公开(公告)号：WO1998018290A1

公开(公告)日：1998-04-30

申请号：PCT/US1997019446

申请日：1997-10-20

Applicant: ANDREA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION

Inventor： ANDREA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION ,  ANDREA, Douglas

IPC: H04R01/02

CPC classification number: H04R1/00

Abstract: A portable multimedia power supply apparatus (8) for use with computer audio applications comprising a housing (9) having a plurality of female or male interface connectors (13, 15) adaptable to receive and transmitting audio signals from the computer; a power source installed within the apparatus for driving a signal means; at least one audio input means (22A) located on the housing for use with the computer applications; optionally a speaker means located on the housing (9); electrical adaptor means for connecting to or receiving a connection from a sound card means of the computer (21); optionally a switch means (24) located on the housing (9) that provides a computer audio signal solely at the headset input means, or at the headset input means and the speaker means simultaneously; and optionally a headset volume control means (25) located on the housing (9) to adjust the computer audio signal transmitted from the apparatus (8).

Abstract translation: 一种与计算机音频应用一起使用的便携式多媒体电力供应装置（8），包括具有多个阴或阳接口连接器（13,15）的壳体（9），适于从计算机接收和发送音频信号; 安装在用于驱动信号装置的装置内的电源; 至少一个音频输入装置（22A），位于外壳上以与计算机应用一起使用; 可选地，位于壳体（9）上的扬声器装置; 用于从计算机（21）的声卡装置连接或接收连接的电适配器装置; 可选地位于壳体（9）上的开关装置（24），其仅在耳机输入装置处或在耳机输入装置和扬声器装置同时提供计算机音频信号; 以及可选地位于壳体（9）上的耳机音量控制装置（25），以调节从装置（8）发送的计算机音频信号。

公开(公告)号：WO1996015646A1

公开(公告)日：1996-05-23

申请号：PCT/US1995013839

申请日：1995-10-25

Applicant: ANDREA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION

Inventor： ANDREA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION ,  ANDREA, Douglas ,  TOPF, Martin

IPC: H04R03/00

CPC classification number: H04R1/1083 ,  H04M1/05 ,  H04M1/19 ,  H04M1/6008 ,  H04R1/1008 ,  H04R1/105 ,  H04R1/1066 ,  H04R3/005 ,  H04R29/006 ,  H04R2201/107 ,  H04R2201/109 ,  H04R2201/403

Abstract: A self-supporting headset (10) worn on the ear of a user without a headband (30) or placed in a stand (10 or 40) as a desktop microphone system by a switch-function (100) installed in the headset (10). The headset (10) includes a housing (20) which accommodates a receiver means (21), an arcuate earband (30) connected by a spring (90) to the housing (20) and a pivotally connected boom microphone (50) which extends from the housing (20) to near the lips of a user. The arcuate housing (30) is placed over the entire outer ear to transmit audio signals without any need for an ear tube. An earband member (40) can have a female member (15) on the bottom surface so as to connect a member to mate with a male member (15) located on the stand (10 or 40). The headset (10) can be equipped with noise cancellation technology to remove background noise for optional use on with telephones, computers, or any of the like.

Abstract translation: 佩戴在用户耳朵上的自支撑耳机（10），其通过安装在头戴式耳机（10）中的开关功能（100）而佩戴在用户的耳朵上而没有头带（30）或放置在作为桌面麦克风系统的支架（10或40）中 ）。 耳机（10）包括容纳接收器装置（21）的壳体（20），通过弹簧（90）连接到壳体（20）的弓形耳环（30）和枢转连接的吊杆麦克风（50） 从外壳（20）到用户的嘴唇附近。 弧形壳体（30）放置在整个外耳上以传输音频信号，而不需要耳管。 耳部构件（40）可以在底面上具有阴构件（15），以便连接构件以与位于支架（10或40）上的阳构件（15）配合。 耳机（10）可以配备噪声消除技术，以消除背景噪声，以便在电话，计算机或任何类似物件上可选地使用。

公开(公告)号：WO2009132270A1

公开(公告)日：2009-10-29

申请号：PCT/US2009/041662

申请日：2009-04-24

Applicant: ANDREA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION ,  ANDREA, Douglas ,  LIU, Qunsheng ,  PROBST, John

Inventor： ANDREA, Douglas ,  LIU, Qunsheng ,  PROBST, John

IPC: G10K11/16

CPC classification number: H04R3/005 ,  H04R5/033 ,  H04R2201/107 ,  H04R2430/20

Abstract: The invention relates to a noise canceling audio transmitting/receiving device; a stereo headset with an integrated array of microphones utilizing an adaptive beam forming algorithm. The invention also relates to a method of using an adaptive beam forming algorithm that may be incorporated into a stereo headset. The sensor array used herein has adaptive filtering capabilities.

