54results about "Docking-station type assemblies" patented technology

Examples described herein relate to transitioning a playback session between portable playback devices such as “smart” headphones, earbuds, and handheld speakers with playback devices of a zone-based media playback system. Exemplary techniques facilitate continuity of playback when transitioning between locations (e.g., from at home to on-the-go or vice versa) or between listening paradigms (e.g., personal or out-loud playback of audio content). An example implementation includes detecting a swap trigger, determining the source playback device(s) and target playback device(s), and performing a playback session swap between the source playback device(s) and target playback device(s).

Techniques are described for wirelessly receiving, at first and second speaker assemblies, signals representing left and right audio channels from each of first and second sources, and using the signals, simultaneously playing, on both speaker assemblies, music, computer game audio, computer chat audio, and speech picked up by speaker microphones.

A wireless earphone assembly including a charging box and a wireless earphone is disclosed. The charging box includes a first casing and a second casing slidingly connected to the first casing, where the first casing has a first recess, a cavity connected to the first recess, and sound emitting holes connected to the first recess, and the cavity is sleeved on the second casing. The second casing has sound receiving holes opposite to the sound emitting holes and a channel disposed corresponding to the first recess, and the sound receiving holes are connected to the channel. The wireless earphone includes a sound emitting part and a sound receiving part opposite to the sound emitting part, and the sound emitting part is accommodated in the first recess.

Systems and methods are disclosed in which a playback device transmits a first sound signal including a predetermined waveform. In one example, the playback device receives a second sound signal including at least one reflection of the first sound signal. The second sound signal is processed to determine a location of a person relative to the playback device, and a characteristic of audio reproduction by the playback device is selected, based on the determined location of the person.

In a wireless stereo system including first and second battery-powered speakers, if low power is sensed in the second speaker, the user may be given the option of shifting the first speaker to mono mode, or maintain the first speaker in stereo mode, playing its assigned channel, or alter a left / right stereo balance between the speakers. Speaker setting may also change depending on whether a speaker is on or off a charging dock.

A system for magnetic reorientation is provided to secure and align devices during wireless charging. The system comprises a first device and a second device. The first device includes a power transfer coil configured to transfer power inductively between the first device and the second device; and one or more dock magnets configured to align and secure the second device to the first device during power transfer, wherein the one or more dock magnets are configured to provide reorientation of magnetic polarity based on a magnetic polarity orientation of one or more device magnets located in the second device. The first device is compatible with a plurality of device types including a first device type having a first magnet orientation and a second device type having a second magnet orientation, and the one or more dock magnets are configured to reorient based on the magnet orientation of the first device.

The invention relates to a portable karaoke module for use in a vehicle having an audio system integrated in the vehicle, at least one microphone and a housing in which are received: at least one speaker; an electronic control unit for selectively outputting an audio signal through the speaker; a rechargeable energy store for supplying energy to the loudspeaker and the control unit, an operating unit for manually controlling the function and at least one microphone receptacle for mechanically receiving the microphone are provided on the outside of the housing, the housing is designed to be received in a module receptacle in the vehicle, and the control unit is designed to be received in a module receptacle in the vehicle. Outputting an audio signal through the speaker when the housing is not received in the module receiving portion, otherwise automatically outputting an audio signal through an audio system of the vehicle; the invention also relates to a vehicle having a portable karaoke module.

Various implementations include a portable speaker configured to adjust an audio output based on a detected input connection. In a particular case, the portable speaker includes an enclosure housing at least one electro-acoustic transducer for providing an audio output, a processor coupled to the transducer, an audio input module coupled to the processor for receiving an audio input signal, and a battery configured to power the at least one transducer, the processor, and the audio input module, an input channel for receiving a wired audio input connection, and at least one wireless input channel for receiving audio input from a source device via a wireless connection, where the processor is configured to adjust the audio signal received from the wired audio input connection if the source device is already connected via the wireless connection.

A method for processing an audio signal comprising a first and second spatialized audio signal, wherein the first audio signal has a first lateral spatializer of a multichannel audio spatializer, the second spatialized audio signal (R1) a second lateral spatializer of the multichannel audio spatializer, and the first and second spatialized audio signals differs from the each other. Also disclosed is a first equalizer transfer function receiving and filtering the first spatialized audio signal from first set of equalizer coefficients to provide a first equalized audio signal and second equalizer transfer function receiving and filtering the second spatialized audio signal.

Various implementations include a portable speaker configured to adjust an audio output based on a detected input connection. In a particular case, the portable speaker includes an enclosure housing at least one electro-acoustic transducer for providing an audio output, a processor coupled to the transducer, an audio input module coupled to the processor for receiving an audio input signal, and a battery configured to power the at least one transducer, the processor, and the audio input module, an input channel for receiving a wired audio input connection, and at least one wireless input channel for receiving audio input from a source device via a wireless connection, where the processor is configured to adjust the audio signal received from the wired audio input connection if the source device is already connected via the wireless connection.

Techniques are described for wirelessly receiving, at first and second speaker assemblies, signals representing left and right audio channels from each of first and second sources, and using the signals, simultaneously playing, on both speaker assemblies, music, computer game audio, computer chat audio, and speech picked up by speaker microphones.

Various implementations include portable speakers configured to adjust audio output based on detected input connections. In certain cases, a portable speaker includes: an enclosure having: at least one electro-acoustic transducer for providing an audio output, a processor coupled with the at least one transducer; and an audio input module coupled with the processor for receiving audio input signals; a set of input channels each for receiving a hard-wired audio input connection at the enclosure; a set of wireless input channels for receiving audio input from a source device; and a set of docks for housing two or more wireless transmitters configured to provide the audio input via the set of wireless input channels.

An audio headset receives one or more audio signals carrying one or more audio channels and processes the audio channels to generate stereo signals for output to a left and a right speaker of the audio headset. The processing determines a number of the audio channels carried in the received audio signal(s), adjusts level(s) of the audio channels based on the determined number of audio channels and / or adjusts gain and / or phase of the audio channels to control a perceived location of a listener wearing the headset relative to a source of sounds carried in the stereo signals.

Systems and methods are disclosed in which a playback device transmits a first sound signal including a predetermined waveform. In one example, the playback device receives a second sound signal including at least one reflection of the first sound signal. The second sound signal is processed to determine a location of a person relative to the playback device, and a characteristic of audio reproduction by the playback device is selected, based on the determined location of the person.

Examples described herein relate to transitioning a playback session between portable playback devices such as “smart” headphones, earbuds, and handheld speakers with playback devices of a zone-based media playback system. Exemplary techniques facilitate continuity of playback when transitioning between locations (e.g., from at home to on-the-go or vice versa) or between listening paradigms (e.g., personal or out-loud playback of audio content). An example implementation includes detecting a swap trigger, determining the source playback device(s) and target playback device(s), and performing a playback session swap between the source playback device(s) and target playback device(s).

To enable a function of a docking station to wirelessly transmit content from a portable media device to one or more remote speakers located throughout a home, an office, or other locations.SOLUTION: In addition to other aspects disclosed, a docking station that receives content through wired connection from a portable media device reproduces or displays the content through a speaker, and forwards the content to a remote speaker. A function of the docking station can wirelessly transmit the content from the portable media device to one or more remote speakers located throughout a home, an office, or other locations.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

A solar-powered table including a base unit and a top section detachably coupled or connected to the base unit. The top section includes one or more solar cell assemblies including one or more solar cells, the one or more solar cells to receive light from a solar light source and convert the light to electrical energy; one or more battery charge controllers coupled to the one or more solar cell assemblies and one or more rechargeable batteries to receive the electrical energy and to transfer the electrical energy to charge the one or more rechargeable batteries; and one or more processors or controllers.

A wireless speaker has at least two base surfaces oriented at an obtuse angle relative to each other, so that a user can push the speaker onto one base surface to aim the sonic axis in a first direction and then tilt the speaker onto the other base surface to aim the sonic axis in a second direction. When resting on the first base the speaker is in a substantially upright orientation although the speaker driver, which may be a planar driver, is slightly tilted up within the speaker housing.

To provide a system, a device, and a method for low frequency audio range reproduction in a speaker system with a small speaker driver size.SOLUTION: A system 100 includes a media computing device 102, an electronic device 122, and a wireless / wired link 115. Both the media computing device 102 and the electronic device 122 are arranged in a user listening space 103 of a user 101. Transmission of various parts of an audio signal is performed. Only a low frequency audio component of the audio signal is transmitted from the media computing device 102 to the electronic device 122 and reproduced on an auxiliary speaker 124.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

A wireless speaker has at least two base surfaces oriented at an obtuse angle relative to each other, so that a user can push the speaker onto one base surface to aim the sonic axis in a first direction and then tilt the speaker onto the other base surface to aim the sonic axis in a second direction. When resting on the first base the speaker is in a substantially upright orientation although the speaker driver, which may be a planar driver, is slightly tilted up within the speaker housing.

Modular equipment comprising a main module (1) including: - a main loudspeaker (2); - main communication components (4) arranged to implement at least one wireless communication; - power supply components (5) arranged to acquire a main power supply from the mains; - main assembly means arranged to assemble the main module with one or more additional modules; - a processing component (7) arranged to detect whether the main module is assembled with a first additional module including one or more microphones and, if so, to activate at least one additional function implemented by the equipment and using the microphone(s) (12).

A wireless speaker has at least one planar magnetic driver to drive a tweeter and / or woofer in the speaker. The wireless speaker includes two radios for receiving audio from two different sources and simultaneously playing the audio from both sources. The speaker is a stand alone speaker that is not part of a headset.

Various implementations include a portable speaker with dynamic display characteristics. In some particular aspects, the portable speaker includes an enclosure housing at least one electro-acoustic transducer for providing an audio output, a processor coupled to the at least one transducer, an audio input module coupled to the processor for receiving an audio input signal, and a battery configured to power the at least one transducer, the processor, and the audio input module, an input channel for accepting a wired audio input connection, at least one wireless input channel for receiving audio input from a source device via a wireless connection, and a display on the enclosure coupled to the processor, where in response to detecting a change in orientation of the portable speaker, the processor adjusts an orientation of the display between a first orientation and a second orientation.

A wireless speaker has at least one planar magnetic driver to drive a tweeter and / or woofer in the speaker. The wireless speaker includes two radios for receiving audio from two different sources and simultaneously playing the audio from both sources. The speaker is a stand alone speaker that is not part of a headset.

In a wireless stereo system including first and second battery-powered speakers, if low power is sensed in the second speaker, the user may be given the option of shifting the first speaker to mono mode, or maintain the first speaker in stereo mode, playing its assigned channel, or alter a left / right stereo balance between the speakers. Speaker setting may also change depending on whether a speaker is on or off a charging dock.

The present application provides an audio data processing method and apparatus, as well as a sound box system, which relate to the field of audio technology and improve the sound quality of an audio playback device. The sound box system includes a full-frequency sound box and a low-frequency sound box. The full-frequency sound box is physically connected to the low-frequency sound box using a first fastening portion of the full-frequency sound box and a second fastening portion of the low-frequency sound box. The full-frequency sound box communicates with the low-frequency sound box using a first communication portion of the first fastening portion and a second communication portion of the second fastening portion. The first and second fastening portions are a pair of connecting portions, and the first and second communication portions are a pair of communication portions. The low-frequency sound box has a better low-frequency reproduction effect than the full-frequency sound box, and the full-frequency sound box has a wider frequency band range than the low-frequency sound box.

Technique are described for wirelessly receiving, at first and second speaker assemblies, signals representing left and right audio channels from each of first and second sources, and using the signals, simultaneously playing, on both speaker assemblies, music, computer game audio, computer chat audio, and speech picked up by speaker microphones. Echo cancelation may be performed using local and remote channels to isolate microphone signals.

An audio apparatus includes a network interface, a receiver, at least one storage, and at least one processor. The processor is configured to determine that the audio apparatus is in a state capable of communicating with the other audio apparatus via the network interface. The processor is also configured to receive audio data via the receiver transmitted from an external apparatus different from the other audio apparatus. The processor is also configured to output a sound based on the received audio data. The processor is also configured to transmit the sound emission control information stored in the at least one storage to the other audio apparatus. The sound emission control information includes one or more of a sound volume, and a frequency band.

An audio device includes a base defining a first accommodation cavity; a clamping member connected with the base for holding a smart terminal; a speaker unit arranged within the first accommodation cavity; a processing module electrically connected to the speaker unit; and at least one induction module electrically connected to the processing module, wherein the at least one induction module comprises a bobbin; silicon steel laminations inserted into the bobbin; and a coil wound around the bobbin. When the smart terminal is held in the clamping member, a magnetic field change of a speaker voice coil of the smart terminal is converted into an electrical signal through electromagnetic induction of the induction module, and the processing module treats the electrical signal and transmits the treated electrical signal to the speaker unit, where the electrical signal is restored to an audio signal for output.