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US 2026/0255115 A1Published application
Acoustic sealing analysis system
AssigneeST Portfolio Holdings, LLC
InventorsJohn Usher, John P. Keady
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Abstract
A device to test the seal quality of an earpiece. Audio processing circuitry produces an audio signal for driving a speaker. Output from the microphone while the speaker is being driven by the audio signal is used to determine the seal. The device or method further includes control circuitry to evaluate a seal quality of the device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
Claims17
A headset configured to perform an ear fit test comprising:
- a first earphone comprising:
- a first ambient microphone;
- a first ear canal microphone;
- a first speaker;
- a first memory
- a second earphone comprising:
- a second ambient microphone;
- a second ear canal microphone;
- a second speaker;
- a second memory;
- a memory that stores instructions;
- a processor configured to execute the instructions to perform operations, the operations comprising:
- receiving a first signal from the first ear canal microphone;
- receiving a second signal from the second ear canal microphone;
- analyzing the first signal and the second signal to determine if the first earphone or the second earphone is inserted and if not then sending a notification to a user that the relevant earphone is not inserted;
- retrieving a user command to perform an ear fit test;
- sending a first test signal to the first speaker if the first earphone is inserted and a user command to perform an ear fit test is received, wherein the first speaker emits a first emission signal when the first speaker receives the first test signal;
- sending a second test signal to the second speaker if the second earphone is inserted and a user command to perform an ear fit test is received, wherein the second speaker emits a second emission signal when the second speaker receives the second test signal;
- recording a first microphone signal from the first microphone when the first speaker emits the first emission signal;
- recording a second microphone signal from the second microphone when the second speaker emits the second emission signal;
- analyzing the first microphone signal, if the first microphone signal was recorded, to determine if the first earphone is sealed or needs to be adjusted and notifying the user that the first earphone is sealed or needs to be adjusted;
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- analyzing the second microphone signal, if the second microphone signal was recorded, to determine if the second earphone is sealed or needs to be adjusted and notifying the user that the second earphone is sealed or needs to be adjusted.
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