Abstract translation: 本发明涉及一种噪声消除音频发送/接收装置; 具有利用自适应波束形成算法的集成麦克风阵列的立体声耳机。 本发明还涉及一种使用可并入到立体声耳机中的自适应波束形成算法的方法。 这里使用的传感器阵列具有自适应滤波功能。

公开(公告)号：WO1997025790A2

公开(公告)日：1997-07-17

申请号：PCT/IB1996001506

申请日：1996-06-04

Applicant: ANDREA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION

Inventor： ANDREA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION ,  ANDREA, Douglas ,  TOPF, Martin

IPC: H04B15/00

CPC classification number: H04R1/1083 ,  G10K11/178 ,  H04B1/12 ,  H04M1/05 ,  H04M1/19 ,  H04M1/6008 ,  H04M9/08 ,  H04R1/10 ,  H04R1/1008 ,  H04R3/00 ,  H04R3/005 ,  H04R5/0335 ,  H04R29/006 ,  H04R2201/107 ,  H04R2201/403

Abstract: This invention relates to a method and an apparatus for reducing ambient noise for use with a headset or a boom headset attached to a boom microphone device or the like. The apparatus can include a sensor microphone to detect a background noise signal, a desired input audio transmission, and signal processing means for canceling the noise signals to create an inverted antinoise signal within an acoustical waveguide located adjacent to the earphone of headset. The method for reducing noise according to this invention is provided by an open loop circuit allowing the input audio signal from an operator or caller to be transmitted to the user's ear without the disturbance of unwanted ambient noise. The method provides ajustments to the gain/or and phase of a noise signal for canceling the noise component detected, within an acoustical waveguide to produce a quiet zone for the desired audio speech to be transmitted. The apparatus can also include a noise cancellation microphone transmitter system having a first and second microphone arranged such that the first microphone receives a desired speech input and the background noise present in the vicinity of the speech, and the second microphone receives substantially only the background noise. The background noise from the second microphone is converted into a corresponding electrical signal and subtracted from a signal corresponding to the speech and background noise obtained from the first microphone so as to produce a signal representing substantial the speech. The active noise cancellation and noise reduction system is enhanced with the following features: an automatic audio microphone transmission by sensing speech (a "VOX" circuit), transmitting portion of microphone signal to earcup speaker by an increased gain sidetone channel ("sidetone"), and converting an active noise cancellation microphone to a standard omni-directional microphone by removing the voice microphone from the circuit design and increasing the gain of the noise microphone amplifier. The first and second microphones may be utilized as a directional microphone according to this invention when a far field response is desired. The method of the invention also relates to the use of a two terminal microphone configuration.

Abstract translation: 本发明涉及一种用于降低环绕噪声的方法和装置，该耳机或吊杆耳机与悬臂式麦克风装置等相连。 该装置可以包括用于检测背景噪声信号，期望的输入音频传输的传感器麦克风和用于消除噪声信号的信号处理装置，以在与耳机的耳机相邻的声波导内产生反向防噪声信号。 根据本发明的降低噪声的方法由开环电路提供，允许来自操作者或呼叫者的输入音频信号被传送到用户的耳朵而不受不想要的环境噪声干扰。 该方法提供噪声信号的增益/或相位的调整，以消除在声波导中检测到的噪声分量，以产生要发送的期望音频语音的安静区域。 该装置还可以包括具有第一和第二麦克风的噪声消除麦克风发射机系统，其布置成使得第一麦克风接收期望的语音输入和语音附近存在的背景噪声，并且第二麦克风仅接收背景噪声 。 来自第二麦克风的背景噪声被转换成对应的电信号，并从与从第一麦克风获得的语音和背景噪声相对应的信号中减去，以便产生表示实质性语音的信号。 有源噪声消除和降噪系统被增强，具有以下特征：通过感测语音（“VOX”电路）的自动音频麦克风传输，通过增加的增益侧音频信道（“sidetone”）将麦克风信号的一部分传送到耳机扬声器 ，并通过从电路设计中移除语音麦克风并增加噪声麦克风放大器的增益，将有源噪声消除麦克风转换成标准全向麦克风。 当需要远场响应时，第一和第二麦克风可以用作根据本发明的定向麦克风。 本发明的方法还涉及使用双端麦克风配置。

