in front of or behind an ear of the user. The circuit housing may be fixed to the second plug end. The control circuit or the battery may drive the earphone core to vibrate to generate a sound.

The present disclosure provides an acoustic output device. The acoustic output device may comprise a bone conduction speaker configured to generate bone conduction acoustic waves. The acoustic output device may also comprise an air conduction speaker configured to generate air conduction acoustic waves, the air conduction speaker being independent of the bone conduction speaker. The acoustic output device may further comprise at least one housing configured to accommodate the bone conduction speaker and the air conduction speaker.

A lightweight multi-modal speech enhancement system for head-mounted wearables, called VibVoice. A two-branch encoder-decoder deep neural network is employed to exploit the complementary characteristics of two modalities to reconstruct clean speech: (i) acceleration, which has a low sample rate covering a partial audible spectrum but with no environmental noises, and (ii) microphone, which has a high sample rate covering the whole audible spectrum but is mixed with ambient voice and noises. To challenges the issue of insufficient paired data for training, embodiments extensively measure the bone conduction effect from a limited dataset to extract a physical impulse function for cross-modal data augmentation.

Described herein are wearable sensory stimulation and monitoring devices that can be worn around the back of the neck along and in contact with the spine. Apparatuses described herein stimulate one or more senses including auditory, tactile or olfactory. Apparatuses are also described that allow for sensing and monitoring of physiologic parameters such as heart rate, blood pressure and movement. The device also has features that allow for easy attachment or integration to articles worn on the head such as augmented reality and virtual reality accessories to provide visual stimulation and entertainment.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an acoustic output device including: a transducer configured to generate a mechanical vibration based on an electrical signal, the transducer including a magnetic circuit assembly and a vibration transmission sheet; a housing configured to accommodate the transducer, the housing including a panel and a shell, the magnetic circuit assembly being elastically connected to the housing through the vibration transmission sheet, and the transducer transmitting the mechanical vibration to a user through the panel; and an additional element connected to the magnetic circuit assembly. The additional element is elastically connected to the panel through the magnetic circuit assembly.

A core module and an electronic device are provided. The core module comprises a housing component, a transducer device, and a vibration panel. The housing component includes a core housing, a core cover plate, and a sealing film. The transducer device includes a support. The core cover plate and the sealing film are respectively provided with a first avoidance hole and a second avoidance hole allowing the vibration panel to be connected with the support. The sealing film is configured to seal an assembly clearance of the first avoidance hole. At least one of the vibration panel and the support is provided with a support end surface corresponding to a surrounding region of the second avoidance hole. The sealing film is fixed on the support end surface.

Smart glasses for hearing assistance, a hearing assistance method, and a system. The smart glasses comprise: two glasses temples, a sound pickup apparatus, a plurality of loudspeakers and a wireless communication module, wherein the sound pickup apparatus comprises at least one microphone for acquiring first speech data from a first preset direction; and the wireless communication module is used for amplifying the first speech data to obtain amplified speech data, and sending the amplified speech data to a target loudspeaker for playing, and the target loudspeaker and the at least one microphone are respectively arranged on different glasses temples. By means of the present application, a hearing assistance function based on smart glasses is realized, and the product stickiness can be increased.

Methods and apparatus are described herein related to improving the sound quality of a bone conduction speaker. The sound quality of the bone conduction speaker is adjusted in the sound generation, sound transferring, and sound receiving of the bone conduction speaker by designing vibration generation manners and vibration transfer structures.

An embodiment of a Wearable Computer apparatus includes a first portable unit for data gathering and providing a natural user interface, and a second portable unit for processing the gathered data from the first unit and taking an action in respond to the received data. The first portable unit includes an eyeglass frame, at least one first scene camera disposed on the eyeglass frame for capturing at least one scene image corresponding to a field of view of a user, at least one microphone, one speaker and one LED to create a natural user interface, and at least one first processor to receive data from the data gathering units in the first portable unit and communicating that data to the second portable unit. The second portable unit is in communication with the first portable unit and includes at least one second processor configured for receiving data from the first processor. The second portable unit also includes at least one interface of a digital personal assistant that receives at least one scene image from the first portable unit and initiates an object recognition procedure to recognize an object in the at least one scene image. Based on the at least one recognized object, the digital personal assistant takes an action that may include providing a feedback to the user via light or audio.

