Electrical audio signal processing systems and devices inventions 08/06

20060193476 - External amplifier and noise removing method thereof: An external amplifier and a noise removing method thereof are disclosed. When an audio output inputted to the external amplifier is changed from a first mode to a second mode, channel status information is set to the second mode and no data of the audio output is outputted in the...

20060193478 - Sound effecter, fundamental tone extraction method, and computer program: The present invention provides a technique for shifting pitch to target pitch without detecting the original pitch directly, and for extracting the pitch of the audio waveform exactly. A phase compensator extracts 2 or more frequency channels each having frequency components of a harmonic overtone whose frequency is 1 or...

20060193477 - System for audio signal processing with sound spectrum selection: An audio signal processing system where an input audio signal is processed with a suitable sound spectrum to form an audio output signal for outputting via a loudspeaker or other means. The audio signal processing system may include a sound spectrum selection module capable of automatically selecting a sound spectrum...

20060193482 - Active crossover and wireless interface for use with multi-driver headphones: A headset with an active crossover network is provided. The headset is coupleable to a first audio source using a wired connection and to a second audio source using a wireless connection. A controller is used to determine whether the first, or second, audio source is coupled to the active...

20060193480 - Active crossover and wireless interface for use with multi-driver in-ear monitors: A headset with an active crossover network is provided. The headset is coupleable to a first audio source using a wired connection and to a second audio source using a wireless connection. A controller is used to determine whether the first, or second, audio source is coupled to the active...

20060193481 - Active crossover for use with multi-driver headphones: A headset with an active crossover network is provided. The headset is coupled to an audio source using either a wired connection or a wireless connection. The active crossover network, utilizing either analog or digital filtering, divides each channel of the incoming audio signal from the audio source into multiple...

20060193479 - Active crossover for use with multi-driver in-ear monitors: A headset with an active crossover network is provided. The headset is coupled to an audio source using either a wired connection or a wireless connection. The active crossover network, utilizing either analog or digital filtering, divides each channel of the incoming audio signal from the audio source into multiple...

20060193483 - Volume control method and system: A method and system enabling a user to request volume control of another users device according to an agreed policy containing criteria is described. A first device receives (60) a radio message from a second device, accesses (62) the policy to determine (64) whether or not (65,66) to adjust (68)...

20060193484 - Apparatus and method for organization and interpretation of multimedia data on a recording medium: Disclosed is an apparatus for displaying multimedia data, to be described in the format of MusicPhotoVideo(MPV) format, wherein, when an asset selected by a user is comprised of a single audio data and at least one or more image data, the audio data is provided and at least one or...

20060193485 - Ic chip type hearing aid module for mobile communication terminal: Disclosed is an IC chip type hearing aid module for use in a mobile communication terminal having a hearing aid circuit including: a first section having a resistor R1 and an inductor L1 which are connected in series on a first output line Receiver_P between the mobile communication terminal and...

20060193486 - Hands-free microphone with wind break: A wind break device for a microphone includes an airflow diverter and a flow separation edge partially bordering a microphone end of the airflow diverter. The microphone zone located between the flow separation edge and is part of the recirculation zone. The microphone is located in the microphone zone. Airflow...

20060193487 - Cordless headphone: A cordless headphone has an earphone connected by a headband with a metallic support element. An audio signal receiver is located within the earphone and has an antenna port. The antenna port is connected to the metallic support element of the headband....

20060193488 - Diaphragm and speaker: A diaphragm (400) of a speaker (100) includes a vibrating member having a substantially thin-plate shape and a base material disposed substantially at the center in a width direction of the vibrating member. The base material is formed by a woof group, a front diagonal thread group, a back diagonal...

20060188101 - Audio stereo processing method, device and system: The present invention relates to a method and a device for processing and reproducing an audio stereo signal. The method produces a left output signal for transmission to a left loudspeaker in a loudspeaker pair, which is, or is equivalent to, the sum of the mid input signal (M) and...

20060188103 - Btsc encoder with digital fm modulator feature: A digital BTSC (Broadcast Television Systems Committee) encoder (52) featuring integrated digital FM modulation comprises a digital BTSC audio processor (78) and a digital FM modulator (82). The digital BTSC audio processor module (78) is responsive to a left audio input signal (64) and a right audio input signal (66)...

