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Patent No.:

US 10225652 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019

Filed:

Apr. 17, 2017

Systems and methods for using a speaker as a microphone

Applicant:

Cirrus Logic, Inc., Austin, TX (US);

Inventors:

John L. Melanson, Austin, TX (US);

Eric Swanson, Buda, TX (US);

Assignee:

Cirrus Logic, Inc., Austin, TX (US);

Attorney:

Jackson Walker L.L.P.

Primary Examiner:

Norman Yu

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 23/00 (2006.01); H04R 3/00 (2006.01); H04R 1/04 (2006.01); H04W 52/02 (2009.01); H04R 1/10 (2006.01); H04R 3/04 (2006.01); H04R 19/02 (2006.01); H04R 19/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 3/005 (2013.01); H04R 1/04 (2013.01); H04R 1/1041 (2013.01); H04R 3/04 (2013.01); H04R 19/02 (2013.01); H04R 19/04 (2013.01); H04W 52/0251 (2013.01); H04W 52/0254 (2013.01); H04R 2400/01 (2013.01); H04R 2499/11 (2013.01); Y02D 70/00 (2018.01); Y02D 70/1262 (2018.01); Y02D 70/142 (2018.01); Y02D 70/144 (2018.01); Y02D 70/164 (2018.01); Y02D 70/168 (2018.01);
Abstract

In accordance with methods and systems of the present disclosure, a mobile device may include an enclosure adapted such that the enclosure is readily transported by a user of the mobile device, a speaker associated with the enclosure for generating sound, and a controller within the enclosure, communicatively coupled to the speaker. The controller may be configured to receive a signal from the speaker, the signal induced at least in part by sound incident on the speaker other than sound generated by the speaker and process the signal.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Melanson, John. (2019). Systems and methods for using a speaker as a microphone (U.S. Patent No. 10225652). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10225652

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