Samsung Patents a Robot Vacuum That Reads Floor Surfaces with Sound Waves
Most robot vacuums treat every floor the same. Samsung is patenting a system that uses sound waves to figure out whether it's…
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Speakers, microphones, and the tricks that make small devices sound bigger than they are. Every audio hardware filing, in plain English.
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Qualcomm Patents a Way to Stop Your Phone Recording Audio When Nothing Is Happening
Your phone's microphone doesn't need to be active every second of the day, and Qualcomm is filing patents to make sure it…
Apple Patents a More Efficient Way to Compress 3D Spatial Audio
Spatial audio sounds impressive until you have to store or stream it, at which point the file sizes become a real problem.…
Apple Patents a Faster, Leaner Method for Delivering Immersive Surround Sound
Recording sound in three dimensions produces enormous amounts of data describing exactly where every noise is coming from. Apple's new patent is…
Sony Patents a Way to Compress Spatial Audio by Filling In the Gaps
Sony has filed a patent for a system that transmits only a fraction of the audio data needed for full 3D sound,…
Sony Patents a Noise Cancellation System That Adjusts to Your Language
Noise cancellation that works great for English can still let annoying sounds slip through when you switch to Spanish or Japanese. Sony…
Sony Patents a Microphone Shell That Filters Sound by Direction
Sony is patenting a way to physically shape sound before it ever reaches a microphone, using a specially engineered material that changes…
Sony Patents a System That Maps Your Room Before Placing Virtual Sounds In It
Most spatial audio systems pretend you're sitting in a perfect, empty room. Sony's new patent wants to account for the room you're…
Sony Patents Headphones That Physically Switch Between Open and Closed Sound
Audiophiles have long had to choose between open-back headphones (airy, natural sound, no isolation) and closed-back ones (punchy bass, blocks out the…
Sony Patents a Speaker That Sounds Clear Whether Standing Upright or Lying Flat
Sony has filed a patent for a speaker that is engineered to sound consistent whether you stand it upright on a shelf…
Sony Patents a Way to Place Remote Voices at Exact Spots in a Physical Room
When someone joins a meeting remotely, their voice seems to come from a speaker in the corner, not from the seat they'd…
Samsung Patents Technology That Reads Audio Structure Before Playback Starts
Before your phone plays a single note of audio, it has to figure out how the file is structured. Samsung's new patent…
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