US 12,439,202 B2
Audio device with ANC and hear-through
John Yoahann Daniel, Ballerup (DK)
Assigned to GN AUDIO A/S, Ballerup (DK)
Filed by GN Audio A/S, Ballerup (DK)
Filed on Jul. 6, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/347,782.
Claims priority of application No. 22183941 (EP), filed on Jul. 8, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0015436 A1, Jan. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. H04R 3/02 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 3/02 (2013.01) [H04R 2460/01 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An audio device comprising:
an interface for provision of an audio input signal based on one or more audio signals received from an auxiliary device;
a receiver for provision of an output sound into an ear canal of a user based on an audio output signal;
a feed-forward microphone for provision of a feed-forward input signal based on ambient sound;
a distributor for provision of a first feed-forward input signal and a second feed-forward input signal each based on the feed-forward input signal;
a feed-back microphone for provision of a feed-back input signal based on the output sound and a noise sound in or at the ear canal of the user;
a feed-forward filter for provision of a feed-forward output signal based on the first feed-forward input signal, wherein the feed-forward filter is representative of an acoustic signal path from the feed-forward microphone to the ear canal of the user;
an intermediate filter module for provision of an intermediate signal representative of a desired sound to be reproduced by the receiver, wherein the intermediate filter module comprises a hear-through filter for provision of a hear-through signal based on the second feed-forward input signal and wherein the intermediate filter module is configured to provide the intermediate signal based on the hear-through signal and the audio input signal;
a first mixer for provision of an error signal based on the feed-back input signal and the intermediate signal;
a feed-back filter for provision of a feed-back output signal representative of noise sound picked up at the feed-back microphone, the feed-back output signal based on the error signal; and
a second mixer for provision of the audio output signal based on the feed-forward output signal and the feed-back output signal.