# US 2016/0261965 A1 · Method for arranging microphones

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- Number: US 2016/0261965 A1
- Document ID: US20160261965A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/028,842
- Filed: 2013-10-16
- Published: 2016-09-08
- Earliest claimed: 2013-10-16
- Assignees: Harman International Industries, Incorporated
- Applicants: Harman International Industries Incorporated
- Inventors: Weixing GAO; Alan MICHEL; Zongying XIA
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20160261965A1

## CPC

- H04R 29/006: {Microphone matching}
- H04R 1/08: Mouthpieces; {Microphones;} Attachments therefor
- H04R 19/04: Microphones (H04R19/01 takes precedence)
- H04R 31/00: Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture of transducers or diaphragms therefor {(manufacture of microstructural arrangements of deformable or non-deformable structures in general B81C1/00182)}
- H04R 19/005: {using semiconductor materials}
- H04R 2201/401: 2D or 3D arrays of transducers
- H04R 2201/403: Linear arrays of transducers
- H04R: LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS (producing sounds with frequency not determined by supply frequency G10K)

## Abstract

A method for packaging a plurality of microphones is provided. The method includes: obtaining a first parameter value, a second parameter value, and position information for each of the plurality of microphones and sorting the plurality of microphones by both the first parameter and the second parameter to obtain a sorted list which contains position information of the plurality of microphones. The method further includes packaging the plurality of microphones according to the sorted list.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for arranging a plurality of microphones comprising:
measuring the plurality of microphones to obtain a first parameter value and a second parameter value for each microphone; and
arranging the plurality of microphones substantially in order based on both the first parameter value and the second parameter value.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the first parameter value includes a sensitivity at a first frequency, and the second parameter value includes a relative sensitivity between the first frequency and a second frequency.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2, wherein the first frequency is 1 K Hz, and the relative sensitivity is 80 Hz/1 K Hz relative sensitivity.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of microphones are arranged using a traveling salesman method.

### Claim 5

(canceled)

### Claim 6

A method for packaging a plurality of microphones comprising:
obtaining a first parameter value, a second parameter value and position information of each of the plurality of microphones;
sorting the plurality of microphones by both the first parameter value and the second parameter value to obtain a sorted list which contains position information of the plurality of microphones; and
packaging the plurality of microphones according to the sorted list.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The method of claim 6, wherein the first parameter value includes a sensitivity at a first frequency, and the second parameter value includes a relative sensitivity between the first frequency and a second frequency.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The method of claim 7, wherein the first frequency is 1 K Hz, and the relative sensitivity is 80 Hz/1 K Hz.

### Claim 9 (depends on 6)

The method of claim 6, wherein the plurality of microphones is sorted using a traveling salesman method.

### Claim 10

(canceled)

### Claim 11

(canceled)

### Claim 12

(canceled)

### Claim 13

(canceled)

### Claim 14

(canceled)

### Claim 15

A method for packaging a plurality of microphones, comprising:
measuring the plurality of microphones to obtain a first parameter value for each of the microphones;
sorting the plurality of microphones based on the first parameter value for each of the microphones into a sorted order; and
packaging the plurality of microphones according to the sorted order.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The method of claim 15, wherein the first parameter value includes a sensitivity at a first frequency.

### Claim 17 (depends on 15)

The method of claim 15, wherein the plurality of microphones is packaged to obtain a tape of microphones.

### Claim 18

(canceled)

### Claim 19

(canceled)

### Claim 20

(canceled)

### Claim 21

A method for making microphone arrays, each of the microphone arrays including at least two microphones, the method comprising:
obtaining a first parameter value of each of a plurality of microphones;
sorting the plurality of microphones by the first parameter value into a sorted order; and
making microphone arrays using the plurality of microphones according to the sorted order.

### Claim 22 (depends on 21)

The method of claim 21, wherein the first parameter value is a sensitivity at a first frequency.