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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:
Jun. 24, 2025

Filed:

Sep. 26, 2020
Applicants:

Audio Zoom Pte Ltd, Singapore, SG;

Chai Lung Lee, Singapore, SG;

Inventors:

Chai Lung Lee, Singapore, SG;

Joseph Sylvester Chang, Singapore, SG;

Yin Sun, Singapore, SG;

Tong Ge, Singapore, SG;

Sebastian MingJie Chang, Canberra, AU;

Assignees:

[object Object];

AUDIO ZOOM PTE LTD, Singapore, SG;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 3/00 (2006.01); H04R 1/02 (2006.01); H04R 1/40 (2006.01); H04R 1/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 3/005 (2013.01); H04R 1/028 (2013.01); H04R 1/406 (2013.01); H04R 1/46 (2013.01); H04R 2410/01 (2013.01); H04R 2499/11 (2013.01);
Abstract

The invention generally relates a transducer apparatus in a device to obtain high signal-to-noise-ratio signals including speech in a noisy environment by a non-acoustic transducer or sensor adapted in two ways. One, adapted to sense free-field acoustical sounds and whose sensitivity is directive, and arranged to be most sensitive to a direction or axis according to the position or orientation of the device. Two, adapted to sense vibrations, movement or acceleration on the skin of the user of the device arising from the voice of the user. Embodiments and variations of the invention include where the two adaptions are combined, and with acoustical microphones. In the case of adaption two and with a microphone, a transducer apparatus resembling the characteristics of a close-talking microphone can be derived.


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