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US-9,942,663 |
Electromagnetic transducer having paired Halbach arrays An electromagnetic transducer, such as an audio speaker, having a voicecoil disposed within a magnetic gap between a pair of magnetic arrays, e.g., Halbach... |
US-9,942,662 |
Electro-acoustic driver having compliant diaphragm with stiffening element An electro-acoustic driver includes a diaphragm formed of a compliant material, a bobbin configured to hold a winding of an electrical conductor and a housing... |
US-9,942,661 |
Method and apparatus for controlling portable audio devices Embodiments of the disclosure may provide an apparatus and method of controlling and altering the acoustic output of audio devices that are used in conjunction... |
US-9,942,660 |
Sound output device A sound output device according to the present invention comprises a plurality of sub-sound outputting devices which are combined with or separated from each... |
US-9,942,659 |
Loudspeaker transducer arrangement for directivity control The invention relates to a loudspeaker system as well as a loudspeaker with controllable directivity as well as a method for controlling the individual sound... |
US-9,942,658 |
Method and apparatus for increasing audio output of a device A method and apparatus increase audio output of a device. A mode of audio output operation of a device can be determined. Audio output can operate in a... |
US-9,942,657 |
Loudspeaker protection This application relates to methods and apparatus for loudspeaker protection. A loudspeaker protection system (100) receives a digital audio signal comprising a... |
US-9,942,655 |
Sound processing Embodiments of the present invention provide a socket that comprises a socket body. The socket body forms a socket cavity for receiving a plug. The socket... |
US-9,942,653 |
Narrow-angle directional microphone A narrow-angle directional microphone includes: a microphone case; an acoustic tube fit in the microphone case with a gap between the acoustic tube and the... |
US-9,942,652 |
Terminal device and information output method A terminal device includes a detection unit that detects sound, and an output unit that outputs information regarding a position of the detection unit relative... |
US-9,942,651 |
Manipulation of playback device response using an acoustic filter An acoustic filter includes holes and is configured to receive sound waves generated by an audio driver of a playback device. The sound waves comprise sound... |
US-9,942,650 |
Speaker assemblies for passive generation of vibrations and related
headphone devices and methods Speaker assemblies for a headphone device may include an audio speaker configured to produce audible sound in response to receiving an audio signal at the audio... |
US-9,942,649 |
Oscillation preventing member for stylus-tip protector and pickup
cartridge An oscillation-preventing member for a stylus-tip protector is provided with a base member and a pair of leg parts integrally formed by employing a flexible... |
US-9,942,648 |
Mass loaded earbud with vent chamber Intra-concha earphones are disclosed. In an embodiment, an intra-concha earphone includes a housing having a rear space divided into a back volume, a bass duct,... |
US-9,942,647 |
Headphones with thermal control The various embodiments set forth a headphone apparatus that includes a first earcup, a sensor included in the first earcup, and a controller. The first earcup... |
US-9,942,645 |
Ear jewelry with wireless audio device An audio device worn in a piercing in an ear of a user. The audio device extends through the piercing and includes a wireless communications unit disposed at a... |
US-9,942,642 |
Controlling operation of a media device based upon whether a presentation
device is currently being worn by a user A mechanism is provided for automatically controlling the operation of a media device based upon whether a portable presentation device coupled to the media... |
US-9,942,641 |
Mounting system, device and method for audio components An ear mount that is used to support one or more audio components proximate to a user's ear or head is disclosed. The ear mount can include one or more wire... |
US-9,942,640 |
Sound output apparatus, sound output method and image display apparatus A sound output apparatus includes a diaphragm having a predetermined plane positioned at a rear surface side of a light provision unit, and a vibrator for... |
US-9,942,639 |
Articulating, self retained on-wall bracket mounting system This invention is a mounting system for a loudspeaker system that is capable of positioning and re-positioning the box-like device of the loudspeaker without... |
US-9,942,638 |
Composite electronic device, speaker cartridge, and electronic device A composite electronic device includes an electronic device; and a speaker cartridge. The speaker cartridge includes a vibration body, an exciter, a first... |
US-9,942,637 |
L-brackets for mounting with extended mobility range Embodiments are disclosed that relate to mounting brackets for speakers. In some embodiments, a mounting bracket includes a first plate portion; a second plate... |
US-9,942,636 |
Vehicle-mounted speaker system A vehicle-mounted speaker system achieves improvement in the weather resistance against a vehicle exterior environment and enables degradation in sound quality... |
US-9,942,635 |
Audio device with movable display An audio device is described which comprises a housing holding electronic components and having a face being substantially covered by a layer of transparent... |
US-9,942,634 |
Method and apparatus for authentication in passive optical network A method and apparatus for authentication in a passive optical network are disclosed. In the disclosure, a first terminal serial number of an ONU and a first... |
US-9,942,633 |
Disaggregated optical transport network switching system Methods and systems of a disaggregated optical transport network (OTN) switching system that include using plug-in universal (PIU) modules each having multiple... |
