Calibration method and calibration module thereof for vibration device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10117036-B2
Application number	US-201414179525-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 12, 2014
Priority date	Jul 15, 2011
Publication date	Oct 30, 2018
Grant date	Oct 30, 2018

Abstract

A calibration method for a vibration module includes transmitting a plurality of vibration signals corresponding to a plurality of vibration frequencies to the vibration module and detecting a plurality of input currents or input power levels of the vibration module corresponding to the plurality of vibration frequencies; and determining a vibration point of the vibration module according to the plurality of input currents or input power levels.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A calibration method for a vibration speaker, comprising:
transmitting a plurality of vibration signals corresponding to a plurality of calibration frequencies to the vibration speaker and detecting a plurality of input currents or input power levels generated by an output stage of the vibration speaker corresponding to the plurality of calibration frequencies; and
determining a vibration point of a vibration unit of the vibration speaker according to the plurality of input currents or input power levels;
wherein the output stage is utilized for driving the vibration unit according to the plurality of vibration signals and comprises:
a first transistor, comprising a gate coupled to a first control voltage, a source coupled to a first voltage source, and a drain coupled to a first node that is coupled to the vibration unit;
a second transistor, comprising a gate coupled to a second control voltage, a source coupled to the first voltage source, and a drain coupled to a second node that is coupled to the vibration unit;
a third transistor, comprising a gate coupled to a third control voltage, a source coupled to a second voltage source, and a drain coupled to the first node; and
a fourth transistor, comprising a gate coupled to a fourth control voltage, a source coupled to the second voltage source, and a drain coupled to the second node.

2. The calibration method of claim 1 , wherein the step of transmitting the plurality of vibration signals corresponding to the plurality of calibration frequencies to the vibration speaker and detecting the plurality of input currents or input power levels generated by the output stage of the vibration speaker corresponding to the plurality of calibration frequencies comprises:
setting the frequency of a first vibration signal to a first calibration frequency of the plurality of calibration frequencies;
transmitting the first vibration signal to the vibration speaker;
detecting a first input current or a first input power level generated by the output stage corresponding to the first calibration frequency;
determining whether the first calibration frequency equals an end calibration frequency.

3. The calibration method of claim 2 , wherein the step of determining whether the first calibration frequency equals an end calibration frequency comprises:
setting the frequency of a second vibration signal to a second calibration frequency of the plurality of calibration frequencies when the first calibration frequency does not equal the end calibration frequency;
transmitting the second vibration signal to the vibration speaker;
detecting a second input current or a second input power level corresponding to the second calibration frequency;
determining whether the second calibration frequency equals the end calibration frequency.

4. The calibration method of claim 1 , wherein the step of determining the vibration point of the vibration speaker according to the plurality of input currents or input power levels comprises:
acquiring a first calibration frequency as the vibration point when a first input current or a first input power level corresponding to the first calibration frequency corresponds to the minimum current or minimum power level among the plurality of input currents or input power levels.

5. The calibration method of claim 1 , wherein the step of determining the vibration point of the vibration speaker according to the plurality of input currents or input power levels comprises:
acquiring a first calibration frequency as the vibration point if a first input current or a first input power level is smaller than a second input current or a second input power level corresponding to a second calibration frequency, the first calibration frequency and the second calibration frequency are contiguous and the first calibration frequency is smaller than the second calibration frequency while sequentially acquiring the plurality of input currents or input power levels.

6. The calibration method of claim 1 , wherein the step of determining the vibration point of the vibration speaker according to the plurality of input currents comprises:
determining the vibration point of the vibration speaker via interpolating the plurality of calibration frequencies according to the plurality of input currents or input power levels.

7. The calibration method of claim 6 , wherein the step of determining the vibration point of the vibration speaker via interpolating the plurality of calibration frequencies according to the plurality of input currents or input power levels comprises:
acquiring an average of a first calibration frequency and a second calibration frequency as the vibration point, wherein a first input current or a first input power level corresponding to the first calibration frequency and a second input current or a second input power level corresponding to the second calibration frequency are the same.

8. The calibration method of claim 1 , wherein the vibration point of the vibration speaker is in a frequency band of 100 Hz-200 Hz.

9. A calibration module for a vibration speaker, comprising:
a computing unit coupled to the vibration speaker, for transmitting a plurality of vibration signals corresponding to a plurality of calibration frequencies to the vibration speaker and determining a vibration point of a vibration unit of the vibration speaker according to a plurality of input currents or input power levels; and
a sensing unit coupled to an output stage of the vibration speaker, for detecting the plurality of input currents or input power levels generated by the output stage of the vibration speaker corresponding to the plurality of calibration frequencies;
wherein the output stage is utilized for driving the vibration unit according to the plurality of vibration signals and comprises:
a first transistor, comprising a gate coupled to a first control voltage, a source coupled to a first voltage source, and a drain coupled to a first node that is coupled to the vibration unit;
a second transistor, comprising a gate coupled to a second control voltage, a source coupled to the first voltage source, and a drain coupled to a second node that is coupled to the vibration unit;
a third transistor, comprising a gate coupled to a third control voltage, a source coupled to a second voltage source, and a drain coupled to the first node; and
a fourth transistor, comprising a gate coupled to a fourth control voltage, a source coupled to the second voltage source, and a drain coupled to the second node.

10. The calibration module of claim 9 , wherein the computing unit sets the frequency of a first vibration signal to a first calibration frequency of the plurality of calibration frequencies and transmits the first vibration signal to the vibration speaker; the sensing unit detects a first input current or a first input power level generated by the output stage corresponding to the first calibration frequency; and the computing unit determines whether the first calibration frequency equals an end calibration frequency.

11. The calibration module of claim 10 , wherein the computing unit sets the frequency of a second vibration signal to a second calibration frequency of the plurality of calibration frequencies and transmits the second vibration signal to the vibration speaker when the first calibration frequency does not equal the end calibration frequency; the sensing unit detects a second input current or a second input power level corresponding to the second calibration frequency; and the computing unit determines whether the second calibration frequency equals the end calibration frequency.

12. The calibration

Assignees

• Mediatek Inc

Inventors

• Wen Sung-Han
• Cheng Chun-Yuan
• Chang Chin-Yuan

Classifications

• H04R29/001 Primary

  for loudspeakers (H04R29/007 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H04R2400/03

  Transducers capable of generating both sound as well as tactile vibration, e.g. as used in cellular phones · CPC title