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Ambient sound enhancement and acoustic noise cancellation based on context

US11276384B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 11, 2020
Grant dateMar 15, 2022
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Expiry dateMay 11, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R2460/01
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An audio system has an ambient sound enhancement function, in which an against-the-ear audio device having a speaker converts a digitally processed version of an input audio signal into sound. The audio system also has an acoustic noise cancellation (ANC) function that may be combined in various ways with the sound enhancement function, and that may be responsive to voice activity detection. Other aspects are also described and claimed.

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