Electrical audio signal processing systems and devices inventions 02/08

20080049945 - System for binaural hearing assistance: There is provided a system for providing binaural hearing assistance to a user, comprising a left ear unit to be worn at or in the user's left ear, a right ear unit to be worn at or in the user's right ear, each of the left ear unit and the... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20080049946 - Self-paced in-situ audiometry: Measuring the hearing ability or the diagnosis of the hearing loss of a person can be achieved by the recognition of a plurality of sound samples by said person. The initiation of the sound samples to be recognized is performed by said person itself. In other words the various sound... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080049947 - Playback apparatus, playback method, playback system and recording medium: In a playback apparatus, when a transmission finished notification for kth decompressed digital data is received via a communication portion, a control portion detects a silence start position in the kth decompressed digital data that is stored in the first buffer, transfers a section of the kth decompressed digital data... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20080049952 - Device for preventing pop noise in an audio output apparatus and method therefor: An audio output apparatus having an audio codec for generating audio signals delivered to a speaker is provided with a device for preventing an audio pop noise caused by the bias voltage output from the audio codec, which includes a capacitor connected between an output end of the audio codec... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20080049943 - Enhancing audio with remix capability: One or more attributes (e.g., pan, gain, etc.) associated with one or more objects (e.g., an instrument) of a stereo or multi-channel audio signal can be modified to provide remix capability.... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080049944 - Acoustic device and reproduction mode setting method: The process control unit (11) of a microcomputer (1) controls a decoder (21) to decode an input signal, and acquires the voice format information of an input signal. The process control unit (11) calls the processing method of matrix processing stored in a storage unit (12) based on the acquired... Agent: Eric Robinson

20080049949 - Lightweight audio system for automotive applications and method: A lightweight radio/CD player for vehicular application is virtually “fastenerless” and includes a case and frontal interface formed of polymer based material that is molded to provide details to accept audio devices such as playback mechanisms (if desired) and radio receivers, as well as the circuit boards required for electrical... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20080049948 - Sound system equalization: A Method for adjusting a sound system to a target sound, wherein the sound system having at least two groups of loudspeakers supplied with electrical sound signals to be converted into acoustical sound signals; said method comprising the steps of: sequentially supplying each group with the respective electrical sound signal;... Agent: O'shea, Getz & Kosakowski, P.C.

20080049951 - Enhancing audio signals by nonlinear spectral operations: A system and method are disclosed for enhancing audio signals by nonlinear spectral operations. Successive portions of the audio signal are processed using a subband filter bank. A nonlinear modification is applied to the output of the subband filter bank for each successive portion of the audio signal to generate... Agent: Van Pelt, Yi & James LLP

20080049950 - Nonlinear processor for audio signals: A nonlinear processor for distorting audio signals having an input stage (15) that is arranged to split an audio input signal (13) into two signal paths and then a pair of asymmetric distortion stages (17, 19), one in each signal path, with non-equal negative and positive saturation limits, so as... Agent: Dann, Dorfman, Herrell & Skillman

20080049953 - Multiple microphone system: A microphone system has a primary microphone for producing a primary signal, a secondary microphone for producing a secondary signal, and a selector operatively coupled with both the primary microphone and the secondary microphone. The system also has an output for delivering an output audible signal principally produced by one... Agent: Bromberg & Sunstein LLP

20080049954 - Push-pull capacitive micro-machined ultrasound transducer array: A push-pull capacitive micromechanical ultrasound transducer (CMUT) is provided for ultrasound imaging or therapy. Gaps and electrodes on both sides of an electrostatic membrane provide push-pull operation. The membrane is oriented to flex in a direction of acoustic propagation. A surface connected to the membrane may better expose the movement... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080049955 - Piezoelectric electroacoustic transducing device: In a piezoelectric electroacoustic transducing device which is to be incorporated in an electronic apparatus such as a portable telephone, and which is used as a sound source, the sound pressure of the low-frequency range is improved, the productivity is improved, and acoustic characteristics are stabilized. A piezoelectric electroacoustic transducing... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080049956 - Limited use hearing aid: A hearing aid (or other assistive listening device) that is suitable for limited use is disclosed. The hearing aid can be configured to be usable for a predetermined period of time. After the expiration of the predetermined period of time, the hearing aid can cease to operate or operate in... Agent: Technology & Innovation Law Group, PC