20060188102 - Btsc encoding method with digital fm modulation: A method of digital BTSC (Broadcast Television Systems Committee) encoding featuring integrated digital FM modulation comprises digitally encoding and FM modulating. A left audio input signal (64) and a right audio input signal (66) are digitally encoded into a digital composite audio signal (79) via a digital BTSC audio processor...

20060188104 - Audio conditioning apparatus, method and computer program product: The audio conditioning apparatus (190) for conditioning an audio signal (O) to be output, contains a noise characterizing unit (106, 112) arranged to evaluate a noise level (NM) of environmental noise yielding a noise level with which subsequently a volume amplification unit (140) amplifies a volume of the audio signal...

20060188106 - Hearing aid device with user-controlled automatic adjusting means: The adjustment of a hearing device with regard to a current feedback path is to be designed in a more user-friendly manner. For this purpose, provision is made for hearing aid equipment, in particular a hearing device or a non-programmable device such as a headset, including a measuring device for...

20060188105 - In-ear system and method for testing hearing protection: A method and system of performing a MIRE test to determine the efficacy of an in-ear hearing protector utilizes both a novel microphone assembly designed to run a microphone through a vent in the hearing protector and an optional insertion tool that expands the vent temporarily to allow for insertion...

20060188107 - Active noise control system: An active noise control system is capable of canceling out noise in the passenger compartment of a vehicle based on low-frequency road noise. The active noise control system has a feed-forward control unit for being supplied with reference signals highly correlated to noise from a noise source and generating a...

20060188108 - Headset with optimized treble reproduction: A headset includes at least one wideband acoustic transducer located decentrally in a housing for the reproduction of an audio signal within the range of at least essentially the full audible spectrum. At least one treble acoustic transducer for the reproduction of the treble range of the audible frequency spectrum...

20060188109 - Reproducer and method for controlling reproduction: Location information obtained from a positioning system 4 and environmental information such as time, temperature, air pressure and the like measured by an environmental information sensor 6 are associated with the reproduction history of music and are recorded in a history storage RAM 14, and music reproduced in the past...

20060188110 - Electronic apparatus having automatic lifting/lowering device: An electronic apparatus having an automatic lifting/lowering device includes a casing and a piston. The piston is installed inside the casing having a rack gear. The piston includes a loudspeaker mounted on top of the internal machine. A power source drives an electrical motor to move with the electronic apparatus...

20060188111 - Microphone apparatus: A microphone apparatus for processing and outputting an output signal of a microphone array including at least nine microphones includes a directivity function processing circuit that converts the output signal of the microphone array into a unidirectional signal and that outputs the unidirectional signal. The directivity function processing circuit expands...

20060188112 - Condenser microphone and method for manufacturing the same: A condenser microphone in accordance with the present invention comprises a casing having an open end portion; a diaphragm inserted in the casing; a spacer inserted in the casing; a fixed electrode inserted in the casing; a first base consisting of a insulating material, the first base being inserted in...

20060188113 - Camera vision fire detector and system: Wide area camera vision systems can respond to variations in light beams projected into a region being monitored. The variations are indicative of the presence of smoke in the region. In addition to providing viewable images of the region being monitored, analysis software can be used to evaluate the extent...

20060188114 - Sound isolation cap: A sound isolation cap for use with a sound level meter. The cap has a bore in which a plug snugly fits. The plug, in the open position, allows air to travel between the exterior of the cap and the cap's interior cavity. In the closed position, the plug prevents...

20060188115 - Hearing device improvements using modulation techniques: There is provided hearing device (140) improvements using modulation techniques adapted to the characteristics of auditory and vestibular hearing. One embodiment provides for extending hearing to the infrasonic range and applying them to a carrier in the ultrasonic “quiet zone”. Further extension of hearing into the ultrasonic range is provided...

20060188118 - Integrated hearing aid for telecommunications devices: A system integrates a hearing aid with devices such as wireless telephones, advantageously avoiding radio frequency (RF) interference. In one embodiment, a processor transforms an electrical signal to compensate for a hearing impairment. The function used for signal transformation can be accessed via a processor memory enhancement such as a...

20060188117 - Method of outputting audio signal for the hard-of-hearing and mobile communication terminal using the method: A mobile communication terminal is provided, including: a receiver converting an audio signal outputted from the mobile communication terminal into an audible sound; a coupler dividing the audio signal outputted from the receiver into first and second audio signals which are different in phase from each other; an audio signal...

20060188116 - Presence activated hearing assistive system: An electronic device includes a receiver, a processor, and a presence activation sensor configured to receive a signal from a user. The user signal includes a user specific performance parameter, or the user specific performance parameter may be accessed from a memory by the processor in response to the user...

20060188119 - System and method for rapidly supplying custom hearing devices: A method and system for conveniently producing a hearing device for a consumer that can involve manufacture of a hearing aid or other hearing device from a mobile site or a site the is near and convenient for the consumer. Techniques similar to those used in dentistry can be used...

20060188120 - Multiple active coil speaker: A voice tube assembly for a loudspeaker comprising a basket, a cone, and a spider includes a first magnet. The first magnet is configured for attachment onto the basket and has a principle axis. A second magnet, the second magnet configured the magnet being coaxial with the first magnet and...

20060188121 - Headphone device: A headphone unit including a back housing provided at the rear of a driver unit and a baffle portion provided at the front thereof. In the headphone apparatus, the baffle portion, which is formed to surround a space except a front opening portion of a driver unit, and/or the back...

20060188122 - Swivel elbow: A system and method are disclosed for attaching acoustic tubing to an earpiece. An elbow can be configured to rotate such that the acoustic tubing can more readily be routed as desired, such as behind the ear. The elbow can have a first tube that attaches to the earpiece and...

20060188123 - Frame for speaker device and speaker device: A frame for a speaker device has an annular outer peripheral portion. The outer peripheral portion includes plural wall portions concentrically formed. An end surface of the wall portion on an inner circumferential side of the outer peripheral portion is formed at a position recessed as compared with an end...

20060188124 - Frame for speaker device and speaker device: A frame for a speaker device includes a magnetic circuit housing unit which houses a magnetic circuit, a substantially annular outer peripheral portion which is arranged on an outer side of the magnetic circuit housing unit, and plural arm portions which connect the magnetic circuit housing unit and the outer...

20060188125 - Audio signal adapter: The present invention provides an audio signal adapter, which includes a plug, a metal jack and a plastic set. The plug and the metal jack are electronically connected to two terminals of a cable respectively. The plug may be an earphone plug or a microphone plug. Correspondingly, the metal jack...

20060188126 - Miniature multi-loudspeaker module: A miniature multi-loudspeaker module comprising a housing including a magnetic circuit having magnetic means and a magnetically conducting body defining a magnetic field, and first and second coplanar diaphragm and coil assemblies, which are separately movable. The housing is attached to a front cover, which includes first and second sound...

20060182284 - System and method for processing audio data for narrow geometry speakers: In one representative embodiment, one or several mono audio signals and corresponding positional information are processed by respective mixing blocks. The positional information may include azimuth information, elevation information, and range information. For each mono audio signal, a plurality of left and right signals are generated using mixing techniques. The...

20060182285 - Sound system wireless controlling: A platform for attachment to a sound system and wirelessly sending control signals to the sound system, is constructed and arranged to support said sound system, and has a plurality of control buttons exposed outside the sound system when said sound system is attached to the platform. The platform has...

20060182286 - Support assemblies with tilt adjustment and associated methods: A speaker aiming system of one embodiment includes a speaker portion that is movable and configured to be aimed in a selected direction. A tilt adjustment device is coupled to the speaker portion. The tilt adjustment device has first and second adjustment portions configured to allow the speaker and the...

20060182287 - Audio monitoring system: An earphone monitoring system is disclosed that provides for user information and control regarding ambient and monitored sound levels....

20060182288 - Addressable zone relay method and apparatus: An apparatus in a spatially distributed, multicomponent audio system uses an ultrasonic test signal for function assurance. The signal is detected in multiple signal routing devices within the audio system. Each device is equipped with a sensor that detects the test signal. A centralized polling station receives a test report...

20060182289 - Apparatus for outputting monaural and stereophonic sound for mobile communication terminal: An apparatus for outputting mono and stereo sound signals in a mobile communication terminal. The apparatus includes a stereo codec outputting a stereo sound signal, a first path unit processing the stereo sound signal outputted from the stereo codec, a second path unit processing the stereo sound signal outputted from...

20060182290 - Audio quality adjustment device: A tone control apparatus is provided with a desired filter response input unit 11 for inputting a desired filter response into the tone control apparatus, a spectrum calculating unit 12 for calculating a Fourier spectrum for the set filter response which is inputted by the desired filter response input unit...

20060182291 - Acoustic processing system, acoustic processing device, acoustic processing method, acoustic processing program, and storage medium: Herein disclosed is a sound signal processing apparatus (10), comprising: a speaker unit (12) for converting a first sound signal to a first sound; sound signal producing means (13) for producing a second sound signal constituted by at least two different components including an echo component indicative of the sound...

20060182292 - Panel- shaped acoustic wave generator: A panel-shaped acoustic wave generator (1A; 1B; 101) comprises one or more planar plates (2,3;102,103). In an embodiment two planar plates (2, 3; 102, 103) are arranged substantially parallel at a distance (D) from each other, while the wave generator (1A;1B;101) further includes an acoustic transducer unit (4; 110A) for...

20060182293 - Ultrasonic transducer, ultrasonic speaker, acoustic system, and control method of ultrasonic transducer: An electrostatic type ultrasonic transducer of a push-pull system is constructed such that a through hole is arranged in the central portion of a fixing electrode of a circular shape. A sound wave reflecting plate is arranged on the rear face of the ultrasonic transducer and an ultrasonic wave radiated...

20060182294 - Method for setting a hearing aid, hearing aid mobile activation unit for setting a hearing aid: The invention relates to a hearing aid which, with the aid of an integrated positioning unit or a positioning unit integrated in a mobile activation device automatically sets operating parameters of the hearing aid as a function of the location of the hearing aid or of the activation unit....

20060182295 - Dynamic hearing assistance system and method therefore: A system and method for hearing assistance with dynamic loudness adaptation of audio signals, first audio signals being captured by a first microphone (26) and transmitted by a transmission unit (22) over a communication channel (27) to a receiver (24) connected to a hearing instrument (15), and second audio signals...

20060182296 - Ultrasonic ear wax cleaning system: A system for removing ear wax from an ear canal is provided. The system includes a device for creating ultrasound waves at a frequency sufficient to dislodge ear wax in the ear canal and to break up the ear wax into small particles. The system further includes a device for...

20060182297 - Garment with water-resistant speakers: A wearable sound system comprises a garment and a speaker assembly. The system may further comprise an audio device. In one embodiment, the audio device and the speaker assembly are detachably mounted to the garment. In another embodiment, the speaker assembly is integral with the garment. The speaker assembly may...

20060182298 - Bessel soundbar: A soundbar of loudspeakers for use with a television or the like. The soundbar includes two, three, or more Bessel Arrays configured to produce sound for a corresponding number of audio channels. To reduce the transducer count and/or the soundbar width, adjacent channels may share a transducer in their respective...

20060182299 - Perforated plate including embedded graphics: A perforated plate includes a plurality of holes divided into a first set of holes and a second set of holes. Each hole in the second set of holes has an area smaller than that of each hole in the first set; and the holes of the first and second...

20060182300 - Particulate flow detection microphone: Gas containing particles or droplets flowing continuously through a microphone is perturbed by sound waves. Sound-induced localized pressure changes in the gas are measured by detecting variations in gas opacity with an optical transducer disposed transverse to the flow direction....

20060182301 - Microphone mount: A mount assembly for a personal microphone is described. The mount assembly includes a spring-biased clip and a cage. The clip connects the assembly to an article of clothing. The cage is formed from an elongated bar made of rigid material. The bar is formed into a helix to define...

20060182302 - Speaker with integrated vibration system: A speaker is provided which includes a magnetic circuit, a voice coil bobbin having a voice coil wound therearound, and a vibration system having a spider and a diaphragm combined into an integrated component. In the speaker described above, the spider is located within the voice coil bobbin, fixedly attached...

20060182303 - Microphone assembly: An electromagnetic transducer is described including a magnet assembly (50) and a conductive drive coil (52). The magnet assembly provides an emanating magnetic field within which the drive coil is located. The drive coil is a flat ring coil having a width that is equal to or greater than its...

20060182304 - Speaker, module employing it, electronic apparatus and device: Shield cover (29) made of a magnetic material covers yoke (23) in internal magnetic circuit (24) of a speaker so as to reduce magnetic leakage from internal magnetic circuit (24)....

20060182306 - Component of a traction device, method of manufacturing and traction device using the same: A process of conditioning a corrugated diaphragm adapted for use in a traction device in order to impart a spring force. The process includes obtaining a neutral state corrugated diaphragm with a length of predetermined size. The process further includes heating the corrugated diaphragm at a predetermined temperature and time...

20060182305 - Core cap for loudspeaker: A core cap or top plate for use with loudspeakers that includes offset adhesive control grooves on the opposite faces of the disk-like core cap is disclosed. The grooves are offset from one another by a distance that makes the smallest dimension between any feature of the grooves about the...

20060182307 - Speaker diaphragm, speaker unit and speaker apparatus: To keep sounds emitted from a speaker apparatus in high quality. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a top layer and a back layer in a diaphragm of a speaker unit built in a speaker apparatus, and a reinforcement board for reinforcement which is interposed between the top...

20060177072 - Knowledge acquisition system, apparatus and process: A system and method which utilise separate channels to provide learning related content to each ear. The sound must be delivered specifically to the correct ear, for example by headphones. The content in one form may be to deliver intellectual content to the right ear, and predominantly non-intellectual content such...

20060177071 - Method and system for detecting a predetermined sound event such as the sound of breaking glass: A method and system for detecting a predetermined sound event, such as the sound of breaking glass. Data representing monitored sounds is stored, such as in a circular buffer, while a preliminary assessment is made in real time as to whether the monitored sounds potentially include the predetermined sound event....

20060177070 - Sound-reproducing transducer: The invention relates to a sound-reproducing transducer (60) connected to a printed circuit (50). This transducer (60) has the shape of a hollow cylinder whose cylindrical wall (66) delimits two circular faces, one front face (66c) and one rear face (66d) that are opposed and planar. The transducer (60) comprises...

20060177073 - Self-orienting audio system: A self-orienting audio system includes a master controller and a plurality of loudspeaker modules. Each module includes an audio input and a controller coupled to the audio input and loudspeaker. The master controller communicates with the plurality of loudspeaker modules. The master controller can determine a distance to each of...

20060177074 - Early reflection reproduction apparatus and method of sound field effect reproduction: An early reflection reproducing method and apparatus to reproduce sound field effect. The method includes generating a plurality of early reflections having principal reflection components by considering measured spatial impulse response characteristics of a predetermined sound field, and generating residual reflections of the principal reflection components and adding the generated...

20060177075 - Arbitrary coverage angle sound integrator: A system is disclosed for changing a coverage angle of sound produced from a loudspeaker system. The loudspeaker system includes an enclosure that projects sound at a predetermined angle. A sound integrator includes an inner surface positioned adjacent to a mid-range frequency sound source. An outer surface of the sound...

20060177076 - Apparatus for altering poles on an accessory: An accessory (100) has a housing (102) for varying a number of accessible poles (110A, 110C, 112A, 112C, 112E). The accessory includes a plurality of projections (110, 112) each having at least one pole coupled to an insulator (110B, 112B, 112D) to prevent electrical contact with another pole, a plurality...

20060177077 - High frequency mixer circuit: A high frequency mixer circuit is used as a down converter in which an RF signal and an LO signal are mixed to generate an IF signal, or as an up converter in which an IF signal and an LO signal are mixed to generate an RF signal. The high...

20060177078 - Apparatus for implementing 3-dimensional virtual sound and method thereof: An apparatus for implementing a 3-dimensional virtual sound and method thereof are disclosed, in which computational and storage complexity are reduced, in which system stability is secured, and by which the 3-dimensional virtual sound can be implemented in such a mobile platform failing to be equipped with expensive instruments for...

20060177079 - Method for controlling the directionality of the sound receiving characteristic of a hearing aid and a signal processing apparatus: A signal processing apparatus (100) for a hearing aid with a controllable directional characteristic is provided which comprises a directional controller (10) receiving first and second microphone signals (20, 30) and output an output signal (40), a signal analyzer (70) which detects whether at least one of said first and...

20060177080 - Earpiece with flanged extension: An earpiece having at least one flanged extension is disclosed. The earpiece can be used to mitigate exposure to ambient sound. The earpiece can also be used to provide sound from a two-way radio or the like to a user's eardrum. Combinations of these two applications are possible. Thus, ambient...

20060177081 - Data transmission device for wireless data transmission for hearing devices and corresponding method: ITE devices should also be accessible in a simple manner via further transmission paths. A converter unit with a high-frequency receive device is thus proposed for receiving high-frequency signals from an external transmit unit, said converter unit further comprising a mixing unit for mixing the high-frequency signal with a reference...

20060177082 - Custom-fit hearing device kit and method of use: A kit for preparing a custom-fit ear protection molding is provided having a first container containing a compliant material and a second container containing a hardening agent such that when the compliant material and the hardening agent are combined and kneaded, a resulting compound is formed which may be inserted...

20060177083 - Hearing aid with large diaphragm microphone element including a printed circuit board: A disposable-type hearing aid uses a relatively large single diaphragm or a large single diaphragm subdivided into a plurality of smaller active diaphragm areas obtained using a grate-like back support plate with ridges which contact and divide the diaphragm into the several smaller active diaphragm areas. The diaphragm and a...

20060177084 - Mask amplifier with separated elements: Elements of a mask amplifier, including power supply, circuit board or amplifier, and microphone, that do not need external exposure, can be separated from the speaker and can be located, for example, inside the mask volume....

20060177085 - Microphone: According to the present invention, a microphone has a plate-like or film-like dust-proof section that is disposed in a conductive housing (capsule) having a sound aperture and covers the sound aperture. The dust-proof section has a plurality of pores at least in a region corresponding to the sound aperture, and...

20060177086 - Tubular, flexible wireless communication device: This invention is a wireless communication device, for example a hands-free speakerphone accessory for a mobile telephone, that includes a pair of flexible elongated tubular members capable of attaching to the stems of eyeglasses. When the apertures or lumens in the flexible elongated tubes are attached to the stems of...

20060177087 - Self-adjusting earloop for an over-the-ear headset: Conformable spring-loaded earloops for over-the-ear style headsets are disclosed. The earloop for a headset generally comprises a prehensile member having a connecting member and a stabilizer portion and a ring integrally formed with and extending from the connecting member. The stabilizer portion is adapted to curve at least partially around...

20060177088 - Architectural speaker assembly: An architectural speaker assembly includes a speaker supported within the speaker enclosure of a mounting fixture. A grill is provided to conceal the speaker. A grill support is configured to support the grill substantially flush with a facing ring of the mounting fixture to blend into the surrounding ceiling or...

20060177089 - Method and apparatus for a weather proof notification device: A weather-proof notification device includes an enclosure having an integrally formed grille and a speaker located within and attached to the enclosure proximate the grille. The grille is configured to inhibit the entry of rainwater into the interior of the enclosure. A water-resistant or water-tight seal is provided between the...

20060177090 - Electro-acoustic transducer: An electro-acoustic transducer includes a generally V-shaped diaphragm comprising a folded sheet of film material. The diaphragm also comprises two upper ends, a lower end, an inner surface, and an outer surface. A frame supports the diaphragm in at least the two upper ends of the diaphragm and a structured...

20060177091 - Speaker and method of manufacturing the same: A loudspeaker is provided, which has a configuration in which suspension holder extending in a cylindrical shape widening downward is provided on the rear surface of diaphragm so as to be integrated with diaphragm, and the periphery of suspension holder is coupled to frame via second edge. With such a...

20060177092 - Speaker and method for manufacturing the speaker: A method of manufacturing a speaker includes providing an integral set of frames each with a receptacle opening, mounting a plurality of magnetic circuit units in the respective receptacle openings of the integral set of frames, mounting an integral set of diaphragms to the integral set of frames with diaphragms...

20060171542 - Coding of main and side signal representing a multichannel signal: The present invention relates to a method of encoding a main and a side signal that are generated by the first step of parametric stereo encoding. when encoding according to the present invention, firstly, the relation between the power spectral energies of the main and the side signal is kept...

20060171543 - Method and system for speech quality prediction of an audio transmission system: Method and system for measuring the transmission quality of an audio transmission system (10). Preprocessing means (12) are present for preprocessing of an input signal (X) and an output signal (Y) to obtain pitch power densities (PPXwIKss(j)” 1′PYwrR.ss(fin) for the respective signals. Compensation means (13, 14) are provided for compensation...

20060171545 - Audio signal switching apparatus: An audio signal switching apparatus at least comprises an audio jack, a speaker jack, a detection circuit and a control circuit. The audio jack and the speaker jack are separately configured in a computer system. The detection circuit detects whether the computer system is turned on or turned off. The...

20060171544 - Wireless low-frequency audio reproduction system for an electronic device: A wireless low-frequency audio reproduction system for an electronic device. The wireless low-frequency audio system reproduces sound in response to a source audio signal of the electronic device and includes an audio processing device, a wireless transmission module, and an audio reproduction device. The audio reproduction device includes a low-frequency...

20060171546 - Device for measuring the sound insulation or insertion of a test object, particularly a passenger compartment section of a motor vehicle: The invention relates to a device for measuring the sound insulation or insertion insulation of a test object, particularly a passenger compartment section of a motor vehicle, wherein said device comprises at least one source of sound, at least one microphone and a device for recording acoustic measuring data. In...

20060171547 - Method for reproducing natural or modified spatial impression in multichannel listening: The invention concerns a method for reproducing spatial impression of existing spaces in multichannel or binaural listening. It consists of following steps/phases: a) Recording of sound or impulse response of a room using multiple microphones, b) Time-and frequency-dependent processing of impulse responses or recorded sound, c) Processing of sound to...

20060171548 - In-the-ear hearing device: An in-the-ear hearing device comprises an outside body, which is at least in part of textile material (3). The textile material allows to optimally adapt shape and shape dynamics as well as biocompatibility to the respective characteristics of an individual ear canal....

20060171550 - Bte hearing aid component and hearing aid comprising same: A behind-the-ear hearing aid component employs a multi-functional module easily replaced to enhance repairability and time to market. The multi-functional module is removably secured to a case that carries a microphone, a programming system that receives and stores one or more hearing aid programs, an optional selector for selecting one...

20060171549 - Hearing aid eartip coupler system and method: A hearing aid eartip coupler system and method is disclosed which permits interfacing existing hearing aids with a variety of high performance hearing aid eartips for use by patients with mild to moderate hearing loss. Conventional hearing aid earmolds connected to over-the-ear hearing aids suffer from a high degree of...

20060171551 - Communication device comprising sound-conveying means for two sound-producing modes: In a communication device (1) that is designed to deliver sound, in an againstthe-ear mode, into a space (22) bounded by the ear and, in an away-from-the-ear mode, into an acoustic free space, a loudspeaker (3) is provided for generating the sound and a holding device (2) is furthermore provided,...

20060171552 - Microphone wiht sliding battery compartment: A microphone with sliding battery compartment is disclosed. The microphone comprises a body axially provided with a hollow recess and the end section of the body being provided with a fastening hole; a sound-receiving unit mounted to the recess such that the end section thereof contains a power supply elastic...

20060171553 - Gaming headset vibrator: A vibrating headset capable of generating a vibration of variable operational characteristics in the earpiece of the vibrating headset is disclosed. The vibrating headset may include one or more earpieces, each of which includes a speaker and a vibrator mechanism, wherein the vibrator mechanism receives a vibration input signal which...

20060171554 - Acoustic transducer: An acoustic transducer includes a magnetic circuit part and a voice coil operatively connected to the magnetic circuit part. A tubular casing accommodates the magnetic circuit part and the voice coil. An annular first support spring has an outer peripheral portion embedded and secured in the casing. The first support...

20060171555 - Loudspeaker having an inner lead wire system and related method of protecting the lead wires: A loudspeaker for generating sound from an electrical current provided by an external source may include an adapter and/or a guide for supporting, directing and routing lead wires carrying the electrical current from the external source. The lead wires may be routed through a guide supported by a pole assembly...

20060171556 - Cooling structure for loudspeaker driver: An efficient durable loudspeaker driver having a unique combination of thermally conductive, convective and radiating elements is provided to allow efficient cooling of its magnetic structure and voice coil. In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the loudspeaker driver has a vented pole piece including first and...

20060171557 - [speaker]: A speaker having a locating ring mounted in an accommodating open chamber inside a basket to hold down a damper is disclosed. The basket has an annular bottom rib protruded from the bottom side of the accommodating open chamber around the center of the basket, and a plurality of radial...