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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2016
Applicant:
Nxp B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventor:
Christophe Marc Macours, Hodelge, BE;
Assignee:
NXP B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 3/00 (2006.01); G10L 25/84 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 3/005 (2013.01); G10L 25/84 (2013.01); H04R 2460/13 (2013.01); H04R 2499/11 (2013.01);
Abstract
A controller for a haptic feedback element is described, the haptic feedback element being configured to generate haptic vibrations, wherein the controller comprises a sense input and is configured to sense a signal induced on at least one terminal of the haptic feedback element in response to an external vibration source. The controller may sense vibrations induced one or more terminals of a haptic feedback element. The external vibration source may for example be due to speech transmitted via bone conduction which can be detected and subsequently processed.