Electrical audio signal processing systems and devices inventions 05/08

20080123864 - Apparatus and method for controlling a wave field synthesis renderer means with audio objects: An apparatus for controlling a wave field synthesis renderer with audio objects includes a provider for providing a scene description, wherein the scene description defines a temporal sequence of audio objects in an audio scene and further includes information on the source position of a virtual source as well as... Agent: Schoppe, Zimmerman , Stockeller & Zinkler

20080123865 - Hearing system with remote control as a base station and corresponding communication method: Hearing-aid wearers should be able to converse unimpeded even in noisy environments. Provided for this is a hearing system with a first hearing device, a second hearing device and a remote control for the operation of the first and/or second hearing device. The remote control is embodied as a base... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080123866 - Hearing instrument with acoustic blocker, in-the-ear microphone and speaker: A hearing instrument includes a main housing, an in-the-ear-canal sound receiving unit, and a sound emitting unit. The sound emitting unit may be located completely in the ear canal or may be linked to the ear canal by an acoustical tube. An acoustic blocker separates the sound emitting unit and... Agent: Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn & Burkhart, LLP

20080123867 - Sound producing method, sound source circuit, electronic circuit using same, and electronic device: A situation in which effect processing such as position adjustment of a virtual sound source located in a sound field does not synchronously match the timing of reproducing a sound is suppressed. With a sound source circuit 100, a FIFO memory stores the information that indicates a change in a... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080123868 - Wired, wireless, infrared, and powerline audio entertainment systems: A method and system for communicating audio signals between an input device and an output device via a network. The output device can include loudspeakers and headphones. In some embodiments an output device, for example a center channel speaker, transmits audio signals to other output devices. In some embodiments, the... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080123869 - Broadcasting device having power frequency carrier: The present invention receives a voice signal from an input device; then the voice signal is processed through an amplifier; and, then, the voice signal is transmitted along an indoor electrical power line with power frequency carrier to be heard by using speakers.... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20080123870 - Automobile audio system: The invention features a dual-mode audio system for an automobile which in one mode is configured for play while the doors to the automobile are closed, and in a second mode, is configured for play while a door, such as a tailgate, is opened. Additionally, the invention also features a... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080123871 - Device for generating audio signals: An audio signal generating device to be mounted in a vehicle that operates noiseless or at a low noise level generates an audio signal that is audible for other traffic participants so that the risk of accidents is reduced. The audio signal generating device has at least one memory device... Agent: Gudrun E. Huckett Draudt

20080123872 - System and method for reducing uplink noise: A system and method for reducing uplink noise in a mobile communications device, the system including: a noise estimator for estimating noise in proximity to the mobile communication device; an adjustable filter for receiving a signal from a microphone of the mobile communication device; an adjustable attenuation block for receiving... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20080123873 - Digital compensation of analog volume control gain in a digital audio amplifier: A digital audio system including a combination of analog and digital volume control is disclosed. A variable power supply voltage biases a power amplifier for each channel, and applies a bias voltage corresponding to an analog volume control signal. In one disclosed embodiment, digital gain control circuitry compares the bias... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20080123874 - Audio amplifier system: An audio amplifier system. The power supply includes a plurality of power lines. The mainboard includes a first voltage input connector coupled to one of the power lines receiving a first power supply, and an audio output signal connector outputting a first audio output signal. The audio amplifier module located... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080123875 - Audio device protection system: An audio device protection system for use in an electronic device electrically connecting to an audio device is disclosed. The electronic device outputs an audio signal, a power on/off signal, and a trigger signal. The audio device protection system includes a switching unit electrically connected to the audio signal and... Agent: Law Offices Of Mikio Ishimaru

20080123876 - Electrostatic pressure transducer and manufacturing method therefor: An electrostatic pressure transducer (e.g., a condenser microphone) includes a plate having a plurality of holes and forming a fixed electrode, a diaphragm forming a vibrating electrode, at lease one spacer that is positioned between the plate and the diaphragm in the ring-shaped internal area internally of the peripheral end... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080123877 - Dual-tweeter loudspeaker: A dual tweeter speaker, wherein the tweeters are spaced far apart, is provided. The loudspeaker system includes a woofer and two tweeters, which are arranged so they reduce interference with sound waves emitted by the woofer. The spaced apart tweeters provide an improved stereo imaging range. The tweeters can also... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080123878 - Backplateless silicon microphone: A silicon based microphone sensing element and a method for making the same are disclosed. The microphone sensing element has a diaphragm with adjoining perforated plates on the front side of a conductive substrate. The diaphragm is aligned above a back hole in the substrate wherein the front opening of... Agent: Saile Ackerman LLC

20080123879 - Digital wireless stereophonic music transmission device: A digital wireless stereophonic music transmission device includes a transmission module and a headphone. The transmission module includes a digital signal input device for receiving digital audio signals from an external digital music player, a stereophonic input device for receiving stereophonic signals from an external stereophonic music player, an analog/digital... Agent: Pro-techtor International Services

