In-ear headphone with sound pick-up capability
AssigneeAAC Technologies Pte. Ltd.
InventorQi Tang
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Abstract
An in-ear headphone with sound pick-up capability is disclosed. The in-ear headphone includes a pair of ear pieces. Each of the ear pieces includes an ear tip, an audio receiver and an acoustic-to-electric transducer. The ear tip is capable of being inserted into an ear canal. The audio receiver is configured for recovering sound signals from audio electrical signals and transmitting the sounds signals to the ear canal via the ear tip. The acoustic-to-electric transducer is disposed on the ear tip, and configured for sensing vibration of an inner wall of the ear canal and generating an electrical signal in accordance with the vibration.
Claims20
An in-ear headphone, comprising:
- an earpiece comprising:
- an ear tip for being inserted into an ear canal;
- an audio receiver for generating sounds from audio electrical signals and transmitting the sounds to the ear canal via the ear tip;
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- an acoustic-to-electric transducer disposed on the ear tip, the acoustic-to-electric transducer being configured for sensing vibration of an inner wall of the ear canal and generating electrical signals corresponding to the vibration.
An earphone, comprising:
- an ear piece, comprising:
- an audio receiver for converting audio electrical signals into sounds;
- an ear tip for being communicated with an ear canal;
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- an acoustic-to-electric transducer disposed on the ear tip for providing sound pick-up capability by sensing vibration of an inner wall of the ear canal and generating an electrical signal in accordance with the vibration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.