US 11,743,628 B2
Hybrid audio system for eyewear devices
Ravish Mehra, Seattle, WA (US); Antonio John Miller, Woodinville, WA (US); and Morteza Khaleghimeybodi, Bothell, WA (US)
Assigned to Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US)
Filed by META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/702,201.
Application 17/702,201 is a continuation of application No. 16/932,540, filed on Jul. 17, 2020, granted, now 11,317,188.
Application 16/932,540 is a continuation of application No. 15/967,924, filed on May 1, 2018, granted, now 10,757,501, issued on Aug. 25, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0217461 A1, Jul. 7, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04R 25/00 (2006.01); H04R 1/10 (2006.01); H04R 1/02 (2006.01); H04R 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 1/105 (2013.01) [H04R 1/028 (2013.01); H04R 17/00 (2013.01); H04R 2400/03 (2013.01); H04R 2460/13 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An audio system comprising:
a transducer capable of being connected with a pinna of an ear of a user for vibrating the pinna and causing the pinna to create airborne acoustic pressure waves at an entrance of an ear canal of the ear based on audio instructions;
an acoustic sensor capable of being connected with the pinna for monitoring a vibration of the pinna corresponding to the airborne acoustic pressure waves; and
a controller capable of updating the audio instructions for the transducer based at least in part on information about the monitored vibration received from the acoustic sensor.