Daniel Forest Boothe

US Patent:

20220214751, Jul 7, 2022

Filed:

Mar 24, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/703740

Inventors:

- Cupertino CA, US
Justin D. Crosby - Cupertino CA, US
Daniel K. Boothe - San Francisco CA, US
Houtan R. Farahani - Cupertino CA, US
Kevin M. Robinson - Sunnyvale CA, US
Ryan J. Mihelich - Morgan Hill CA, US
Robert J. Lockwood - San Carlos CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/01
H04R 1/02
G06F 3/041
H04R 1/24
G06F 3/0354

Abstract:

An electronic device has a housing that forms an exterior surface of the electronic device. An array of actuators is coupled to the housing and is operable to move the housing in order to produce sound waves and/or haptic output via the exterior surface. In this way, less space is consumed by acoustic and haptic devices as compared to similar conventional devices, thereby allowing for thinner electronic devices and/or room for other components within the housing. The actuators may be operable to move different regions of the housing to produce sound waves and/or haptic output within different frequency ranges.

US Patent:

20230020542, Jan 19, 2023

Filed:

Sep 16, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/947042

Inventors:

- Cupertino CA, US
Per Håkan Linus Persson - San Francisco CA, US
Sean B. Kelly - San Francisco CA, US
Martin E. Johnson - Los Gatos CA, US
Tony S. Verma - San Francisco CA, US
Peter D. Callaway - Creeting St. Peter, GB
Jae Woo Chang - Cupertino CA, US
Daniel K. Boothe - San Francisco CA, US
Sean A. Ramprashad - Los Altos CA, US
Patrick Miauton - Redwood City CA, US
Christopher M. Garrido - Santa Clara CA, US
Mitchell R. Lerner - San Francisco CA, US
Charles C. Hoyt - Pacifica CA, US

International Classification:

H04S 7/00
G06F 3/0486
G06F 3/16
H04N 7/15

Abstract:

A computer system outputs audio content via one or more audio output devices. If the audio content includes information that enables spatialization of the audio content, the system outputs the audio content in a simulated three-dimensional environment, including, if the audio content corresponds to a first category of content, causing the one or more audio output devices to simulate production of the audio content in a first virtual space, and if the audio content corresponds to a second category of content, causing the one or more audio output devices to simulate production of the audio content in a second virtual space that has different simulated acoustic properties than simulated acoustic properties of the first virtual space.

US Patent:

20200097053, Mar 26, 2020

Filed:

Feb 14, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/275755

Inventors:

- Cupertino CA, US
David M. Rockford - Los Alamitos CA, US
Jonathan L. Berk - Mountain View CA, US
Chanjuan Feng - San Francisco CA, US
Daniel K. Boothe - San Francisco CA, US
Daniel D. Hershey - Los Gatos CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 1/16
H04R 1/40
H04R 3/00
H04R 1/02
H04R 1/04

Abstract:

A computing device includes one or more microphones that function seamlessly with other components within the computing device. In one embodiment, a microphone opening is disposed underneath a keyboard with a channel from the microphone to an opening between the keyboard webbing and a keycap of the keyboard. In another embodiment, two microphones can be spaced apart from a keyboard region of the device and a third microphone can be disposed underneath the keyboard region with an channel from the microphone to an opening between the keyboard webbing and a keycap of the keyboard.

US Patent:

20190094973, Mar 28, 2019

Filed:

Sep 4, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/121454

Inventors:

- Cupertino CA, US
Justin D. Crosby - Cupertino CA, US
Daniel K. Boothe - San Francisco CA, US
Houtan R. Farahani - Cupertino CA, US
Kevin M. Robinson - Sunnyvale CA, US
Ryan J. Mihelich - Morgan Hill CA, US
Robert J. Lockwood - San Carlos CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/01
H04R 1/02

Abstract:

An electronic device has a housing that forms an exterior surface of the electronic device. An array of actuators is coupled to the housing and is operable to move the housing in order to produce sound waves and/or haptic output via the exterior surface. In this way, less space is consumed by acoustic and haptic devices as compared to similar conventional devices, thereby allowing for thinner electronic devices and/or room for other components within the housing. The actuators may be operable to move different regions of the housing to produce sound waves and/or haptic output within different frequency ranges.

US Patent:

20190082253, Mar 14, 2019

Filed:

Oct 12, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/159338

Inventors:

- Cupertino CA, US
Daniel K. Boothe - San Francisco CA, US
Houtan R. Farahani - San Ramon CA, US
Edward T. Sweet - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

H04R 1/28
H04R 1/32
H04R 1/40

Abstract:

An electronic device having several speaker modules that are acoustically in-phase and mechanically out-of-phase is disclosed. Embodiments include a pair of speaker modules mounted at respective ends of a lateral link, and the lateral link may be supported relative to a housing of the electronic device. The speaker modules may receive a same audio signal, and the audio signal may drive a first voicecoil in a first direction and a second voicecoil in a second direction. Accordingly, the speaker modules may be driven in mechanically different directions by the same audio signal, such that reactive forces cancel and/or mechanical energy is dissipate in the lateral link between the speaker modules. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

US Patent:

20180014115, Jan 11, 2018

Filed:

Jul 6, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/203756

Inventors:

- Cupertino CA, US
Daniel K. Boothe - San Francisco CA, US
Houtan R. Farahani - San Ramon CA, US
Edward T. Sweet - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

H04R 1/28
H04R 1/32

Abstract:

An electronic device having several speaker modules that are acoustically in-phase and mechanically out-of-phase is disclosed. Embodiments include a pair of speaker modules mounted at respective ends of a lateral link, and the lateral link may be supported relative to a housing of the electronic device. The speaker modules may receive a same audio signal, and the audio signal may drive a first voicecoil in a first direction and a second voicecoil in a second direction. Accordingly, the speaker modules may be driven in mechanically different directions by the same audio signal, such that reactive forces cancel and/or mechanical energy is dissipate in the lateral link between the speaker modules. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

US Patent:

20170230772, Aug 10, 2017

Filed:

Sep 29, 2015

Appl. No.:

15/514813

Inventors:

- Cupertino CA, US
Sylvain J. Choisel - San Francisco CA, US
Daniel K. Boothe - San Francisco CA, US
Mitchell R. Lerner - Mountain View CA, US

Assignee:

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

H04S 1/00
H04S 7/00

Abstract:

A system and method are described for transforming stereo signals into mid and side components xm and xs to apply processing to only the side-component xs and avoid processing the mid-component. By avoiding alteration to the mid-component XM, the system and method may reduce the effects of ill-conditioning, such as coloration that may be caused by processing a problematic mid component xwhile still performing crosstalk cancellation and/or generating virtual sound sources. Additional processing may be separately applied to the mid and side components xand xs and/or particular frequency bands of the original stereo signals to further reduce ill-conditioning.

US Patent:

20170223462, Aug 3, 2017

Filed:

Oct 29, 2015

Appl. No.:

15/510678

Inventors:

- Cupertino CA, US
Daniel K. Boothe - San Francisco CA, US
Justin D. Crosby - Cupertino CA, US
Mitchell R. Lerner - Mountain View CA, US

International Classification:

H04R 7/04
H04R 3/14
H04R 1/24

Abstract:

An electronic device whose enclosure or housing panel is used as part of an acoustic system is described. The panel is divided into several sub-panels. For each sub-panel, the device includes one or more actuators attached to vibrate the sub-panel. The actuator and its attached sub-panel convert an audio signal to acoustic output. Each actuator and sub-panel combination may receive a separate audio signal. The device includes a digital signal processor for controlling each of the sub-panel driving audio signals. The device may further include one or more backing frames that are attached to the panel to provide boundary conditions to the sub-panels. The boundary conditions define a resonance frequency for each sub-panel.