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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:
Aug. 22, 2023

Filed:

Jul. 19, 2022
Applicant:

Meta Platforms Technologies, Llc, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Inventors:

Chuming Zhao, Redmond, WA (US);

Drew Stone Briggs, Seattle, WA (US);

Michael Edward Franks, Snoqualmie, WA (US);

Derek Wallin, Monroe, WA (US);

Assignee:

Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10K 11/16 (2006.01); G02C 11/00 (2006.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); H04R 1/10 (2006.01); G10K 11/178 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02C 11/10 (2013.01); G02B 27/0176 (2013.01); G10K 11/17827 (2018.01); H04R 1/1016 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0178 (2013.01); G10K 2210/1081 (2013.01); G10K 2210/506 (2013.01);
Abstract

An in-ear device is implemented as part of an audio system to present a user with improved audio content within an artificial reality system. The in-ear device is a fully integrated device with an internal microphone, an external microphone, and a transducer in which portions of the transducer form portions of the body of the device. This integration of transducer into the body of the in-ear device reduces the size of the in-ear device and allows for placement deeper within the ear canal of the user. The transducer generates audio content based on instructions received from an audio system that may be located on a device that is external to the in-ear device. The external microphone provides hear-through functionality, while the internal microphone provides feedback information to the audio system.


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