Loudspeaker device and wireless communication system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017195789-A1
Application number	US-201715467219-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 23, 2017
Priority date	Sep 29, 2014
Publication date	Jul 6, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present invention provides monitoring a sounding state of a speaker even in a case where any given sound is broadcast. In detecting the sounding state of the speaker with the microphone for sound detection, noises around the speaker are also collected by the microphone for sound detection. Therefore, in a case where there are ambient noises, it is difficult to monitor the sounding state of the speaker.

First claim

1 . A loudspeaker device comprising:
a receiver that receives a sound signal and outputs the received sound signal as a first sound signal; a sound amplifier that amplifies the first sound signal and outputs the amplified first sound signal as a second sound signal; a speaker that outputs a sound on a basis of the second sound signal; a vibration sensor, attached to the speaker, that detects a vibration of the speaker and outputs a vibration signal to a CPU; wherein the CPU:
performs FFT processing on the vibration signal to calculate a vibration power spectrum, the vibration power spectrum including a frequency spectrum of a power of the vibration signal,
performs the FFT processing on a third sound signal based on the first sound signal to calculate a sound signal power spectrum, the sound signal power spectrum including a frequency spectrum of a power of the third sound signal,
determines whether the sound output from the speaker is normal or abnormal on a basis of a correlation between the vibration power spectrum and the sound signal power spectrum, and
outputs a result of the determination of whether the sound output from the speaker is normal or abnormal.

2 . The loudspeaker device according to claim 1 , wherein the CPU includes:
a correlation coefficient calculation unit calculating a correlation coefficient between the vibration power spectrum and the sound signal power spectrum; a correlation determination unit determining whether the correlation coefficient is equal to or more than a first value; a sound signal power calculation unit calculating a sound signal power, the sound signal power including a total power of the sound signal power spectrum; and a sound signal power determination unit determining whether the sound signal power is equal to or more than a second value, wherein in response to the sound signal power is equal to or more than the second value, and the correlation coefficient is less than the first value, determining that the sound output from the speaker is abnormal.

3 . The loudspeaker device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the CPU divides the vibration signal into a plurality of time periods when the FFT processing is performed on the vibration signal, calculates the vibration power spectrum for each of the plurality of time periods, divides the third sound signal into a plurality of time periods when the FFT processing is performed on the third sound signal, and calculates the sound signal power spectrum for each of the plurality of time periods, wherein the correlation coefficient calculation unit calculates the correlation coefficient for each of the plurality of time periods, wherein the sound signal power calculation unit calculates the sound signal power for each of the plurality of time periods, wherein a number of times the correlation coefficient is equal to or more than the first value and the sound signal power is equal to or more than the second value is counted as a first number of times, wherein a number of times the sound signal power is equal to or more than the second value is counted as a second number of times, and wherein in a case where a rate of the first number of times with respect to the second number of times is less than a predetermined threshold value, the sound output from the speaker is determined to be abnormal.

4 . The loudspeaker device according to claim 3 , wherein the CPU includes:
a vibration power calculation unit that calculates, for each of the plurality of time periods, a vibration power, the vibration power including a total power of the vibration power spectrum of each of the time periods; and a power ratio determination unit that determines whether a vibration power ratio is equal to or more than a third value, the vibration power ratio including a rate of the vibration power with respect to the sound signal power, wherein in response to the correlation coefficient is equal to or more than the first value, the sound signal power is equal to or more than the second value, and the vibration power ratio is equal to or more than the third value, the first number of times is increased.

5 . The loudspeaker device according to claim 1 , wherein the speaker includes:
a driver unit that converts a sound signal into a mechanical vibration; and a protection cover that protects the vibration sensor, wherein the vibration sensor is attached to the driver unit, and the protection cover covers the vibration sensor and the driver unit.

6 . The loudspeaker device according to claim 1 , wherein a first speaker and a second speaker are provided as the speaker, and
a first vibration sensor attached to the first speaker and a second vibration sensor attached to the second speaker are provided as the vibration sensor, wherein the CPU includes: a first vibration power spectrum calculation unit that performs FFT processing on the vibration signal from the first vibration sensor, and calculates the vibration power spectrum as a first vibration power spectrum; and a second vibration power spectrum calculation unit that performs FFT processing on the vibration signal from the second vibration sensor, and calculates the vibration power spectrum as a second vibration power spectrum, wherein in response to a correlation between the first vibration power spectrum and the sound signal power spectrum is small, determining that a sound output from the first speaker is abnormal, and wherein in response to a correlation between the second vibration power spectrum and the sound signal power spectrum is small, determining that a sound output from the second speaker is abnormal.

7 . The loudspeaker device according to claim 1 , wherein the third sound signal includes a sound signal before amplification by the sound amplifier.

8 . The loudspeaker device according to claim 1 , wherein the CPU includes:
a correlation coefficient calculation unit that calculates a correlation coefficient between the vibration power spectrum and the sound signal power spectrum; a correlation determination unit that determines whether the correlation coefficient is equal to or more than a first value; a sound signal power calculation unit that calculates a sound signal power which is a total power of the sound signal power spectrum; a vibration power calculation unit that calculates a vibration power which is a total power of the vibration power spectrum; and a power ratio determination unit that determines whether a vibration power ratio is equal to or more than a third value, the vibration power ration including a rate of the vibration power with respect to the sound signal power, wherein in response to the correlation coefficient is equal to or more than the first value and the vibration power ratio is less than the third value, determining that the sound output from the speaker is abnormal.

9 . A wireless communication system comprising:
a first wireless transmission and reception device that wirelessly transmits a sound signal; and a second wireless transmission and reception device that receives the sound signal wirelessly transmitted from the first wireless transmission and reception device and outputs a sound on a basis of the received sound signal; wherein the first wireless transmission and reception device includes:
a display unit that displays various kinds of information, and
a first wireless transmission and reception unit that performs wireless transmission and reception to and from the second wireless transmission and reception device;
wherein the second wireless transmission and reception device includes:
a second wireless transmission and reception unit that performs wireless transmission and reception to and from the first wireless transmissio

Assignees

• Hitachi Int Electric Inc

Inventors

• Higure Kinichi
• Kajihara Kunihito
• Takahashi Noriyuki

Classifications

• H04R2430/03

  Synergistic effects of band splitting and sub-band processing · CPC title

• H04R1/023

  Screens for loudspeakers · CPC title

• H04R3/007 Primary

  Protection circuits for transducers · CPC title

• H04R2499/11

  Transducers incorporated or for use in hand-held devices, e.g. mobile phones, PDA's, camera's · CPC title

• H04R29/001

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