20080123883 - Adaptive dynamic range optimization sound processor: In one embodiment, an apparatus for processing sound includes a means (401) for analysing a sound signal into a number of frequency bands and a means (403) for applying variable gain to each frequency band independently. Gain in applied under control of a number of gain comparator means (409) each... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20080123881 - Circuit arrangement for adjusting the output power and/or the frequency response of a power amplifier for a hearing aid device: With a hearing aid device, the problem arises of having to match the output power and/or the frequency response of the hearing aid device to the level of hearing impairment of the patient as precisely as possible. In such cases allowance must be made for the noise level, which is... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080123882 - Hearing apparatus with automatic switch-off and corresponding method: The aim is to be able to at least partially switch off a hearing apparatus and in particular a hearing device in a simple manner. To this end, provision is made to generate a predetermined acoustic signal through the hearing apparatus. The acoustic signal is received by a receiving device,... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080123880 - Processing an input signal in a hearing aid: Method for processing an input signal in a hearing aid, with the input signal being broken down into a discrete signal for each source relative to an acoustic signal, with the discrete signals being assigned to a spatial position of the source and with the discrete signals being output, or... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080123884 - Passive hearing aid device: A passive hearing aid device that mechanically receives a greater amount of directional acoustic waves than the unaided ear while suppressing extraneous acoustic waves outside the area of focus. The device includes a pair of parabolic acoustic reflectors that are held onto the user's head by a U shaped headband.... Agent: David Donenfeld

20080123885 - Feedback compensation method and circuit for an acoustic amplification system, and hearing aid device employing same: In a feedback compensation method and a feedback compensator in an acoustic amplification system such as a hearing aid, an adaptive feedback compensation filter generates a compensation signal from the amplified output signal, and one or more filters restrict the frequency range in which the compensation signal is generated. These... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20080123886 - Hearing aid with enhanced high frequency reproduction and method for processing an audio signal: A hearing aid (50) comprises means (55, 56, 57, 58) for reproducing frequencies above the upper frequency limit of a hearing impaired user. The hearing aid (50) according to the invention comprises means (55, 57) for transposing higher bands of frequencies from outside the upper frequency limit of a hearing... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080123887 - Absorption of electromagnetic radiation in hearing apparatuses: The electromagnetic compatibility of hearing apparatuses and in particular hearing devices is to be improved. To this end, provision is made to use a plastic-based absorbent material with metal particles in the hearing apparatus. The absorbent material absorbs the electromagnetic radiation and converts it into heat. In particular, mounting elements... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080123888 - Concha bowl hearing aid apparatus and method: A method and in the concha bowl hearing aid apparatus with sound processor/amplifier and speaker sized to be removably secured within the concha bowl of the ear and structured to allow sound to pass through the hearing aid into the ear canal so its speaker positioned within the external auditory... Agent: Marcus G Theodore, PC

20080123889 - Open fit canal hearing device: An improved hearing aid device adapted for use within the ear canal of the CIC (Completely In the ear) and of the partially exposed ITC (In The Canal) type. This aid consists of a system of integrated parts allowing an air gap to substantially surround the hearing aid shell and... Agent: James F. Caldarola

20080123890 - Methods and apparatus for sound production: Electrical signals corresponding to sound are received at a wire, and sound is generated at a speaker connected to the wire. The sound is resonated in a cavity of a shell housing the speaker, and then passed along a transmission tube toward a pinna of a user's ear without directing... Agent: Nath & Associates

20080123891 - Microphone module and mounting structure adapted to portable electronic device: A microphone module is mounted on a mount portion of a circuit board incorporated in a portable electronic device, wherein it includes a housing having a hollow cavity and a sound hole for communicating the hollow cavity with the exterior, a microphone chip for detecting sound in the hollow cavity,... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

20080123892 - Instant clamp for speech devices: An instant clamp for speech devices includes an earpiece (6), an arm (8) connected to the earpiece (6), a microphone (9) connected to the arm (8) and a connecting cable (10) connected to the earpiece (6). The instant clamp includes a mounting member (1) provided with a fixing tab (3)... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080123893 - Eyeglass frame assembly: An eyeglass frame assembly is provided, wherein a music generator is disposed on each of two temples of an eyeglass frame, an earphone jack is disposed on the music generator, for the earphone plugs of a mono earphone and a stereophonic earphone to selectively plug in. Through this design, the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080123894 - Expandable speaker apparatus: An expandable speaker apparatus includes a speaker body, at least one first electrical connector, and at least one second electrical connector. The first electrical connector is located on a first surface of the speaker body. The second electrical connector is located on a second surface of the speaker body. The... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080118073 - Band-selectable stereo synthesizer using strictly complementary filter pair: A new method is proposed that produces stereophonic sound image out of monaural signal within a selected frequency regions. The system employs a strictly complementary (SC) linear phase FIR filter pair that separates input signal into different frequency regions. A pair of comb filters is applied to one of the... Agent: Robert D. Marshall, Jr. Texas Instruments Incorporated

20080118071 - Low computation mono to stereo conversion using intra-aural differences: A method of converting single channel audio (mono) signals to two channel audio (stereo) signals using simple filters and an Intra-aural Time Difference (ITD) is presented. This method does not distort the spectral content of the original signal very much, and has low computation requirements. A variation is proposed which... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20080118072 - Stereo synthesizer using comb filters and intra-aural differences: A method for creating a stereophonic sound image out of a monaural signal combines two sub-methods. Comb filters decorrelate the left and right channel signals. Intra-aural difference cues, such as an Intra-Aural Time Difference (ITD) and an Intra-aural Intensity Difference (IID) separated channels. Strict complementary (SC) linear phase FIR filters... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20080118074 - Stereophonic sound control apparatus and stereophonic sound control method: A control unit 6 obtains position data from a sensor unit 1 to specify the position of the main body of an apparatus, and also obtains acceleration data from the sensor unit 1 to specify the azimuth along which the main body faces forward. Then, the control unit employs the... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080118075 - Multi-channel frequency-domain adaptive filter method and apparatus: The invention is a method and apparatus for frequency-domain adaptive filtering that has broad applications such as to equalizers, but is particularly suitable for use in acoustic echo cancellation circuits for stereophonic and other multiple channel teleconferencing systems. The method and apparatus utilizes a frequency-domain recursive least squares criterion that... Agent: Synnestvedt & Lechner, LLP

