Electronic device having multiple speakers controlled by a single functional chip

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12143786-B2
Application number	US-202218079011-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 12, 2022
Priority date	Nov 4, 2022
Publication date	Nov 12, 2024
Grant date	Nov 12, 2024

Abstract

An electronic device includes two speakers, a single functional chip, a parameter extraction circuit, an audio processing module, a gain adjusting circuit and a current detecting unit. The current detecting unit is disposed in the functional chip for detecting the driving current of the two speakers. The functional chip provides the driving voltage of the two speakers based on an output signal and converts the analogue current/voltages of the two speakers into digital current/voltages. The parameter extraction circuit acquires the parameter of each speaker based on the digital current/voltages. The audio processing module acquires the gains of various physical quantities based on the parameter of each speaker and determines the final gain of each physical quantity. The gain adjusting circuit provides the output signal by adjusting the gain of an input signal based on the final gain of each physical quantity.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device having multiple speakers controlled by a single functional chip, comprising:
a first speaker configured to operate according to a driving voltage;
a second speaker coupled in parallel with the first speaker and configured to operate according to the driving voltage;
the single functional chip, comprising:
an amplifier configured to convert an output signal into the driving voltage;
a first current-sensing unit configured to detect a driving current which is equal to a sum of a first current flowing through the first speaker and a second current flowing through the second speaker;
a first analog-to-digital converter coupled to the first current-sensing unit and configured to convert the driving current into a first signal;
a second analog-to-digital converter configured to convert the second current into a second signal; and
a third analog-to-digital converter coupled in parallel with the first speaker and configured to convert the driving voltage into a third signal;

a second current-sensing unit coupled to the second speaker and configured to detect the second current flowing through the second speaker; and
a controller, comprising:
a judging circuit coupled to the first analog-to-digital converter for receiving the first signal and coupled to the second analog-to-digital converter for receiving the second signal, and configured to provide a fourth signal associated with the first current flowing through the first speaker by acquiring a difference between the first signal and the second signal; and
a parameter extraction circuit configured to acquire at least one first parameter of the first speaker and at least one second parameter of the second speaker based on the second signal, the third signal and the fourth signal; and
an audio processing module configured to:
receive an input signal;
adjust a gain of the input signal based on the at least one first parameter and the at least one second parameter; and
provide the output signal by amplifying the input signal with the gain.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein:
the at least one first parameter is a first direct-current (DC) impedance, a first resonant frequency, a first mechanical quality factor, a first electrical quality factor, a first total quality factor or a first force factor of the first speaker;
the at least one second parameter is a second DC impedance, a second resonant frequency, a second mechanical quality factor, a second electrical quality factor, a second total quality factor or a second force factor of the second speaker;
the first force factor of the first speaker is equal to a multiple of a first magnet flux density of the first speaker and a first coil length of the first speaker; and
the second force factor of the second speaker is equal to a multiple of a second magnet flux density of the second speaker and a second coil length of the second speaker.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein:
the at least one first parameter is a first DC impedance of the first speaker;
the at least one second parameter is a second DC impedance of the second speaker;
the audio processing module comprises a temperature controller coupled to the parameter extraction circuit for receiving the first DC impedance and the second DC impedance, and configured to:
acquire a first individual temperature gain associated with the first DC impedance and a second individual temperature gain associated with the second DC impedance;
output the first individual temperature gain as a final temperature gain when the first individual temperature gain is smaller than the second individual temperature gain; and
output the second individual temperature gain as a final temperature gain when the second individual temperature gain is smaller than the smaller individual temperature gain; and

the audio processing module is further configured to adjust the gain of the input signal based on the final temperature gain.

4. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the temperature controller comprises:
a first proportional integral (PI) controller configured to acquire the first individual temperature gain based on the first DC impedance and a first predetermined temperature threshold associated with the first speaker; and
a second PI controller configured to acquire the second individual temperature gain based on the second DC impedance and a second predetermined temperature threshold associated with the second speaker.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein:
the at least one first parameter is a first impedance curve of the first speaker;
the at least one second parameter is a second impedance curve of the second speaker;
the audio processing module comprises an excursion controller coupled to the parameter extraction circuit for receiving the first impedance curve and the second impedance curve, and configured to:
acquire a first individual excursion gain associated with the first impedance curve and a second individual excursion gain associated with the second impedance curve;
output the first individual excursion gain as a final excursion gain when the first individual excursion gain is smaller than the second individual excursion gain; and
output the second individual excursion gain as a final excursion gain when the second individual excursion gain is smaller than the smaller individual excursion gain; and

the audio processing module is further configured to adjust the gain of the input signal based on the final excursion gain.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the excursion controller comprises:
a first excursion model configured to acquire a first excursion value based on the first impedance curve and the input signal; and
a second excursion model configured to acquire a second excursion value based on the second impedance curve and the input signal.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the excursion controller further comprises:
a first limiter configured to acquire the first individual excursion gain based on the first excursion value and a first predetermined excursion threshold associated with the first speaker; and
a second limiter configured to acquire the second individual excursion gain based on the second excursion value and a second predetermined excursion threshold associated with the second speaker.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein:
the at least one first parameter is a first impedance curve of the first speaker;
the at least one second parameter is a second impedance curve of the second speaker;
the audio processing module comprises a power controller coupled to the parameter extraction circuit for receiving the first impedance curve and the second impedance curve, and configured to:
acquire a first estimated current value associated with the first speaker based on the input signal and the first impedance curve;
acquire a second estimated current value associated with the second speaker based on the input signal and the second impedance curve;
output a sum of the first estimated current value and the second estimated current value as a final power gain when the sum of the first estimated current value and the second estimated current value is not larger than a maximum current threshold; and
output the maximum current threshold as the final power gain when the sum of the first estimated current value and the second estimated current value is larger than the maximum current threshold; and

the audio processing module is further configured to adjust the gain of the input signal based on the final power gain.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the power controller comprises:
a first impedance model configured

Assignees

• Richtek Technology Corp

Inventors

• Yang Tsung-Han
• Wang Yen-Chih
• Hsiao Ming-Jun
• Wu Tsung-Nan

Classifications

• H04R1/24

  Structural combinations of separate transducers or of two parts of the same transducer and responsive respectively to two or more frequency ranges · CPC title

• H04R5/04

  Circuit arrangements, {e.g. for selective connection of amplifier inputs/outputs to loudspeakers, for loudspeaker detection, or for adaptation of settings to personal preferences or hearing impairments (combinations of amplifiers H03F3/68; stereophonic systems H04S)} · CPC title

• H04R3/04

  for correcting frequency response · CPC title

• H04R3/12 Primary

  for distributing signals to two or more loudspeakers {(specially adapted for hearing aids H04R25/407)} · CPC title

• H04R2430/00

  Signal processing covered by H04R, not provided for in its groups · CPC title