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公开(公告)号:US11589150B2
公开(公告)日:2023-02-21
申请号:US17496748
申请日:2021-10-07
Applicant: APPLE INC.
Inventor: Lee M. Panecki , Arun D. Chawan , Julia C. Canning , Michael B. Minerbi , Pengchuan Wang , Kyle Tse , Brian R. Twehues , Sean T. Bong , Eric X. Zhou , Ethan L. Huwe , Scott C. Grinker , Haochuan Sang , Martin Kuster , Sean J. Docherty , Ryan Buck , Yuta Kuboyama
Abstract: A portable acoustic device comprising: a device housing that defines an internal cavity, the device housing comprising a speaker housing portion and a stem portion extending away from the speaker housing portion; a first acoustic port formed through a wall of the speaker housing; an audio driver disposed within the speaker housing portion and aligned to emit sound through the acoustic first port; a battery disposed within the speaker housing portion and positioned an opposite side of the audio driver than the acoustic port; an antenna disposed in the stem; a user input region disposed along the stem; and a system in a chip disposed in the stem, the system in a chip comprising: a processor that controls operation of the portable wireless acoustic device, charging circuitry, an accelerometer, a wireless communication controller, support components for the antenna and support components for the user input region.
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公开(公告)号:US20220217462A1
公开(公告)日:2022-07-07
申请号:US17496748
申请日:2021-10-07
Applicant: APPLE INC.
Inventor: Lee M. Panecki , Arun D. Chawan , Julia C. Canning , Michael B. Minerbi , Pengchuan Wang , Kyle Tse , Brian R. Twehues , Sean T. Bong , Eric X. Zhou , Ethan L. Huwe , Scott C. Grinker , Haochuan Sang , Martin Kuster , Sean J. Docherty , Ryan Buck , Yuta Kuboyama
Abstract: A portable acoustic device comprising: a device housing that defines an internal cavity, the device housing comprising a speaker housing portion and a stem portion extending away from the speaker housing portion; a first acoustic port formed through a wall of the speaker housing; an audio driver disposed within the speaker housing portion and aligned to emit sound through the acoustic first port; a battery disposed within the speaker housing portion and positioned an opposite side of the audio driver than the acoustic port; an antenna disposed in the stem; a user input region disposed along the stem; and a system in a chip disposed in the stem, the system in a chip comprising: a processor that controls operation of the portable wireless acoustic device, charging circuitry, an accelerometer, a wireless communication controller, support components for the antenna and support components for the user input region.
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公开(公告)号:US11265638B2
公开(公告)日:2022-03-01
申请号:US17069599
申请日:2020-10-13
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Glenn K. Trainer , Scott C. Grinker , Ethan L. Huwe , Craig M. Stanley
Abstract: A low-profile earbud is disclosed that sits securely within an ear of a user. The earbud includes a protruding portion that passes through a channel defined by the tragus and anti-tragus of the ear. In some embodiments, the protruding portion can take the form of a cable configured to supply power and transfer data to the earbud. In some embodiments, the protruding portion can provide additional space for electrical components and sensors supporting the earbud.
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公开(公告)号:US20210029438A1
公开(公告)日:2021-01-28
申请号:US17069599
申请日:2020-10-13
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Glenn K. Trainer , Scott C. Grinker , Ethan L. Huwe , Craig M. Stanley
IPC: H04R1/10 , G10K11/178
Abstract: A low-profile earbud is disclosed that sits securely within an ear of a user. The earbud includes a protruding portion that passes through a channel defined by the tragus and anti-tragus of the ear. In some embodiments, the protruding portion can take the form of a cable configured to supply power and transfer data to the earbud. In some embodiments, the protruding portion can provide additional space for electrical components and sensors supporting the earbud.
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公开(公告)号:US20200288230A1
公开(公告)日:2020-09-10
申请号:US16883031
申请日:2020-05-26
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Glenn K. Trainer , Scott C. Grinker , Ethan L. Huwe , Craig M. Stanley
IPC: H04R1/10 , G10K11/178
Abstract: A low-profile earbud is disclosed that sits securely within an ear of a user. The earbud includes a protruding portion that passes through a channel defined by the tragus and anti-tragus of the ear. In some embodiments, the protruding portion can take the form of a cable configured to supply power and transfer data to the earbud. In some embodiments, the protruding portion can provide additional space for electrical components and sensors supporting the earbud.
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公开(公告)号:US20200021903A1
公开(公告)日:2020-01-16
申请号:US16579483
申请日:2019-09-23
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Glenn K. Trainer , Craig M. Stanley , Scott C. Grinker
IPC: H04R1/10
Abstract: An earbud design is disclosed that is configured to sit securely within an ear of a user. The earbud can be secured within the ear by an anchoring feature formed from an elastomeric material. The anchoring feature has a size and shape in accordance with an interior geometry of an ear of a user. Because the anchoring feature positions the earbud with respect to the ear, geometries of the earbud can be focused upon audio performance and/or device aesthetics. In some embodiments, the earbud housing can have a linear design which allows an audio driver within the earbud housing to be positioned close to an opening defined by the earbud housing. In this way, acoustic degradation associated with a long audio path from the audio driver to the opening can be avoided.
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公开(公告)号:US20170078780A1
公开(公告)日:2017-03-16
申请号:US14856344
申请日:2015-09-16
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Phillip Qian , Edward Siahaan , Scott C. Grinker , Jason J. LeBlanc
CPC classification number: H04R1/1091 , A61B5/01 , A61B5/02416 , A61B5/14552 , A61B5/14557 , A61B5/6817 , H04R1/1016 , H04R1/1041 , H04R1/105 , H04R1/1083 , H04R1/406 , H04R3/005 , H04R5/033 , H04R5/04 , H04R2201/109 , H04R2420/03 , H04R2420/07 , H04R2460/03
Abstract: This application relates to earbuds configured with one or more biometric sensors. At least one of the biometric sensors is configured to be pressed up against a portion of the tragus for making biometric measurements. In some embodiments, the housing of the earbud can be symmetric so that the earbud can be worn interchangeably in either a left or a right ear of a user. In such an embodiment, the earbud can include a sensor and circuitry configured to determine and alter operation of the earbud in accordance to which ear the earbud is determined to be positioned within.
Abstract translation: 本申请涉及配置有一个或多个生物测定传感器的耳塞。 生物测定传感器中的至少一个被配置为被压靠在一部分耳屏上以进行生物测量。 在一些实施例中,耳塞的外壳可以是对称的,使得耳塞可以互换地佩戴在使用者的左耳或右耳中。 在这样的实施例中,耳塞可以包括传感器和电路,其被配置为根据耳朵被确定位于哪个耳朵来确定和改变耳塞的操作。
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公开(公告)号:US20250030976A1
公开(公告)日:2025-01-23
申请号:US18907278
申请日:2024-10-04
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Gokhan Hatipoglu , Peter C. Hrudey , Scott C. Grinker , Ankur Jain , Patrick B. Wright
Abstract: A portable electronic device comprising: an enclosure having an enclosure wall that forms an interior chamber and a sound output port to an ambient environment; a transducer positioned within the interior chamber and dividing the interior chamber into a front volume chamber coupling a first side of the transducer to the sound output port and a back volume chamber coupled to a second side of the transducer; and an electromechanical valve comprising a number of flaps operable to open and close a vent to the interior chamber, the front volume chamber or the back volume chamber.
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公开(公告)号:US11589152B2
公开(公告)日:2023-02-21
申请号:US17655963
申请日:2022-03-22
Applicant: APPLE INC.
Inventor: Glenn K. Trainer , Scott C. Grinker , Craig M. Stanley
IPC: H04R1/10
Abstract: An earbud design is disclosed that is configured to sit securely within an ear of a user. The earbud can be secured within the ear by an anchoring feature formed from an elastomeric material. The anchoring feature has a size and shape in accordance with an interior geometry of an ear of a user. Because the anchoring feature positions the earbud with respect to the ear, geometries of the earbud can be focused upon audio performance and/or device aesthetics. In some embodiments, the earbud housing can have a linear design which allows an audio driver within the earbud housing to be positioned close to an opening defined by the earbud housing. In this way, acoustic degradation associated with a long audio path from the audio driver to the opening can be avoided.
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公开(公告)号:US11445290B1
公开(公告)日:2022-09-13
申请号:US17027258
申请日:2020-09-21
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Scott C. Grinker , Vladan Bajic , Brian D. Clark , Tom-Davy W. Saux , Hanchi Chen
IPC: G10K11/178 , H04R1/10
Abstract: A method performed by an in-ear headphone that includes a speaker and an internal microphone. The method receives a microphone signal from the internal microphone that indicates a current sound pressure level (SPL) in an ear canal of a user. The current SPL is a result of a control leak from the in-ear headphone into an ambient environment that reduces a SPL in the ear canal between 2 dB and 25 dB at a frequency within a frequency range than if otherwise not present. The method determines an active noise cancellation (ANC) filter based on the microphone signal and generates an anti-noise signal using the ANC filter. The method drives the speaker using the anti-noise signal to reduce the current SPL in the ear canal of the user as much as 25 dB at a frequency within the frequency range.
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