Electrical audio signal processing systems and devices inventions 06/08

20080152153 - Method for producing more than two electric time signals from one first and one second electric time signal: The invention essentially relates to a method of producing more than two different electric time sound signals (C(t), GF(t), DF(t), GA(t), DA(t)) from two initial electric time signals (GI(t), DI(t)). The inventive method comprises the following steps consisting in: in the frequency domain, producing a central electric frequency sound signal... Agent: Perman & Green

20080152152 - Sound image localization apparatus: A sound image localization apparatus includes a low band extracting section for extracting a low band signal; a filtering section for filtering the low band signal; a high band extracting section for extracting a high band signal; a gain adjusting section for adjusting gain of the high band signal; and... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080152154 - Audio signal processing apparatus, audio signal processing method and imaging apparatus: An audio signal processing apparatus includes first, second and third omni-directional microphones each of which receives sound and generates an omni-directional audio signal and which are spaced apart by a predetermined distance, a first adder section that adds audio signals generated by the first, second and third omni-directional microphones and... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20080152155 - Stream segregation for stereo signals: Separating a source in a stereo signal having a left channel and a right channel includes transforming the signal into a short-time transform domain; classifying portions of the signals having similar panning coefficients; segregating a selected one of the classified portions of the signals corresponding to the source; and reconstructing... Agent: Van Pelt, Yi & James LLP

20080152156 - Robust method of echo suppressor: This invention proposed an Echo Suppressor which can efficiently suppress both echoes and background noise without introducing “choppiness”. The Echo Suppressor System includes said two adaptive gains Gr(RSR) and Gn(NSR), said one adaptive zeros-filter A1(z) and said one adaptive poles-filter A2(z); wherein, thr gain Gr(RSR) is controlled by RSR (Residual... Agent: Yang Gao

20080152157 - Method and system for eliminating noises in voice signals: Techniques for an adaptive filter method are disclosed. According to one aspect of the techniques. According to one aspect of the present invention, an adaptive filter technique is disclosed. The operation of an adaptive filter in one embodiment involves the following operations: estimating a noise value according to coefficients w(i)... Agent: Silicon Valley Patent Agency

20080152161 - System and method for determining application of adaptive filter: A system for determining application of an adaptive filter includes a signal sensor to sense a detection signal; an adaptive filter to filter the sensed signal adaptively; and a module for determining application of an adaptive filter to analyze the sensed signal and the filtered signal and to determine application... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080152158 - Active vibratory noise control apparatus: When the frequency of an engine rotation signal reaches a predetermined frequency, a comparator of a switching unit outputs a switching control signal to selectors and a filter coefficient updater. Based on the switching control signal, the selector switches from a connection between one memory and a corrector to a... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080152159 - Method for influencing sound: A method for influencing sound in an aggregate in the periphery of an internal combustion engine of a vehicle, particularly in an exhaust system of the internal combustion engine, a sound-influencing signal being generated on the basis of a detected sound emission of the aggregate and being injected into the... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080152160 - Methods and apparatus for wireless stereo audio: One aspect disclosed herein pertains to wireless audio transmission to a series of headset receivers in a daisy chain. Another aspect relates to a wireless headset with integrated audio outputs so that amplified audio may be made available to one or more persons without the use of head-phone or ear-bud... Agent: Okamoto & Benedicto, LLP

20080152163 - Earbud coupling: An earbud coupling has a rear portion forming an earbud mount (14) that easily attaches to a hemispherical earbud (12), and has a front portion forming an in-ear mount (16) that can be pressed into a person's ear canal to hold the coupling to the person while blocking environmental noise.... Agent: Leon D. Rosen Freilich, Hornbaker & Rosen

20080152162 - Passive headphone equalizing: An electrical equalization module that is second order or higher. The equalization module is used to achieve a desired frequency response for audio headphones. The equalization module includes capacitors or inductors. The equalization module is a bridged-T circuit, parallel RLC circuit, or series RLC circuit.... Agent: Fish & Richardson Pc

20080152165 - Ad-hoc proximity multi-speaker entertainment: A new form of musical entertainment is provided by creating an audio show from a plurality of independently-generated audio data sets. Each of the independently-generated audio data sets contains a plurality of distinct audio parts prepared to play as part of an audio show in a synchronized manner. A group... Agent: Lumen Patent Firm, Inc.

20080152164 - Portable audio system with docking cradle: A portable audio system includes a housing. A docking cradle includes a connector that is electrically coupled to the electronic audio circuit. The docking cradle is mechanically coupled to the housing such that the docking cradle is capable of being rotated horizontally between an open position in which the connector... Agent: Fish & Richardson Pc

20080152166 - Canceling signal generator, noise reduction system and noise reduction program: A noise reduction system is comprised of a rotational speed data detecting unit, a parameter detecting unit that detects a characteristic parameter representing a characteristic of a noise that is superimposed on an input signal inputted into an electronic device, a correlation forming unit that forms correlation data of the... Agent: Posz Law Group, Plc

20080152167 - Near-field vector signal enhancement: Near-field sensing of wave signals, for example for application in headsets and earsets, is accomplished by placing two or more spaced-apart microphones along a line generally between the headset and the user's mouth. The signals produced at the output of the microphones will disagree in amplitude and time delay for... Agent: Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP

20080152168 - Audio signal frequency range boost circuits: A tone-boost circuit for boosting a range of frequencies of an input signal without “clipping” of the signal is disclosed comprising an amplifier, a limiter, having at least one pre-determined limiter threshold, a first filter and a signal adder, the signal adder adding the output of the first filter with... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080152169 - Audio output apparatus, audio output method, audio output system, and program for audio output processing: An audio output apparatus includes: an electricity-to-sound converter arranged in a housing and configured to reproduce a first audio signal; a sound collector configured to pick up sound outside the housing and output a second audio signal; a sound leakage evaluating block configured to evaluate leakage of a sound reproduced... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080152170 - System and method for split automatic gain control: A system and method for automatically controlling gain in a signal chain are presented. A first signal is processed to produce a processed signal. A gain is adjustably applied to the processed signal using an automatic gain control (AGC) mechanism. A resulting signal is produced. The gain is adjusted based... Agent: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, Pllc C/o Intellevate, Llc

20080152171 - Deep sub-micron mos preamplifier with thick-oxide input stage transistor: The present invention relates to a condenser microphone assembly comprising a condenser microphone transducer comprising adjacently positioned diaphragm and back-plate members having an air gap there between. Moreover, the assembly comprises a deep sub-micron MOS integrated circuit die comprising a preamplifier comprising a first signal input terminal for receipt of... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20080152172 - Electrostatic ultrasonic transducer, and ultrasonic speaker, audio signal reproduction method, ultra-directive sound system, and display apparatus using electrostatic ultrasonic transducer: An electrostatic ultrasonic transducer includes a first electrode having a through hole, a second electrode having a through hole, and an oscillation film disposed such that the through hole of the first electrode can be paired with the through hole of the second electrode and sandwiched between the pair of... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080152173 - Voice recorder pen: A voice recorder pen includes a body including a power supply and a PCB and a pen tip portion coupled to one end of the body. The body includes a power supply and a PCB. The power supply includes a battery to supply power to the PCB. The PCB includes... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080152174 - Selectable diaphragm condenser microphone: A condenser microphone having a capsule with a cardioid pattern diaphragm on opposite sides of a back plate wherein each diaphragm is selectively activated via a switch to complete the audio circuit. The microphone employs two different diaphragm materials to produce two different sound reproduction characteristics. A first diaphragm produces... Agent: Welsh & Flaxman Llc

20080152175 - Method and apparatus for audio bass enhancement using stereo speakers: Provided are a method and apparatus for audio bass enhancement using stereo speakers. By filtering a baseband signal of an input signal whose frequency is lower than a blocking frequency calculated based on the distance between first and second speakers, delaying the filtered signal for a predetermined time period, combining... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080152176 - Hearing instrument with parameter resetting and corresponding method: Hearing instruments and in particular hearing aids whose signal processing can be adjusted by the user are to be returned to a defined, individual state in a more convenient manner. For this purpose it is provided that at least one individual, current parameter value for ongoing operation of the hearing... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080152177 - Behind-the-ear hearing aid: In a behind-the-ear hearing aid 1 having a hook 3, a tube 4 and a joint 5 between a hearing aid body 2 and an ear-plug 6, the joint 5 is provided with a damper 8. It is desirable that the value of the acoustic impedance of the damper 8... Agent: Lee Fredric Sharra

20080152178 - Hearing aid and an ear piece for a hearing aid: A behind-the-ear hearing aid (1) comprises a housing (4), an ear piece (3) and a custom earplug (2), the custom earplug being adapted to fit the ear canal of an individual hearing aid user, the ear piece having a connector for connecting with the custom earplug, the connector and the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080152179 - Virtual sound effect device of remote control model: A virtual sound effect device of a remote control model comprises a signal receiving unit for receiving signals from a remote control emitter; the signal receiving unit being a replaceable plug in model, a central processing unit for identifying the class of receiving signals; a speech chip connected to the... Agent: Jung-pei Huang

20080152180 - Film-type audio output apparatus: A film-type audio output apparatus includes an audio output device, at least one speaker unit, and at least one film. The at least one speaker unit is positioned at any side of the audio output device. The speaker unit can be an embedded speaker unit. The at least one film... Agent: Hdsl

20080152181 - Portable audio system having waveguide structure: An apparatus includes a housing. A waveguide is located within the housing. The waveguide includes a first subsection that bends around a first axis and has a first cross-sectional area with an aspect ratio that is substantially different from unity. A second subsection bends around a second axis that is... Agent: Fish & Richardson Pc

20080152182 - Headset with interchangeable ear pieces: A headset with removable ear pieces such that a user may interchange between ear gels and mushroom type ear pieces, or other pieces. The earpieces may be removably attached to the headset using a circular snap in some embodiments. An ear gel consisting of two types of elastomer of differing... Agent: Michael A. Guth

20080152183 - Compact wireless headset: A method, system, and apparatus for an improved wireless headset configuration is provided. The apparatus is an open-air headset, which includes an ear attachment, a transceiver, a speaker, and a microprocessor. The headset further includes a directional microphone having a sensitivity field such that the sensitivity field is mutually exclusive... Agent: Dla Piper Us LLP

20080152184 - Collapsible speaker system: The present invention is directed to a speaker system. The system includes: a speaker that comprises a magnet and a basket coupled to the magnet, the basket is configured to collapse upon impact with an external object; a panel having a first side coupled to the basket of the speaker... Agent: Don J. Pelto Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

20080152185 - Direct digital drive audio system and method: A direct digital drive audio system and method system and method are presented. The direct digital drive system and method utilizes a digital signal to directly drive the speakers. In one exemplary implementation, an audio system includes a sample register, an convergence adjustment component, an accumulated error register, a digital... Agent: Wagner Blecher LLP

20080152186 - Composite acoustic transducers: A composite membrane acoustic transducer structure comprising a magnet assembly is arranged adjacent the composite membrane material. The magnet assembly is arranged to produce a flux field. A first layer of thin, elongate composite membrane material is held under tension. A second conductive layer is attached to the first layer... Agent: Law Offices Of Paul E. Kudirka

