Electrical audio signal processing systems and devices inventions 06/07

20070147623 - Apparatus to generate multi-channel audio signals and method thereof: An apparatus and method of generating multi-channel audio signals includes a voice signal removal unit to generate a first signal by removing one or more components of a plurality of frequency bands corresponding to a voice frequency range from an input signal, a voice signal amplification unit to generate a... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20070147626 - Audible feedback of machine load: A sensor is provided in a machine having a continuously variable transmission, for example, and the amount of force exerted by the machine against a load is sensed. Based on the sensed power, an appropriate audio signal is generated which simulates the sounds an operator would expect to hear when... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070147631 - Wireless microphone and apparatus for fixing transmitter of the wireless microphone: A wireless microphone is provided. The wireless microphone includes: a transmitter wirelessly transmitting audio signals converted from sound collected with a microphone unit; and a receiver receiving said audio signals. A clip is provided on one surface of the transmitter in which the microphone unit is attached to the other... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070147638 - Apparatus to remove a voice signal and method thereof: An apparatus and a method of removing voice signals. The apparatus to remove a voice signal includes a band reject filter unit which generates a first signal by partially or wholly removing a plurality of predetermined frequency band components corresponding to a voice frequency band from an input signal, a... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20070147622 - Audio apparatus: An audio apparatus, which is compatible with multi-channel audio sources, is capable of achieving reproduction without sound drop-out even in use with only two speakers. The audio apparatus includes an audio mixing circuit that inputs an L audio signal, R audio signal, C audio signal, SL audio signal, SR audio... Agent: Rohm Co., Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20070147624 - Method for controlling a hearing apparatus as a function of a switch-off period and corresponding hearing apparatus: The sensitivity fluctuations of a hearing device wearer are to be catered for in an improved manner. A control method for a hearing device or another hearing apparatus is thus provided, by means of which a period of time is detected during which the hearing apparatus is switched off. At... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070147625 - System and method of detecting speech intelligibility of audio announcement systems in noisy and reverberant spaces: A system and method to detect and remediate unacceptable levels of speech intelligibility evaluates received test audio transmitted across and received in a space or region of interest. Intelligibility is improved by altering the rate, pitch, amplitude and frequency bands energy during presentation of the speech signal.... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070147627 - Multiplexed microphone signals with multiple signal processing paths: A multiplexed microphone signal with multiple signal processing paths is disclosed. Each signal processing path has it own priority and other characteristics. A signal path is selected based on the application of the processed signal. Similar processes within different paths may be shared to reduce computation workload.... Agent: Wong, Cabello, Lutsch, Rutherford & Brucculeri, L.L.P.

20070147628 - Hearing protection device: A hearing protection unit is preferably coupled with a conventional hat, such as a baseball cap, and preferred routing channels extend proximal to an ear of a wearer of the hat. The hearing protection unit amplifies all sounds and delivers a signal to a speaker, which generates sound to be... Agent: Ryan Kromholz & Manion, S.c.

20070147629 - User configurable headset for monaural and binaural modes: A headset is described that can be user-configured to be used in either monaural or binaural modes. The headset may include a first speaker for one ear, and a second speaker in an earpiece inserted in the headset body. The earpiece may be retractable, and upon removal from the headset,... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 003797 & 013797

20070147630 - User configurable headset for monaural and binaural modes: A headset is described that can be user-configured to be used in either monaural or binaural modes. The headset may include a first speaker for one ear, and a second speaker in an earpiece inserted in the headset body. The earpiece may be retractable, and upon removal from the headset,... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 003797 & 013797

20070147632 - Recording device and adjustment method of recording device: A recording device obtains audio signals by plural microphones and records the audio signals on a recording medium. The device includes plural incorporated microphones for obtaining the audio signals; correction circuits for changing characteristics by correction parameters for the incorporated microphones, for correcting characteristics of the audio signals obtained by... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20070147634 - Cluster of first-order microphones and method of operation for stereo input of videoconferencing system: An arbitrarily positioned cluster of three microphones can be used for stereo input of a videoconferencing system. To produce stereo input, right and left weightings for signal inputs from each of the microphones are determined. The right and left weightings correspond to preferred directive patterns for stereo input of the... Agent: Wong, Cabello, Lutsch, Rutherford & Brucculeri, L.L.P.

20070147633 - Listening device with two or more microphones: The invention regards a listening device with two or more microphone units. The listening device has a signal processing device and means for delivering a signal to the user of the device representative of the audio signals picked up by the microphones, whereby the signal processing device comprises means for... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070147635 - System and method for separation of a user's voice from ambient sound: A system for separation of a user's voice from ambient sound, comprising a device to be worn at the user's ear or at least partly in the user's ear canal comprising a first microphone oriented outwardly towards the environment and a second microphone oriented inwardly towards the user's ear canal,... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20070147636 - Acoustics correcting apparatus: An acoustics correcting apparatus includes: a measurement signal supplying section; first and second collecting sections; a first distance calculating section; a second distance calculating section; a position information calculating section; an acoustics measuring section; a virtual sound image coefficient selecting section; a correction characteristic calculating section; a virtual sound image... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070147637 - Arrangement for placing a frequency converter in a cabinet: An arrangement and method for placing a frequency converter in a cabinet, wherein the frequency converter is fitted in an instrument cabinet having a frame and walls, wherein the frame (101) of the instrument cabinet is of modular construction, and wherein the frequency converter is integrated in the instrument cabinet... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070147639 - Hearing aid with digital compression recapture: Systems, devices, and methods are provided to inhibit apparent amplitude modulation in non-linear processing that causes distortion in a processed signal. One aspect of the invention includes a hearing aid. The hearing aid includes a microphone to receive an input signal, a speaker to reproduce the input signal, and a... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070147640 - Audio accessory and method: An audio accessory (100) and corresponding method for operating the audio accessory are provided. The audio accessory includes a first speaker, a second speaker, a microphone, and a multiplexer circuit for multiplexing the second speaker with the microphone. The audio accessory is suitable for use with an electronic device (200),... Agent: Motorola Inc

