IP Library Granted Patent US 8,249,273
Granted Patent B2
US 8,249,273 · App. 12/330,227 · Granted Aug 21, 2012

Sound input device

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Patent No.
US 8,249,273
App. No.
12/330,227
Granted
Aug 21, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A sound input device includes a differential microphone, configured to receive sound including noise, and generate a first signal in accordance with the sound; a detector, configured to detect the noise, and generate a second signal in accordance with the detected noise; and a controller, configured to control at least one of suppression of high-frequency components of the first signal and changing of a frequency band to be suppressed of the first signal based on the second signal.

Claims (31)

1. A sound input device, comprising:

a differential microphone configured to receive sound including noise and generate a first signal in accordance with the sound;

a detector configured to detect the noise and generate a second signal in accordance with the detected noise; and

a controller configured to control at least one of suppression of high-frequency components of the first signal and changing of a frequency band to be suppressed of the first signal based on the second signal, wherein

the differential microphone includes:

a first microphone having a first vibrating membrane;

a second microphone having a second vibrating membrane; and

a differential signal generator configured to generate a differential signal indicative of a difference between a first voltage signal acquired by the first microphone and a second voltage signal acquired by the said second microphone, and

the detector includes:

a first unit, configured to give a delay for noise detection to the second voltage signal; and

a second unit, configured to generate the second signal based on a difference between the second voltage signal given the delay by the first unit and the first voltage signal.

2. The sound input device according to claim 1 , wherein the detector includes a generator configured to change a delay balance of the differential microphone to generate the second signal.

3. The sound input device according to claim 1 , wherein the detector generates the second signal by referencing the first signal.

4. The sound input device according to claim 1 , wherein the delay is set to a time period obtained by dividing a distance between centers of the first and second vibrating membranes by the velocity of sound.

5. A sound input device, comprising:

a differential microphone configured to receive sound including noise and generate a first signal in accordance with the sound;

a detector configured to detect the noise and generate a second signal in accordance with the detected noise;

a controller configured to control at least one of suppression of high-frequency components of the first signal and changing of a frequency band to be suppressed of the first signal based on the second signal,

a loudspeaker, configured to output sound information; and

a sound level controller, configured to control sound level of the loudspeaker based on the second signal.

6. The sound input device according to claim 5 , wherein the detector includes a generator configured to change a delay balance of the differential microphone to generate the second signal.

7. The sound input device according to claim 5 , wherein the detector generates the second signal by referencing the first signal.

8. The sound input device according to claim 5 , wherein

the differential microphone includes:

a first microphone having a first vibrating membrane;

a second microphone having a second vibrating membrane; and

a differential signal generator configured to generate a differential signal indicative of a difference between a first voltage signal acquired by the first microphone and a second voltage signal acquired by the second microphone, and

the detector includes:

a first unit, configured to give a delay for noise detection to the second voltage signal; and

a second unit, configured to generate the second signal based on a difference between the second voltage signal given the delay by the first unit and the first voltage signal.

9. The sound input device according to claim 5 , wherein the delay is set to a time period obtained by dividing a distance between centers of the first and second vibrating membranes by the velocity of sound.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 26, 2016
From: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
To: ONPA TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Reel/Frame 039857/0169 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 31, 2015
From: FUNAI ELECTRIC ADVANCED APPLIED TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC.
To: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 035295/0038 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 16, 2008
From: INODA, TAKESHI; HORIBE, RYUSUKE; TANAKA, FUMINORI; MAEDA, SHIGEO; TAKANO, RIKUO; SUGIYAMA, KIYOSHI; FUKUOKA, TOSHIMI; ONO, MASATOSHI
To: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.; FUNAI ELECTRIC ADVANCED APPLIED TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC.
Reel/Frame 022006/0433 →