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Granted Patent B2
US 11,317,198 · App. 17/113,384 · Granted Apr 26, 2022

Loudspeaker system, loudspeaker, and loudspeaker base

Inventors: Kaifeng Li (Shenzhen, CN); Ziming Wang (Shenzhen, CN); Chenggong Ning (Shenzhen, CN); Yihong Xie (Shenzhen, CN); Minghua Li (Shenzhen, CN); Peitao Wang (Shenzhen, CN); Jin Fang (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
H04R1/345H04R1/025H04R2499/11
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Patent No.
US 11,317,198
App. No.
17/113,384
Granted
Apr 26, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A loudspeaker system includes a loudspeaker base and a loudspeaker peripheral that is independent of the loudspeaker base. The loudspeaker peripheral is shaped as a role figure. The loudspeaker base and the loudspeaker peripheral connect through a contact connection or a non-contact connection, and provide personalized voice data corresponding to the role figure when connected.

Claims (52)

1. A loudspeaker system, comprising:

a loudspeaker base; and

a loudspeaker peripheral that is independent of the loudspeaker base, the loudspeaker peripheral being shaped as a role figure,

wherein the loudspeaker base and the loudspeaker peripheral are configured to connect through a contact connection or a non-contact connection, and

the loudspeaker base and the loudspeaker peripheral are configured to provide personalized voice data, including an artificial intelligence (AI) generated first voice signal, corresponding to the role figure when connected.

2. The loudspeaker system according to claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of loudspeaker peripherals, each having a different role figure, and each being configured to connect to the loudspeaker base.

3. The loudspeaker system according to claim 1 , wherein the personalized voice data corresponding to the role figure comprises:

at least one of weather, alarm, music, news, frequency modulation (FM) broadcasting, and human-computer conversation.

4. The loudspeaker system according to claim 1 , wherein the loudspeaker peripheral comprises a detachable tray body and the role figure, the tray body being provided with the role figure.

5. The loudspeaker system according to claim 1 , wherein

the loudspeaker base comprises processing circuitry and communication circuitry that is connected to the processing circuitry and that is configured to connect to a network, and

at least one of the loudspeaker base and the loudspeaker peripheral are provided with a speaker.

6. The loudspeaker system according to claim 5 , wherein the loudspeaker base further comprises a microphone assembly connected to the processing circuitry.

7. The loudspeaker system according to claim 6 , wherein the loudspeaker base is configured to:

acquire, in a combined form, an input voice through the microphone assembly;

obtain, through the communication circuitry, the first voice signal for providing feedback on the input voice; and

output the first voice signal to the loudspeaker peripheral through a second physical interface; and

the loudspeaker peripheral is configured to receive the first voice signal through a first physical interface to play a sound corresponding to the first voice signal, the first physical interface and the second physical interface being physical interfaces that match each other.

8. The loudspeaker system according to claim 5 , wherein the loudspeaker peripheral is provided with an electronic circuit configured to recognize the role figure.

9. The loudspeaker system according to claim 5 , wherein

the loudspeaker base is configured to:

obtain a user account during network configuration;

obtain, through the communication circuitry, a third voice signal for providing artificial intelligence (AI) strategy feedback in a battle in a case that the user account is in an online game state; and

output the third voice signal to the loudspeaker peripheral through a second physical interface; and

the loudspeaker peripheral is configured to receive the third voice signal through a first physical interface to play a sound corresponding to the third voice signal, the first physical interface and the second physical interface being physical interfaces that match each other.

10. The loudspeaker system according to claim 1 , wherein the loudspeaker base is further provided with an adapter, and the loudspeaker base is connected to the loudspeaker peripheral by the adapter; and

the adapter comprises a physical interface or a wireless connection circuit.

11. The loudspeaker system according to claim 1 , wherein the loudspeaker base further comprises a first rotation mechanism, the first rotation mechanism being configured to drive the loudspeaker peripheral in a contact connection with the loudspeaker base to rotate.

12. The loudspeaker system according to claim 11 , wherein

the first rotation mechanism is configured to drive, in a case that a microphone assembly in the loudspeaker base receives a voice signal, the role figure on the loudspeaker peripheral to move toward a sound source location of the voice signal.

13. The loudspeaker system according to claim 1 , wherein a second rotation mechanism is disposed in the loudspeaker base, the second rotation mechanism being configured to drive the loudspeaker peripheral to rotate.

14. The loudspeaker system according to claim 1 , wherein the loudspeaker peripheral is disposed on the loudspeaker base;

the loudspeaker peripheral is disposed next to the loudspeaker base;

the loudspeaker peripheral is disposed under the loudspeaker base; or

the loudspeaker peripheral is remotely connected to the loudspeaker base.

15. The loudspeaker system according to claim 14 , wherein the loudspeaker peripheral is disposed on the loudspeaker base; and

the bottom of the loudspeaker peripheral is provided with an insertion member, a top of the loudspeaker base is provided with a limit groove, and the loudspeaker peripheral is inserted into the limit groove through the insertion member.

16. The loudspeaker system according to claim 14 , wherein the loudspeaker peripheral is disposed under the loudspeaker base; and

a top of the loudspeaker peripheral is provided with an insertion member, the bottom of the loudspeaker base is provided with a limit groove, and the loudspeaker peripheral is inserted into the limit groove through the insertion member.

17. The loudspeaker system according to claim 1 , wherein magnetic parts with corresponding locations are disposed between the loudspeaker peripheral and the loudspeaker base.

18. A loudspeaker peripheral, shaped as a role figure, comprising:

an electronic identifier of the role figure; and

circuitry configured to

connect, via a contact connection or a non-contact connection, to a loudspeaker base, and

enable the loudspeaker base to provide personalized voice data, including an artificial intelligence (AI) generated first voice signal, corresponding to the role figure when connected to the loudspeaker base.

19. The loudspeaker peripheral according to claim 18 , wherein

a rotation mechanism is disposed in the loudspeaker peripheral, the rotation mechanism being configured to drive the loudspeaker peripheral to rotate.

20. A loudspeaker base, comprising:

communication circuitry configured to connect to a network; and

processing circuitry connected to the communication circuitry and configured to:

connect, via a contact connection or a non-contact connection, to a loudspeaker peripheral, the loudspeaker peripheral being shaped as a role figure, at least one of the loudspeaker base and the loudspeaker peripheral being provided with a speaker, and

provide personalized voice data, including an artificial intelligence (AI) generated first voice signal, corresponding to the role figure when connected to the loudspeaker peripheral.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 7, 2020
From: LI, KAIFENG; WANG, ZIMING; NING, CHENGGONG; XIE, YIHONG; LI, MINGHUA; WANG, PEITAO; FANG, JIN
To: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
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Priority Claims (5)
CN 201811260256.0 · Oct 26, 2018 · national
CN 201822009698.X · Nov 30, 2018 · national
CN 201921171443.1 · Nov 30, 2018 · national
CN 201921172271.X · Nov 30, 2018 · national
CN 201921277323.X · Aug 6, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2019112685 · Oct 23, 2019
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