Patent · US Active

Method for providing sound to persons during a talk and system for performing the method

US11032654B2 · kind B2 · utility

0Cited by
1References
13Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateFeb 5, 2018
Grant dateJun 8, 2021
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 5, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R2420/07
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for the broadcasting of sound to persons (10, 20, 30) with mobile hearing systems (11, 21, 31) at a meeting with a speaker (1) and with an audiovisual system (2, 3, 4), the audiovisual system having a computer (2), a screen (3) and a microphone (4). The method comprises the steps: receiving first data from a first mobile hearing system (11) which is carried by a first person (10), wherein the first data reference an image (12) of the first person (10); receiving second data from a second mobile hearing system (21) which is carried by a second person (20), wherein the second data reference an image (22) of the second person (20); depicting the image (12) of the first person (10) and the image (22) of the second person (20) on the screen (3) for perception by the speaker (1); selecting a person (10, 20) by the speaker (1) by choosing one of the depicted images (12, 22); generating a speech signal by recording speech of the speaker (1) with the microphone (4); wireless transmission of the speech signal to the mobile hearing system (11, 21) of the selected person (10, 20); and presentation of the speech signal by a loudspeaker of the mobile hearing system (11, 21) for percepti…

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.