公开(公告)号：WO1998017046A1

公开(公告)日：1998-04-23

申请号：PCT/US1997019128

申请日：1997-10-17

Applicant: ANDREA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION

Inventor： ANDREA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION ,  ANDREA, Douglas

IPC: H04M01/03

CPC classification number: H04M1/19

Abstract: A cellular telephone (8) for reducing background noise includes a housing having a receiver portion and a speaker portion. The receiver portion has a voice port (13) and a noise port (10). A microphone isolator (9) is located within the receiver portion and at least one noise cancelling microphone (12) has a front end and back end enclosed by the microphone isolator (9). A windscreen (14) is placed in front of the microphone internally behind the voice port (13). The telephone includes an acoustical port (15) which permits a pressure gradient noise porting, placed at the back end of the microphone and internally behind the noise port.

Abstract translation: 用于减少背景噪声的蜂窝电话（8）包括具有接收器部分和扬声器部分的壳体。 接收器部分具有语音端口（13）和噪声端口（10）。 麦克风隔离器（9）位于接收器部分内，并且至少一个降噪麦克风（12）具有由麦克风隔离器（9）包围的前端和后端。 挡风玻璃（14）位于语音端口（13）后面的麦克风前面。 该电话包括一个声音端口（15），其允许压力梯度噪声接口，放置在麦克风的后端并且在噪声端口的后面。

公开(公告)号：WO1996015541A1

公开(公告)日：1996-05-23

申请号：PCT/US1995014756

申请日：1995-11-14

Applicant: ANDREA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION

Inventor： ANDREA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION ,  ANDREA, Douglas ,  TOPF, Martin

IPC: H01F11/06

CPC classification number: H04M1/6008 ,  H04B1/12 ,  H04M1/05 ,  H04M1/19 ,  H04R1/1083 ,  H04R3/005 ,  H04R3/02 ,  H04R29/006 ,  H04R2201/107 ,  H04R2201/403

Abstract: Apparatus for reducing acoustic background noise for use with a telephone handset (10) or a boom microphone device (100) or a boom headset (401) or the like. The apparatus includes first (12) and second (14) microphones which are arranged such that the first microphone (12) receives a desired speech input and the background noise present in the vicinity of the speech, and the second microphone (14) receives substantially only the background noise. The background noise from the second microphone (14) is converted into a corresponding electrical signal and substracted (16) from a signal corresponding to the speech and background noise obtained from the first microphone (12) so as to produce a signal representing substantially the speech.

Abstract translation: 用于减少用于电话听筒（10）或吊杆麦克风装置（100）或吊杆耳机（401）等的声学背景噪声的装置。 该装置包括第一麦克风（12）和第二麦克风（14），其布置成使得第一麦克风（12）接收所需的语音输入和存在于语音附近的背景噪声，并且第二麦克风（14）基本接收 只有背景噪音。 来自第二麦克风（14）的背景噪声被转换成对应的电信号，并且从对应于从第一麦克风（12）获得的语音和背景噪声的信号中减去（16），以便产生基本上表示语音 。

公开(公告)号：EP0870298A2

公开(公告)日：1998-10-14

申请号：EP96946358.0

申请日：1996-06-04

Applicant: ANDREA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION

Inventor： ANDREA, Douglas ,  TOPF, Martin

IPC: G10L15 ,  G10K11 ,  G10L21 ,  H04M1 ,  H04R1 ,  H04R3 ,  H04B1 ,  H04R29

CPC classification number: H04R1/1083 ,  G10K11/178 ,  H04B1/12 ,  H04M1/05 ,  H04M1/19 ,  H04M1/6008 ,  H04M9/08 ,  H04R1/10 ,  H04R1/1008 ,  H04R3/00 ,  H04R3/005 ,  H04R5/0335 ,  H04R29/006 ,  H04R2201/107 ,  H04R2201/403

Abstract: This invention relates to a method and an apparatus for reducing ambient noise for use with a headset or a boom headset attached to a boom microphone device or the like. The apparatus can include a sensor microphone to detect a background noise signal (MIC 14), a desired input audio transmission (MIC 12), and signal processing means (16) for canceling the noise signals to create an inverted antinoise signal within an acoustical waveguide located adjacent to the earphone of headset. The method for reducing noise according to this invention is provided by an open loop circuit allowing the input audio signal from an operator or caller ('FROM TELEPHONE LINES') to be transmitted to the user's ear without the disturbance of unwanted ambient noise.