20080144839 - Characteristics measurement device and characteristics measurement program: A characteristics measurement device is applicable to various kinds of measurement devices for measuring characteristics subjected to a measurement in a certain environment. The characteristics measurement device measures a noise level in the environment, and determines the noise state based on the obtained noise level. Then, the characteristics measurement device... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080144840 - Earhealth monitoring system and method ii: At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a method of operating an audio device comprising: measuring sound pressure levels (SPLECM) for acoustic energy received by an ear canal microphone (ECM) during a time increment Δt; and calculating a SPL_DoseΔt during the time increment Δt using SPLECM.... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20080144841 - Earhealth monitoring system and method iii: A system for monitoring sound pressure levels at the ear includes an ambient sound microphone for receiving ambient sounds and an ear canal microphone for producing audio signals as a function of ambient sound received at the ambient sound microphone and sound signal received from an associated personal audio device.... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20080144842 - Earhealth monitoring system and method iv: A system for monitoring sound pressure levels at the ear includes an ambient sound microphone (ASM) for receiving ambient sounds and an ear canal microphone (ECM) for producing audio signals as a function of ambient sound received at the ambient sound microphone and sound signal received from an associated personal... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20080144838 - Tamper resistant audio sound level detector and informative device: A Device is described that has been designed to detect the presence of audible sound levels and provide indication of the acceptability of those levels as relates to their transmission efficiency through walls, floors and ceilings to neighbors. The Device makes use of typical electronic circuitry to detect sound levels... Agent: Janet Raines

20080144844 - Audio amplification system: A wireless audio amplification system for classrooms and the like includes a system that allows for advanced listening and learning audio tools. The invention combines radio frequency and infrared technologies into one integrated system. A microphone includes a radio frequency receiver and an infrared transceiver. The microphone transmits voice signals... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20080144843 - Dynamic distortion elimination for output audio: A method (200) for improving quality of output audio (126). The method can include detecting an output acoustic signal (128) and generating a receive audio signal (134) based, at least in part, on the detected output acoustic signal. A frequency domain representation (140) of the receive audio signal can be... Agent: Cuenot & Forsythe, L.l.c.

20080144847 - Apparatus and method for playback test of an audio device: A system and a method for playback test of an audio device. The method includes the steps of: controlling an audio analyzer (3) connected to a host computer (2) to generate analog audio signals at different sampling frequencies, different sampling bit width and different signal amplitude, and controlling the audio... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080144845 - Audio system end of line load module: An end-of-line module provided at the end of the line of an audio circuit provides a load in response to a test signal. The load is detectable by an announcement control system so that a fault indication may be triggered in the event the announcement control system does not sense... Agent: James C. Eaves Jr. Greenebaum Doll & Mcdonald Pllc

20080144846 - Circuit for detecting when a microphone is connected and method for use therewith: A circuit for detecting when a microphone is connected to a microphone coupling includes a detection signal generator that asserts a microphone detection signal. A microphone power module supplies a microphone current to the microphone coupling in response to the assertion of the microphone detection signal. A microphone detection module... Agent: Garlick Harrison & Markison

20080144848 - Low complexity echo compensation system: An echo reduction system includes a signal analysis filter that converts an input into sub-band signals. A signal down-sampling circuit down-samples the sub-band signals at a first down-sampling rate. An echo analysis filter converts a loudspeaker signal into echo sub-band signal that are further processed by an echo down-sampling circuit.... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080144853 - Secondary path modeling for active noise control: Methods for modeling the secondary path of an ANC system to improve convergence and tracking during noise control operation, and their associated uses are provided. In one aspect, for example, a method for modeling a secondary path for an active noise control system is provided. Such a method may include... Agent: Thorpe North & Western, LLP.

20080144849 - Adaptive noise control system: An adaptive noise control system is deployed in a box-like structure positioned within the transfer path along which the noise is being transmitted from the source of the generated noise to the receiver of the noise in the passenger compartment of an automobile. The adaptive noise control system is can... Agent: Miller Law Group, Pllc And Ford Global Technologies, Inc.

20080144850 - Indirect acoustic transfer control of noise: A noise control system is directed to the path along which the noise is transmitted from the source of the noise being generated to the receiver of the noise in the passenger compartment of an automotive vehicle. The noise control system is deployed in a box structure, such as the... Agent: Miller Law Group, Pllc And Ford Global Technologies, Inc.

20080144851 - Method and device for controlling active noises using film speakers: Disclosed therein is a method and device for active noise control using film speakers, in which a noise source is approached at the maximum using a film speaker to surround the noise source, thereby most effectively shielding a noise generated from the noise source. This invention implements a device for... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20080144852 - Multi-chamber noise control system: A noise control system is operable within a box-like structure provided by the dual bulkhead plenum of the vehicle dashboard positioned within the transfer path along which the noise is being transmitted from the source of the generated noise to the receiver of the noise in the passenger compartment of... Agent: Miller Law Group, Pllc And Ford Global Technologies, Inc.

20080144854 - Biologically fit wearable electronics apparatus and methods: Detachable wearable electronic eyeglasses and head mounted gear with a plurality of electronic functions and interchangeable electronic function, and a wearable computer with optimal weight distribution and stretchable arms.... Agent: Jacobson Holman Pllc

20080144855 - Vehicle communication and safety system: A communication and safety system disposed within a vehicle comprising a driver's seat, a steering wheel, and a second row of seats disposed behind the driver's seat, comprising a first microphone disposed adjacent the steering wheel; a first speaker disposed adjacent the steering wheel; a second microphone disposed adjacent the... Agent: Arian M. Wimer

20080144856 - Signal analyzers and frequency domain data production methods: Sets of time domain data of respective frequency bands from Fd-1 to Fd-n of a periodic input signal Fs are acquired. Sets of the time domain data of the common frequency band are extracted from the sets of the time domain data of the frequency bands Fd-1 and Fd-2 in... Agent: Matthew D. Rabdau Tektronix, Inc.

