Global Patent Index - EP 2736272 A1

EP 2736272 A1 20140528 - Wearable microphone array apparatus

Title (en)

Wearable microphone array apparatus

Title (de)

Tragbare Mikrofonanordnungsvorrichtung

Title (fr)

Appareil à réseau de microphone portable

Publication

EP 2736272 A1 20140528 (EN)

Application

EP 12007887 A 20121122

Priority

EP 12007887 A 20121122

Abstract (en)

A wearable microphone array apparatus comprises at least two microphones (20) within a garment (10) and further comprises a control unit (30) within the garment (10) connected with the microphones (20) and adapted to receive signals (21) from the microphones (20). The control unit (30) is adapted to provide an output signal related to the localization of a sound source upon reception of a sound signal by at least one of the microphones (20). The apparatus comprises at least one a reproduction device (50) connected (21, 51) with the control unit (30) and adapted to reproduce a real-time signal to a user of the apparatus.

IPC 8 full level

H04R 5/02 (2006.01); H04R 5/027 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H04R 5/02 (2013.01); H04R 5/027 (2013.01); H04R 2201/023 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

  • EP 1540991 A2 20050615 - STICHTING TECH WETENSCHAPP [NL]
  • EP 2350683 A2 20110803 - BBN TECHNOLOGIES [GB]
  • RAVI R SHENOY: "Design of e-textiles for acoustic applications", 2003, VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
  • "Wearable phased array for sound localization and enhancement", PROCEEDINGS OF THE IEEE INTL. SYMPOSIUM ON WEARABLE COMPUTING, 2000

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2736272 A1 20140528; WO 2014079578 A1 20140530

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 12007887 A 20121122; EP 2013003530 W 20131122