IP Library Granted Patent US 12,659,679
Granted Patent B2
US 12,659,679 · App. 17/861,563 · Granted Jun 16, 2026

Audio device

Inventors: Richard Kulavik (San Jose, CA); Michael A. Jessup (San Jose, CA); Kevin Arthur Robertson (San Jose, CA)
Assignee: Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc.
H04R29/00H04R1/10H04R2420/09
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Patent No.
US 12,659,679
App. No.
17/861,563
Granted
Jun 16, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A game headset receives a game audio during play of a particular game, monitors the game audio and detects an occurrence of one or more particular sounds in the game audio during the monitoring of the one or more of the plurality of audio channels. In response to the detecting, the game headset triggers playback of one or more of a plurality of voice commands that corresponds to the one or more particular sounds. The voice commands may be predefined and associated with the one or more particular sounds in a data structure. The voice commands may instruct the listener of the game headset to perform an action in the particular game. The characteristics of the one or more sounds may include direction, intensity, and/or frequency of the particular one or more sounds.

Claims (50)

1 . A method, comprising:

receiving, via an audio device, an audio signal;

detecting, via the audio device, a first sound sequence that is inaudible to a user of the audio device, wherein the first sound sequence is analyzed to extract one or more characteristics; and

playing, via the audio device, a second sound sequence, directly associated with the first sound sequence according to the extracted characteristics, wherein the second sound sequence is selected from a plurality of pre-stored audio recordings in a storage device within the audio device using a lookup table that stores a pre-configured mapping between the extracted characteristics of the first sound sequence and the second sound sequence, and wherein the association is according to a pre-configured mapping between the first sound sequence and the second sound sequence.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein:

the audio signal is generated by a video game.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein:

the second sound sequence is inserted in the audio signal to convey information to the user of the audio device.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein:

the audio signal comprises a plurality of audio channels.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein:

the first sound sequence is detected according to a characteristic, and

the characteristic comprises one or more of direction, intensity and frequency of the first sound sequence.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein:

the detecting comprises comparing the audio signal with stored audio information.

7 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein:

the stored audio information is associated with a video game.

8 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein the method comprises:

acquiring the stored audio information from an external device.

9 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein:

the second sound sequence comprises a voice command.

10 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein:

the voice command instructs the user of the audio device to perform an action.

11 . A system, comprising:

an audio device configured to play a second sound sequence in response to a detection of a first sound sequence within an audio signal, wherein:

the detection comprises a detection of characteristics of the first sound sequence,

the second sound sequence is directly associated with the first sound sequence according to the characteristics,

the association is according to a pre-configured mapping between the first sound sequence and the second sound sequence, wherein the pre-configured mapping is stored in a lookup table in a storage device within the audio device, and the second sound sequence is selected from a plurality of pre-stored audio recordings using the mapping,

the detection occurs while the audio signal is received by the audio device,

the first sound sequence is inaudible to a user of the audio device,

the second sound sequence is audible to a user of the audio device, and

the second sound sequence is selected from a plurality of pre-stored audio recordings in a storage device within the audio device.

12 . The system according to claim 11 , wherein:

the audio signal is generated by a video game.

13 . The system according to claim 11 , wherein:

the second sound sequence is inserted in the audio signal to convey information to the user of the audio device.

14 . The system according to claim 11 , wherein:

the audio signal comprises a plurality of audio channels.

15 . The system according to claim 11 , wherein:

the characteristics of the first sound sequence comprise direction, intensity and/or frequency.

16 . The system according to claim 11 , wherein:

the detection comprises a comparison of the audio signal with stored audio information.

17 . The system according to claim 16 , wherein:

the stored audio information is associated with a video game.

18 . The system according to claim 17 , wherein:

the audio device is configured to acquire the stored audio information from an external device.

19 . The system according to claim 11 , wherein:

the second sound sequence comprises a voice command.

20 . The system according to claim 19 , wherein:

the voice command instructs the user of the audio device to perform an action.

Assignments (5)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 1, 2026
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
To: TURTLE BEACH CORPORATION; VOYETRA TURTLE BEACH, INC.; PERFORMANCE DESIGNED PRODUCTS LLC
Reel/Frame 075315/0067 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 30, 2026
From: VOYETRA TURTLE BEACH INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 075311/0625 →
ASSIGNMENT OF SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 4, 2025
From: TURTLE BEACH CORPORATION; VOYETRA TURTLE BEACH, INC.; PERFORMANCE DESIGNED PRODUCTS LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 072338/0059 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 1, 2025
From: BLUE TORCH FINANCE LLC, AS THE COLLATERAL AGENT
To: TURTLE BEACH CORPORATION; VOYETRA TURTLE BEACH, INC.; PERFORMANCE DESIGNED PRODUCTS LLC
Reel/Frame 072337/0391 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 14, 2024
From: VOYETRA TURTLE BEACH, INC.; TURTLE BEACH CORPORATION; PERFORMANCE DESIGNED PRODUCTS LLC
To: BLUE TORCH FINANCE LLC, AS THE COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 066797/0517 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 16842413 · Apr 7, 2020
Continuation 16110606 · Aug 23, 2018
Continuation 14465408 · Aug 21, 2014
Provisional Application 61888685 · Oct 9, 2013
Related Publication 20220345837A1 · Oct 27, 2022
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