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Compensation for ambient sound signals to facilitate adjustment of an audio volume

US11165399B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 12, 2013
Grant dateNov 2, 2021
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Expiry dateDec 12, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03G3/32
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention relate generally to audio device and wearable computing devices to detect and characterize an ambient sound, to adjust an output volume of an audio device. More specifically, disclosed are systems, components and methods to generate audio signals associated with an audio device and an output volume, receive ambient sound signals associated with an ambient sound source, detect the ambient sound signals reaching a threshold intensity, analyzing digital data representing the ambient sound and adjust the audio signals to change the output volume according to a category of the ambient sound signals.

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