20080118076 - Electronic device and a system using the same: By individuals in an organization possessing a portable node and acquiring sound information, an electronic device and a system that analyze human behavior, group formation, and an activity level of the organization and a system is provided. In an electronic device that has a radio communication unit and a microcomputer,... Agent: Stanley P. Fisher Reed Smith LLP

20080118077 - Audio apparatus and method for use in proximity to a magnetic resonance imaging system: An apparatus and method for presenting high-quality auditory stimuli, receiving patient communication and providing noise cancellation within the environment of magnetic resonance imaging (“MRI”) equipment. A microphone is positioned in a noise attenuated channel for recording of the patient's voice. A microphone is disposed outside of a noise attenuated channel... Agent: Dla Piper Us LLP

20080118078 - Acoustic system, acoustic apparatus, and optimum sound field generation method: The first signal not higher than a predetermined frequency is output to a subwoofer out of the multichannel reproduction signals supplied from a sound source and, at the same time, the second signal higher than the predetermined frequency is output to a plurality of non-closed type headphones and the signals... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.c.

20080118079 - Audio device integration system: An audio device integration system is provided. One or more after-market audio devices, such as a CD player, CD changer, MP3 player, satellite receiver, DAB receiver, or the like, is integrated for use with an existing OEM or after-market car stereo system, wherein control commands can be issued at the... Agent: Mccarter & English, LLP

20080118080 - Method of recognizing speech from a plurality of speaking locations within a vehicle: A speech recognition method includes the steps of receiving a location-specific command from a vehicle occupant, and adjusting either the shape or magnitude of a pick up pattern of at least one microphone in response to the location-specific command. The microphone adjustment can be carried out by electronically or physically... Agent: General Motors Corporation C/o Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.c.

20080118081 - Method and apparatus for canceling a user's voice: The disclosed system is designed to provide active noise cancellation to a user of an electronic device, such as a cellular device. For example, the system allows the user's voice to be transmitted via a cellular network, while at the same time canceling the user's voice externally. As a result,... Agent: William Chang

20080118082 - Removal of noise, corresponding to user input devices from an audio signal: A noisy audio signal, with user input device noise, is received. Particular frames in the audio signal that are corrupted by user input device noise are identified and removed. The removed audio data is then reconstructed to obtain a clean audio signal.... Agent: Westman Champlin (microsoft Corporation)

20080118083 - Active noise suppressor: A noise suppressor includes a fundamental sound source (121, 122) for generating a fundamental waveform having a predetermined frequency, and suppresses that frequency component of noise which corresponds to the predetermined frequency by generating a control sound from a signal generated by multiplying the fundamental waveform by an adaptive filter... Agent: Christopher J. Gaspar C/o Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & Mccloy LLP

20080118084 - Method and apparatus to enhance low frequency component of audio signal by calculating fundamental frequency of audio signal: A method and apparatus to enhance a low frequency component of an audio signal, by computing a fundamental frequency of an input audio signal using the input audio signal and a delayed audio signal obtained by delaying the input audio signal by a predetermined amount of time, generating harmonic signals... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20080118085 - Sound signal equalizer and signal equalizer: A bass and treble audio tone control circuit configured as an integrated circuit, wherein a capacitor for setting a frequency band can be accommodated in an integrated circuit. A low sound region component SLO is extracted by an LPF (30) from an initial sound signal SIN. A low sound region... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080118086 - Method and system for controlling volume settings for multimedia devices: A system and method is provided for controlling playback volume memory of multimedia content for a multimedia device and may include adjusting playback volume of multimedia content for a selected channel based on a determined identity of the selected channel and a determined identity of a program associated with the... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080118087 - Miniature sound level dosimeter: Described is a miniature sound level dosimeter that is less expensive and more user-friendly than conventional sound level dosimeters. The dosimeter includes a frequency-weighting circuit, an envelope follower circuit, an analog-to-digital converter and a microcontroller. The frequency-weighting circuit applies a predetermined frequency-weighting, such as A-weighting, to an electrical signal indicative... Agent: Guerin & Rodriguez, LLP

20080118088 - Audio system with output modules: An audio system comprises an audio device having an output, at least one module bay, and a connector disposed within said module bay. There is at least one signal processing output module having a connector for connecting with the connector in the module bay when the signal processing output module... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.c.

