ES2273616A1 - Multifunctional headphones for simultaneously listening to audio signal and ambient sound has control circuit that operates activation/deactivation units to automatically balance audio signals - Google Patents
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Abstract
Description
Auriculares multifunción.Multi-function headphones
La presente invención se refiere a unos auriculares, de los destinados permitir la escucha de señales de audio provenientes de equipos de reproducción de señales de audio tales como, ordenadores, radios, mp3's, "walkman", y similares.The present invention relates to some headphones, intended to allow listening to signals from audio from audio signal playback equipment such as computers, radios, mp3's, "walkman", and Similar.
El objeto de la invención es proporcionar unos auriculares que permitan a su usuario escuchar paralelamente tanto la señal de audio proveniente del equipo reproductor de que se trate, así como el sonido ambiente de los alrededores en donde se encuentre el usuario.The object of the invention is to provide about headphones that allow your user to listen in parallel so much the audio signal from the player that is treat, as well as the surrounding ambient sound where you Find the user.
Es asimismo objeto de la invención que el dispositivo permita regular el volumen de entrada de una y otra señal a voluntad, hasta el punto de inhibir momentáneamente cualquiera de las dos.It is also the object of the invention that the device allows to regulate the input volume of one and the other signal at will, to the point of momentarily inhibiting Either one.
La invención resulta de especial aplicación en el ámbito de las video-llamadas o video-conferencias, pudiendo no obstante aplicarse diferentes dispositivos como los anteriormente citados.The invention is of special application in the scope of video calls or video conferences, however, may apply Different devices such as those mentioned above.
Es frecuente el uso de auriculares a la hora de escuchar la radio, música, etc, a través de dispositivos reproductores tanto fijos como portátiles, como pueden ser reproductores de CD's, MP3, radios, mini-disc, ordenadores, cadenas de música, etc.The use of headphones is frequent when listen to the radio, music, etc., through devices both fixed and portable players, such as CD players, MP3, radios, mini-discs, computers, music chains, etc.
El problema que presentan este tipo de dispositivos es que presentan una configuración que aísla el oído del usuario frente al sonido ambiente exterior, propiedad que puede no ser deseable en muchos casos, como por ejemplo en el caso de reuniones en las que participan múltiples personas, y en las que algunas de ellas emplean auriculares para realizar video-conferencias, escuchar traducciones de algún participante, etc, lo que obliga a estar continuamente quitándose y poniéndose los citados auriculares, de manera que cuando el usuario los tiene puestos no es capaz de seguir las conversaciones que se estén manteniendo a su alrededor.The problem presented by this type of devices have a configuration that isolates the ear of the user in front of the external ambient sound, property that can not be desirable in many cases, such as in the case of meetings in which multiple people participate, and in which some of them use headphones to perform video conferences, listen to translations of some participant, etc., which forces to be continuously taking off and putting on the aforementioned headphones, so that when the user you have them not able to follow the conversations that They are keeping around.
Por otro lado, y en el ámbito de la escucha de señales acústicas provenientes de dispositivos reproductores portátiles, el citado aislamiento del usuario frente a los sonidos de su entorno puede resultar en ocasiones peligroso, al no advertir éste cualquier alarma o advertencia de naturaleza sonora.On the other hand, and in the field of listening to acoustic signals from reproductive devices laptops, the user’s isolation from sound of your environment can sometimes be dangerous, by not warning this any alarm or warning of a sound nature.
Tratando de obviar este problema, en ciertos tipos de auriculares en los que el auricular izquierdo es independiente físicamente del auricular derecho, es factible que su usuario se adapte únicamente uno de los dos auriculares para poder estar atento al sonido ambiente proximal, pero esta solución impide que el mismo pueda escuchar la señal de audio del reproductor en estéreo, reduciendo sensiblemente la calidad de la misma, por lo que resulta una solución poco satisfactoria.Trying to obviate this problem, in certain types of headphones in which the left earphone is physically independent of the right headset, it is feasible that your user adapts only one of the two headphones to be able to be attentive to the surrounding ambient sound, but this solution prevents that he can listen to the audio signal of the player in stereo, significantly reducing the quality of it, so It is an unsatisfactory solution.
Los auriculares que la invención propone resuelven de forma plenamente satisfactoria la problemática anteriormente expuesta, permitiendo realizar de forma simultánea la escucha de una señal de audio proviniente de un reproductor paralelamente a la señal de audio correspondiente al ambiente de los alrededores del dispositivo.The headphones that the invention proposes solve the problem fully satisfactorily previously exposed, allowing to simultaneously perform the listening to an audio signal from a player parallel to the audio signal corresponding to the environment of The surroundings of the device.
Para ello, y de forma más concreta, se ha previsto que partiendo de la estructuración clásica de unos auriculares convencionales, sean del tipo que sean, el altavoz o altavoces estén asociados a un circuito electrónico, dotado de un mezclador de señales, circuito al que accede por un lado la señal de sonido proveniente del equipo reproductor de que se trate a través de la correspondiente línea, y por otro la señal proviniente de al menos un micrófono destinado a recibir los sonidos que se emitan en las proximidades del dispositivo.To do this, and more specifically, it has been planned that starting from the classical structuring of some conventional headphones, whatever the type, the speaker or speakers are associated with an electronic circuit, equipped with a signal mixer, circuit accessed by the signal from one side sound coming from the player in question through of the corresponding line, and on the other the signal from al less a microphone destined to receive the sounds that are emitted in The proximity of the device.
De acuerdo con otra de las características de la invención, el citado circuito de control contará con medios de regulación del volumen así como de activación/desactivación de cada una de las señales.According to another of the characteristics of the invention, said control circuit will have means of volume regulation as well as activation / deactivation of each One of the signs.
Asimismo, el circuito de control estará programado para realizar la auto-nivelación del volumen de los auriculares, de manera dicho circuito se encarga de eliminar los sonidos externos que no superen un valor de decibelios preestablecido como nivel de activación de la señal externa y auto nivelación, regulando igualmente el nivel del volumen de la señal de audio proviniente del dispositivo reproductor, reestableciendo el nivel original de forma progresiva a término de la señal de entrada de audio externa proviniente del micrófono.Also, the control circuit will be programmed to perform self-leveling of headphone volume, so that circuit is responsible for eliminate external sounds that do not exceed a decibel value preset as external and auto signal activation level leveling, also regulating the level of the signal volume audio from the playback device, resetting the original level progressively at the end of the signal of External audio input from the microphone.
Por último cabe destacar que el micrófono o
micrófonos podrán integrarse en la carcasa en la que se integra cada
altavoz, o bien de forma independiente, de manera que dicho
micrófono puede ser aprovechado para su empleo en
video-conferencias, video-llamadas y
similares, de manera que el circuito de control incorpore una línea
de entrada para transmisión de la señal al equipo de que se
trate.Finally, it should be noted that the microphone or microphones may be integrated in the housing in which each speaker is integrated, or independently, so that said microphone can be used for use in video-conferences, video-calls and the like, so that the control circuit incorporates an input line for transmission of the signal to the equipment that is
try.
Se consigue de esta forma un dispositivo que
permite escuchar conjuntamente el sonido proviniente de un
reproductor de audio así el proviniente del exterior, cómodo,
sencillo de usar y totalmente automáti-
co.In this way, a device is achieved that allows the joint sound of an audio player to be heard together, as well as the exterior, comfortable, simple to use and fully automatic sound.
co.
Para complementar la descripción que se está realizando y con objeto de ayudar a una mejor comprensión de las características del invento, de acuerdo con un ejemplo preferente de realización práctica del mismo, se acompaña como parte integrante de dicha descripción, un juego de dibujos en donde con carácter ilustrativo y no limitativo, se ha representado lo siguiente:To complement the description that is being performing and in order to help a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, according to a preferred example of practical realization of it, is accompanied as part member of that description, a set of drawings where with illustrative and non-limiting nature, what has been represented next:
La figura 1.- Muestra una representación esquemática de los distintos componentes que participan en unos auriculares multifunción realizados de acuerdo con el objeto de la invención.Figure 1.- Shows a representation schematic of the different components involved in some multi-function headphones made in accordance with the purpose of the invention.
La figura 2.- Muestra una vista en perspectiva de una posible realización práctica de la invención.Figure 2.- Shows a perspective view of a possible practical embodiment of the invention.
La figura 3.- Muestra una vista en perspectiva
dos realizaciones prácticas distintas de la invención, en las que
el dispositivo se materializa en un único auricu-
lar.Figure 3.- Shows a perspective view of two different practical embodiments of the invention, in which the device is embodied in a single ear
lar.
A la vista de las figuras reseñadas y en especial de la figura 1, puede observarse como en los auriculares de la invención participan, como es convencional, una pareja de altavoces (1-1'), que se integran en la carcasa del correspondiente auricular, altavoces asociados a un equipo reproductor de audio (2), a través de un cable o línea de audio (3) con el complementario conector (4).In view of the figures outlined and in special figure 1, can be seen as in the headphones of the invention participate, as is conventional, a couple of speakers (1-1 '), which are integrated into the housing of the corresponding headset, speakers associated with a device audio player (2), through an audio cable or line (3) with the complementary connector (4).
Pues bien, a partir de la estructuración convencional anteriormente descrita, la invención centra sus características en el hecho de que entre los altavoces (1-1') y la línea de audio (3) se establece un circuito de control (5) en el que se integra un mezclador de señales de audio (6).Well, from the structuring Conventionally described above, the invention centers its features in the fact that between the speakers (1-1 ') and the audio line (3) a control circuit (5) in which a mixer is integrated audio signals (6).
Al citado mezclador confluyen las señales de la línea de audio (3) del reproductor (2), así como la señal proviniente de al menos un micrófono (7) previa amplificación (8) de la señal.To the mentioned mixer the signals of the audio line (3) of the player (2), as well as the signal from at least one microphone (7) after amplification (8) Of the signal.
Así pues, el circuito a la salida (9) mezcla ambas señales según los parámetros de programación interna, de manera tal que el usuario escucharia ambas señales si no dispusiera de unos auriculares y estuviera escuchando dicha señal de audio a través de uno o más altavoces convencionales.So, the circuit at the outlet (9) mixes both signals according to the internal programming parameters of so that the user would listen to both signals if he did not have of headphones and I was listening to that audio signal to through one or more conventional speakers.
Complementariamente y tal y como se ha dicho con anterioridad, el circuito de control (4) estará programado para realizar de forma automática la auto-nivelación de las señales, incorporando filtros internos que eliminen lo que podría considerarse como ruido ambiental, constituido por sonidos inferiores a un nivel mínimo preestablecido.Complementarily and as stated with previously, the control circuit (4) will be programmed to automatically perform auto-leveling of the signals, incorporating internal filters that eliminate what could be considered as ambient noise, consisting of sounds below a minimum preset level.
El circuito de control cuenta asimismo con medios de regulación (10) del volumen de la señal de audio proveniente del equipo reproductor, así como interruptores de corte (11) y (12) para inhabilitación de una u otra señal entrante al mezclador (6) según se estime conveniente.The control circuit also has means for regulating (10) the volume of the audio signal from the playback equipment, as well as cut-off switches (11) and (12) for disabling one or the other incoming signal to the mixer (6) as deemed convenient.
El micrófono (7) puede estar integrado en la carcasa (7-7') del auricular, tal como muestran las realizaciones mostradas en la figura 3, o bien establecerse en cualquier otra zona de los auriculares, como por ejemplo a la altura del cuello del usuario, tal como muestra la figura 2, pudiéndose utilizar dicho micrófono para la captura de la señal de la voz del usuario, en cuyo caso el circuito de control (5) dispondrán de una línea de entrada (14) con su correspondiente conector (15) para tratamiento de la señal en el equipo (2) de que se trate.The microphone (7) can be integrated in the housing (7-7 ') of the headset, as shown in the embodiments shown in figure 3, or set to any other area of the headphones, such as the height of the user's neck, as shown in figure 2, said microphone can be used to capture the signal from the user's voice, in which case the control circuit (5) they will have an entry line (14) with their corresponding connector (15) for signal processing in the device (2) that be concerned.
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