Abstract translation: 本发明涉及一种减少环境噪声的方法和设备，用于与附接到悬臂式麦克风装置等的头戴式耳机或悬臂式耳机一起使用。 该设备可以包括用于检测背景噪声信号（MIC14），期望的输入音频传输（MIC12）和用于消除噪声信号以在声波导内产生反转抗噪声信号的信号处理装置（16）的传感器麦克风 位于耳机的耳机附近。 根据本发明的用于降低噪声的方法由开环电路提供，该电路允许来自操作者或呼叫者（来自电话线）的输入音频信号被传送到用户的耳朵而没有不希望的环境噪声干扰。

公开(公告)号：EP0792567A1

公开(公告)日：1997-09-03

申请号：EP95938910.0

申请日：1995-10-25

Applicant: ANDREA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION

Inventor： ANDREA, Douglas ,  TOPF, Martin

IPC: H04M1 ,  H04R1 ,  H04R3 ,  H04R29

CPC classification number: H04R1/1083 ,  H04M1/05 ,  H04M1/19 ,  H04M1/6008 ,  H04R1/1008 ,  H04R1/105 ,  H04R1/1066 ,  H04R3/005 ,  H04R29/006 ,  H04R2201/107 ,  H04R2201/109 ,  H04R2201/403

Abstract: A self-supporting headset (10) worn on the ear of a user without a headband (30) or placed in a stand (10 or 40) as a desktop microphone system by a switch-function (100) installed in the headset (10). The headset (10) includes a housing (20) which accommodates a receiver means (21), an arcuate earband (30) connected by a spring (90) to the housing (20) and a pivotally connected boom microphone (50) which extends from the housing (20) to near the lips of a user. The arcuate housing (30) is placed over the entire outer ear to transmit audio signals without any need for an ear tube. An earband member (40) can have a female member (15) on the bottom surface so as to connect a member to mate with a male member (15) located on the stand (10 or 40). The headset (10) can be equipped with noise cancellation technology to remove background noise for optional use on with telephones, computers, or any of the like.

公开(公告)号：EP1066624A1

公开(公告)日：2001-01-10

申请号：EP99914235.9

申请日：1999-03-29

Applicant: Andrea Electronics Corporation

Inventor： ANDREA, Douglas ,  MARIANO, Joseph

IPC: G10L3/00

CPC classification number: G06F3/03543 ,  G06F3/021 ,  G06F3/16

Abstract: A remote control (400), is provided for remotely transmitting key-press signal(s) and speech signal(s) to a CPU enabled device, (200), which recognizes and interprets the speech signal(s) as commands for controlling, in accordance with the interpreted commands and the key-press signal(s), electronic(s) equipment and computer applications coupled thereto. A remote control is provided which includes a keypad having key(s) disposed on the remote control that generates key-press signal(s) in response to keypad presses. A microphone (402), coupled to the remote control receives speech and converts the speech signal(s). A transmitter is provided for transmitting the key-press signal(s) of the keypad and the speech signal(s) of the microphone to the CPU enabled device. In a preferred mode, the CPU enabled device provides speech recognition for recognizing and interpreting the speech signal(s) as speech commands and a controller for controlling, in accordance with the key-press signal(s) and the speech commands, the functions and applications, including internet applications, of electronic(s) equipment coupled thereto including a television, a telephone, a VCR, a stereo and a computer.

公开(公告)号：EP1012824A1

公开(公告)日：2000-06-28

申请号：EP98910392.4

申请日：1998-03-13

Applicant: ANDREA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION

Inventor： ANDREA, Douglas

IPC: G10K11/16

CPC classification number: G10K11/178 ,  A61F2011/145 ,  G10K2210/1081 ,  G10K2210/3027 ,  G10K2210/3213 ,  G10K2210/503

Abstract: An universal active noise reduction apparatus having a headset and a separate electronic sound module, comprising the headset having a housing, whereby the housing having a headband with a first end and a second end; a plurality of earcups having a microphone means for detecting noise signal and a speaker means for receiving audio signals attached to both ends of the headband; electronic connecting means having a first end and a second end, whereby the first end of the electronic connecting means extends from at least one earcup of the headband; an adapter connected to the second end of the electronic connecting means, whereby a plurality of male jacks for transmitting the audio signal protrude from the adapter; the electrical sound module containing a noise reduction circuitry means and an amplifier means, whereby the electrical sound module has at least a plurality of female members that interface with the male jacks of the adapter when inserted into the module for transmitting sound means; and optionally a switch means located on the electrical sound module that activates the active noise reduction circuitry means to cancel background noise prior to being transmitted to a ear of the wearer.