20080118089 - Audio system for outdoor umbrella: An audio system for an outdoor umbrella includes an audio housing, a detachable locker, and an audio device. The audio housing includes a first housing body and a second housing body defining a mounting slot for a shaft of the outdoor umbrella fitting therewithin. The detachable locker includes a first... Agent: Raymond Y. Chan Suite 128

20080118090 - Surround attachment: A mechanically interlocked acoustic radiator/surround assembly is disclosed wherein an edge of the acoustic radiator includes a protrusion extending from and/or a depression in a surface of the acoustic radiator. An elastomeric material is formed around the protrusion and/or fills the depression forming a radiator/surround interface that is not parallel... Agent: Fish & Richardson Pc

20080118091 - Alerting system for a communication device: An alerting system (202) for a communication device (100) is provided. The alerting system is designed to operate in a plurality of operating modes. The alerting system includes a transducer (204) and an electromechanical switch (106). The transducer transforms electrical impulses into vibrations. The electromechanical switch couples the transducer to... Agent: Motorola, Inc

20080118092 - Speaker system of utilizing pulse width modulation signals for saving idling power consumption: In a speaker system, pulse width modulation signals are utilized for driving said speaker system, and duty cycles of both left audio channel signals and right audio channel signals of an earphone in said speaker system are modulated by said pulse width modulation signals. When the left audio channel or... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20080118093 - Hearing device with rechargeable battery and movably mounted charging contacts: A hearing device that is operated with a rechargeable battery pack has at least one contact element that is fashioned to accept a charging current in electrical connection with an external charging device. The contact element is resiliently mounted at the hearing device and can be pressed onto a charging... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20080118094 - Positioning and orienting a unit of a hearing device relative to individual's head: Digital models of the application areas of a left-ear and of a right-ear hearing device are established. The models (140r# and 140l#) are displayed on a computer display. The location of the model (SP#) of the sagittal plane of individual's head is estimated with respect to one of the two... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080118095 - Wax guard for a hearing aid: An apparatus for use with hearing aid tubes includes a wax guard configured as a sleeve. The sleeve has an open end, a closed end, and a chamber extending between the open and closed ends. The sleeve further has vents from the chamber to the exterior of the sleeve. An... Agent: Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn & Burkhart, LLP

20080118096 - Noise reduction system and method: The present invention relates to a sound receiving device and a microphone unit for such a sound receiving device. In microphone unit there is provided a microphone, an air filled chamber and a wind noise barrier covering chamber for providing a wind shield and having at least one air passage... Agent: Harrity Snyder, L.l.p.

20080118097 - Speaker: This invention provides an audio speaker with improved physical safety isolation between a voice coil and other electrically live elements.... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20080118098 - Ultra low frequency transducer and loud speaker comprising same: An ultra low frequency transducer or subwoofer for automotive speaker systems with a polygonal, concave diaphragm. The periphery preferably is sized to be substantially coextensive with the front of the speaker housing or cabinet. In this way, air displacement in the subwoofer is maximized for a given size of enclosure,... Agent: Mary M Lee, P.c.

20080112567 - Headset-derived real-time presence and communication systems and methods: A method for real time digital instant messaging includes monitoring a condition of a wireless headset, estimating a potential for the user to receive and immediately respond to a real time digital message, such as an instant communications or a VoIP message, and then selectively directing a real time digital... Agent: Plantronics, Inc.

20080112568 - Echo canceller and communication audio processing apparatus: Disclosed herein is an echo canceller for use in a sound reinforcement communication system configured to carry out a sound reinforcement communication by utilizing a speaker and a microphone, the echo canceller including: an adaptive filter section configured to adaptively identify an impulse response of a feedback path formed by... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080112569 - Noise reducing device, noise reducing method, noise reducing program, and noise reducing audio outputting device: A noise reducing device includes: an acoustic-to-electric conversion section for collecting noise and outputting an analog noise signal; an analog-to-digital conversion section for converting the analog noise signal into a digital noise signal; and a digital processing section for generating a digital noise reducing signal on a basis of the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080112570 - Filter circuit for noise cancellation, noise reduction signal production method and noise canceling system: There is provided a filter circuit for producing a noise reduction signal for reducing a noise signal collected by a microphone, including: a digital section including an analog/digital conversion section configured to convert the noise signal into a digital noise signal, a digital filter section configured to produce a digital... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080112571 - Noise control in proximity to a computer system: Methods and systems are provided for controlling sound level of a computer system within a selected zone. In one embodiment, the sound level within an enclosed space is detected and an electronic signal representative of the sound level is generated in response. The presence of one or more person within... Agent: Ibm Corporation (ss/nc) C/o Streets & Steele

20080112572 - Earphone and media player: An earphone and a media player are provided. The earphone includes an identification (ID) contact and an identification resistor (RID) connected to the ID contact. The media player includes an earphone jack, an audio playing unit, a processor, a memory, an analog to digital (A/D) converter, and a detecting unit.... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080112573 - Wireless signal transmitting and receiving system with adjustable signal transmission directionality: A signal transmitting and receiving system is adapted for use in a vehicle cabin, and includes a transmitting device and a receiving device. The transmitting device includes a first processing unit for receiving signals from a signal source, a directional transmitting unit coupled to the first processing unit and operable... Agent: Mcnees Wallace & Nurick Llc

20080112574 - Directional audio signal processing using an oversampled filterbank: A directional signal processing system for beamforming information signals. The system includes an oversampled filterbank, which has an analysis filterbank for transforming the information signals in time domain into channel signals in transform domain, a synthesis filterbank and a signal processor. The signal processor processes the outputs of the analysis... Agent: Smith Frohwein Tempel Greenlee Blaha, Llc

20080112575 - Volume control device for vehicle audio system: A volume control device for controlling a volume of an audio system includes a volume control unit and a volume resetting control unit. The volume control unit executes a volume control when a reception of an incoming call by a telephone is detected while an audio device of the audio... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080112576 - Processing of an audio signal for presentation in a high noise environment: In accordance with the invention, audio signals are specially processed for sound presentation in a high noise environment. The electrical signal representative of the sound is first subjected to equalization to preferentially reduce the magnitude of bass signals while increasing the magnitude of treble signals. The equalized signal is then... Agent: Don J. Pelto Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

20080112577 - Automatic volume control of audio devices for marine vessels: This invention provides a means for automatically adjusting the volume of a marine audio device based upon the vessels engine(s) speed, or RPM. An engine speed, or RPM, input signal is processed such that the volume of the aforementioned device is increased or decreased as said signal changes. This is... Agent: Christian Crew

20080112578 - Streaming normalization: A normalization for streaming digital audio signals applies a gain factor according to the maximum sample magnitude in a window of samples and compare the gain factor to prior gain factors to adjust the gain factor for the samples in the window of samples. Adaptation of the gain factor with... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20080112579 - Signal generating module: A signal generating module for an electronic apparatus is provided. The signal generating module includes a processor, a roller, a resistant film, a conducting member, a first lead and a second lead. The roller has a rotary center and is rotably connected to the electronic apparatus thereby. The conducting member... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080112580 - Water bottle amplifier unit for a bicycle audio system: An audio amplifier unit for a bicycle audio system includes audio amplifier circuitry and a rechargeable battery powering the audio amplifier circuitry which are housed in a weather resistant housing sized to be received and retained within a bicycle water bottle holder. Electrical connections are provided for connecting the amplifier... Agent: Jacqueline E. Hartt, Ph.d Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist, P.a.

20080112581 - Vibrating earphone with enhanced base sound effect:

20080112582 - Quasi-self-focusing high intensity and large power ultrasonic transducer: A quasi-self focusing high intensity and large power ultrasonic transducer. It includes a backing and piezo-electric crystal sheets. The backing has double layer structure and there is an air cavity between the layers. At least four piezoelectric crystal sheets are adhered tightly on the inside focusing face of the backing.... Agent: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.c. Pacwest Center, Suite 1900

20080112583 - Method for the semi-automatic adjustment of a hearing device, and a corresponding hearing device: The object is to take better account of subjective perceptions when setting a hearing device or a communication system, especially a hearing aid. Therefore, an automatic setting of the hearing device by automatically analyzing the hearing situation in which the hearing device is located, and automatic setting of a parameter... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080112584 - Support mount for electronic components: For the cushioned support of electronic components in a mounting enclosure of a miniaturized electronic device, an elastic and/or flexible retaining element (15) with inward-protruding support sections (17) extends along at least parts of the inner wall of the mounting enclosure (3), serving to position, support and retain the component... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080112585 - Microphone and microphone mounting structurre: A microphone contains a capacitor in a capsule with a diaphragm serving as one of electrodes of the capacitor. The microphone is mounted on a mounting board when external terminals installed on an external surface of a circuit board which closes an opening of the capsule are connected face to... Agent: Gallagher & Lathrop, A Professional Corporation

20080112586 - Headphone and ear pad: The present invention provides an excellent headphone which can give a more comfortable feeling and a more stable feeling to the user when being fixed to the user as compared with that in the past. The headphone includes a headphone section that has a sound-sending section of a speaker unit... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug LLP

20080112587 - Loudspeaker: A loudspeaker includes a frame and a toroidal magnet that is affixed to the rear of the frame. The toroidal magnet has a central passageway that opens into the frame. A cap is affixed to the rear of the magnet and closes the central passageway. A guide rod is affixed... Agent: Stephen R. Greiner, Esquire Greiner Law Offices, P.c.

20080112588 - Loudspeaker stand and mount for a loudspeaker stand: A loudspeaker stand has a mount, onto which a loudspeaker can be placed. For this purpose, the mount has a tensioning device, which can be actuated by the intrinsic weight of the loudspeaker. The stand may have several tensioning elements, which can be shifted in a direction perpendicular to that... Agent: Friedrich Kueffner

20080107276 - Signal processing system, signal transmission apparatus, signal receiving apparatus, and program: A signal processing system is provided, which includes a first converter for converting first information in to second information, a superimposer for superimposing on the second information control information corresponding to any missing information lost from the first information due to its conversion by the first converter. Furthermore, the signal... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080107277 - Classroom sound amplification system: This invention relates to a wireless classroom sound amplification system. The system comprises a microphone device converting a voice to a sound signal and connecting to a sound processing device processing the sound signal and generating a processed sound signal, and a speaker device connecting to the sound processing device... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080107278 - Method for assisting a user of a hearing system and corresponding hearing system: i

20080107279 - Sound-processing device with automatic howl cancellation and cancelling howl method thereof: The invention provides a sound-processing device with automatic howl cancellation. The sound-processing device includes an array microphone, a digital signal processor, a power amplifier, and a loudspeaker. The array microphone includes a plurality of microphones, receiving a sound wave at different locations and converting the sound wave to a plurality... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080107282 - Digital filter circuit, digital filter program and noise canceling system: Disclosed herein is a digital filter circuit for producing a noise reduction signal for reducing noise based on a noise signal outputted from a microphone which collects the noise, including: an analog/digital conversion section; a first digital filter section; an arithmetic operation processing section; a second digital filter section; and... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080107284 - Movable audio-visual component system and method: An audio-visual (“A/V”) system includes one or more A/V components, each one of which can be attached to a wall using a bracket or support bar. Each support bar enables the transfer of power signals and control signals (including media data) to each of the A/V components. Instead of wires,... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery

20080107285 - Inrush current restraining circuit and audio device using the same: An inrush current restraining circuit (100) includes a power source (Vcc), a charging/discharging circuit (11), a switching circuit (13), a first impedance component (Z1), a second impedance component (Z2), and a controller (10). The charging/discharging circuit is connected to the power source. An input of the switching circuit is connected... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080107281 - Acoustic echo canceller system: An acoustic echo canceller system having a filter with high suppression performance of acoustic echo, generated by using microphone array having a plurality of microphone elements, judging a band where only a speaker sound is present, based on phase difference among microphones, and carrying out adaptation of an adaptive filter... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080107280 - Noisy environment communication enhancement system: A communication system enhances communications in a noisy environment. Multiple input arrays convert a voiced or unvoiced signal into an analog signal. A converter receives the analog signal and generates digital signals. A digital signal processor determines temporal and spatial information from the digital signals. The processed signals are then... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080107283 - Audio/video portable electronic devices providing wireless audio communication and speech and/or voice recognition command operation: An improved audio/video system is provided that facilitates increased ease of use. An audio/video device can be provided with a first antenna, with wireless signals emitted by the first antenna comprising signals created from audio content provided by the device. A headset can be provided with an antenna for receiving... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20080107286 - Voice input support program, voice input support device, and voice input support method: There is provided a voice input support program, voice input support device, and voice input support method for assisting users to input voice properly. A voice input support program executable from a computer, for assisting voice input under a noisy environment by executing: a noise measurement step that obtains a... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080107287 - Personal hearing control system and method: A personal hearing control system includes a microphone located within a user's sealed ear canal, a speaker having a diaphragm which directs sound into the ear canal, and a controller which drives the speaker such that the system emulates the acoustics of the user's open ear canal. Also provided are... Agent: Koppel, Patrick & Heybl

20080107288 - Microphone: The present invention discloses a microphone comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, a printed circuit board and a shielding layer. The microphone is configured into a mobile communication device. The shielding layer located on the printed circuit board is disposed on the microphone. When the mobile communication device charges... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080107290 - Acoustic vibration generating element: In an acoustic vibration generating element, a piezoelectric bimorph element or unimorph element is covered with a covering member of a flexible material at least on two surfaces perpendicular to a thickness direction. The covering member may be provided with a plurality of V-shaped grooves so as to improve a... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, Pc

20080107289 - Recreational bone conduction audio device, system: A waterproof recreational audio device and method that transmits sound via transcutaneous bone conduction provides high fidelity musical signals to a user. The device can be worn on the head of a user and integrated into various types of headgear. The device is tunable for sound quality and comfort by... Agent: Whitham, Curtis & Christofferson & Cook, P.c.

20080107291 - Omni directional adjustable acoustic lens: An omni directional adjustable acoustic lens is a means to adjust the Hertz range of sound So it can be acoustically set. Then the lens projects the sound in a 360 degree fashion.... Agent: David W Livingston Jr.

20080107292 - Behind-the-ear hearing device having an external, optical microphone: An optically unnoticeable and acoustically improved behind-the-ear hearing device having a housing which can be worn behind the ear, a signal processing facility which is arranged in the housing, and which comprises an optoelectrical converter, and at least one optical microphone is provided. The optical microphone is arranged outside the... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080107293 - Controlling fading and surround signal level: Systems and techniques for controlling a surround sound system having multiple input signals and multiple spatially diverse transducers may include defining a first control region and a second control region. When operating in the first control region, a first set of functions is performed. For example, for each of the... Agent: Fish & Richardson Pc

20080107294 - Programmable hearing health aid within a headphone apparatus, method of use, and system for programming same: A programmable hearing aid (100) combined with a headphone apparatus. The headphone apparatus may be directly interfaced with various types of electronic equipment so that the user is able to listen to music recordings, voice recordings, or other types of sound signals that are then corrected, via programming, for the... Agent: Mccarter & English, LLP

20080107295 - Hearing aid having an audio signal generator and method: The invention relates to a hearing aid having a sound receiver and a sound generator. The hearing aid also has an audio signal unit that is functionally linked to the sound generator and has a tone signal generator for generating a tone signal as a function of a trigger signal... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080107296 - Method to log data in a hearing device as well as a hearing device: The present invention relates to a method for recording information in a hearing device and/or in a recording unit at least temporally operationally connected to the hearing device. The method consists in that a point in time of the recording and/or a recording frequency as well as the information to... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080107297 - Method for operating a hearing aid, and hearing aid: A “speaker” operating mode is established by a signal processor of a hearing aid for tracking and selecting an acoustic speaker source in an ambient sound. Electric acoustic signals are generated by the hearing aid from the ambient sound that has been picked up, from which signals an electric speaker... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080107298 - Rechargeable hearing device: The hearing device operated with an accumulator and comprising an externally accessible electrically conductive structure element is provided. The structure element fulfilling an additional function as a contact element, in order to receive a charging current when electrically connected to an external charging device. The term “structure element” is understood... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080107299 - Earphone: An earphone includes a shell, a seat, a speaker and a ring. The shell defines a sound field. The seat includes an external rim fit in the shell and an internal rim extended form the external rim. The speaker includes a terminal inserted through the internal rim. The ring is... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.a.

20080107300 - Headset acoustic device and sound channel reproducing method: A head acoustic device and a sound channel reproducing method discloses a multichannel acoustic device, especially a headset-multichannel acoustic device applying bone conduction speaker and a sound channel reproducing method. The headset-multichannel acoustic device of this invention includes a supporting frame and a vibration device on the frame, in which,... Agent: Chan, Raymond Y.

20080107301 - Headset: A headset worn is provided to be on an ear in such a manner that a speaker is adhered to the ear. The headset includes a headset body; a hook unit for adhering and fixing the headset body to a user's ear part; a key positioned at a part of... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20080101617 - Two-channel to three-channel audio converter: A two-channel to three-channel audio converter that separates the lower frequency output signals from one of the left channel and the right channel is provided. Respective filters are used to separate the lower frequency outputs and the middle to high frequency outputs from the audio output signals of the computer... Agent: Venable LLP Raymond J. Ho

20080101618 - Two-channel to three-channel audio converter: A two-channel to three-channel audio converter that separates the lower frequency output signals from one of the left channel and the right channel is provided. Respective filters are used to separate the lower frequency outputs and the middle to high frequency outputs from the audio output signals of the computer... Agent: Venable LLP Raymond J. Ho

20080101619 - System and method for compensating memoryless non-linear distortion of an audio transducer: A low-cost, real-time solution is presented for compensating memoryless non-linear distortion in an audio transducer. The playback audio system estimates signal amplitude and velocity, looks up a scale factor from a look-up table (LUT) for the defined pair (amplitude, velocity) (or computes the scale factor for a polynomial approximation to... Agent: Dts, Inc.

20080101621 - Harmonic and overtone audio therapy for autism spectrum disorder (asd) and regulated emotional and psychological disorders: A therapeutic method and sound recording including sounding a first harmonic interval for a first duration of at least approximately one minute; and sounding a second harmonic interval for a second, consecutive duration for at least approximately one minute. The first and second harmonic intervals may be just intervals and/or... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080101622 - Signal processing method, signal processing device, and signal processing program: A signal processing device includes an adaptive filter (5), a noise estimation circuit (10), and a double talk detection circuit (81) and operates so that the double talk detection circuit (81) detects a double talk by using the estimated noise obtained by the noise estimation circuit (10). The signal processing... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20080101623 - Device for receiving audio signals transmitted in a wireless manner: The invention is directed to a wireless transmission system with a transmitter and receiver which makes it possible to retrofit existing loudspeakers in such a way that a wireless audio transmission path is provided.... Agent: Reed Smith, LLP Attn: Patent Records Department

20080101625 - Piezoelectric microphones: Electronic devices and microphone devices are described.... Agent: Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited

20080101624 - Speaker directionality for user interface enhancement: A method (10) and system (200) for user interface enhancement using speaker directionality can include a speaker phone having a microphone array (35, 36, and 37) on a communication device (32) at a first location and a processor (202) coupled to the microphone array. The processor can be programmed to... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20080101626 - Audio noise reduction: A method for reducing audio noise in an audio signal acquisition is described herein. The method includes: receiving an input audio signal; separating the input audio signal into a high-frequency portion and a low-frequency portion based on a threshold frequency; synthesizing the low-frequency portion to at least reduce any audio... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080101627 - Noise indication apparatus and method for detecting noise: A noise indication apparatus and a method for detecting noise comprise a sound volume detection module and warning unit. The sound detection module can pick up a sound signal and then detect the sound volume thereof after the sound indication module is connected to an electronic device capable of outputting... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080101616 - Device and method for generating and processing sound effects in spatial sound-reproduction systems by means of a graphic user interface: The present invention is based on the finding that a sound-reproduction system, which can generate a spatial sound impression in a reproduction environment, can be efficiently and intuitively controlled by means of a graphic user interface when an impulse response associated with a spatial direction with respect to the reproduction... Agent: Glenn Patent Group

20080101620 - Loudspeaker system for virtual sound synthesis: A sound system obtains a desired sound field from an array of sound sources arranged on a panel. The desired sound field allows a listener to perceive the sound as if the sound were coming from a live source and from a specified location. Setup of the sound system includes... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080101628 - Switching amplifier circuits and methods: Embodiments of the present invention include switching amplifier circuits and methods. In one embodiment, the present invention includes an audio amplification method comprising modulating an audio input signal to produce a first modulated signal and a second modulated signal, amplifying the first modulated signal to generate an amplified first modulated... Agent: Fountainhead Law Group, PC

20080101629 - System, method and apparatus for adjusting an output of a transducer: A system and method for modulating the sound pressure that is output from an audio transducer is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving an audio signal and placing the audio signal across a voice coil of the transducer. In addition, a voltage is applied across a field coil... Agent: Neugeboren Law Firm PC