20070147641 - Wireless hearing system and method for monitoring the same: A hearing system is provided, comprising a hearing device, an audio signal transmitter, an audio signal source for providing audio signals to the audio signal transmitter, an audio signal receiver unit adapted to establish a wireless link for transmission of the audio signals from the audio signal transmitter to the... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20070147642 - Method for constructing an otoplastic and calibrating a hearing device: Adjusting a hearing device and thus also shaping the otoplastic or hearing device shell are to be optimized. Provision is made for this purpose to firstly geometrically measure a portion of the auditory canal, to extrapolate the remaining portion of the auditory canal and to produce a geometric model of... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070147643 - Hearing aid module: The aim of the invention is to further reduce the dimensions of hearing aids. Toward that end a hearing aid module is provided which can be mechanically and electrically attached by means of an electromechanical interface to a corresponding multipurpose interface of a hearing aid. At least one hearing aid... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070147644 - Wireless multi-user audio system: Various methods and devices are provided for a wireless audio system for a number of users. The system includes a base unit that is adapted to removably store, recharge and communicate with personal microphone modules, table-top microphones, and audio adapters. The system also includes a plurality of personal microphone modules... Agent: Nutter Mcclennen & Fish LLP

20070147645 - Loudspeaker system: A loudspeaker unit (2) of a loudspeaker system (1) is fitted to a cabinet (4). An absorbent (3) is disposed in a hollow chamber (R) inside the cabinet (4) and absorbs a gas inside the hollow chamber (R). A phase inverting mechanism (8) inverts the phase by resonating with a... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20070147646 - Electro-acoustic apparatus comprising an electro-acoustic transducer: In the case of an electro-acoustic apparatus (1) having a housing (2) with a housing wall (9) and having an electro-acoustic transducer (17) that is arranged facing the housing wall (9), a front chamber volume (31) that forms an acoustic spring is provided between the transducer (17) and the housing... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070147647 - Phasing plug for a compression driver: A phasing plug for a compression driver includes a base portion and a hub portion. The base portion includes a first side, a second side, and a plurality of apertures extending between the first and second sides. The hub portion extends from the base portion along an axis. The hub... Agent: The Eclipse Group

20070147648 - Speaker system and video display: Disclosed herein is a speaker system including a speaker unit with a speaker body incorporated therein; and a speaker panel disposed on the front side of the speaker unit; wherein the speaker panel has a multiplicity of fine holes permitting a sound of the speaker body to pass therethrough, and... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070147650 - Microphone and speaker having plate spring structure and speech recognition/synthesizing device using the microphone and the speaker: A subminiature microphone and speaker having a plate spring structure and a speech recognition/synthesizing device using the microphone and speaker include frames, vibration plates, plate spring structures, elastic portions connected to the frames and the vibration plates, and sensor units which are disposed at the elastic portions and sense vibration... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20070147652 - Speaker device: It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved speaker device equipped with a long plate, capable of realizing a high flux density within the magnetic gap without forming any un-useful space. The speaker device has a magnetic circuit including a yoke integrally formed with a center... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070147651 - Speaker device and mobile phone: A speaker device includes: a magnetic circuit which includes two magnetic gaps; a diaphragm which is arranged at a position passing through at least the two magnetic gaps and includes a recessed part extending in a direction substantially orthogonal with respect to an extending direction of a magnetic flux in... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070147649 - Speaker, and module, electronic apparatus, and device that use the speaker: Net (30) made of material containing at least metal is bonded to protector (29) of a loud speaker, and hence shields electromagnetic wave. Electromagnetic interference can be prevented in an electronic apparatus such as a portable phone employing the loud speaker.... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20070140497 - Method and apparatus to provide active audio matrix decoding: An active audio matrix decoding method and apparatus to generate multi-channel audio signals from a stereo channel audio signal. The method includes: decoding a stereo channel audio signal into a multi-channel signal, extracting a power vector of each channel signal by multiplying a magnitude of each decoded channel signal by... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20070140503 - Active vibrational noise control apparatus: While a vehicle incorporating an active vibration noise control apparatus is decelerating, hysteresis is given if an operating point moves from an operating point on a sampling period characteristic curve to an operating point on another sampling period characteristic curve. Even if a base period detected depending on noise contains... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070140511 - Process of implementing low frequency of audio signal: A process of implementing a low frequency of an audio signal includes the steps of collecting a fundamental frequency from the audio signal at a low frequency region thereof, generating a controlled 2nd harmonic, a controlled 3rd harmonic, and a controlled 4th harmonics respectively based on a 2nd harmonic, a... Agent: Raymond Y. Chan

