3065results about "Deaf-aid sets" patented technology

A headset antenna and a connector for the same are provided. The headset antenna includes an audio signal line, an antenna and a high impedance element in specified application frequency ranges. The audio signal line is adapted for transmitting an audio signal and the antenna is adapted for receiving an RF signal. The high impedance element is disposed on a transmission path of the audio signal and generates a high impedance at a specified frequency band of the RF signal, so that the audio signal line is equivalent to an open circuit and the antenna obtains a better receiving capability.

Disclosed herein is an audio system that can be customized by the user (including the developer) and that may allow the user to control more than just the sound levels and may allow the user to select more than one of a few pre-determined settings. Disclosed herein is a development platform that allows manufacturers (including the developers) to test various different parameters, settings, algorithms, functions, processes, accessories, and the like. The development platform allows the manufacturer to simulate the performances from possible options for the audio system, and then load the selected option from the development platform to the audio system. Additionally, the development platform that enables the end user to have the same level of control and ability to access, upload, and control plugins on the end user's device(s).

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.

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.

Disclosed herein is an audio system that can be customized by the user (including the developer) and that may allow the user to control more than just the sound levels and may allow the user to select more than one of a few pre-determined settings. Disclosed herein is a development platform that allows manufacturers (including the developers) to test various different parameters, settings, algorithms, functions, processes, accessories, and the like. The development platform allows the manufacturer to simulate the performances from possible options for the audio system, and then load the selected option from the development platform to the audio system. Additionally, the development platform that enables the end user to have the same level of control and ability to access, upload, and control plugins on the end user's device(s).

The embodiment of the invention discloses a gout detection hearing aid system for monitoring uric acid level in real time by using a sweat sensor, and relates to the technical field of hearing aid devices and algorithms. The hearing aid system comprises a hearing aid, a processor and a processor, the outer side of the flexible sweat sensor patch is used for being attached to the skin behind the ear, the inner side of the flexible sweat sensor patch is attached to the outer surface of the hearing aid, and the flexible sweat sensor patch is electrically connected with the hearing aid chip through a contact electrode; sweat of the skin behind the ear flows into the micro-channel through the sweat collecting hole, after an electric field is applied to the detection electrode, the level of uric acid in the micro-channel is measured through the Raman spectrum technology, and the uric acid is transmitted to the interior of the hearing-aid chip to be processed. And the disease monitoring system is used for recording detection data, analyzing gout risks and linking the hearing aid to carry out in-ear early warning when the data is abnormal. The system is noninvasive and portable, and can solve the problem of user hearing and gout management at the same time.

The present disclosure provides an earphone comprising a sound production component and an ear hook. In a wearing state, the ear hook is configured to place the sound production component at a position near an ear canal but not blocking the ear canal. An inner contour of the ear hook's projection on a user's sagittal plane includes a first curve having an extremum point in a first direction. The first direction is perpendicular to a long-axis direction of a projection of the sound production component on the sagittal plane. The extremum point is located behind a projection point of an upper vertex of the ear hook on the sagittal plane, and the upper vertex is a highest point of an inner contour of the ear hook along the user's vertical axis. An inclination angle of the long-axis direction relative to a horizontal direction is within a range of 13°-21°.

An electronic device includes a first housing connected to a second housing having a protrusion configured to be seated on an ear. The electronic device also includes a printed circuit board, a wireless communication circuit, an antenna carrier disposed in internal space defined by the first housing and the second housing. The electronic device also includes a conductive pattern formed over the first surface and the second surface through a first through hole and electrically connected to the wireless communication circuit. The antenna carrier includes a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and through holes passing through the antenna carrier. The antenna carrier also includes a groove structure including a portion in contact with a second through hole and formed on the second surface of the antenna carrier. The wireless communication circuit transmits and / or receives a wireless signal by providing power to the conductive pattern.

A system for presenting audio content to a user. The system comprises one or more microphones coupled to a frame of a headset. The one or more microphones capture sound from a local area. The system further comprises an audio controller integrated into the headset and communicatively coupled to an in-ear device worn by a user. The audio controller identifies one or more sound sources in the local area based on the captured sound. The audio controller further determines a target sound source of the one or more sound sources and determines one or more filters to apply to a sound signal associated with the target sound source in the captured sound. The audio controller further generates an augmented sound signal by applying the one or more filters to the sound signal and provides the augmented sound signal to the in-ear device for presentation to a user.

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a first printed circuit board, a speaker unit including a speaker housing and a diaphragm, and a support member including a first portion surrounding a portion of the speaker unit and spaced apart from a surface of the speaker unit by a predetermined gap and a second portion extending from the first portion to cover a surface of a portion of the first printed circuit board. A first space located on one side of the diaphragm is formed in the speaker housing, and a second space in fluid communication with the first space is formed between the first portion and the surface of the speaker unit. The second portion and the first printed circuit board form at least a portion of a substantially sealed third space in fluid communication with the second space.

An apparatus is described herein related to detecting and processing silent speech. The apparatus comprises a head-mountable device and at least one ear-mountable device, wherein the ear-mountable devices are configured to selectively pick up both head-internal and head-externals sounds, thus enabling silent speech to be detectable and wherein the head-mountable device comprises an eye tracking unit capable of determining a gaze dwell of a user of the device, thus enabling silent speech commands to be directed at objects subject to a gaze dwell, or enabling speech or audio originating from an interlocutor who is subject to a gaze dwell to be selectively enhanced. Methods are described herein relate to the application of semantic intent derived from a silent speech to real-word objects which are subject to a gaze dwell by a user.

The invention relates to a hearing aid intelligent noise reduction and human voice enhancement system based on electroencephalogram signals, and belongs to the field of biomedical engineering and acoustic signal processing. The system comprises an electroencephalogram signal acquisition module, a multi-channel acoustic sensor array, an embedded neural signal processor, an adaptive beam forming module, a dynamic speech enhancement engine and a dual-mode output device, and constructs electroencephalogram-acoustics joint features by extracting an alpha / theta wave power ratio, a P300 component and auditory cortical Gamma phase synchronism. A deep network is driven to separate target voice, a wave beam direction and a frequency response curve are dynamically adjusted based on neural feedback, a closed-loop calibration unit is innovatively adopted, gain is reversely adjusted according to N1-P2 wave amplitude, heart rate variability and eye movement data are fused to optimize decisions, and when the signal-to-noise ratio is-5dB, the voice recognition rate reaches 89%, the auditory fatigue is reduced by 37%, and the decision conflict rate is smaller than 6%. The defects of attention blind area, noise separation failure and physiological adaptation of a traditional hearing aid are overcome. The system is suitable for the fields of hearing impairment rehabilitation, special communication and intelligent cabins.

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 loudspeaker system and method can measure a specific user's hearing and implement compensatory or corrective processing to address the user's hearing deficiencies. The user's hearing acuity may be determined by (i) headphone techniques in which frequency-based hearing thresholds are determined; (ii) a loudspeaker system set up as intended for use in an acoustic space to emit tonal stimuli; or (iii) inducing, acquiring, and interpreting otoacoustic emissions. Once the hearing profile is determined, appropriate signal processing parameters can be used to generate a corrected audio output signal adjustment. The administered hearing test results can include a plurality of hearing loudness threshold levels at respective test frequencies. The hearing correction system's corrected audio output can be generated from corrected loudness values at selected correction frequency sub-bands.

This application discloses a charging case and an earphone assembly. The charging case has two earphone slots that are disposed at an interval, and the earphone slot is configured to accommodate an earphone. The charging case includes a case body and a case cover, and the case cover is rotatably connected to the case body. The earphone slot includes a top slot and a bottom slot that are located in the case body. The top slot is configured to accommodate an earbud of the earphone. The bottom slot is configured to accommodate a stem of the earphone. The case body includes a top surface disposed to face the case cover. Both an opening of the top slot and an opening of the bottom slot are located on the top surface of the case body, and the opening of the bottom slot is lower than the opening of the top slot.

Disclosed herein, among other things, are systems and methods for providing a conversation bridge for ear-wearable devices. A method includes receiving, at a central device, a first wireless signal from one or more first hearing devices configured to be worn by a first user via a first wireless connection, and a second wireless signal from one or more second hearing devices configured to be worn by a second user via a second wireless connection. The central device transmits to the one or more first hearing devices and the one or more second hearing devices, one or more audio packets based on the received first and second wireless signals.

In one embodiment, an eyeglass frame includes a lens holder, a first temple with a first end close to the lens holder and a second end, a second temple, an electrical connector and a printed circuit board. The printed circuit board with at least one electrical component can be in the first temple. The connector can be close to the first end of the first temple, facing downward, and electrically connected to the at least one electrical component. In an embodiment, a pair of glasses can perform hearing enhanced functions to enhance audio signals for the user to hear. One embodiment is configured to be a headset. One embodiment has audio and / or textual output capabilities for a user to communicate in different ways depending on configuration, user preferences, prior history, etc. In one embodiment, the communication between users is achieved by short audio or textual messages.

Examples described herein relate to management of concurrent audio streams from different sources. Portable playback devices, such as wearable wireless headphones and earbuds, as well as portable battery-powered speakers, may include multiple network interfaces for connection to different types of networks, such as an 802.11-compatible network interface for connection to wireless local area networks (e.g., Wi-Fi® networks) and an 802.15-compatible network interface for connection to a mobile device via a personal area network (Bluetooth®). Via such connections, the playback devices may receive two or more concurrent streams. By managing these streams according to playback policies, the portable playback devices may play the user's intended audio without necessarily requiring user input to explicitly select among the concurrent streams.

The utility model discloses an ear canal embedded hearing aid, which relates to the technical field of medical instruments, and comprises a bearing assembly, the bearing assembly comprises a first packaging shell, a second packaging shell and a filter screen, a signal processing piece and a lithium battery are respectively arranged in the first packaging shell, and the second packaging shell is provided with a second packaging shell. The signal processing piece comprises a signal amplifier, a filter and a central processing unit, and a micro air pump, a control switch, a potentiometer and a microphone are installed on the right side of the first packaging shell. The beneficial effects of the utility model are that through the arrangement of the miniature air pump, the air delivery pipe and the expansion anti-skid assembly, when the ear canals of different users have large differences or need to be worn stably, the miniature air pump can be controlled to work, so that air enters the hollow rubber ring through the air delivery pipe and the delivery pipe, and the hollow rubber ring is gradually expanded to be in contact with the ear wall; therefore, the wearing stability of the bearing assembly is ensured, and the sound definition after conversion of the receiver is ensured.

Embodiments herein relate to ear-wearable devices having acoustic port guards. In an embodiment, an ear-wearable device is included having a receiver, an acoustic channel wall defining an acoustic channel between the receiver and an acoustic channel opening, an acoustic port guard disposed at a device opening. The acoustic port guard is included having a first ring structure including a first ring portion and an insertion portion, wherein the insertion portion is configured to be inserted into the device opening. The acoustic port guard can include a plurality of ribs connected to the first ring structure with each of the plurality of ribs defining an outer portion extending beyond an outer radius of the first ring structure. Other embodiments are also included herein.

The invention discloses a Bluetooth hearing-aid earphone optimization method and system for adaptive hearing compensation. The method comprises the following steps: S1, acquiring a personalized hearing curve of a user and background audio data of left and right ears in each typical scene, and respectively preprocessing the background audio data; s2, extracting time-frequency fusion features of each typical scene, generating scene feature vectors, and constructing a scene feature vector library; s3, calculating a scene perception conversion vector, an abrupt change risk vector and a smooth gain vector; s4, calculating a binaural gain change vector, a binaural synchronous entropy vector, a phase alignment factor vector and a left and right ear cooperative gain vector; and S5, according to the left and right ear cooperative gain vectors, processing the background audio data after left and right ear preprocessing in the current scene, and outputting the processed background audio data to the Bluetooth hearing-aid earphone. According to the invention, the problem of gain abrupt change generated during scene switching of the existing Bluetooth hearing-aid earphone and the problem of spatial perception distortion caused by binaural coordination imbalance can be solved.

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.

Various embodiments of an earbud and an ear-wearable electronic device that includes such earbud are disclosed. The earbud includes an elongated body having a first end, a second end, a cavity extending along a body axis between the first end and the second end of the elongated body, and a body acoustic port disposed in the first end of the body and acoustically coupled to the cavity of the body. A portion of the cavity adjacent the body acoustic port includes a cross-sectional area in a plane orthogonal to the body axis that increases in a direction from the second end of the body to the first end of the body. The earbud further includes a flange connected to the elongated body and a wax bridge disposed on an outer surface of the flange along the body axis and over the body acoustic port.

The present disclosure discloses an acoustic output device. The acoustic output device may include a speaker assembly, configured to convert audio signals into vibration signals; a functional assembly electrically connected to the speaker assembly; and a supporting structure, configured to be connected to the speaker assembly and the functional assembly, wherein the supporting structure includes a metal body therein, and the metal body may be electrically connected to the functional assembly.

Eyewear includes at least a temple having a cavity open to the outside through first and second holes positioned opposite each other along a transversal direction. The eyewear includes a speaker assembly mounted inside the cavity, which has a speaker operable to reproduce a sound, a speaker enclosure that houses the speaker and a processing unit configured to control the operation of the speaker. The speaker includes a diaphragm designed to move in order to produce the sound, the diaphragm dividing an internal volume of the speaker enclosure into front and back cavities that are open to the outside of the speaker enclosure respectively through front and back openings. The speaker assembly is mounted inside the cavity to create an air communication between the front opening and the first hole and between the back opening and the second hole. The back opening is positioned to directly face the second hole.

The disclosed systems and method provide for an audio playback device to form a Bluetooth connection with an audio source device based on audio generated by an acoustic transducer. The audio is encoded with Bluetooth connectivity data corresponding to the audio source device. The acoustic transducer can be arranged on the audio source device, or it can be arranged on an audio playback device connected to the audio source device via a Bluetooth connection. The audio is received by a microphone of an audio playback device. The audio playback device then extracts the Bluetooth connectivity information from the audio, and forms a Bluetooth connection with the audio source device. If the Bluetooth connection is a Broadcast Audio stream, as defined by the LE Audio standard, multiple audio playback devices can be able to connect audio source device, allowing for a communal listening experience.

The present application provides a microphone control method and an electronic device, which relate to the field of smart terminal technology. The problem of limited sound pickup range of electronic devices is solved. The specific scheme is: when the electronic device is in the first posture, the first array is enabled to collect the first sound data; wherein the first array includes the first microphone and the second microphone among the multiple microphones; starting the first array includes: establishing a connection between the first microphone and the first analog-to-digital converter, and establishing a connection between the second microphone and the second analog-to-digital converter; when the electronic device is in the second posture, the second array is enabled to collect the second sound data; wherein the second array also includes the third microphone and the fourth microphone among the multiple microphones; starting the second array includes: establishing a connection between the third microphone and the first analog-to-digital converter, and establishing a connection between the fourth microphone and the second analog-to-digital converter; the first posture is different from the second posture.

Adjustable auricular nerve stimulation devices, and associated systems and methods, are disclosed herein. A representative device for delivering an electrical signal to a subject includes a signal delivery element including at least two electrodes configured to deliver the electrical signal to a first portion of the subject's ear. The device also includes a retention element configured to engage a second portion of the subject's ear. The device further includes an adjustment mechanism permitting movement of the signal delivery element relative to the retention element to place the at least two electrodes in contact with the first portion of the subject's ear.