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20140081644 | Method and Device for Voice Operated Control - At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a method and device for voice operated control. The method can include measuring a first sound received from a first microphone, measuring a second sound received from a second microphone, detecting a spoken voice based on an analysis of measurements taken at the first and second microphone, mixing the first sound and the second sound to produce a mixed signal, and controlling the production of the mixed signal based on one or more aspects of the spoken voice. | 03-20-2014 |
20140095157 | Method and Device for Voice Operated Control - At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a method and device for voice operated control with learning. The method can include measuring a first sound received from a first microphone, measuring a second sound received from a second microphone, detecting a spoken voice based on an analysis of measurements taken at the first and second microphone, learning from the analysis when the user is speaking and a speaking level in noisy environments, training a decision unit from the learning to be robust to a detection of the spoken voice in the noisy environments, mixing the first sound and the second sound to produce a mixed signal, and controlling the production of the mixed signal based on the learning of one or more aspects of the spoken voice and ambient sounds in the noisy environments. | 04-03-2014 |
20140119553 | ACOUSTIC DAMPENING COMPENSATION SYSTEM - At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a communication device that includes a microphone configured to detect an acoustic signal from an acoustic environment, and a processor, configured to detect an acoustical dampening between the acoustic environment and the microphone, based on a change in a characteristic of the acoustic signal and, responsive to the acoustical dampening, apply a compensation filter to the acoustic signal to form a compensated acoustic signal that is reproduced. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 05-01-2014 |
20150131814 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTACT SENSING USING COHERENCE ANALYSIS - Herein provided is a method for acoustical switching suitable for use with a microphone enabled electronic device. The method includes capturing a first microphone signal from a first microphone on a device, analyzing the first microphone signal for a contact event versus a non-contact event, and directing the electronic device to switch a processing state responsive to detection of either the contact event or non-contact event. In another configuration, additional microphone can be added for performing coherence analysis between at least two microphone signals mounted on or in the device. At least one parameter settings of the device can be changed in response to at least one detected physical contact on the device. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 05-14-2015 |
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20080205660 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR HEARING DAMAGE NOTIFICATION AND INTERVENTION - At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a method of monitoring hearing health comprising: measuring a first acoustic sound pressure level due to an ambient audio signal; measuring a second acoustic sound pressure level due to an emitted audio signal from a speaker; calculating a total sound pressure level dosage, where the total sound pressure level dosage is calculated using the first acoustic sound pressure level and a first time span, and the second acoustic sound pressure level and a second time span associated, where the first time span is the time associated with the measured first acoustic sound pressure level and second time span is the time associated with the measured second acoustic sound pressure level; and sending a notification signal when total sound pressure level dosage is greater than a threshold value. | 08-28-2008 |
20080212787 | EARHEALTH MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD I - At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a method of operating an audio device comprising: calculating estimated sound pressure levels for drive signals directed to an ear canal receiver (ECR) during a time increment Δt; calculating an estimated SPL_Dose during the time increment Δt using the estimated sound pressure levels; and calculating a total SPL_Dose at the time t of the audio device using the estimated SPL_Dose. | 09-04-2008 |
20080219456 | ACOUSTIC DAMPENING COMPENSATION SYSTEM - At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to an acoustic management system configured to compensate for acoustical dampening comprising: a microphone configured to detect a first acoustic signal from an acoustic environment; and a logic circuit, where the logic circuit detects an onset of acoustical dampening between the acoustic environment and the microphone, and where the logic circuit generates an acoustic damping compensation filter, where the acoustic damping compensation filter is applied to the first acoustic signal generating a drive signal. | 09-11-2008 |
20080238608 | ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM AND METHOD - At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to an anti-theft method comprising: determining whether a user's authorization parameters match stored verification parameters; selecting a feature of a device to affect if the user's authorization parameters do not match the stored verification parameters; and gradually affecting the selected feature of the device. | 10-02-2008 |
20080240458 | METHOD AND DEVICE CONFIGURED FOR SOUND SIGNATURE DETECTION - At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a method for personalized listening which can be used with an earpiece is provided that can include capturing ambient sound from an Ambient Sound Microphone (ASM) of an earpiece partially or fully occluded in an ear canal, monitoring the ambient sound for a target sound, and adjusting by way of an Ear Canal Receiver (ECR) in the earpiece a delivery of audio to an ear canal based on a detected target sound. A volume of audio content can be adjusted upon the detection of a target sound, and an audible notification can be presented to provide a warning. | 10-02-2008 |
20080267416 | Method and Device for Sound Detection and Audio Control - At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a listening device ( | 10-30-2008 |
20110115626 | METHOD OF AUDITORY DISPLAY OF SENSOR DATA - At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a method of auditory communication comprising: measuring a data set; identifying the type of data set; obtaining the auditory cue associated with the type of data set; and generating an auditory notification; and emitting the auditory notification. | 05-19-2011 |
20120177209 | EARHEALTH MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD I - Methods of operating an audio device are provided. A method includes calculating estimated sound pressure levels (SPLs) for drive signals directed to an ear canal receiver (ECR) during a time increment Δt; calculating an estimated SPL_Dose during the time increment Δt using the estimated sound pressure levels; and calculating a total SPL_Dose at a time t of the audio device using the estimated SPL_Dose. | 07-12-2012 |
20120177210 | EARHEALTH MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD II - Methods of operating an audio device are provided. A method includes measuring sound pressure levels (SPL | 07-12-2012 |
20130035608 | EAR INPUT SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL MONITORING SYSTEM - Systems and methods for monitoring a sound pressure level dose at an ear are provided. A system includes an audio transducer which outputs a sound signal is placed within an ear to receive sound at the ear. A sound level threshold detector determines whether a sound pressure level of the sound signal is at a minimum level and outputs a sound pressure level signal corresponding to the sound pressure level when the sound pressure level is not at the minimum level. A time period is calculated during which the sound pressure level is not at the minimum threshold level. A listening fatigue calculator determines whether a cumulative effect of exposure to the sound signal at the ear over the time period will cause harm to the ear. At least a portion of the system is disposed in situ at the ear. | 02-07-2013 |
20130243206 | EARHEALTH MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD IV - A system for monitoring sound pressure levels at the ear includes an ambient sound microphone (ASM) for receiving ambient sounds and an ear canal microphone (ECM) for producing audio signals as a function of ambient sound received at the ambient sound microphone and a sound signal received from an associated personal audio device. A logic circuit is operatively associated with the ASM and ECM calculates a total SPL_Dose experienced by the ear at a time t. The total SPL_Dose is calculated by determining SPL_Dose for periods Δt as measured at the ECM. The logic circuit may select an action parameter in response to the Total SPL_Dose. | 09-19-2013 |
20130301850 | METHOD AND EARPIECE FOR VISUAL OPERATIONAL STATUS INDICATION - An earpiece can include an Ambient Sound Microphone (ASM), an Ear Canal Receiver (ECR), a transceiver, an illumination element, and a processor to provide visual operational mode indication via the illumination element. The operational mode can correspond to an active phone call, an incoming phone call, a terminated phone, a caller-on-hold condition, a recording mode, a voice mail mode, a mute mode, an audible transparency mode or an ear-plug mode. The intensity, frequency, amplitude, color or duration of the lighting can be adjusted according to the operational mode. | 11-14-2013 |
20140018097 | INFORMATION PROCESSING USING A POPULATION OF DATA ACQUISITION DEVICES - Distributed systems, controllers and methods for processing information from a plurality of devices are provided. A distributed system includes a plurality of devices distributed in an environment. Each device has at least a communication capability for interchanging information with others of the devices and/or with a communication system. Each of at least some of the devices has one or more sensors for acquiring sensor data related to the environment proximate to the device. At least one of the communication system or one or more of the devices is configured as a controller configured to: select a subset of devices from among the plurality of devices, receive information based on the acquired sensor data of the selected subset, and combine the received information from the selected subset to determine a characteristic of the environment proximate to one or more of the devices. | 01-16-2014 |
20140038670 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AUDIO RECORDING - An earpiece ( | 02-06-2014 |
20140146989 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR OCCLUDING AN EAR CANAL HAVING A PREDETERMINED FILTER CHARACTERISTIC - Occlusion devices, earpiece devices and methods of forming occlusion devices are provided. An occlusion device is configured to occlude an ear canal. The occlusion device includes an insertion element and at least one expandable element disposed on the insertion element. The expandable element is configured to receive a medium via the insertion element and is configured to expand, responsive to the medium, to contact the ear canal. Physical parameters of the occlusion device are selected to produce a predetermined sound attenuation characteristic over a frequency band, such that sound is attenuated more in a first frequency range of the frequency band than in a second frequency range of the frequency band. | 05-29-2014 |
20140166122 | METHODS AND MECHANISMS FOR INFLATION - A device includes a balloon inflation module having an involuted balloon housed within a lumen, an integrated reservoir in fluid communication with the involuted balloon where the balloon inflation module is configured to selectively displace a volume of fluid from the integrated reservoir into the involuted balloon and from the involuted balloon into the integrated reservoir. The device also includes a port configured to receive an accessory module. In one embodiment, the accessory module is a communication module having a logic circuit coupled to an ambient microphone configured to pick up ambient audio content, an ear canal microphone configured to pick up audio in the proximity of an ear canal, and an ear canal receiver configured to provide audio content in the proximity of the ear canal. In some embodiments, the integrated reservoir is formed within portions of a push button spring-loaded pump assembly. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 06-19-2014 |
20140270200 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO DETECT CLOSE VOICE SOURCES AND AUTOMATICALLY ENHANCE SITUATION AWARENESS - A system and method for enhancing two-way conversation between a user wearing at least one communication system or earphone and a second individual in proximity to the user is provided. The method includes detecting a spoken voice of the user from sounds captured at an ambient sound microphone, automatically activating a voice timer and setting a voice activity threshold for the voice timer responsive to detecting spoken voice, and adjusting a mixing gain of an audio content signal delivered to the earphone or communication system by way of the internal speaker with an ambient sound pass-through during activation of the voice timer. Separate mixing gains can be adjusted independently in accordance with spoken voice activity and reproduced audio content characteristics. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 09-18-2014 |
20140314238 | MULTIPLEXING AUDIO SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method and system for multiplexing audio signals into a single channel uses frequency division multiplexing. The frequency division multiplexing method herein is based on a frequency transform algorithm using FFT shifting that does not require a carrier signal for the modulation. In one embodiment, two input microphone audio signals are frequency shifted and the resulting single audio channel is directed over a standard input connection to a computing device, for instance, a smart phone using a wired TRRS connection. The TRRS analog input of the computing devices exhibits a high-pass characteristic, and the frequency shifting method enables the low frequency audio components of input audio signals to be received and processed by a software application on the smart phone. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 10-23-2014 |
20140343900 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR EAR DEVICE DESIGN USING COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY (CT)-COLLECTED ANTHROPOMORPHIC DATA - Methods and systems for designing an earpiece device are provided. The method includes receiving a plurality of images for a respective plurality of individuals. Each image includes at least one ear anatomy. For each image, a three-dimensional (3D) surface representing the at least one ear anatomy is extracted, to form a plurality of extracted surfaces corresponding to the plurality of images. At least one statistical measurement representative of at least a portion of the plurality of individuals is determined from among the plurality of extracted surfaces. At least one design parameter for the earpiece device is optimized based on the at least one statistical measurement, The earpiece device is formed using the optimized at least one design parameter. | 11-20-2014 |
20140372401 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SEARCHING UTILIZING ACOUSTICAL CONTEXT - Systems, controllers and methods for contextual-based searching are provided. A system includes one or more devices configured to collect at least one audio stream and a contextual search system. The contextual search system includes a data analyzer and a search engine. The data analyzer is configured to receive the at least one audio stream from among the one or more devices and to determine contextual information from the received at least one audio stream. The search engine is configured to perform a search of at least one search term using the contextual information, to produce a search result. | 12-18-2014 |
20150036832 | AUTOMOTIVE CONSTANT SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED SITUATION AWARENESS - Audio systems for a vehicle and methods for increasing auditory situation awareness in a vehicle are provided. An audio system includes at least one ambient microphone disposed on the vehicle, a processor and at least one loudspeaker. The at least one ambient microphone is configured to capture ambient sound external to the vehicle and to produce an ambient sound signal. The processor is configured to receive the ambient sound signal and an audio content signal, and to mix the ambient sound signal with the audio content signal to generate a mixed output signal. The at least one loudspeaker is configured to reproduce the mixed output signal in the vehicle cabin. | 02-05-2015 |
20150058016 | Methods and Systems for a Voice ID Verification Database and Service in Social Networking and Commercial Business Transactions - A method and system for voice identification and validation is provided. Other embodiments are disclosed. The system registers one or more users on a social media platform with login information during a social media session, acquires a voice sample at any time of the social media session or a continuation of the social media session, associates the login information and the voice sample in a profile for each of the one or more users, stores the profile as a voice print in a voice print identifier database, and identifies at least one talker from an interfacing of the social media platform with the voice print identifier database. Other embodiments are provided. | 02-26-2015 |
20150106026 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AUDIO RECORDING - An acquisition system includes a processor and one or more sensors coupled to the processor, where the one or more sensors monitor within an ear canal one or more of acceleration, blood oxygen saturation, blood pressure or heart-rate configured to monitor a biological state or a physical motion or both. The processor can be configured to analyze a portion of the biological state or the physical motion. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 04-16-2015 |