US-9,942,632 |
Photonic radiofrequency signal cross-connect and frequency conversion
device and space-borne telecommunications... A photonic radiofrequency signal cross-connect and frequency conversion device comprises: electronic/optical converters, for transferring radiofrequency input... |
US-9,942,631 |
Out-of-band platform tuning and configuration Devices and techniques for out-of-band platform tuning and configuration are described herein. A device can include a telemetry interface to a telemetry... |
US-9,942,630 |
Identifying devices using power data and network data Devices in a building may be identified using a combination of power monitoring and network monitoring. Power monitoring may be performed by obtaining a power... |
US-9,942,629 |
Methods of sensing parameters Methods of sensing parameters are provided in which an event is detected using one or more microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) sensors of a sensor probe. The... |
US-9,942,628 |
Wearable technology based apparatus and method for accelerated enrollment
of parallel wireless sensors into... A method and apparatus, the method includes a security system transmitting a beacon, a portable wireless setup device in a geographic location proximate a... |
US-9,942,627 |
Dynamic information presentation based on user activity context In embodiments, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media are described that are associated with a context-based information presentation system... |
US-9,942,626 |
Low power wireless RF communication platform and ad-hoc security network
utilizing same Wireless radio frequency communications platform may include a plurality of sensor units communicatively coupled over a wireless radio frequency communication... |
US-9,942,625 |
System and method for storing one or more removable sensor modules at an
electronic device Various disclosed embodiments include methods and systems for providing sensor functionality to a wireless electronic device. The wireless electronic device... |
US-9,942,624 |
On-premises restaurant communication system and method An on-premises restaurant communication system for communicating a particular customer's table number to a food server at a central service station. Radio... |
US-9,942,623 |
Data center network architecture Data center network architectures that can reduce the cost and complexity of data center networks. The data center network architectures can employ optical... |
US-9,942,622 |
Methods and systems for synchronizing media stream presentations A system synchronizes one or more media streams, such as video stream or audio streams, by embedding frame identifiers in each compressed media stream, and then... |
US-9,942,621 |
Apparatus and method for managing marketing A method that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, the steps of transmitting media content to a group of set top boxes for... |
US-9,942,620 |
Device and method for remotely controlling the rendering of multimedia
content A method and device for controlling the rendering of digital content that is progressively downloaded on a content server in a wide-area communication network.... |
US-9,942,619 |
Content supply device, content supply method, program, and content supply
system The present disclosure relates to a content supply device, a content supply method, a program, and a content supply system, which are capable of extending the... |
US-9,942,618 |
SMATV headend using IP transport stream input and method for operating the
same A receiving unit 28 includes a tuner that receives a first signal that may include a satellite signal. A demodulator demodulates the satellite signal to form a... |
US-9,942,617 |
Systems and method for using closed captions to initiate display of
related content on a second display device This application discloses a method for using closed captions to initiate display of related content. A computing device obtains closed captions of a video... |
US-9,942,616 |
Multimodal portable communication interface for accessing video content A portable communication device has a touch screen display that receives tactile input and a microphone that receives audio input. The portable communication... |
US-9,942,615 |
Systems and methods for presenting targeted metadata in display
constrained environments Systems and methods are described for presenting targeted metadata associated with media asset identifiers. For example, based on stored user preferences (e.g.,... |
US-9,942,613 |
System for presenting media content A process that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, selecting a media content item and constructing a tout message based... |
US-9,942,612 |
Television receiver, television set, and method for updating program
schedule information in a television receiver A television receiver, comprising a television signal input, a tuner, a frame buffer, a control input, a pattern recognition unit, and an electronic program... |
US-9,942,611 |
Methods and systems for displaying a countdown alert for children Methods and systems are disclosed herein for creating countdown animations. The countdown animations may alert children that they are approaching their viewing... |
US-9,942,610 |
Systems and methods for overriding crowd-sourced auto-skip commands based
on user activity Systems and methods are provided herein for automatically overriding an auto-skip command embedded in a media asset annotation when a user profile indicates a... |
US-9,942,609 |
Personalized content recommendations based on consumption periodicity Aspects described herein provide techniques for providing content recommendations such as, for example, recommendations for video content provided by a cable... |
US-9,942,608 |
TV mode change in accordance with number of viewers present Systems and methods for changing TV operating mode in accordance with number of viewers present. In some implementations, a method includes: obtaining a total... |