Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080219486 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EVALUATING AUDITORY HEALTH - An earpiece ( | 09-11-2008 |
20080260180 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR VOICE OPERATED CONTROL - At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a method and/or a device for voice operated control. The method can include method measuring an ambient sound received from at least one Ambient Sound Microphone, measuring an internal sound received from at least one Ear Canal Microphone, detecting a spoken voice from a wearer of the earpiece based on an analysis of the ambient sound and the internal sound, and controlling at least one voice operation of the earpiece if the presence of spoken voice is detected. The analysis can be a sound pressure level (SPL) difference, a correlation, a coherence, and a spectral difference. | 10-23-2008 |
20090010442 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR BACKGROUND MITIGATION - At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a method for audio processing suitable for use with an earpiece is provided that comprises the steps of delivering audio to an ear canal, measuring a residual background noise level within the ear canal, and adjusting the audio based on characteristics of the residual background noise level to maintain a natural audio level. A mixing of an ambient sound signal and an ear canal signal can be used to calculate the residual background noise level. The method can include compensating the residual measurement based on microphone sensitivities. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 01-08-2009 |
20090010444 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PERSONALIZED VOICE OPERATED CONTROL - An earpiece ( | 01-08-2009 |
20090010456 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR VOICE OPERATED CONTROL - At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a method and/or a device for voice operated control. The method can include method measuring an ambient sound received from at least one Ambient Sound Microphone, measuring an internal sound received from at least one Ear Canal Microphone, detecting a spoken voice from a wearer of the earpiece based on an analysis of the ambient sound and the internal sound, and controlling at least one voice operation of the earpiece if the presence of spoken voice is detected. The analysis can be a non-difference comparison such as a correlation analysis, a cross-correlation analysis, and a coherence analysis. | 01-08-2009 |
20090016541 | Method and Device for Acoustic Management Control of Multiple Microphones - An earpiece ( | 01-15-2009 |
20090016542 | Method and Device for Acoustic Management Control of Multiple Microphones - An earpiece ( | 01-15-2009 |
20090022294 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR QUIET CALL - At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to an earpiece and method for call control is provided. The method includes receiving an incoming call from a caller, accepting the incoming call in a subscriber non-speech mode, receiving and presenting speech communication from the caller, and responding to the speech communication to a subscriber by way of non-spoken subscriber response messages. The Subscriber can respond to the caller via text-to-speech messages by way of a keypad. The subscriber non-speech mode permits a non-spoken communication dialogue from the Subscriber to the Caller. A first method alerts a subscriber of an incoming call, and a second method permits the Subscriber to respond. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 01-22-2009 |
20120288104 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AUDIO RECORDING - An earpiece ( | 11-15-2012 |
20130039518 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ACOUSTIC MANAGEMENT CONTORL OF MULTIPLE MICROPHONES - An earpiece ( | 02-14-2013 |
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20140038670 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AUDIO RECORDING - An earpiece ( | 02-06-2014 |
20140093094 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PERSONALIZED VOICE OPERATED CONTROL - An earpiece ( | 04-03-2014 |
20140219462 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR BACKGROUND MITIGATION - An earpiece includes an Ambient Sound Microphone (ASM) configured to measure a background noise signal, an Ear Canal Receiver (ECR) configured to deliver audio to an ear canal, and an optional Ear Canal Microphone (ECM) configured to convert an internal sound within an ear canal of a user to an internal sound signal, and a processor operatively coupled to the ASM, the ECR and optionally the ECM. Note, internal sounds can also include residual background noise related to ambient sounds in the environment. The processor is configured to maintain a natural audio level based on a combined measurement of the background noise signal and the internal sound signal. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 08-07-2014 |