A wearable device may be worn in an ear of a user. The wearable device may include a biometric sensor that collects biometric information from the ear, and an environmental sensor that collects environmental information from the ear. The wearable device may receive the biometric information from the biometric sensor, and the environmental information from the environmental sensor, and send biofeedback determined from the biometric information, and an environmental condition determined from the environmental information, wirelessly to a communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed.

A component of a bone conduction device, such as a passive transcutaneous bone conduction device or an active transcutaneous bone conduction device, or a percutaneous bone conduction device, used to evoke a hearing percept comprising a housing and a bender apparatus located in the housing, wherein the bender apparatus is a device of a piezoelectric bender.

The present disclosure discloses a loudspeaker apparatus. The loudspeaker apparatus may include a support connection member configured to contact with a user's head. The loudspeaker apparatus may include at least one loudspeaker assembly. The loudspeaker assembly may include an earphone core and a core housing configured to accommodate the earphone core. The core housing may be fixedly connected to the support connection member. At least one button module may be arranged on the core housing. The interior of the core housing may further include at least two microphones, and the at least two microphones may be arranged at a position different from a user's mouth. The loudspeaker apparatus may further include a control circuit or a battery accommodated in the support connection member. The control circuit or the battery may drive the earphone core to vibrate to generate sound.

A loudspeaker assembly and a headphone are provided. The headphone includes a housing assembly, a bone-conduction core module, and an air-conduction core module, and an accommodation space. The bone-conduction core module is provided in the accommodation space and vibrates in a first vibration direction, the air-conduction core module is provided in the accommodation space, and the bone-conduction core module and the air-conduction core module are arranged along the first vibration direction and face each other. In the above manner, the present disclosure reduces the influence of the air-conduction core module on the vibration effect of the bone-conduction core module, increases the sound volume, and improves the bone-conduction effect of the loudspeaker assembly, thereby improving the sound quality effect of the loudspeaker assembly.

A loudspeaker apparatus includes a circuit housing configured to accommodate a circuit component or a battery; an ear hook; a housing of an earphone core configured to accommodate the earphone core; and a housing protector at least partially covering a periphery of the circuit housing and the ear hook. A first end of the ear hook is connected to the circuit housing. The earphone core is driven by the circuit component or the battery to vibrate to generate sound. The housing of the earphone core is connected to a second end of the ear hook away from the circuit housing through a hinge component. The hinge component is capable of rotating to change a position of the housing of the earphone core relative to the ear hook.

Systems and methods for annotating, also known as tagging, visually identifiable objects using natural language (i.e. spoken voice) are provided. More specifically, but not exclusively, this disclosure relates to systems and methods for tagging identified objects related to underground utilities and assets, and communication systems. Once tagged, data representing identified objects can be stored, transmitted, and / or mapped. In an exemplary embodiment, a utility service worker or other personnel may walk or drive around an area of interest using utility locating equipment or systems to collect data. As data is being collected, the user may visually identify utility related or other items using a laser pointer, and then use their voice to tag items of interest. A headset including a microphone may be provided for capturing the user's voice. Hardware and / or software may be provided for processing tagged items, and relating them to a specific location, and / or utility asset.

The present disclosure provides an earphone, comprising a housing component, a loudspeaker, and a protective net. The housing component is provided with an accommodation cavity and a pressure relief hole. The pressure relief hole is configured to connect the accommodation cavity with an external environment. An opening of the pressure relief hole is disposed at a bottom of the housing component along a height direction. The loudspeaker is disposed in the accommodation cavity. The protective net is connected to the housing component to cover the opening of the pressure relief hole. When projected along the height direction, a length of a projection of the protective net is more than 0.4 times a length of a projection of the housing component.