Acer Inc.

Starvr Corporation

Jia-Ren Chang

Po-Jen Tu

Kai-Meng Tzeng

Ruey-Ching Shyu

Kuei-Ting Tai

Feng-Ming Liu

Ming-Chun Yu

Chien-Chung Chen

Ming-Chun Fang

Chao-Kuang Yang

Wen-Cheng Hsu

Hung-Chi Chen

Chun-Hung Wen

Yu-Cheng Huang

Chia-Hsun Lee

Jian-Siang Wang

Chih-Ta Lin

Chih-Hsueh Huang

Feng- Ming Liu

Ming-Chung Fang

Hsiao-Chi Hsu

Hsing-Chu Wu

Ying-Ta Chen

Kai-Yu Huang

Tzu-Chun Chang

Ya-Ju Chang

Shu-Yi Kung

Hung-Lun Lu

Wan-Chi Lin

A computer system and a processing method thereof of sound signal are provided. The computer system includes a platform path controller (PCH), a high-definition audio (HDA) codec, and a digital microphone. The HDA codec is coupled to the PCH. The digital microphone is coupled to the PCH and the HDA codec. The digital microphone is used to generate sound signal. The HDA codec processes the sound signal from the digital microphone. Accordingly, the audio recording with high quality could be provided.

Computer system and processing method thereof of sound signal

An audio parameter optimizing method and a computing apparatus related to audio parameters are disclosed. In the method, a sound signal is divided into multiple sound frames in a time domain, and a wide dynamic range compression (WDRC) parameter corresponding to the sound signal is determined according to a maximum root mean square (RMS) and an average RMS. Output powers corresponding to input powers between the maximum RMS and the average RMS in the WDRC parameter are increased. Accordingly, a proper parameter could be provided.

Audio parameter optimizing method and computing apparatus related to audio parameters

An audio parameter setting method and an electronic device are provided. In the method, a sound signal played by the speaker device is obtained. A frequency response curve of the sound signal is generated. The frequency response curve of the sound signal is smoothed to obtain a smoothed response curve of the sound signal. A target frequency response curve is determined according to the sound signal. Multiple turning points of the smoothed response curve of the sound signal are detected by using a neural network model. Equalizer parameters are determined according to the multiple turning points of the smoothed response curve and the target frequency response curve.

Audio parameter setting method and electronic device

A speaker module includes a casing, a speaker unit and a first vibration absorber. The speaker unit has a sound cavity. The speaker unit is disposed on a first wall of the casing. The speaker unit includes a diaphragm, a coil and a magnet, and the coil is configured to drive the diaphragm to vibrate relative to the magnet. The first vibration absorber is disposed in the sound cavity, and the first vibration absorber has a first natural frequency. When the ratio of the frequency of the diaphragm to the first natural frequency is greater than 0.781 and less than 1.28, the first vibration absorber is configured to absorb the vibration generated by the diaphragm to the casing.

Speaker module

An audio parameter optimizing method and a computing apparatus related to audio parameters. In the method, sound features of multiple sound signals are obtained. A wide dynamic range compression (WDRC) parameter corresponding to each of the sound signals is determined. Multiple data sets including the sound features and the corresponding WDRC parameters of the sound signals are created. The data sets are used to train a neural network, so as to generate a parameter inference model. The parameter inference model is configured to determine the WDRC parameter of a to-be-evaluated signal. Accordingly, a proper parameter could be provided.

A computer system and an output adjusting method used for an audio output apparatus are provided. In the method, detecting the output power of the audio output apparatus while outputting the audio signal, counting the accumulated time of the audio output apparatus while the output power is greater than the reference power, determining whether the accumulated time meets a corresponding adjusting condition, and adjusting the current maximum output power into the target power gradually within the time range according to the determined result that the accumulated time meets the corresponding adjusting condition. The adjusting condition includes that the accumulated time is greater than or equal to the tolerated hearing time of the corresponding reference power. The target power is less than or equal to the reference power which meets the adjusting condition. The maximum output power is the upper limit of the output power of the audio output apparatus.

Computer system and output adjusting method used for audio output apparatus

An audio signal processing method and a mobile apparatus are provided. In the method, a target direction in multiple sound-reception directions and a target distance corresponding to the target direction is determined according to multiple first audio signals in the sound-reception directions received by an embedded microphone. A target algorithm is selected from multiple blind signal separation (BSS) algorithms according to the target direction and the target distance. The first audio signal received by the embedded microphone at the target direction is set as a secondary signal of the target algorithm, and the second audio signal received by an external microphone is set as a primary signal of the target algorithm. The audio signal of the primary sound source is separated from the primary signal and the secondary signal through the target algorithm. Accordingly, the microphone path merely outputs a single audio signal of the primary sound source.

