Sound Processing System and Sound Processing Device

• US 20150023510A1
• Filed: 07/21/2014
• Published: 01/22/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/22/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd. (Funai Electric Holdings Company Limited)
• Original Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd. (Funai Electric Holdings Company Limited)
• Inventors: Shimizu, Noriyuki
• Application Number:
  US14/336,001
• Publication Number:
  US 20150023510A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 381/58
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1016 Earpieces of the intra-aural type
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1041 Mechanical or electronic switches, or control elements switches in general H01H
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2460/03 Aspects of the reduction of energy consumption in hearing devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2460/15 Determination of the acoustic seal of ear moulds or ear tips of hearing devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 29/00 Monitoring arrangements; Testing arrangements for hearing aids H04R25/30; detection of loudspeaker connection H04R5/04; sound-field adaptation dependent on speaker detection H04S7/308
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 29/001 for loudspeakers H04R29/007 takes precedence

Abstract

Provided is a sound processing system and a sound processing device, which are capable of detecting attachment/detachment of an earphone microphone without adding a signal wire for detection. The sound processing system includes an earphone microphone and a sound processing device. The earphone microphone includes a speaker and a microphone. The speaker outputs an output sound. The microphone outputs a collected sound signal corresponding to collected sounds, and collects echo sound of the output sound echoed in an external acoustic meatus in a state where the earphone microphone is placed in the external acoustic meatus. The sound processing device includes an attachment determinator, which determines whether or not the earphone microphone is placed in the external acoustic meatus based on a variation of the collected sound signal.

Claims

1. A sound processing system comprising:

an earphone microphone including a speaker configured to output an output sound, and a microphone;

configured to output a collected sound signal corresponding to collected sounds, so that the microphone collects an echo sound of the output sound echoed in an external acoustic meatus in a state where the earphone microphone is placed in the external acoustic meatus; and

a sound processing device including an attachment determinator configured to determine whether or not the earphone microphone is placed in the external acoustic meatus based on a variation of the collected sound signal.

2. The sound processing system according to claim 1, wherein the attachment determinator determines whether or not the earphone microphone is placed in the external acoustic meatus based on a variation of the collected sound signal in a predetermined frequency band.

3. The sound processing system according to claim 1, wherein

the earphone microphone further includes a main body case in which a sound input passage and an external communication sound passage are formed,

the sound input passage permits:

the echo sound to propagate to the microphone,

the external communication sound passage is communicated with outside of the main body case other than the external acoustic meatus in a state where the earphone microphone is placed in the external acoustic meatus, and

the microphone is a differential microphone having a first sound hole communicating with the sound input passage and a second sound hole communicating with the external communication sound passage.

4. The sound processing system according to claim 3, wherein the sound input passage is communicated with the external acoustic meatus in the state where the earphone microphone is placed in the external acoustic meatus.

5. The sound processing system according to claim 1, wherein the sound processing device further includes:

a sound controller configured to output a sound signal for causing the speaker to output the output sound;

an operation sound detector configured to detect an operation sound signal generated by a predetermined user operation based on the sound signal and the collected sound signal;

a memory for storing operation sound information in which an operation corresponding to the operation sound signal is set; and

an operation controller configured to execute an operation corresponding to the operation sound signal based on the operation sound information when the operation sound signal is detected.

6. A sound processing device comprising:

a terminal connected to an earphone microphone including a speaker configured to output an output sound, and a microphone configured to output a collected sound signal corresponding to collected sounds, so that the microphone collects an echo sound of the output sound echoed in an external acoustic meatus in a state where the earphone microphone is placed in the external acoustic meatus; and

an attachment determinator configured to determine whether or not the earphone microphone is placed in the external acoustic meatus based on a variation of the collected sound signal.