20080101630 - Microphone: The acoustic resistance inside the microphone of the present invention can be adjusted mechanically by a simple electrical operation from the outside, and thereby directivity can be changed easily without adversely affecting the acoustic characteristic, even if the microphone is a single directivity dynamic type microphone. The microphone has a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080101631 - Front surround sound reproduction system using beam forming speaker array and surround sound reproduction method thereof: A front surround sound reproduction system using a speaker array, a front surround sound reproduction system to perform stereo localization using a beam forming speaker array, and a surround sound reproduction method thereof. A front surround sound reproduction apparatus using a plurality of speakers includes a first signal processing unit... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20080101632 - Wireless multi-channel audio system: A wireless multi-channel audio system is provided. The audio system includes a multiplexer, a transmitting antenna, a transmitter, and M playback apparatuses. First, the multiplexer receives M channels of audio signals and adds an ith identification to the ith channel of audio signals among the M channels of audio signals.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080101633 - Personal speakers with connection source and target: To assist headphones and headphone cords from becoming tangles, a connection source is made part of a first speaker enclosure and a connection target is made part of a second speaker enclosure.... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP (microsoft)

20080101634 - Volume control in a hearing aid and hearing aid with volume control: The invention concerns a volume control in a hearing aid, which has a signal path from a microphone to a receiver, and where the signal path is adapted to provide an amplification of the signal delivered to the receiver, where a first and a second user input means is provided... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20080101635 - Hearing assistance system including data logging capability and method of operating the same: There is provided a method of operating a system for providing hearing assistance to a user (101), comprising: capturing and processing audio signals by a transmission unit (102) and transmitting the audio signals from the transmission unit (102) via a wireless audio link to a receiver unit (103); processing the... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20080101636 - Hearing apparatus with controlled input channels and corresponding method: The signal quality in a hearing apparatus and in particular in a hearing device featuring a plurality of input channels is to be improved. Provision is made for this purpose for a hearing apparatus with a plurality of input channel systems each for recording and preprocessing an input signal and... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080101637 - Sound conductor and hearing apparatus: A sound conductor for a hearing apparatus is provided. A first end is fastenable to an acoustic unit of the hearing apparatus and a second end of which is fastenable to a housing of the hearing apparatus, with a middle longitudinal curve being defined for the sound conductor, with the... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080101638 - Portable electronic device and personal hands-free accessory with audio disable: A portable electronic device and personal hands-free accessory are provided. The personal hands free accessory includes at least one electro-acoustic speaker, and at least one microphone that receives ambient sound and converts the ambient sound to an ambient sound signal. Included among the portable electronic device and the personal hands-free... Agent: Warren A. Sklar (soer) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080101639 - Speaker module for electronic device: A speaker module for a consumer electronics device encloses a speaker. The speaker module is sized to fit within a housing of the consumer electronics device and below an input control of the consumer electronics device. The speaker module is oriented so that the speaker projects audible sound through one... Agent: Coats & Bennett/sony Ericsson

20080101640 - Electroacoustic system and method of manufacturing thereof: An electroacoustic system includes a transducer having a front volume and a back volume. The transducer has a sound inlet port that is in communication with the front volume. An acoustic coupling is joined to the transducer. The acoustic coupling has a passageway comprising a first end and a second... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20080101641 - Miniature non-directional microphone: A miniature microphone comprising a diaphragm compliantly suspended over an enclosed air volume having a vent port is provided, wherein an effective stiffness of the diaphragm with respect to displacement by acoustic vibrations is controlled principally by the enclosed air volume and the port. The microphone may be formed using... Agent: Milde & Hoffberg, LLP

20080101642 - Earphone adaptor: An earphone adaptor 6 includes an earphone adaptor body 7 having a jack 12, into which an earphone plug 4 of a pair of earphones 3 is plugged, and a plug 14, which can be plugged into an earphone jack 2 in a TV set 1, and a securing mechanism... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson P.C.

20080101643 - Method and device for noise control in a headset: A headset is disclosed. The headset includes an earpiece, a voice conducting and connecting system and a microphone connected to the voice conducting and connecting system, the microphone being capable of operating in a directional configuration and in an omnidirectional configuration.... Agent: Plantronics, Inc.

20080101644 - Portable electronic device: A portable electronic device including a body and a wireless headset attached to the body is provided. The body includes a headset storage portion located therein and an opening exposing the headset storage portion. The wireless headset is configured to fit in the headset storage portion and cover the opening.... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20080101646 - In-plane speaker: An electro-acoustic transducer is oriented such that its transducer axis is parallel to, and in, the plane of a baffle coupled to the electro-acoustic transducer for reduced baffle vibration.... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080101645 - Low frequency electroacoustical transducing in a vehicle: An apparatus for generating low frequency acoustic signals in a vehicle having an instrument panel is described. The apparatus includes a baffle that is located at least partially within the instrument panel. An electroacoustical transducer is mechanically coupled to the baffle. The electroacoustical transducer generates low frequency acoustic signals that... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080101647 - Full-range speaker device: A full-range speaker device is provided herein that can deliver high-fidelity trebles. The major feature of the present invention lies in that the voice coil is sandwiched between two or more concentric bobbins. As such, out of the same back-and-forth movement of the bobbins, different ranges of sounds are produced... Agent: Leong C Lei

20080101648 - Electroacoustic transducer: An electroacoustic transducer of the present invention includes a diaphragm 3 having a periphery as a fixed end, a coil 4 having an axis perpendicular to the diaphragm 3 and attached centrally to the diaphragm 3, and a direct current magnetic field generator fixed in position as spaced apart from... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080101649 - Electroacoustic transducer: An electroacoustic transducer of the present invention includes a diaphragm 3 having a periphery as a fixed end, a coil 4 having an axis perpendicular to the diaphragm 3 and 6 attached centrally to the diaphragm 3, and a direct current magnetic field generator fixed in position as spaced apart... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP