Earphone Active Noise Reduction Fit Compensation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Active noise reduction earphones often exhibit inconsistent noise reduction effects between the left and right ears due to differences in fit, leading to varying noise cancellation performance.

Innovation Solution

A method and device that obtain wearing fit information for both earphones, calculate optimal noise reduction amounts based on this information, and adjust noise reduction parameters to achieve a common noise reduction amount, ensuring consistent noise reduction effects between the two earphones.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If individual noise reduction amounts are optimized for each earphone based on fit, then noise reduction performance is improved, but consistency between left and right earphones deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenoise reduction performanceVSAvoidconsistency between earphones
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by optimizing noise reduction parameters individually for each earphone based on its specific fit characteristics. Each earphone receives customized noise reduction settings tailored to its unique sealing and acoustic properties, allowing both earphones to achieve optimal performance despite fit differences.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The patent achieves equipotentiality by equalizing the noise reduction performance between left and right earphones. Through measurement and adjustment, the system ensures that both earphones operate at the same noise reduction level, creating a balanced listening experience where fit differences do not result in performance inconsistency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #12Equipotentiality

2Stability of the object's composition

If noise reduction parameters are adjusted to achieve consistency, then earphone performance uniformity is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuniformity of noise reduction effectsVSAvoidparameter adjustment system
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements self-service by enabling the earphone system to automatically measure its own fit characteristics and adjust noise reduction parameters accordingly. The system performs self-diagnosis through acoustic measurements and self-optimization through automated parameter adjustment, eliminating the need for manual calibration or complex external equipment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies parameter changes by dynamically adjusting noise reduction settings based on measured fit characteristics. The system modifies key parameters such as noise reduction amount, frequency response characteristics, and adaptive filtering coefficients to achieve consistent performance across both earphones while maintaining simplicity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS20240292144A1Method and device of active noise reduction for earphone, earphone, and computer readable storage medium
Publication Date: 2024.08.29 GEER TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

Disclosed are a method and a device of active noise reduction for an earphone, and an active noise reduction earphone and a computer-readable storage medium. The method of active noise reduction for the earphone includes the following steps: obtaining wearing fit information of the earphone, the earphone includes a first earphone and a second earphone; obtaining optimal noise reduction information of the earphone according to the wearing fit information; obtaining a common noise reduction amount according to the optimal noise reduction information; and controlling the first earphone and the second earphone to reduce noise according to the common noise reduction amount.