20070140498 - Method and apparatus to provide active audio matrix decoding based on the positions of speakers and a listener: An active audio matrix decoding method and apparatus to generate multi-channel audio signals from a stereo channel audio signal. The method includes extracting characteristics of a plurality of speaker signals and angles of each of a plurality of multi-channel speakers from arbitrary signals reproduced by the multi-channel speakers, decoding a... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20070140499 - Multichannel audio coding: Multiple channels of audio are combined either to a monophonic composite signal or to multiple channels of audio along with related auxiliary information from which multiple channels of audio are reconstructed, including improved downmixing of multiple audio channels to a monophonic audio signal or to multiple audio channels and improved... Agent: Gallagher & Lathrop, A Professional Corporation

20070140500 - Apparatus and method for synthesizing three output channels using two input channels: For synthesizing at least three output channels using two stereo input channels, the stereo input channels are analyzed to detect signal components occurring in both input channels. A signal generator is operative to introduce at least a part of the detected signal components into the second channel associated with a... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070140501 - Method for coding and decoding impulse responses of audio signals: The transmission and use of real, i. e. of measured, room impulse responses for the reproduction of sound signals with this room characteristic compatible to the MPEG-4 standard is made possible by inserting impulse responses in multiple successive control parameter fields, especially the params[128] array. A first control parameter field... Agent: Joseph J Laks Thomson Licensing Inc

20070140502 - Signal processing: The present invention relates to audio signal processing. According to the invention, auto-regressive (AR) modeling (10) is used to create a residual signal from an input audio signal. The residual signal is further added (30) to the input audio signal in order to produce a processed output audio signal.... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070140504 - Method and apparatus for masking acoustic keyboard emanations: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that masks acoustic emanations from a keyboard. Upon receiving a signal indicating that a key on the keyboard has been pressed and/or released, the system generates a masking signal, and then outputs the masking signal to one or more audio transducers... Agent: Apple Computer, Inc. C/o Park, Vaughan & Fleming LLP

20070140505 - Method and apparatus for masking acoustic keyboard emanations: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that masks acoustic emanations from a keyboard. Upon receiving a signal indicating that a key on the keyboard has been pressed and/or released, the system generates a masking signal, and then outputs the masking signal to one or more audio transducers... Agent: Apple Computer, Inc. C/o Park, Vaughan & Fleming LLP

20070140506 - Synchronization of sound generated in binaural hearing system: The binaural hearing system comprises a first hearing device and a second hearing device, each comprising an output transducer for converting audio signals into signals to be perceived by a user of the hearing system; a communication link interconnecting said first and said second hearing device; and a sound generator... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070140507 - Sound distributor and a system for distributing sound: A sound distributor, for use in a system for distributing physiological sounds in a training manikin, the system comprising at least one acoustic source (5, 6), e.g., a loudspeaker, adapted to convert electrical signals from a signal generator into an acoustic signal. The sound distributor is an air filled structure... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070140508 - Loudspeaker assembly: A loudspeaker assembly is described which assembly may be moved from a non-exposed to an exposed position by suitable means of which a few are discussed. The inventive assembly may comprise an acoustic lens and a particularly advantageous application is for use in an automotive hi-fi system. A number of... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20070140509 - Structure for mounting multifuctional vibrating actuator on circuit board: To enable the mounting of a multifunctional vibrating actuator on the surface of a circuit board by solder reflow without exposing the components with poor heat resistance-the diaphragm, magnet, and voice coil-to the high temperatures of the reflow tank. The structure for mounting a multifunctional vibrating actuator on a circuit... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20070140510 - Method and apparatus for remote real time collaborative acoustic performance and recording thereof: A method and apparatus are disclosed to permit real time, distributed acoustic performance by multiple musicians at remote locations. The latency of the communication channel is reflected in the audio monitor used by the performer. This allows a natural accommodation to be made by the musician. Simultaneous remote acoustic performances... Agent: William G. Redmann

20070140512 - Signal processing for hearing devices having a number of compression algorithms: The signal processing, in particular of hearing devices, is to be improved in a situation-dependent manner. Provision is thus made for classifying an input signal in respect of the current hearing situation. As a function of the classification result, the input signal is amplified according to a first compression algorithm... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070140513 - Distortion compensation: A distortion compensation system minimizes distortion in an audio system by monitoring a supply voltage and adjusting a clipping threshold and/or compression knee. An adjustable gain circuit controls the gain of the audio signal according whether the audio signal exceeds a variable threshold. The variable threshold is adjusted within a... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070140514 - Electrostatic acoustic transducer based on rolling contact micro actuator: An acoustic transducer is disclosed, which comprises a micro fabricated, sound generating, or receiving, diaphragm, a conductive leaf cantilever actuator, and a counter electrode. In the acoustic transducer, the electrostatic attraction force between the counter electrode and the leaf cantilever due to an imposed electrical potential is utilized to generate... Agent: Novusonic Corporation