20080049957 - Remote cotnrol system for a hearing aid: A remote control system for a hearing aid (9) comprises a mobile telephone (1) and a plug-in device (5). The mobile telephone (1) is executing hearing aid remote control software and transmitting commands to the hearing aid (9) via the plug-in device (5). The plug-in device (5) comprises means for... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080049958 - Pivot device: The present invention provides an apparatus for securing a pivoting device to abase location. The device includes a base plate, a clamping assembly, a pivot post rotationally coupled to the base plate and removably coupled to the clamping assembly. The clamping assembly is also secured to a base location, such... Agent: Lariviere, Grubman & Payne, LLP

20080049959 - Earphone: An earphone including a case, a case extension unit, a plate, a cover, a first speaker and a second speaker is provided. The first speaker is disposed on a supporting portion of the plate and is disposed on a first plane different from a second plane where the second speaker... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080049960 - Gaming headset with integrated microphone and adapted for olfactory stimulation: A gaming headset adapted for precise delivery of chemical substances capable of olfactory stimulation, such as odorants, fragrances, pheromones, etc. The headset includes at least one earpiece containing a speaker, a feature for securing the earpiece to the person's head while positioning the speaker over one of the person's ears... Agent: Hartman & Hartman, P.C.

20080049962 - Acoustic device having rotatable audio output component: An acoustic device including a body and an audio output component rotatably connected to the body is provided, in which the body is formed with a first side and the audio output component is formed with a second side. The acoustic device can selectively be in a first configuration and... Agent: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. (main)

20080049961 - Personal audio player: A personal audio player system comprising a first earpiece having a body, an anchor attached to the body and shaped to fit a human ear, an onboard audio speaker, onboard persistent memory capable of storing multiple songs, an onboard power source, onboard interface controls, and onboard electronic circuitry comprising an... Agent: Thomas J. Brindisi, Esq.

20080049963 - Headphones: There is provided a wireless headphone having charging contacts in the headphone band and at least one magnet in the headphone band. There is also provided a charging station for a corresponding wireless headphone with bars as an electrical feed line for charge contacting of a wireless headphone.... Agent: Reed Smith, LLP Attn: Patent Records Department

20080049964 - Multiplayer gaming system with directional audio: A methods and systems for directing an audio stream produced by a home entertainment video hardware system are disclosed. These include sound reproducing devices intended to deliver audible messages to specific potential recipients. This requires generating an audio stream and identifying the recipients. Speakers associated with the recipients are identified.... Agent: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. C/o Vedder Price Kaufman & Kammholz, P.C.

20080049965 - Speaker device: A speaker device includes a terminal metal which is electrically connectible to a tinsel cord and a wiring, and a supporting body which includes a terminal metal mounting part on which the terminal metal is mounted. The terminal metal is mounted on the terminal metal mounting part. Thereby, the tinsel... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080049966 - Speaker: A speaker includes magnetic circuit 1 that is formed in the center of frame 5, voice coil 6 that is inserted in a magnetic gap of magnetic circuit 1, damper 7 that is fixed to frame 5 and voice coil 6, and vibrating plate 8 that is fixed to frame... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20080049967 - Acoustic transducer: A transducer utilizes a sound-producing member positioned in the area of magnetic flux concentration between magnetic poles of opposite polarity. The sound-producing member is variably vibratable in a magnetic structure between the poles to generate acoustic waves, and an acoustic conduit carries the acoustic waves through the magnetic poles e... Agent: King & Schickli, PLLC

20080044033 - Sound pickup device and sound pickup method: A sound-pickup device includes an input unit configured to input a plurality of sound signals, a sound-directivity-generation unit configured to generate a plurality of sound-directional signals in all circumferential directions from the sound signals, a scanning unit configured to scan and output the sound-directional signals in order of directivity directions,... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20080044034 - Auto-fit hearing aid and fitting process therefor: Improved approaches of designing and fitting hearing aids to make hearing aids more accessible to people with hearing loss are disclosed. The hearing aids can be capable of being fitted by users themselves or by other non-hearing specialists. In one embodiment a hearing aid can be self-calibrating. In another embodiment,... Agent: Technology & Innovation Law Group, PC

20080044035 - Mixing background effects with real communication data to enhance personal communications: There is provided a communication device for mixing effects data with real communication data. The communication device comprises a receiving element configured to receive real communication data, a first analog-to-digital converter (ADC) configured to convert real communication data to digitized real communication data, an effects data storage containing the effects... Agent: Farjami & Farjami LLP

20080044036 - Noise reduction system and method suitable for hands free communication devices: A noise reduction system and method suitable for hands-free communication comprises a first microphone located in a wireless or cordless headset and a second microphone located within a separate communication device. The first microphone may be placed within a headset attached to or near the ear of the user while... Agent: Steven A. Nielsen Allman & Nielsen, P.c

20080044037 - Protection procedure for speaker systems: Protection method and system for use with speaker systems. The method and system being suitable for use in any number of environments to protect speakers from overload and other undesirable operating conditions. The method and system optionally being suitable for use in maintaining system sound integrity while protecting the speakers... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20080044038 - Stereophonic sound system: The stereophonic sound system attenuates the audio power level delivered to the auxiliary speakers relative to the audio power level delivered to the main speakers so that the radiated sound pressure level from the auxiliary speakers is less than the radiated sound pressure level from the main speakers; blocks the... Agent: Gerald R. Black, Esq.

20080044039 - Audio signal processing method and related device: An audio signal processing method includes: controlling the volume of a digital audio signal according to a latest value of an adaptive gain value which is adjustable; detecting whether data carried by the digital audio signal satisfies a specific criterion and utilizing a pendulum counter to count a number of... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20080044040 - Method and apparatus for intelligent acoustic signal processing in accordance with a user preference: The present invention is directed to a “smart earplug” capable of selectively adjusting the output of an array of acoustic wave generation elements or speakers within a user's ear canal in response to input signals, wherein at least one of the input signals has been at least partially attenuated.... Agent: Basch & Nickerson LLP

20080044041 - Energy-efficient consumer device audio power output stage: An energy-efficient consumer device audio power output stage provides improved battery life and reduced power dissipation. A power supply having a selectable operating mode supplies the power supply rails to the power amplified output stage. The operating mode is controlled in conformity with the audio signal level, which may be... Agent: Mitch Harris, LLC - Cirrus

20080044042 - Sonic transducer: The present invention provides a sonic transducer comprising an outer shell, a permanent magnet disposed within the outer shell, an electromagnet disposed within the outer shell, a coil for carrying an electrical current, wherein the coil is wrapped around the electromagnet to induce vibration in the electromagnet, and an energy... Agent: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

20080044043 - Condenser microphone: A condenser microphone includes: a base frame including a containing space; a pair of substrates laminated to the base frame to close both end openings of the containing space; a condenser portion that is contained inside of the containing space; conductive layers formed on bonding surfaces of the base frame... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080044044 - Dual diaphragm electroacoustic transducer: The present invention relates to dual-diaphragm electroacoustic transducers wherein a common magnetic flux path comprises first and second magnetic gaps and a magnet assembly. The invention may provide a miniature transducer with a compact magnetic flux path of improved performance. Electroacoustic transducers in accordance with the invention max comprise a... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20080044045 - Externally fused speaker terminal cup: A fused speaker terminal cup for component attachment to a speaker enclosure and electrical connection to a speaker system is disclosed. In particular, the present invention provides a novel speaker terminal cup design in which a removable fuse is externally mounted therein for external access. In a preferred embodiment, the... Agent: Storm LLP

20080044046 - Hearing aid with directional microphone system, and method for operating a hearing aid: The invention relates to a hearing aid with a signal processing unit and at least two microphones which can be coupled together to form directional microphone systems of a different order, where microphone signals emitted by directional microphone systems of a different order can be coupled together in a weighting... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20080044047 - Identification element for a hearing device unit: The invention relates to an identification element for a hearing device unit of a hearing device system, with the hearing device system comprising a hearing device unit provided for the left ear of a wearer and a hearing device unit provided for the right ear of a wearer, with the... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080044048 - Modification of voice waveforms to change social signaling: A method of altering a social signaling characteristic of a speech signal. A statistically large number of speech samples created by different speakers in different tones of voice are evaluated to determine one or more relationships that exist between a selected social signaling characteristic and one or more measurable parameters... Agent: Charles G. Call

20080044049 - Hearing aid with a battery compartment: The invention relates to an electrical device with a battery compartment that all batteries can be accommodated therein and in the event that the battery dies, battery fluid is prevented from escaping into the interior of the electrical device. The battery compartment comprises a battery compartment casing which can be... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080044050 - Multi-channel speaker system: A speaker system is provided with a housing and a face panel extending across the housing. A speaker array comprising at least three speakers is mounted in the face panel of the housing. An amplifier is located in the housing. The amplifier has a sound processor adapted for providing at... Agent: Thompson Coburn, LLP

20080044051 - Headset: A headset for using an electronic device worn on a head, includes an ear clip formed to have a shape conforming to and wearable on a root of auricle. The ear clip includes a core that can plastically be deformed according to a difference between shapes of the root of... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug LLP

20080044052 - Audio headband device: An elastic headband device with integrated audio system is disclosed. The device includes a stretchable cloth member sized and shaped for positioning about the head and ears of an individual wearer. The cloth member has first and second side portions and a rear portion defining a central cavity therewithin. A... Agent: Law Office Of John L. Isaac

20080044053 - Magnetic speaker grill: A speaker assembly having a removable grill. The grill includes a perforated portion circumscribed by a flange. The flange has one or magnets disposed around an outer periphery of the flange. The speaker body has corresponding slugs disposed so as to align with the magnets of the grill upon assembly.... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080037794 - Acoustic system: It is an object of the present invention to provide an acoustic system which, when producing a sound from pillow speakers, can provide a natural feeling, without bringing about any incongruity to a listener. The acoustic system is provided with a low pass filter for extracting a low frequency component... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080037795 - Method, medium, and system decoding compressed multi-channel signals into 2-channel binaural signals: A decoding method, medium, and system decoding an input compressed multi-channel signal, as a mono or stereo signal, into 2-channel binaural signals. Channel signals making up the multi-channel signals may be reconstructed from the input compressed signal in the quadrature mirror filter (QMF) domain, and head related transfer functions (HRTFs)... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080037798 - Methods and apparatuses related to hearing devices, in particular to maintaining hearing devices and to dispensing consumables therefore: d

20080037799 - Apparatus and method of equalizing a room parameter in an audio system using an acoustic transducer array: An apparatus and method of enabling equalization of a room parameter with a simple structure and low cost in an audio system using an acoustic transducer array. The apparatus to equalize a room parameter includes an audio signal generation unit to generate two identical audio signals, an audio signal modification... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20080037801 - Dual microphone noise reduction for headset application: Improved vocal signals are obtained in headsets and similar devices by including a microphone inside a chamber formed at least in part by the wearer's ear. This second microphone provides a reduced noise input signal. The reduced noise signal is corrected by input from another microphone, located outside the chamber.... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20080037804 - Neural network filtering techniques for compensating linear and non-linear distortion of an audio transducer: Neural networks provide efficient, robust and precise filtering techniques for compensating linear and non-linear distortion of an audio transducer such as a speaker, amplified broadcast antenna or perhaps a microphone. These techniques include both a method of characterizing the audio transducer to compute the inverse transfer functions and a method... Agent: Dts, Inc.

20080037796 - 3d audio renderer: A method for simulating spatially extended sound sources comprising: panning a first input signal over a plurality of output channels to generate a first multi-channel directionally encoded signal; panning a second input signal over the plurality of output channels to generate a second multi-channel directionally encoded signal; combining the first... Agent: Creative Labs, Inc. Legal Department

