1283results about "Bone conduction transducer hearing devices" patented technology

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Systems and techniques are provided for processing audio data. For example, a process can include determining audio context information corresponding to a multi-band bone conduction microphone (BCM), wherein the audio context information is indicative of at least one of noise information or voice information. A process can include generating a control signal indicative of a resonance configuration for one or more resonators of a plurality of resonators included in the multi-band BCM, wherein the resonance configuration is based on the audio context information and corresponds to one or more frequency response adjustments. A process can include transmitting the control signal to the multi-band BCM, wherein the control signal is configured to cause the multi-band BCM to generate a BCM output signal using the resonance configuration.

The embodiment of the invention provides an acoustic device and a signal processing method, a bone conduction sounding assembly of the acoustic device generates a first time delay when converting a first driving signal into a bone conduction sound wave, and an air conduction sounding assembly generates a second time delay when converting a second driving signal into an air conduction sound wave. The absolute value of the difference between the second time delay and the first time delay is larger than 100 microseconds, the signal processing circuit obtains an audio signal during operation, generates a first driving signal based on a first component of the audio signal and sends the first driving signal to the bone conduction sounding assembly, and generates a second driving signal based on a second component of the audio signal and sends the second driving signal to the air conduction sounding assembly, one of the first driving signal and the second driving signal is transmitted in a delayed manner relative to the other, so that the time difference between the generation time of the bone-guided sound wave and the generation time of the air-guided sound wave at at least partial frequency is less than or equal to 100 microseconds. According to the scheme, the problem of partial sound can be avoided.

An imaging apparatus includes a display device and a camera configured to generate image data reproducible as a series of images of a scene. Each of the series of images has a maximum field of view. A processor is configured to receive the image data, display at least a portion of the series of images, analyze the image data to determine if an object is recognized in each of the series of images, and generate a history of the series of images. The history is indicative of whether each of the series of images includes the object. Based at least in part on the history, the processor is configured to cause the display of the at least a portion of the series of images to be modified to: zoom in on the object, pan within the maximum field of view, zoom out on the scene, or any combination thereof.

The present disclosure provides a bone conduction based sound generating lollipop, a processing method and a system thereto. The bone conduction based sound generating lollipop includes a housing, a trigger, a controller and a sound generating component. The sound generating component, the controller and the trigger are integrated in a packaging cavity formed by the housing, and a separate packaging of the sound generating component is eliminated. When a supporting component of the housing enters a human oral cavity, the trigger sends an opening instruction to the controller, the controller drives the sound generating component to vibrate, and then a vibration signal is transmitted to a human auditory system in a bone conduction manner after passing through the supporting component of the housing and an edible object attached to the supporting component, and passing through an oral tissue or teeth of the human body.

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.

A wearing assembly and an earphone are provided. The wearing assembly includes an elastic metal wire, a lead assembly, an insert member, and a wrapping assembly. The insert member is fixed to an end of the elastic metal wire and includes an insert body. The wrapping assembly includes a body wrapping portion wrapping a periphery of the elastic metal wire and the lead assembly, the lead assembly has an exposed portion that is exposed from the body wrapping portion and extends to the insert body; and at least one of the insert body and the wrap assembly further wraps a periphery of the exposed portion. The above solution uses at least one of the insert body or the wrap assembly to wrap the periphery of the exposed portion to improve a mounting yield of the wearing assembly.

The present description relates to an acoustic output device, comprising: a housing; a bone conduction vibrator, which is used for generating bone-conducted sound waves, the bone-conducted sound waves being transmitted to the cochlea by means of the housing to generate sound; an air conduction vibrator, which is used for generating air-conducted sound waves, the air-conducted sound waves being transmitted to the ear of a user by means of sound guide holes in the housing; and a processing circuit, which is configured to provide a first audio signal for the bone conduction vibrator, and provide a second audio signal for the air conduction vibrator, wherein the processing circuit is further configured to adjust a low-frequency component in the first audio signal or adjust a high-frequency component in the second audio signal. The low-frequency component in the first audio signal or the high-frequency component in the second audio signal are adjusted by means of the processing circuit, such that the ratio of bone-conducted components to air-conducted components in the output of the acoustic output device is variable, so as to adjust high and low frequency output effects of the acoustic output device. Thus, the acoustic output device is suitable for different scenarios, thereby enhancing the use experience of the acoustic output device.

The present disclosure is of a bone conduction microphone. The bone conduction microphone comprises of a laminated structure and a base structure. The laminated structure is formed by a vibration unit and an acoustic transducer unit. The base structure is configured to load the laminated structure. At least one side of the laminated structure is physically connected to the base structure. The base structure vibrates based on an external vibration signal, the vibration unit deforms in response to the vibration of the base structure, and the acoustic transducer unit generates an electrical signal based on the deformation of the vibration unit. A resonant frequency of the bone conduction microphone is within a range of 2.5 kHz-4.5 KHz.