AMD Patents a Two-Word Wake System That Won't Trigger Unless You're Actually Looking
Your smart speaker fires off when the TV says something that sounds like 'Hey [assistant]' — and AMD thinks it has a…
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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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Apple Patents a Sound-Triggered Drop-In Audio System for Connected Devices
Apple is filing patents for a system that listens for specific sounds — a smoke alarm, a baby crying, a door slam…
Sony Files Patent for a System That Remembers Your Speaker Layout
Sony Interactive Entertainment has patented a way for an information processing system — almost certainly a game console or cloud gaming service…
Apple Patents a System That Picks the Nearest Speaker When You Hit Play
What if your iPhone just knew to play music through the kitchen HomePod because that's the room you walked into? Apple's new…
Amazon Patents a System That Fuses Object Maps With Audio to Find the Real Sound Source
Your smart speaker is often listening to a reflection of your voice, not the real thing — Amazon's new patent is designed…
Samsung Patents a Widening Sound Channel Built Into the Phone Frame
Samsung is engineering the path sound takes through a phone's structural frame itself — using a tapered channel that widens as it…
Samsung Patents a System That Pauses Voice Filters Mid-Call Automatically
Samsung is patenting a voice-processing system that can apply audio filters to your voice during a phone call — and then automatically…
Intel's New Patent Wants to Let You Whisper to Colleagues During Video Calls
Ever wanted to lean over and whisper something to a colleague during a video call without muting and texting? Intel is filing…
Sony Patents a Microphone That Automatically Amplifies Whoever Is Speaking
Sony Interactive Entertainment is patenting a microphone system that automatically amplifies whoever is speaking in a group — so nobody has to…
Samsung Patents a Smarter Active Noise Cancellation Filter System
Samsung is patenting a more precise approach to active noise cancellation — one that uses two microphones playing different roles and strips…
Google Patents a Smarter Echo Canceller for Wireless Speaker Calls
When you take a call through a Bluetooth or Wi-Fi speaker, your phone's microphone picks up your own voice bouncing back off…
Apple Patents a Hybrid Magnetic Voice Coil to Squeeze Better Sound from Tiny Speakers
Apple is rethinking one of the oldest parts of speaker design — the voice coil — by weaving magnetic wire into it…
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