20080037797 - Ear input sound pressure level monitoring system: At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a system for monitoring a sound pressure level dose at an ear which includes an audio transducer adapted to be placed within an ear to receive sound at the ear. The audio transducer outputs a sound signal. A sound level threshold detector... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20080037800 - Electronic stethoscope: An electronic stethoscope having several modes of operation to process acoustic signals to provide filtered signals useful for diagnosis. In one mode of operation the stethoscope substantially provides only acoustic signals generated by biological activity of the heart. In another mode of operation, the acoustic stethoscope substantially provides only acoustic... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20080037802 - Remote microphone teleconferencing configurations: Electronic teleconferencing configurations use one or more remote microphones for added functionality. A base unit includes an interface to a telecommunications network and at least one remote microphone in wireless communication with the base unit, enabling a carrier of the microphone to speak to a listener through the base unit... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20080037803 - Sound management techniques for vehicles: Vehicle including an arrangement for controlling audio reception by occupants of a passenger compartment includes a frame defining an interior, at least one seat in the interior defining a plurality of seating positions, and a sound generating system for generating different audio sounds for each seating position. The sound generating... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20080037805 - Audio output device and method for calculating parameters: Disclosed herein is an audio output device including: an equalizer configured to execute frequency characteristic correction processing for an audio signal from an audio source; an output part configured to supply an audio signal processed by the equalizer to a speaker for audio output from the speaker; a signal analyzer... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080037806 - Preamplifier for musical instruments: The invention is directed at a preamplifier for a musical instrument comprising apparatus for receiving and processing a signal from a sound gathering device and for transmitting the processed signal to an external apparatus; an internal power source; a voltage receiving circuit, for receiving power from the external apparatus; and... Agent: Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Anne Kinsman

20080037807 - Protected digital audio driver: A digital audio driver having a floating PWM input and for controlling a stage of high voltage, high speed high- and low-side MOSFETs series connected at a node. The driver includes a floating input interface circuit having a protection circuit to provide secure protection sequence against over-current conditions; and high... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080037808 - Ultrasonic transducer and method of manufacturing the same: An ultrasonic transducer in which lead wire connection is facilitated even when piezoelectric devices are divided in order to prevent lateral vibrations from affecting longitudinal vibrations is manufactured by a method comprising: a step in which first dicing grooves are formed on an acoustic matching layer and a piezoelectric device... Agent: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.

20080037809 - Method, medium, and system encoding/decoding a multi-channel audio signal, and method medium, and system decoding a down-mixed signal to a 2-channel signal: A method, medium, and system encoding and/or decoding a multi-channel audio signal, and a method, medium, and system decoding a signal down-mixed from multi-channels to a 2-channel signal. The method of encoding an audio signal may include generating spatial cues indicating directivity information of a virtual sound source generated by... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080037810 - Hearing apparatus having coils arranged orthogonal to one another: Inductive transmission to a hearing apparatus and in particular to a hearing device is to be improved. To this end, it is proposed to equip the hearing apparatus with two or three orthogonal coils. The coil signals are added with different signs and that signal which exhibits the highest level... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080037811 - Electronic devices, methods, and computer program products for detecting noise in a signal based on autocorrelation coefficient gradients: An electronic device can be operated to detect noise, such as wind noise. A microphone signal is generated by a microphone. Autocorrelation coefficients are determined based on the microphone signal. Gradient values are determined from the autocorrelation coefficients. The presence of a noise component in the microphone signal is determined... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.A.

20080037812 - Fixing a sound tube in a hearing apparatus: A thin hearing tube is to be fastened in a hearing apparatus such that it can be easily exchanged again. To this end, the end of the sound tube is melted, so that its diameter is enlarged. The sound tube can then be drawn into the bore, the inner diameter... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080037813 - Carrying case with integrated speaker system and portable media player control window: A bag or luggage for portable media players includes an amplifier contained within the bag or luggage. The amplifier amplifies an audio signal from a portable media player. One or more speakers contained within the bag or luggage are connected to the amplifier. The speakers reproduce sound from the amplified... Agent: Gary J. Gershik Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20080037814 - Precision audio speakers: The present invention is related to sound generating devices such as audio speakers. Prior art audio speakers typically have inertia related distortion. The present invention provides methods and structures to solve the inertia distortion problem by stop-and-forget mechanism using stoppers.... Agent: Jeng-jye Shau

20080037815 - Condenser microphone: A condenser microphone includes: a condenser portion including a vibration film and a plate disposed opposed to each other; an impedance conversion unit that converts the variations of the electrostatic capacity of the condenser portion to electric impedances; and a box member that stores the condenser portion and the impedance... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080037816 - Fit adjuster for a neckband type headset: Disclosed is a fit adjuster for a neckband type headset, which includes a headset band and a pair of earpieces connected to both ends of the headset band and placed on the ears of a user. The fit adjuster includes at least one opening formed at a stress concentration portion... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20080037817 - Earphone: There is provided an in-ear earphone having an electroacoustic transducer and at least one support element which is coupled to the transducer. That makes it possible to achieve two-point anchorage for the earpiece in the outer ear, wherein the transducer represents the first anchorage and the support element represents the... Agent: Reed Smith, LLP Attn: Patent Records Department

20080037818 - Sound emitting device: A sound emitting assembly inserted into a body or frame (106) or handgrip of a personal transport means (90) said assembly comprising: (i) a package comprising an electronically actuated sound generator, an electronic circuit to feed a signal to the sound generator and a source of stored electric power, and... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20080037819 - Piezoelectric speaker: A piezoelectric speaker includes a cabinet, piezoelectric vibrators horizontally mounted inside the cabinet at different elevations each having two eyed lugs respectively coupled to respective posts in the cabinet, a shock absorber coupled to the piezoelectric material of the piezoelectric vibrators, two conducting terminals accommodated inside the cabinet and clamped... Agent: Pai Patent & Trademark Law Firm

20080037820 - Sound generating apparatus: An object of the invention is to provide a sound generating apparatus which reproduces sound, such as music or voice, from a sound generating member, such as a flower or a tree. A sound generating apparatus 10 includes a vibration unit 11 and a drive unit 14. The vibration unit... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080031470 - Remote speaker controller with microphone: A system includes a communication device, an external speaker and a remote control device. The external speaker connects to the communication device and converts audio signals received from the communication device into audible sound. The remote control device includes a microphone and controls operation of the external speaker via control... Agent: Harrity Snyder, L.L.P.

20080031472 - Electroacoustical transducing: Electroacoustical apparatus includes at least first and second acoustically coupled electroacoustical drivers. An electrical network couples their inputs so that an electrical drive signal applied to one reduces the effect of acoustic coupling from that one to the other.... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080031473 - Method of providing listener with sounds in phase and apparatus thereof: A method of providing sounds in phase to a listener in an audio system by adjusting sounds with respect to the position of the listener includes generating first and second audio signals having identical magnitudes and opposite phases, and delaying the first audio signal from the second audio signal for... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20080031474 - Acoustic transducer array signal processing: A set of filters is configured to distribute input signals representing a single perceptual axis to first and second physically separate arrays of loudspeakers comprising at least first and second transducers, such that the arrays of loudspeakers will create an array pattern corresponding to the input signals when the input... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080031463 - 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

20080031462 - Spatial audio enhancement processing method and apparatus: The present invention describes techniques that can be used to provide novel methods of spatial audio rendering using adapted M-S matrix shuffler topologies. Such techniques include headphone and loudspeaker-based binaural signal simulation and rendering, stereo expansion, multichannel upmix and pseudo multichannel surround rendering.... Agent: Creative Labs, Inc. Legal Department

20080031464 - Method of evaluating perception intensity of an audio signal and a method of controlling an input audio signal on the basis of the evaluation: Method of evaluating perception intensity of an audio input signal (IS) comprising the steps of receiving the audio input signal (IS), estimating a time variant distribution function (TVDF) on the basis of said audio input signal (IS) or a derivative thereof, determining the perception intensity as at least one perception... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080031465 - Soundbridge test system: The present invention relates to the field of devices and methods for improving testing of hearing devices, including soundbridges and direct drive middle ear implants. In particular, the present invention provides a microphone system utilizing reverse transfer function to assess the operability of implanted hearing improvement devices, including but not... Agent: Casimir Jones, S.c.

20080031467 - Echo reduction system: The present invention relates to a method for reducing an echo in a microphone signal generated by a microphone, comprising echo compensating the microphone signal by subtracting an estimated echo signal from the microphone signal to generate an echo compensated signal, detecting a speech activity of a local speaker on... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080031466 - Multi-channel echo compensation system: The invention is directed to a multi-channel echo compensation system, comprising two loudspeaker input channels, each loudspeaker input channel being connected to a loud-speaker for providing a loudspeaker input signal to be emanated by the loudspeaker, a microphone output channel being connected to at least one microphone for receiving a... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080031468 - System for improving communication in a room: System and method for improving the acoustical communication between interlocutors in at least two positions in a room, comprising generating electrical signals representative of acoustical signals present at the respective interlocutor positions; amplifying each of said electrical signals; and converting said amplified electrical signals into acoustical signals; wherein said electrical... Agent: O'shea, Getz & Kosakowski, P.C.

20080031469 - Multi-channel echo compensation system: A system reduces echoes in an audio system by de-correlating audio signals. Adaptive filters provide compensation based on the de-correlated signals. A controller controls the de-correlation based upon the adaptation state of the adaptive filters.... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080031471 - System for equalizing an acoustic signal: An equalization system enhances the quality of communications between a remote party and a local party. The equalization system includes an equalization filter that equalizes an acoustic signal received from the remote party. The equalized acoustic signal is transmitted to a speaker based on the equalized acoustic signal. A device... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080031475 - Personal audio assistant device and method: At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to an earpiece comprising: an ambient microphone; an ear canal microphone; an ear canal receiver; a sealing section; a logic circuit; a communication module; a memory storage unit,; and a user interaction element, where the user interaction element is configured to send a... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20080031476 - Silicon microphone with impact proof structure: Improved impact proof capability of a silicon microphone sensing element is achieved with a stopper element that limits the maximum vibration of moveable parts. The stopper has a lower anchor portion and upper finger portion that is elevated a certain distance above the diaphragm and overhangs the outer edges of... Agent: Stephen B. Ackerman

20080031477 - Method of adjusting a hearing instrument: p

20080031478 - Control device and method for wireless audio signal transmission within the context of hearing device programming: A method for programming a hearing device is described, in which audio data and programming data is transmitted from a programming device to the hearing device, with the audio data and the programming data being converted into data packets and transmitted via a common channel of a digital radio connection... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080031479 - Hearing aid having an audio signal generator and method: The invention relates to a hearing aid having an audio signal unit which is operatively connected to a sound generator and generates an audio signal which has at least two audio signal sections immediately succeeding one another in time. The audio signal sections each have an audio signal section duration... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080031480 - Hearing aid with an audio signal generator: The invention relates to a hearing aid with at least one sound receiver and a sound generator. The hearing aid has an audio signal unit operatively connected to the sound generator, the audio signal unit being designed to generate an audio signal perceptible to a human ear. The audio signal... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080031481 - Personal listening device: A receiver module for a personal listening device to be fitted in the ear, on the ear, near the ear, or behind the ear, the receiver module having a movable armature, the receiver module comprises a motor assembly and a housing defining a chamber, the housing is made from a... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20080031482 - Extended wear canal device with common microphone-battery air cavity: An embodiment provides a continuous wear hearing device to be worn entirely within the ear canal, comprising a receiver assembly sized to be positioned in the bony portion of the canal, a battery assembly and a microphone assembly. The receiver assembly includes a receiver for supplying acoustic signals to the... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080031483 - Insulated cooler with internal audio system docking station and integral speakers: An insulated cooler has an outer housing, an inner lining and an insulation layer between the housing and lining. The inner lining forms a first storage compartment and along one wall of the lining forms a second audio system docking station compartment. The audio system can be removed and replaced... Agent: William Propp, Esq.

20080031484 - Ear headphone unit and a computer system: The invention concerns a unit (10) comprising a headset (11) having a curved flexible support member (50) for holding the headset (11) onto a user's head. The support member (50) has a first (61) and a second (62) end portion which can be moved away from each other. The headset... Agent: Richard R Michaud Michaud-duffy Group

20080031485 - Auxiliary fastening device for assisting transducer being fastened and isolating vibration induced during operation of transducer: The invention provides an auxiliary fastening device for assisting in fastening a transducer such as a speaker on a base structure. Moreover, the auxiliary fastening device according to the invention is capable of isolating the vibration induced from the transducer to the base structure during operation.... Agent: Hoffman Warnick & D'alessandro, LLC

20080031486 - On-wall loudspeaker and mounting apparatus: An on-wall loudspeaker and mounting apparatus includes an enclosure, a loudspeaker driver mounted in the enclosure, brackets of equal length and attachable to a wall, arms of equal length pivotably attached to the brackets and pivotably attached to the enclosure, each arm pivotable perpendicular to the wall. A movement of... Agent: William Francis Petrie

20080031487 - Electro-acoustic transducer and a method for assembly thereof: A miniature electro-acoustic transducer is provided which includes a magnetic circuit. The magnetic circuit includes a permanent magnet assembly adapted to generate a magnetic flux in an air gap, the permanent magnet assembly itself included first and second permanent magnets arranged on opposite sides of the air gap. A magnetically... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP