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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2020
Applicant:
Ams Ag, Premstaetten, AT;
Inventors:
Martin Muenzer, Katharein, AT;
Peter Trattler, Graz, AT;
Assignee:
AMS AG, Premstaetten, AT;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 23/00 (2006.01); G10K 15/04 (2006.01); H04R 1/02 (2006.01); G01J 1/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 23/008 (2013.01); G10K 15/046 (2013.01); H04R 1/028 (2013.01); G01J 1/4204 (2013.01); H04R 2499/11 (2013.01); H04R 2499/15 (2013.01);
Abstract
A mobile communications device that does not have a physical opening on the screen for audio is operable to transmit a signal to which a photoacoustic effect can be employed by interaction with water vapor in an ear of a user so as to generate audio in the ear or the immediate vicinity of the user's ear. Related methods, apparatuses, systems, techniques and articles are also described.