NECK-WEARABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH MICROPHONE ARRAY

摘要

A wearable electronic device includes a neck-wearable housing, generally U-shaped, with an electrical connector; two in-ear earphones; two cords, with one end connected to one of the earphones and the other end connected to the connector. The two cords are mechanically connected to the housing. Points of connection of the cords to the housing are close to each other and form a dorsal node, and the two cords are mechanically connected to each other in their portions between the in-ear earphones and the dorsal node to form a suboccipital node. A microphone is placed in the housing on a front (chest) side of the user. A microphone is placed in the dorsal and/or in the suboccipital node. The microphones are used for determination of correlated and non-correlated components of audio signals. The correlated components are treated as a noise signal and the non-correlated components are a target signal.

主权项

1. A headset for a mobile electronic device, comprising:
a neck-wearable housing having a generally U-shape with an electrical connector attached thereto; two in-ear earphones; two cords, each connected at one end to a corresponding in-ear earphone and connected at its other end to the electrical connector; wherein the two cords are mechanically connected to the neck-wearable housing, and points of connection of the cords to the neck-wearable housing are in close proximity to each other and form a dorsal cord connection node, and wherein the two cords are also mechanically connected to each other in sections between the in-ear earphones and the dorsal cord connection node to form a suboccipital cord connection node at the connection point.