20070140515 - Transducer static discharge methods and apparatus: Light exposure may reduce the static charge inside a capacitive membrane transducer. For example, ultraviolet light shines on or in a cell. The light increases the energy of the charge carrier and/or ionizes gas in the cavity, allowing reverse migration or dissipation of the static charge.... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070140516 - Adhesive film for the protection of hearing device microphone ports and corresponding hearing device: The protection of the ports of a hearing device, in particular microphone ports, is to be more easily operable in terms of installation and replacement. Provision is made for this purpose for protection to be provided by an adhesive film with a plastic membrane, which is essentially acoustically permeable, and... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070140517 - Method and apparatus for wireless components for hearing communication devices: A hearing communication device with wireless components is provided. One aspect of this disclosure relates to hearing communication devices, which include, but are not limited to, hearing aids and other hearing assistance devices. According to an embodiment, the device includes an enclosure and at least one microphone within the enclosure.... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070140518 - Method, device and system for altering the reverberation time of a room: The invention relates to sound-absorbing devices, assemblies and systems and corresponding methods for altering the reverberation time of a room, specifically although not necessarily exclusively at low frequencies. A sound-absorbing device according to the invention comprises basically a body containing one or more cavities (4), where at least a portion... Agent: Stites & Harbison PLLC

20070140519 - Speaker, module using the same, electronic equipment and device, and speaker producing method: An edge (29) for supporting a diaphragm assembly (100) with respect to a frame (26) is bonded to the frame (26) along the outer periphery thereof and joined to a diaphragm (27) in a position more peripherally inward than a voice coil (28) along the inner periphery thereof. The edge... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20070140520 - Diaphragm for speaker device, speaker device and mobile phone: A diaphragm of a speaker device, formed into an elongated configuration, has a recessed shape and includes a voice coil arrangement part extending in its longitude direction. The voice coil arrangement part has a gap with a constant width in its lateral direction and includes a voice coil supporting part... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070140521 - Speaker device and mobile phone: A speaker device includes a magnetic circuit which includes a magnetic gap, a diaphragm which has a recessed part arranged in the magnetic gap and extending in a direction substantially orthogonal with respect to an extending direction of a magnetic flux in the magnetic gap, and a voice coil which... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070140522 - Concentric radial ring motor: A voice-coil transducer includes two radially concentric magnets, a voice-coil located in the gap between the inner and outer magnets, and a diaphragm coupled to the voice-coil. An audio loudspeaker includes the voice-coil transducer with two radially concentric magnets, a voice-coil located within the gap between the inner and outer... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070133809 - Audio output driver for reducing electromagnetic interference and improving audio channel performance: An audio output circuit includes an on-chip left channel amplifier module, an on-chip center channel amplifier module, and an on-chip right channel amplifier module. A left channel IC pin is operably coupled to an output of the on-chip left channel amplifier module. A right channel IC pin is operably coupled... Agent: Garlick Harrison & Markison

20070133810 - Sound field correction apparatus: A sound field correction apparatus that corrects a sound field characteristic by supplying a measurement signal used for measurement purposes to drive a plurality of speakers arranged at arbitrary positions to reproduce the measurement signal and receiving a collected sound signal obtained by collecting the sound reproduced from the plurality... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070133811 - Sound source separation apparatus and sound source separation method: A sound source separation apparatus performs a temporary learning processing and a temporary separation processing with respect to each of a plurality of candidate matrixes (separating matrixes obtained by learning calculation based on input signals of different sound source conditions) stored on a candidate matrix memory in advance. The apparatus... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20070133812 - Sound processing unit, sound processing system, audio output unit and display device: The present invention identifies practical speaker connection using a device having a sound channel of a 5.1 channel or 7.1 channel, and provides the device that can easily reproduce the optimum multiple channels. The present invention can identify actual speaker arrangement by for example, measuring the impedance of a terminal... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070133813 - Sound reproducing apparatus and method of identifying positions of speakers: A position of a speaker is detected two-dimensionally or three-dimensionally, and a sound field is corrected. A sound reproducing apparatus includes a measuring signal generating portion for generating a first measuring signal, a transmission portion for transmitting a second measuring signal as soon as the first measuring signal is generated,... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20070133815 - Apparatus and method for cancellation of partially overlapped crosstalk signals: The present invention is related to a partially overlapped single-carrier crosstalk signal cancellation method and an apparatus using the same. For this purpose, the present invention provides a crosstalk canceller including a pre-processor for frequency down-shifting an input signal, a crosstalk signal cancellation module for canceling the crosstalk signal by... Agent: Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP

20070133814 - Joint space-time optimum filter (jstof) using cholesky and eigenvalue decompositions: A filter for reducing co-channel interference within a communications receiver may include a multi-channel, space-time filter circuit that filters n signal parts that have been split from a communications signal by jointly estimating space-time filter weights and multi-channel impulse responses (CIRs) based upon Cholesky and eigenvalue decompositions. The filter may... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20070133816 - Sound masking system: A sound masking system according to the invention is disclosed in which one or more sound masking loudspeaker assemblies are coupled to one or more electronic sound masking signal generators. The loudspeaker assemblies in the system of the invention have a low directivity index and preferably emit an acoustic sound... Agent: Weingarten, Schurgin, Gagnebin & Lebovici LLP

20070133817 - Wireless audio system using wireless local area network: A wireless audio system includes a first device and a second device. The first device includes a first logic and a first WLAN unit coupled to the first logic. The first logic performs audio processing to generate audio data. The first WLAN unit transmits the audio data through a radio... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070133820 - Channel capacity improvement in wireless mobile communications by voice snr advancements: A voice microphone collects sound waves from the user as well as unwanted background noise. A second background microphone collects ambient sound. The inputs from the two microphones retain their analog format. The signal from the background microphone is subtracted from the input of the voice microphone. The resulting signal... Agent: Steven A. Nielsen Allman & Nielsen, P.c

20070133819 - Method for establishing the separation signals relating to sources based on a signal from the mix of those signals: A method for establishing the separation signals relating to audible sources based on a signal from the mix of those signals, the signals being in the form of successive units, the method including a step for establishing an estimate signal for each of the sources. The method further includes, for... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070133818 - System and method for reducing radio frequency interference between a wireless communication device and a speaker: A device and method are provided that reduce interference between a wireless communication device and a speaker. Generally speaking, a microphone input is monitored for detecting noise created by the interference. If noise is detected, a power transmission level of the wireless device is reduced from a standard power transmission... Agent: Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP

20070133821 - Information processing apparatus including a speaker, and method of controlling volume of audio output from the speaker: According to one embodiment, a vibration sensor senses a vibration level of a cabinet of an information processing apparatus as a first vibration level. A first determination unit determines whether a storage device is in operation in a specific state where audio is output from a speaker. A second determination... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070133822 - Digital gain adjustment in a wireless receiver: A radio receiver includes a communication interface, a mixing module, an analog to digital converter, a digital gain block, and a gain setting block. The communication interface receives a continuous time radio signal. The mixing module down converts the continuous time radio signal to a continuous time analog signal. The... Agent: Garlick Harrison & Markison

20070133823 - Signal processing apparatus and signal processing method: A signal processing apparatus includes a plurality of equalizer each used for a corresponding frequency band, controller for setting a gain value in each of the plurality of equalizer, and signal processor for processing an input signal by means of the plurality of equalizer. The controller determines a target gain... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20070133824 - Audio mixer: It is an object of the present invention to provide an audio mixer which can specify and inform whether or not each of the audio signals exceeds a threshold level, without switching to each group. The audio mixer includes: group selecting means 3 for selecting one group from among groups... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070133825 - Multi-channel noise reduction system with direct instrument tracking: A multi-channel noise reduction system provides improved noise reduction with direct instrument tracking of all channels. In a two channel noise reduction system, both channels detect and track the input level and dynamic range of the guitar directly with one channel of dynamic noise reduction between the guitar and the... Agent: Gable & Gotwals

20070133826 - Digital microphone interface, audio codec and methods for use therewith: A digital microphone interface includes a phase generator for generating a phase signal. A clock generator produces a digital microphone clock at a selected frequency based on the frequency select signal, and supplying the digital microphone clock to a digital microphone. A first data latch, operably coupled to the phase... Agent: Garlick Harrison & Markison

20070133827 - Vehicle accessory microphone: A microphone includes one or more transducers positioned in a housing. Circuitry is coupled to the transducer for outputting an electrical signal such that the microphone has a main lobe directed forwardly and attenuates signals originating from the sides. The microphone transducers can advantageously include multiple transducers, which with the... Agent: Price, Heneveld, Cooper, Dewitt, & Litton, LLP/gentex Corporation

20070133828 - Audio input-output module, plug-in detection module and methods for use therewith: A plug-in detection module includes an impedance network for producing a plug-in signal in response to a supply signal that varies when one of a plurality of plug-in receptors is coupled to a plug connector and when one of the plurality of plug-in receptors is decoupled. A reference signal generator... Agent: Garlick Harrison & Markison

20070133829 - Audio input-output module, plug-in device detection module and methods for use therewith: A plug-in device detection module includes a measurement signal generator for generating a measurement signal. A port coupler couples the measurement signal to a selected plug-in receptor of a plurality of plug-in receptors, generates an input/output signal and generates a port signal in response to the measurement signal. A reference... Agent: Garlick Harrison & Markison

20070133830 - Low profile liquid sealed audio component assembly: The invention concerns a low profile, liquid sealed audio component assembly (100). The assembly can include a seal (112) having an opening (114), a membrane (120) that can cover the opening and that can substantially block liquid from entering the seal and an audio component (122) contained within the seal... Agent: Motorola, Inc Intellectual Property Section

20070133831 - Apparatus and method of reproducing virtual sound of two channels: A stereo sound generation apparatus and method of reproducing multi-channel sound input signals through two-channel speakers. The stereo sound generation apparatus includes: a preprocessing filter unit to reduce correlation between two-channel audio signals from among multi-channel audio signals and to generate a presence perception, a virtual speaker filter unit to... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20070133832 - Apparatus, systems and methods for relieving tinnitus, hyperacusis and/or hearing loss: A system and method for relieving tinnitus, hyperacusis, and/or hearing loss is described. One method described includes manipulating an audio signal, associating an audio signal with synchronization information, and transmitting the audio signal and associated synchronization information to a first ear level device and a second ear level device. The... Agent: Kilpatrick Stockton LLP

20070133834 - Acoustic transducer having reduced thickness: A transducer for a hearing aid includes a housing, a relatively thin membrane having a free end suspended in the housing for vibration in response to a motor. The motor has a coil and a magnet assembly, the coil being mounted in the housing beneath the membrane; the magnet assembly... Agent: Daniel J. Burnham Jenkens & Gilchrist, A Professional Corporation

20070133833 - Hearing device having two modules for assembling/disassembling device: A hearing device is provided with an electrical supply unit and an electrical to mechanical converter incorporated in a first module. An acoustical to electrical converter and a signal processing unit are incorporated in a second module. The first and second modules are assembled so that they can be easily... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070133835 - Otoplasty for behind-the-ear (bte) hearing aids: An otoplastic for production of behind-the-ear hearing aids. The hearing aid includes a preferably flexible signal conductor, such as e.g. an acoustic tube positioned in the auditory canal, whereby the otoplastic matches the individual anatomy of the patient and its locating part is in the form of a clip, which,... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070133836 - Wireless headset and control method thereof: A foldable wireless headset is introduced comprising an elongated bar-shape main body, a hinged earphone attached at the proximal end of the main body, and an earphone position guidance for maintaining the earphone stationary at the selected position with respect to the main body either one of an extending position,... Agent: Gwips Peter T. Kwon

20070133837 - Speaker and method of outputting acoustic sound: A speaker has an acoustic diaphragm, and an actuator that is driven based on an acoustic signal. The actuator has a transmission portion that is directly or indirectly attached to the acoustic diaphragm and transmits a displacement output of the actuator to the acoustic diaphragm. The actuator vibrates with the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070133838 - Acoustic diaphragm, and method of fabricating acoustic diaphragm: There is provided an acoustic diaphragm used for a loudspeaker, having an injection-molded edge molded using a thermoplastic elastomer, in which the edge is formed using a workable polyolefinic elastomer, as a material, containing a soft segment having rubber particles of 1 μm to 10 μm in diameter uniformly dispersed... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070127724 - Digital signal receiving apparatus and digital signal transmitting apparatus and method of using the same: A digital signal receiving apparatus and a digital signal transmitting apparatus are provided. The digital signal receiving apparatus comprises a signal receiver which receives an audio signal having additional information, an audio decoder which decodes the audio signal and a reception controller which controls the audio decoder to extract the... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070127725 - Thin electronic circuit device: On the side of a first main surface of a module base, a transmitter is provided which includes wiring patterns formed on the first main surface and electronic components provided on the wiring patterns. On the side of a second main surface of the module base, a receiver is provided... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20070127726 - Multiple radio signal processing and storing method and apparatus: We have disclosed an enhanced radio system that provides for the capture and playback of one or more radio stations. The user may tune to a station, or scan through stations, rewind to hear what was missed, and fast-forward through undesired content. The system allows a user to rate content,... Agent: Winston & Strawn LLP Patent Department

20070127727 - Sound signal processor and method for processing sound signal using the same: A sound signal processor and a method for processing a sound signal using the same enables the elimination of a plop noise generated in the course of a sound mode checking operation. The sound signal processor receives a sound intermediate frequency (SIF) signal and includes a channel mode discriminator for... Agent: Ked & Associates, LLP

20070127729 - Audio coding: Parametric stereo coders use perceptually relevant parameters of the input signal to describe spatial properties. One of these parameters is the phase difference between the input signals (ITD or IPD). This time difference only determines the relative time difference between the input signals, without any information about how these time... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070127728 - Iterative decoding apparatus and method: An iterative decoding apparatus includes a channel detection unit receiving an input signal derived from an output signal of a channel and detecting a channel signal from the input signal by using a soft value; a channel decoding unit receiving the detected channel signal from the channel detection unit and... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20070127730 - Method and apparatus for expanding listening sweet spot: A method and apparatus of expanding a listening sweet spot. A method of expanding a listening sweet spot with respect to signals output from speakers includes: obtaining an HRTF (head related transfer function) at a position of a listener's ear; moving a first virtual ear around the position of the... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070127731 - Selective audio signal enhancement: An audio signal may be enhanced by adding enhancement signals, such as harmonics and/or sub-harmonics of the signal's bass components. To avoid any unwanted enhancement signals during soft passages or speech, it is proposed to monitor the audio signal for tonal signal components in a frequency range and to only... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070127732 - Distributed stereo system: This invention concerns a distributed stereo audio system. Distributed stereo audio systems are used to provide stereo sound to several rooms or areas from a single source of signal. The system includes two or more speakers for the broadcast of stereo audio signals; a source of stereo audio signals; a... Agent: Kenneth M. Fagin

20070127733 - Scheme for generating a parametric representation for low-bit rate applications: For generating a parametric representation of a multi-channel signal especially suitable for low-bit rate applications, only the location of the maximum of the sound energy within a replay setup is encoded and transmitted using direction parameter information. For multi-channel reconstruction, the energy distribution of the output channels identified by the... Agent: Glenn Patent Group

20070127734 - Configurable information distribution system for a vehicle: An information distribution system enhances a vehicle audio/video system. The system flexibly delivers audio and video, potentially obtained from many different sources, to different locations in the vehicle. Each passenger receives the audio or video that is of interest to them without distracting interruptions.... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070127735 - Information retrieving method, information retrieving device, information storing method and information storage device: A sound characteristic parameter is obtained for an audio signal to be analyzed by analyzing the signal by means of a sound characteristic parameter analyzing section arranged upstream relative to a similarity determining section. A sound signal operation as retrieving key is read out from a retrieving key storage area... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070127736 - Handsfree system for use in a vehicle: The invention is directed to a handsfree system for use in a vehicle comprising a microphone array with at least two microphones and a signal processing means wherein the signal processing means comprises the superdirective beamformer with fixed superdirective filters.... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070127737 - Audio/video system: An audio/video system is disclosed. The audio adjusting system is applied to an audio/video device, which produces a first audio signal and a video signal. The audio/video system comprises: an environment analysis unit, which receives at least one environmental data set and produces an environmental adjusting parameter according to the... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070127738 - Audio signal processing device and audio signal reproduction system: The present invention is directed to an audio signal reproducing system comprising a speaker system including at least two drive units or more which are divided or separated by frequency band. In this system (1), a signal processing unit (3) serves to add inverse characteristic to an inputted digital audio... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070127739 - Method of setting equalizer for audio file and method of reproducing audio file: A method of setting an equalizer so as to enlarge a sound field in reproducing an audio file and a method of reproducing an audio file thereby, includes: dividing an input audio file into segments with a predetermined time length; extracting an audio feature value for each segment; determining equalizer... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070127742 - Output coupling capacitor free audio power amplifier dynamically configured for speakers and headphones with excellent click and pop performance: First and second channel bridge amplifiers are dynamically configured to drive either speakers or headphones. The first channel bridge amplifier includes a first amplifier driving one end of a first speaker through a mechanical switch in a headphone-jack, and a second amplifier driving another end of the first speaker. The... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070127741 - Receiver: The present invention provides a receiver for making an earphone cord of an earphone function as an earphone antenna. The receiver includes a receiver circuit for receiving a broadcast wave signal received at the earphone code of the earphone and outputting an audio signal, an earphone jack into which a... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070127740 - Sound reproduction in portable electronic equipment: The present invention is directed towards a portable electronic equipment (10) comprising a speaker (16) and a receiver (18), wherein the receiver (18) is damped while the speaker (16) is active to provide good sound reproduction.... Agent: Harrity Snyder, L.L.P.

20070127743 - Electronic apparatus having audio output units: Two control voltages are generated, one increasing and another decreasing, in response to the rise of the voltage of a condenser of a common time-constant circuit. Based on the two control voltages, a first and a second currents are formed, from which four different combinations of currents are established. By... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20070127744 - Acoustical receiver housing for hearing aids: An acoustic receiver comprises means for converting an input audio signal into an acoustic signal. The receiver has a housing having a plurality of sides that surround the converting means. One of the sides include an output port for broadcasting the acoustic signal. A jacket fits around the housing and... Agent: Daniel J. Burnham Jenkens & Gilchrist, A Professional Corporation

20070127745 - Prevention of static bonding between medical device components: A medical device such as a cochlear implant is disclosed, comprising: an elongate electrode carrier member formed of a first material and configured to be implanted in a recipient's cochlea, and having a longitudinally-extending lumen; and an elongate stylet formed of a second material and adapted to be removably inserted... Agent: Jagtiani + Guttag

20070127746 - Drive control method of electrostatic-type ultrasonic transducer, electrostatic-type ultrasonic transducer, ultrasonic speaker using electrostatic-type ultrasonic transducer, audio signal reproducing method, superdirectional acoustic system, and display: A push-pull-type electrostatic-type ultrasonic transducer includes a first electrode having through holes, a second electrode having through holes each of which is paired with the corresponding through hole of the first electrode, and an oscillation film sandwiched between a pair of the first and second electrodes and having a conductive... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070127747 - Conversation switch for stereo headphones: The present invention provides a very lightweight conversation switch for stereo headphones that allows a user to select between listening to an audio player's source (e.g. music player, computer) and listening to a microphone. The preferred embodiment comprises a standard earphone or headphone set with an additional electronics assembly interposed... Agent: Royal W. Craig Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver

20070127750 - Hearing device with virtual sound source: The hearing system comprises at least one hearing device; at least one input unit adapted to receiving incoming signals and obtaining input audio signals from said incoming signals; at least one output transducer adapted to converting audio signals into output signals to be perceived by a user of the hearing... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070127752 - Inter-channel communication in a multi-channel digital hearing instrument: A multi-channel digital hearing instrument is provided that includes a microphone, an analog-to-digital (A/D) converter, a sound processor, a digital-to-analog (D/A) converter and a speaker. The microphone receives an acoustical signal and generates an analog audio signal. The A/D converter converts the analog audio signal into a digital audio signal.... Agent: Joseph M. Sauer, Esq. Jones Day

20070127751 - Method for improving the fitting of hearing aids and device for implementing the method: The invention relates to a method for fitting a hearing aid to the needs of a hearing aid user the method comprising collecting statistical data characterising physical or psychological properties of environments in which use of the hearing aid is desired and utilising the statistical values for the adjustment of... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20070127749 - Method to operate a hearing device as well as a hearing device: A hearing device (1) and a method to operate a hearing device (1), the method comprising the steps of selecting a hearing program from a set of hearing programs, the set comprising at least two hearing programs, one of which is a mute hearing program being defined by applying no... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070127748 - Sound enhancement for hearing-impaired listeners: A method of enhancing sound heard by a hearing-impaired listener comprises monitoring the sound in an environment in which the listener is located; and manipulating the frequency of high frequency components of the sound in a high frequency band, with little, if any, distortion to components of the sound in... Agent: Greenberg Traurig LLP

20070127753 - Systems and methods for interference suppression with directional sensing patterns: System (10) is disclosed including an acoustic sensor array (20) coupled to processor (42). System (10) processes inputs from array (20) to extract a desired acoustic signal through the suppression of interfering signals. The extraction/suppression is performed by modifying the array (20) inputs in the frequency domain with weights selected... Agent: Krieg Devault LLP

20070127754 - Method and apparatus for the classification of surface features of an ear impression: A method and apparatus is disclosed whereby a point on an ear impression model to be labeled is selected and a shape context is determined for that point. This shape context is then compared to average shape contexts for different regions on a reference ear impression model, also referred to... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070127756 - Method and apparatus for ear canal surface modeling using optical coherence tomography imaging: A method and apparatus for generating a three dimensional representation of an ear canal are disclosed whereby an ear canal of a patient is imaged using optical coherence tomography (OCT). In a first embodiment, cross-section images of an ear canal are taken by, for example, rotating an OCT imaging sensor... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070127755 - Tinnitus treatment device: A tinnitus treatment device includes a sound generation device and a receiver unit connected to the sound generation device. The receiver unit is positioned in an open-ear configuration within the ear canal of a user and is dimensioned so as to reduce insertion loss and/or occlusion effects. The sound generation... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C.

20070127757 - Behind-the-ear-auditory device: An auditory device is disclosed. The auditory device includes a behind-the-ear element and an at least partially in-ear element. The behind-the-ear element has a shell shaped to fit behind an outer portion of an ear of a user. The shell has first and second sides that are substantially parallel to... Agent: Patent Department Larkin, Hoffman, Daly & Lindgren, Ltd.

20070127758 - Speaker set: A speaker set (10) includes an enclosure (11) extending two spaced supporting portions (118) from a bottom side thereof for contacting with a supporting member (20); a woofer (12), two mid-frequency speakers (13), and two tweeters (14) are disposed in the enclosure; a circuitry electrically connects with the woofer, the... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070127759 - Microphone array in housing receiving sound via guide tube: An electronic device includes a housing, a plurality of microphones, and a plurality of guide tubes. The plurality of microphones are disposed in the housing. The plurality of guide tubes extend from the housing toward the plurality of microphones, whereby the plurality of microphones in the housing receives external sound... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070127760 - Speaker system: A speaker system according to the present invention comprises a cabinet (10), a speaker unit (11), a first parting board (12), a drone cone (13), an adsorption member (14), a second parting board (15), a backboard (16), a variable mechanism (17), and a port (18). A sound pressure generated by... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20070127761 - Microphone comprising integral multi-level quantizer and single-bit conversion means: The invention relates to a digital microphone comprising an integral analog-to-digital converter based on a multi-level quantizer in cascade with a digital signal converter which is adapted to provide a single-bit output signal. Digital microphones in accordance with the invention are particularly well adapted for use in mobile terminals and... Agent: Jenkens & Gilchrist, P.C.

20070127762 - Electronic device with microphone array: An electronic device includes a body and a microphone array. The body includes a side and a recess formed on the side. The microphone array includes a first microphone and a second microphone. Either the first and second microphones are disposed in the recess, or the first microphone is disposed... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070127763 - Connecting arm between a microphone post and a base to allow the microphone post to be received in the base: A connecting arm includes an L shaped body, a tube extending from a bottom of the body and having an opening defined in an end of the tube for communication with the base and a friction face formed on a top portion of the body and adapted to be sandwiched... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070127764 - Earphone connector: An earphone connector comprises a main body and a plurality of terminals. The terminals are formed on the main body separated from one another, and each saddle of the terminals is positioned in the locking portion of the main body respectively. Since the terminals are formed once, the terminals can... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20070127765 - Structure of speaker: A speaker, which includes a basket holding an exciter, a holding down ring fastened to the basket to hold down a diaphragm, which has an annular suspension and a cone fastened to the inner diameter of the annular suspension and coupled to the exciter, and a locating plate capped on... Agent: Yen-chen Chan

20070127766 - Multi-channel speaker utilizing dual-voice coils: A speaker that utilizes a dual voice coil speaker element to generate sound corresponding to more than one sound channel is disclosed. The speaker may be paired with a substantially identical speaker to generate stereo sound corresponding to left and right channel signals and monaural sound corresponding to a center... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20070127767 - Single-ended planar-magnetic speaker: A substantially single-ended planar-magnetic transducer comprises a thin film, diaphragm having a first surface side and a second surface side and including a conductive surface area for converting an input electrical signal into a corresponding acoustic output, said at least one diaphragm including a predetermined active region. A high energy... Agent: Thorpe North & Western, LLP.

20070127768 - Speaker apparatus: According to an embodiment of the invention, there is provided a speaker apparatus includes: a voice coil bobbin; and a diaphragm that is vibrated by the voice coil bobbin, the diaphragm including an edge portion at an outer circumference of the diaphragm, the edge portion including at least two ridge... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)