Audio signal processing method and mobile apparatus

An electronic system includes a fan module, an embedded controller, a reference microphone, a stereo speaker module, a beam-forming control module and an ANC controller. The beam-forming control module controls the orientation of the stereo speaker module, which provides a noise cancellation signal according to a speaker control signal. The reference microphone outputs a wide-band noise signal associated with the operation of the fan module. A virtual microphone module in the active noise cancellation controller outputs a virtual error signal according to a first transfer function between the reference microphone and a physical error microphone at a predetermined fan speed, a second transfer function between the stereo speaker module and the physical error microphone when the fan module is not in operation and the wide-band noise signal. The ANC controller provides the speaker control signal according to a synchronization signal, the wide-band noise signal and the virtual error signal.

Electronic system having heat dissipation and feed-forward active noise control function

An electronic system includes a system air outlet, a heat sink, a fan and an acoustic filter. The acoustic filter is disposed between the system air vent and the heat sink and includes a front duct, a back duct and a single expansion chamber. A sound-receiving opening of the front duct is in airtight connection with the heat sink, and the sound-emitting opening of the back duct is in airtight connection with the system air vent. The single expansion chamber is disposed between the front duct and the back duct, and is located between the sound-emitting opening of the front duct and the sound-receiving opening of the back duct. The cross-sectional area of the single expansion chamber is larger than the cross-sectional area of an air outlet of the fan for generating reflective acoustic waves having a cut-off frequency so as to cancel noise generated by the fan.

Electronic system with heat dissipation and noise reduction function and related acoustic filter

A speaker module includes a casing and a speaker unit. The casing has a sound outlet. The speaker unit is arranged in the casing, the speaker unit and the sound outlet are arranged along a transverse axis, and the speaker unit includes a bearing base, a first speaker assembly, and a second speaker assembly. The first and second speaker assemblies are disposed on the bearing base. The first speaker assembly and the second speaker assembly are symmetrical relative to the bearing base. A first sound cavity is formed between the casing and the first speaker assembly, a second sound cavity is formed between the casing and the second speaker assembly, the first sound cavity and the second sound cavity are communicated with the sound outlet, and the first sound cavity and the second sound cavity have the same size and are symmetrical relative to the bearing base.

Electronic device and speaker module

A marking method on image combined with sound signal, a terminal apparatus, and a server are provided. In the method, a first image is displayed. A selection command is detected. A target sound signal is embedded into a speech signal so as to generate a combined sound signal. The combined sound signal is transmitted. The selection command corresponds to a target region in the first image, and the selection command is generated selecting the target region through an input operation. The target sound signal corresponds to the target region of the selection command, and the speech signal is obtained by receiving sound. Accordingly, all attendants in the video conference are able to make makings on a shared screen.

Marking method on image combined with sound signal, terminal apparatus, and server

A control method of microphone and an electronic apparatus are provided. In the control method, a switching operation is received. In response to receiving the switching operation, a sound-receiving state of a target program is detected. The sound-receiving state of the microphone is switched through an audio effect processing corresponding to the target program according to the detection result of the sound-receiving state, to switch the sound-receiving state of the target program from one of an activated state and a disabled state to the other. The switching operation is used for switching the sound-receiving state of the microphone. The sound-receiving state represents whether to receive sound through the microphone. The sound-receiving state includes the activated state and the disabled state. The target program is a currently running application. The audio effect processing is implemented by an audio engine between an application layer and a driver layer.

Control method of microphone and electronic apparatus

An electronic system includes an air vent, a heat sink, a fan, and an acoustic filter. The acoustic filter is disposed between the air vent and the heat sink and includes a sound-receiving opening, a sound-emitting opening, an expansion chamber, a neck channel, and a resonant chamber. The neck channel includes a first opening and a second opening whose surface is perpendicular to the surface of the sound-receiving opening. The first opening is in communication with the expansion chamber. The resonant chamber is connected to the second opening. Fan noise that enters the resonant chamber via the neck tube is dampened by reflective acoustic waves generated by the resonant chamber.

A processing method of a sound watermark and a sound watermark processing apparatus are provided. In the method, an inserted position of a reference code in an initial watermark sequence is determined according to signal power of a main sound signal to generate an extended watermark sequence. The main sound signal and the extended watermark sequence are synthesized to generate a watermark-embedded sound signal. In this way, noise interference may be overcome.

Processing method of sound watermark and sound watermark processing apparatus

A sound-receiving system is provided, including: a sound-guiding tube, a microphone, and an acoustic perforated sheet. The sound-guiding tube has a winding path, including a first end, a second end, and a sound-receiving hole. The second end is opposite the first end. The sound-receiving hole is disposed at the first end. The microphone is abutted against the second end. The acoustic perforated sheet is disposed adjacent to the sound-receiving hole and is a distance away from the sound-receiving hole. The sound-receiving hole is offset from the microphone. The acoustic perforated sheet reduces and filters the frequency response of a specific frequency range of the microphone.

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