20080144857 - Audio signal output circuit capable of decreasing pop noise: An audio signal output circuit capable of decreasing pop noise includes an acoustic output device for generating sound, an audio signal generating circuit coupled to the acoustic output device for outputting audio signals, and a noise reduction circuit coupled between the acoustic output device and the audio signal generating circuit... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20080144858 - Method and apparatus for mixing priority and non-priority audio signals: An audio processor (202) receives a non-priority audio signal (302) and a priority audio signal (304). The priority audio signal occupies a frequency band (408). The audio processor filters (320) the non-priority audio signal by suppressing frequency content in the same frequency region occupied by the priority signal, creating a... Agent: Motorola, Inc

20080144859 - System for hierarchical audio conflict control: A control system comprising a computing device, a memory device comprising a database, and a plurality of audio sources. The memory device is coupled to the computing device. The database comprises input data. The computing device is adapted to control an audio level for each of said audio sources in... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20080144860 - Adjustable resolution volume control: A portable device includes a plurality of audio hardware outputs that may have different ranges of audio output levels associated with each of the hardware outputs. The portable device further includes two software applications that may have different volume control schemes. A check is made to determine what hardware output... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20080144862 - All-digital class-d audio amplifier with direct battery hook-up: An audio system and method of generating an amplified audio signal comprises a class-D audio amplifier; and a battery directly connected to the class-D audio amplifier, wherein the direct connection between the battery and the class-D audio amplifier achieves a power efficiency greater than approximately 90%. The audio system may... Agent: Gibb & Rahman, Llc

20080144861 - Method and apparatus for controlling a selectable voltage audio power output stage: A method and apparatus for controlling a selectable voltage audio power output stage provides a mechanism for raising the selected power amplifier output voltage in time for the arrival of signal peaks to avoid clipping. Signal peaks may either be delayed by delaying an increase in volume control level or... Agent: Mitch Harris, Llc - Cirrus

20080144863 - Microcap packaging of micromachined acoustic devices: Transducer structures and methods of manufacture are described.... Agent: Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited

20080144864 - Audio apparatus and method: The invention enables the capture of sound fields with coding and efficient distribution of electrical signals representing the sound fields for subsequent reproduction in a listening environment utilising pairs of non-equidistant apparatus in various defined configurations such that the acoustic distance as well as direction of sound sources is consistently... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.c.

20080144865 - M-bridge class-d audio amplifier: A M-bridge class-D audio amplifier for portable applications and a method of driving a three-wire audio output device comprises a stereo signal source producing a first and second input stereo digital signal; circuitry adapted to receive the first and second input stereo digital signals and produce three stereo signals comprising... Agent: Gibb & Rahman, Llc

20080144867 - Method for side definition during adjustment of hearing aids: The data records to be stored in the two hearing devices of a binaural hearing system during the adjustment are generally different. With “side definition”, the correct assignment of the two hearing devices to the ears or of the wearer is ensured. To this end, an acoustic signal is transmitted... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080144866 - Method for the operational control of a hearing device and corresponding hearing device: The aim of the invention is to make using a hearing device and in particular a hearing aid more comfortable and more effective for the user. To this end the setting of a portable hearing device is to be checked. First the acoustic data of a sound from the environment... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080144868 - Hearing instrument, and a method of operating a hearing instrument: A hearing instrument in accordance with the invention comprises an in-the-ear-canal component to be worn at least partially in the ear of a user. When the hearing instrument is worn, a remaining volume between the in-the-ear-canal component and the user's eardrum is defined. The hearing instrument includes at least one... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080144869 - Method and apparatus for controlling band split compressors in a hearing aid: In a method and hearing aid (200) for processing sound signals for hearing impaired persons by providing multi-band compression processing an input sound signal is filtered by a band split filter (202) into a number of frequency bands to obtain band split signals. A signal level for each of the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080144870 - Earbud adapter: Adapters for use with sound devices and methods for making and using the same. In some embodiments, an example adapter may include an adapter body having a first side, a port or projection extending from the first side, and a second side. The second side is generally configured to be... Agent: Crompton, Seager & Tufte, Llc

20080144871 - Self-fitting device for location in an ear canal: Self-fitting device for location in ear canal, including first end portion joined with second end portion. First end portion including first resilient bladder and first chamber of fluid and second end portion including second resilient bladder and second chamber of fluid. The bladders are in communication via the chambers. First... Agent: Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc. Catherine E. Wolf

20080144872 - Headgear and integrated music player: A headgear assembly is provided with an integrated music or other sound player supportable therein. The headgear assembly includes a headband or cap with pouches therein for various portions of the music player. In particular, a left speaker pouch is provided for a left speaker, a right speaker pouch is... Agent: Bradley P. Heisler Heisler & Associates

20080144873 - Ceiling or wall-mounted loudspeaker system with anti-diffraction wave launch device: A loudspeaker system includes an enclosure having an open end defining a plane, a baffle, a loudspeaker operating in the 4 kHz to 10 kHz range, and a device, preferably a ribbed portion having a plurality of grooves, coupled to the baffle for modifying the spectral profile of the projected... Agent: Directed Electronics, Inc.

20080144874 - Microphone array with electromagnetic interference shielding means: A microphone array comprises a circuit board, a first microphone, and a second microphone. The circuit board comprises a first layer, a third layer, and a second layer sandwiched between the first and third layers. The first layer comprises a first shielding part with a fixed electric potential. The third... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080144875 - Condenser microphone unit: In a condenser microphone unit in which a microphone capsule and a capsule support are connected to each other via a screwed ring coupler, shield is maintained stably regardless of the degree of tightening of the ring coupler. On one end side on which a microphone cord 30 is drawn... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20080144876 - System for determining the position of sound sources: A system determines the position of a sound source with a microphone in a fixed coordinate system. The microphone measures audio signals that are analyzed and processed to determine the position of the sound source in the fixed coordinate system. The system may adjust the direction of the microphone in... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080144877 - Antihelix stabilizer with easy donning action for wearable audio device: An antihelix stabilizer with easy donning action for an audio device such as an ear set to provide support and stability when the audio device is worn on the ear is disclosed. The ear set may include a housing, an ear bud extending from the housing and configured to be... Agent: Plantronics, Inc. Ip Department/legal

20080144878 - Earbud adapter: Adapters for use with sound devices and methods for making and using the same. In some embodiments, an example adapter may include an adapter body having a first side, a port or projection extending from the first side, and a second side. The second side is generally configured to be... Agent: Crompton, Seager & Tufte, Llc

20080144879 - Speaker set and mobile phone incorporating the same: A mobile phone (1) includes a casing (10) containing a printed circuit board (28) and an antenna (29) therein; and a speaker set (20) is disposed between the printed circuit board and the antenna. The speaker set includes a hollow shell (21) including a first chamber (220), a second chamber... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080137870 - Method and device for individualizing hrtfs by modeling: Disclosed is a system and method for method of modeling head-related transfer functions HRTFs specific to an individual. The method includes constructing a database of a plurality of HRTFs for a multitude of directions and for a plurality of individuals, and using an artificial neural network to construct a model... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20080137872 - Dynamic power sharing in a multi-channel sound system: A signal processing system for use in a multi-channel audio system. The signal processing system includes a first channel having a first audio signal. A second channel is included that has at least a second audio signal. A processor is included that is responsive to a signal level threshold in... Agent: Thorpe North & Western, LLP.

20080137874 - Audio enhancement system and method: An audio enhancement system for compensating for ambient noise in a listening environment, comprises an audio system that produces an electrical sound signal and generates a sound output from the electrical sound signal. A sensor (e.g., a microphone) senses a total sound signal representative of the total sound level in... Agent: O'shea, Getz & Kosakowski, P.c. Suite 912

20080137873 - Method and device for personalized hearing: An earpiece is provided that can include an Ambient Sound Microphone (ASM) to measure ambient sound, an Ear Canal Receiver (ECR) to deliver audio to an ear canal, an Ear Canal Microphone (ECM) to measure a sound pressure level within the ear canal, and a processor to produce the audio... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20080137875 - Environmental effects generator for digital audio signals: An device and method of generating environmental reverberation effects for digital audio signals is presented. The device includes a reverberation controller. The reverberation controller pre-processes one or more predetermined characteristics of a first audio signal to produce a pre-processed signal and generates a plurality of delayed outputs from the pre-processed... Agent: Stmicroelectronics, Inc.

20080137876 - Noise rejecting electronic stethoscope: An acoustic-electronic stethoscope that filters aberrant environmental background noise. The chest piece employs acoustic vents to inhibit resonant amplification of noise and contains a diaphragm design that focuses vibrational energy to a raised ring, which transfers and further focuses the energy to a piezoelectric polymer sensor with dual elements. The... Agent: Naval Medical Research Center Attn: (code 00l)

20080137877 - Subject actuated system and method for simulating normal and abnormal medical conditions: The present invention provides a system and method for simulating medical conditions to facilitate medical training, that utilizes a stethoscope comprising an earpiece and a headpiece and configured to transmit information indicative of a medical condition, and a triggering device configured to activate the transmission of the information.... Agent: Wilmerhale/dc

20080137878 - Electronic method for reducing noise in the ear canal using feed forward techniques: A feed forward technique is used to provide active noise reduction within an ear canal blocked with a passive noise reducing apparatus such as an earplug. Sound outside the ear is monitored and converted into an electronic signal that is opposite in phase from the anticipated sound leakage in the... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080137879 - Wireless audio system: A wireless audio system is provided for use with home audio speakers and includes a transmitter coupled to a stereo receiver and a plurality of speaker stands with built-in receivers. The speakers are placed on the speaker stands and coupled to the receivers.... Agent: Chase Law Firm L.c

20080137880 - Wireless audio speaker system: A speaker system employs a first device and a second device where one of the first device and the second device is a speaker. The first device has a supporting surface, from which a positioning element protrudes and forms a distal end. The positioning element tapers from the supporting surface... Agent: Grossman Tucker Perreault & Pfleger,pllc

20080137881 - System and method for digital signal processing: The present invention provides for methods and systems for digitally processing an audio signal. Specifically, the present invention provides for a headliner speaker system that is configured to digitally process an audio signal in a manner such that studio-quality sound that can be reproduced.... Agent: Don J. Pelto Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

20080137882 - Apparatus and muting circuit: An apparatus and a muting circuit. The apparatus comprises an amplifier, a mute circuit, a pull-down circuit, and a power detection circuit. The amplifier receives a power supply voltage and a common mode voltage, and amplifies an audio input signal to generate an audio output signal. The mute circuit, coupled... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080137871 - Btsc encoder: The disclosed BTSC encoder includes a left high pass filter means for receiving a digital left channel audio signal and for digitally high pass filtering the digital left channel audio signal and thereby generating a digital left filtered signal; a right high pass filter means for receiving a digital right... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080137883 - Audio output device, its alarm output control method, and its control program: It is possible to surely protect the user's ear from a sudden large volume and enable the user to surely and clearly hear a sound as information to be alarmed. In case an incoming call signal is received when the user holds a mobile telephone (1) at the speaking position... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, Pc

20080137884 - Condenser microphone having flexure hinge diaphragm and method of manufacturing the same:

20080137885 - Electret condenser microphone: An electret condenser microphone is configured such that a substrate 12 and components stacked on the substrate 12 are fixed in a capsule 2 shaped like a cylinder. The electret condenser microphone includes a top plate 30 having sound holes 31, terminal electrode patterns 11 are provided on the substrate... Agent: Gallagher & Lathrop, A Professional Corporation

20080137886 - Microphone arrangement and method for production thereof: A microphone arrangement comprises a stack arrangement (1) which comprises a first semiconductor body (10) having a microphone structure (13) and a second semiconductor body (80). The second semiconductor body (80) comprises a first main face (81) on which an integrated circuit (83) is arranged and a second main face... Agent: Cohen Pontani Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20080137887 - Methods and devices for audio upmixing: At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a new spatial audio enhancing system including a novel Adaptive Sound Upmixing System (ASUS). In some specific embodiments the ASUS provided converts a two-channel recording into an audio signal including four channels that can be played over four different loudspeakers. In other... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20080137889 - Self-programming hearing apparatus and corresponding method: In one aspect, a programmable hearing apparatus is provided to allow a convenient programming of the hearing apparatus with minimal effort. To this end, programming data is stored in a transponder. The transponder is activated by the hearing apparatus. Consequently, programming data is transmitted from the transponder to the hearing... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080137888 - Wireless interface for programming hearing assistance devices: Provided herein is a device for wirelessly communicating with hearing assistance devices. According to various embodiments, the device includes a first interface for communicating with a programmer and a second interface for wirelessly communicating with a hearing assistance device. The second interface is adapted to receive a plurality of communication... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.a.

20080137890 - Hearing aid with rechargeable battery and rechargeable battery: A rechargeable battery is provided comprising a flexible elongate electron conductive core (1) surrounded by a first electrochemically active layer (2), and a second electrochemically active layer (4), separated by a separation layer (3) and where an electron conducting element (5) contacts the outer surface of the second electrochemically active... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080137891 - Cic hearing aid: Hearing aid to be fitted deep in the auditory canal. Seen from the tympanum this comprises a fitting part which is adapted to the auditory canal concerned. Inside this is a sleeve, in which the electronics part is arranged with a speaker part facing the tympanum. On the other side... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080137892 - Semi-permanent canal hearing device and insertion method: A semi-permanent hearing device is disclosed which is adapted to be completely positioned within the ear canal of an individual for long-term use. The device comprises a sealing retainer substantially positioned in the bony region of the ear canal and a core assembly including a receiver assembly coaxially positioned within... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080137893 - Laser inclinometer audio direction: Outputs of a laser and an inclinometer are used to figure adjustments to a sound producing device's position, where both the laser beam of the laser and an output from the inclinometer characterize a general direction of sound produced by the sound producing device. The laser beam can be one... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20080137894 - Loudspeaker system with reduced rear sound radiation: A loudspeaker system has a front loudspeaker enclosure (30) having at least one first loudspeaker (20) and a rear loudspeaker enclosure (50) having at least one second loudspeaker (60). The rear loudspeaker enclosure (50) is in the form of a bandpass enclosure.... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080137895 - Microphone windguard: A windguard for a microphone includes an acoustic inlet at a downstream end and at least one pressure-relief port upstream of the acoustic inlet The windguard has a base, a skirt depending from the base, and a first hood projecting from the base. The base and skirt provide space to... Agent: General Motors Corporation C/o Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.c.

20080137896 - Headset capable of switching signal transmissions: A headset device capable of switching signal transmissions includes a headset plug and a switch unit. The headset plug includes a plurality of signal interfaces for transmitting a plurality of signals. The switch unit is coupled to the headset plug and is used for modifying an order in which the... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20080137897 - Wireless earphone retained by helix of ear: A wireless earphone is retained in a user's ear by engaging a helix and includes a body from which an earphone plug extends and a speaker bar extending from the body. A spherical connection if formed between the body and the plug and is clamped by a resilient fork formed... Agent: Leong C Lei

20080137898 - Audio enhanced decorative thermal insulating hand protector: w

20080137899 - Methods and apparatus for mounting a loudspeaker: Methods and apparatus provide for: a speaker frame having a peripheral flange defining a central axis and a plurality of studs extending from the peripheral flange parallel to the axis; and a carrier plate having an aperture through which at least one of: a portion of a speaker may extend... Agent: Kaplan Gilman Gibson & Dernier L.l.p.

20080137900 - Wide dispersion speaker system and cover mounting structure for instrument directly mounted to flat portion: A wide dispersion speaker system 1 comprises a cone type speaker unit 2, and a restricting element 10A. The restricting element 10A is provided with a center hole 11 at a center section thereof, and a peripheral hole 12 located outward relative to the center hole 11. The restricting element... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20080137901 - Boxcar for loudspeaker bobbin: An electromagnetic transducer such as an audio loudspeaker, whose diaphragm assembly and motor both have a highly elongated shape in which the long dimension is at least 3× greater than the short dimension. The diaphragm may be obround, and the motor's magnetic air gap may comprise a pair of elongated,... Agent: Richard C. Calderwood

20080137902 - Highly elongated loudspeaker and motor: An electromagnetic transducer such as an audio loudspeaker, whose diaphragm assembly and motor both have a highly elongated shape in which the long dimension is at least 3× greater than the short dimension. The diaphragm may be obround, and the motor's magnetic air gap may comprise a pair of elongated,... Agent: Richard C. Calderwood

20080130903 - Method, system, apparatus and computer program product for stereo coding: A method, system, apparatus and computer program product are provided for improved stereo coding. In particular, the method, system, apparatus and computer program product provide a technique for performing Mid-Side (M/S) stereo coding, in which an additional step is added to the coding process, whereby a parameter that is used... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080130904 - Parametric coding of spatial audio with object-based side information: A binaural cue coding scheme involving one or more object-based cue codes, wherein an object-based cue code directly represents a characteristic of an auditory scene corresponding to the audio channels, where the characteristic is independent of number and positions of loudspeakers used to create the auditory scene. Examples of object-based... Agent: Mendelsohn & Associates, P.c.

20080130905 - Sound system and method of sound reproduction: A sound reproduction system comprises a left and right speakers located in close proximity, and a sound processor which provides audio signals to the pair of speakers. The sound processor preferably derives a cancellation signal from the difference between the left and right channels. The resulting difference signal is scaled,... Agent: Irell & Manella LLP

20080130906 - Methods and devices for hearing damage notification and intervention ii: At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a method of monitoring sound pressure level comprising: measuring a first sound pressure level in the ear canal; measuring a second sound pressure level out of the ear canal; calculating a first sound pressure level dose using the first sound pressure level,... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20080130907 - Information processing apparatus and program: According to one embodiment, An information processing apparatus includes a first signal input unit configure to receive a first signal, a second signal input unit configure to receive a signal, a first control unit configure to acquire system resources, a second control unit configure to select, in accordance with information... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080130908 - Selective audio/sound aspects: Certain aspects relate to providing an at least one audio source to at least one user. Certain aspects relate to selectively modifying an at least one first sound source to be provided to the at least one user, wherein the at least one first sound source is combined with an... Agent: Searete Llc Clarence T. Tegreene

20080130909 - Apparatus and method for removing ambient noise and mobile communication terminal equipped with apparatus: An ambient noise removing apparatus and method and a mobile communication terminal having the same are provided for removing a noise from a valid tone source with the noise inputted via a microphone or sensor The invention comprises reference current setting unit tor setting a reference current from a tone... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20080130911 - Electronic device capable of automatically discriminating headset type and related method: An electronic device capable of automatically determining a headset type includes a headset jack, a detection unit and a discrimination unit. The headset jack includes a plurality of transmission interfaces and is used for exchanging signals with a headset via the plurality of transmission interfaces. The detection unit is coupled... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20080130910 - Gestural user interface devices and methods for an accessory to a wireless communication device: Disclosed is a user interface of a headset that is situated on one or both sides of the headset. The disclosed user interface on two sides of the headset includes two touch-sensitive surfaces that are configured to detect certain gestural motions. The surfaces can detect sliding motions as well as... Agent: Motorola Inc

20080130912 - Multimedia device integration system: An multimedia device integration system is provided. One or more after-market audio or video devices, such as a CD player, CD changer, digital media device (e.g., MP3 player, MP4 player, WMV player, Apple iPod, portable media center, or other device) satellite receiver (e.g., XM or Sirius receiver), DAB receiver, video... Agent: Mccarter & English, LLP

20080130913 - Method and system for detecting, and controlling power for, an auxiliary microphone: Methods and systems for detecting, and controlling power for, an auxiliary microphone are disclosed. Aspects of one method may include a detection block intermittently enabling a bias circuit block to provide a bias signal to determine if an auxiliary microphone may be communicatively coupled to a mobile device. The detection... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080130914 - Noise reduction system and method: A noise reduction system and a noise reduction method are provided. The noise reduction method estimates directions of arrival of signals by directly using a signal subspace of the signals. Noise of the signals is suppressed at directions other than the directions of arrival. In one embodiment, the signals include... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080130915 - Audio reproducing apparatus: An audio signal processing apparatus includes a high-pass filter for extracting from an audio signal a frequency component higher than f0, n band-pass filters for extracting, from the audio signal, frequency components falling within a frequency range from f0/N to f1/N, n harmonic overtone generators for frequency multiplying each of... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.c.

20080130916 - Method and system for controlling gain during multipath multi-rate audio processing: Methods and systems for processing audio signals are disclosed herein. Aspects of the method may comprise controlling gain during multipath, multi-rate audio processing by generating via a digital gain circuit, a digital signal that is a product of an input digital signal and a gain coefficient derived from a lookup... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080130918 - Apparatus, method and program for processing audio signal: An apparatus for processing an audio signal includes a separator for separating an input audio signal into a first audio signal designated by a user and a second audio signal not containing the first audio signal, a measurement unit for measuring an audio volume balance between the first audio signal... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.c.

20080130917 - Method and system for processing multi-rate audio from a plurality of audio processing sources: An audio codec in a wireless device may be utilized for up sampling two or more audio signals to a same data sampling rate. Each audio signal, such as digital audio, voice, and polyringer, for example, may be received at one of a plurality of data sampling rates. Audio signals... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080130919 - Two way device free communications system: A two way communication system that does not require the use of a device by one of the communicators. The system employs an audio spotlight to project a signal to a specific location, where one person is, and a laser audio receiver to receive the response. Both the audio spotlight... Agent: Kris T. Fredrick Patent Services

20080130920 - Capacitor microphone manufacturing method and capacitor microphone: A capacitor microphone includes: a circuit substrate; a casing substrate fixed to an upper surface of the circuit substrate; a top cover substrate fixed to the upper surface; a capacitor part including a vibration film and a plate contained in the casing substrate; an impedance conversion element for converting variations... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080130921 - Piezoelectric electroacoustic transducer: A piezoelectric electroacoustic transducer capable of uniformly adhering the periphery of a piezoelectric diaphragm to an annular holding part of the holding body over the whole circumference is provided. The piezoelectric electroacoustic transducer includes a pair of piezoelectric elements having external electrodes on one main surface, a piezoelectric diaphragm provided... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080130922 - Sound field reproduction system: The present invention is directed to providing a sound field reproduction system that can enhance the sound separation between the front and rear seats or left and right seats of a vehicle. The sound field reproduction system includes a control unit for creating a first sound signal and a second... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080130923 - System and method for dynamic control of audio playback based on the position of a listener: An optimal listening position for the multi-channel audio sound system is determined. A listening area and other audio playback controls may also be defined or modified by a listener. During subsequent audio playback, an imager captures images of at least a portion of the listener. When the listener has moved... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP

20080130924 - Use of voice-to-remaining audio (vra) in consumer applications: Systems provide an audio/visual output to each of a plurality of listeners in a manner that permits individualized audio adjustment, wherein audio comprises a first signal that is substantially voice and a second signal that is substantially other than voice. The systems may include a video device, a storage medium,... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20080130925 - Processing an input signal in a hearing aid: A method for processing at least one first and one second input signal in a hearing aid, with the input signals being filtered to create intermediate signals, the intermediate signals being added to form output signals, the input signals being assigned to a defined signal situation, and with the signals... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080130926 - Entrainment avoidance with a gradient adaptive lattice filter: Method and apparatus for signal processing an input signal in a hearing assistance device to avoid entrainment, the hearing assistance device including a receiver and a microphone, the system comprising using a gradient adaptive lattice filter including one or more reflection coefficients to measure an acoustic feedback path from the... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.a.

20080130927 - Entrainment avoidance with an auto regressive filter: A method of signal processing an input signal in a hearing aid to avoid entrainment, the hearing aid including a receiver and a microphone, the method comprising using an adaptive filter to measure an acoustic feedback path from the receiver to the microphone and adjusting an adaptation rate of the... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.a.

20080130928 - Hearing apparatus with unsymmetrical tone balance unit and corresponding control method: For hearing apparatus and especially for hearing devices a tone balance unit is to be able to be used even under difficult general conditions. Therefore a hearing apparatus with a signal processing device, through which signals are able to be processed in a number of frequency channels, and a control... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080130930 - Ear canal hologram for hearing apparatuses: The aim is to be able to determine the spatial structure of an ear canal in a simple and reliable fashion. To this end, it is proposed to produce a hologram of the ear canal, by inserting a holography unit at least partially into the ear canal. The data for... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080130929 - Hearing device with interference sound suppression and corresponding method: The aim is to better suppress background noises during the use of hearing devices. To this end, provision is made to record an electrical or electromagnetic useful signal via a corresponding interface and an interference sound by means of a microphone of the hearing device. The processed useful signal is... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080130931 - Attachable external acoustic chamber for a mobile device: An external acoustic chamber (220) for attachment to a mobile device (200) is provided. The external acoustic chamber (220) optimizes the audio performance of the mobile device (200) thus reducing the need for signal equalization and/or hardware to amplify the sound signal. The mobile device (200) includes a loudspeaker (205)... Agent: Motorola C/o Darby & Darby Pc

20080130932 - Driver and enclosure combination: An enclosure includes a chamber holding a driver with an end at a first opening in a housing and a rear end nearby a first terminal end of a passageway having a second terminal end at a second opening in the housing. The driver projects sound waves into a listening... Agent: Connors Associates

20080130933 - Loudspeaker system: A loudspeaker system includes a loudspeaker, a sound wave guiding portion that has an opening portion, and guides a sound emitted from the loudspeaker to radiate the sound from the opening portion, and a thermal change portion that is provided on the sound wave guiding portion to form a temperature... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080130934 - Microphone with a low frequency noise shunt: The present invention provides for a microphone. The microphone includes housing, a port disposed in the housing leading to an interior chamber, and a diaphragm with a first side and a second side. The first side of the diaphragm faces the port. The microphone includes a shunt channel from the... Agent: Plantronics, Inc. Ip Department/legal

20080130935 - Microphone package: A microphone package includes a housing having a cavity and a sound hole allowing the cavity to communicate with the exterior. A microphone chip is mounted on the mounting surface inside of the cavity. The sound hole is opened on the interior surface of the housing positioned opposite to the... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

20080130936 - Online audio availability detection: In one embodiment, a method for automatically communicating audio availability is provided, the method including providing a headset donned or doffed state, providing the headset donned or doffed state to an instant messaging application, and communicating an audio availability status from the instant messaging application to a remote user interface.... Agent: Plantronics, Inc. Ip Department/legal

20080130937 - Coated speaker dome: A rigid three-dimensional component such as a speaker dome is formed of diamond, preferably fabricated to net shape by CVD diamond synthesis, and includes a coating on one or more major surfaces thereof. The coating is designed to enhance the performance and/or to alter the appearance of the component. In... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080130938 - Recess-and flush-mountable rotatable sound box and systems comprising same: The invention discloses a flush type rotatable sound box comprising a body case and the loudspeaker system inside the case. The mentioned body case is flush-mounted in wall or ceiling with a revolving gear joining to them. The sound box of this invention saves space and beautifies the indoor environment.... Agent: Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, Pc

20080130939 - Method of making a linkage assembly for a transducer and the like: A linkage assembly is used for mechanically coupling an armature and a diaphragm of a balanced receiver, the linkage assembly formed from a first linkage member displaced from a strip of stock material relative to the plane of the stock material and a second linkage member displaced from the strip... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP