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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2022

Filed:

May. 14, 2021
Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;

Inventors:

Cheheung Kim, Yongin-si, KR;

Sungchan Kang, Hwaseong-si, KR;

Yongseop Yoon, Seoul, KR;

Choongho Rhee, Anyang-si, KR;

Sangha Park, Seoul, KR;

Hyeokki Hong, Suwon-si, KR;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 17/02 (2006.01); H04S 7/00 (2006.01); H04R 5/04 (2006.01); G10L 21/0216 (2013.01); H04R 1/32 (2006.01); B60K 35/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); H04R 1/40 (2006.01); H04R 1/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04S 7/30 (2013.01); B60K 35/00 (2013.01); G06F 3/167 (2013.01); G10L 21/0216 (2013.01); H04R 1/245 (2013.01); H04R 1/323 (2013.01); H04R 1/406 (2013.01); H04R 5/04 (2013.01); B60K 2370/148 (2019.05); G10L 2021/02165 (2013.01); H04R 17/02 (2013.01); H04R 17/025 (2013.01); H04R 2201/003 (2013.01); H04R 2201/401 (2013.01); H04S 2400/01 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided are a directional acoustic sensor that detects a direction of sound, a method of detecting a direction of sound, and an electronic device including the directional acoustic sensor. The directional acoustic sensor includes a sound inlet through which a sound is received, a sound outlet through which the sound received through the sound inlet is output, and a plurality of vibration bodies arranged between the sound inlet and the sound outlet, in which one or more of the plurality of vibration bodies selectively react to the sound received by the sound inlet according to a direction of the received sound.


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