Facilitation of headphone audio enhancement

• US 10,454,443 B2
• Filed: 08/10/2018
• Issued: 10/22/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bitwave Pte Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Bitwave Pte Ltd.
• Inventors: Hui, Siew Kok
• Primary Examiner(s): Dinh, Tan X
• Application Number:
  US16/100,504
• Publication Number:
  US 20190007016A1
• Time in Patent Office: 438 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 21/14 by displaying frequency domain information
• CPC Class Codes: H03G 7/002 in untuned or low-frequency amplifiers, e.g. audio amplifiers H03G7/007, H03G7/001, H03G7/008, H03G7/02, H03G7/06 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H03G 7/007 of digital or coded signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1041 Mechanical or electronic switches, or control elements switches in general H01H
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1075 Mountings of transducers in earphones or headphones
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1083 Reduction of ambient noise active noise reduction per se G10K11/175; protective devices for the ear, e.g. providing acoustic protection A61F11/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2430/01 Aspects of volume control, not necessarily automatic, in sound systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 3/04 for correcting frequency response

Abstract

A headphone with adjustable speaker drivers and a microphone can be used to determine and adjust sound pressure levels. The speaker drivers can be adjusted manually or wirelessly via a mobile device with a wireless connection to the headphone. Processing of audio and microphone data via the headphone can also be used to help determine and adjust the sound pressure levels.

Claims

1. A mobile device, comprising:

a processor, and

a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising;

receiving speaker driver position data representing a first speaker driver position associated with a first speaker driver of at least one headphone, and preference data representing a preference for a second speaker driver position,

in response to the receiving the speaker driver position data, determining a sound pressure level emitted from the first speaker driver based on audio signal data representing an audio signal and microphone signal data representing a microphone signal of the headphone, and

in response to the receiving the preference data, adjusting the second speaker driver position, wherein the adjusting the second speaker driver position comprises at least;

wirelessly adjusting the second speaker driver position via a motor, wherein operation of the motor is wirelessly controlled by the mobile device.

2. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the mobile device comprises an interface configured to receive an input of the preference data.

3. The mobile device of claim 2, wherein the interface is further configured to display a graphical representation of multi-band frequency sound pressure location data representing a multi-band frequency applicable to operation of the headphone.

4. The mobile device of claim 2, wherein the interface is further configured to display a graphical representation of overall band frequency sound pressure location data representing an overall band frequency applicable to operation of the headphone.

5. The mobile device of claim 2, wherein the interface comprises a frequency band selector configured to adjust a frequency band applicable to operation of the headphone.

6. The mobile device of claim 2, wherein the interface is configured to compress a frequency band applicable to operation of the headphone.

7. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a device comprising a processor, first speaker driver position data representing a first speaker driver position associated with a first speaker driver of a headphone and instruction data representing an instruction to be executed for a second speaker driver position associated with the headphone;

in response to the receiving the first speaker driver position data, based on audio signal data representing an audio signal and microphone signal data representing a microphone signal of the headphone, determining, by the device, a sound pressure level emitted from the first speaker driver; and

in response to the receiving the instruction data, adjusting, by the device, the second speaker driver position, wherein the adjusting the second speaker driver position comprises at least;

wirelessly adjusting, by the device, the second speaker driver position via a motor, wherein operation of the motor is wirelessly controlled by the device.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the first speaker driver position data is received from the mobile device.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the instruction data is received from the mobile device.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein an interface of the mobile device is configured to display a graphical representation of overall band frequency sound pressure location data representing an overall band frequency applicable to operation of the headphone.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the adjusting the second speaker driver position is based on manual input received by the headphone.

12. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

calibrating, by the device, the sound pressure level between a microphone and the first speaker driver position based on the audio signal data and the microphone data.

13. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

sending, by the device, warning data representative of a warning signal in response to a condition related to the sound pressure level being satisfied.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the condition is based on a critical hearing level.

15. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

storing, by the device, sound pressure level data representing the sound pressure level in a memory accessible to the device.

16. A non-transitory computer readable storage device having executable instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution, cause a mobile device comprising a processor to perform operations, comprising:

receiving speaker driver position data representing a first speaker driver position associated with a first speaker driver of a headphone and preference data representing a preference for a second speaker driver position;

in response to the receiving the speaker driver position data, based on audio signal data representing an audio signal and microphone signal data representing a microphone signal of the headphone, determining a sound pressure level emitted from the first speaker driver; and

in response to the receiving the preference data, adjusting the first speaker driver from the first speaker driver position to the second speaker driver position, wherein the adjusting the first speaker driver from the first speaker driver position to the second speaker driver position comprises at least;

wirelessly adjusting the first speaker driver position from the first speaker driver position to the second speaker driver position via a motor, wherein operation of the motor is wirelessly controlled by the mobile device.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage device of claim 16, further comprising:

compressing a first amplitude signal to satisfy a condition associated with the sound pressure level.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage device of claim 17, wherein the condition associated with the sound pressure level is based on a noise level.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage device of claim 16, further comprising:

facilitating displaying sound pressure level data, on a mobile device, representative of the sound pressure level of the headphone.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage device of claim 16, further comprising:

determining a noise level by averaging a first weight of a first amplitude signal with a second weight of a second amplitude signal.