Robot for assisting a user in hearing
US11472037B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 22, 2019 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R2420/07
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Provided a robot for assisting hearing of a user, while minimizing an influence on the surroundings. The robot includes a speaker, a microphone configured to recognize a voice, a processor configured to acquire a position of a user's face when a hearing aid command is acquired on the basis of the voice recognized through the microphone, and a driving unit configured to cause the speaker to be moved toward the position of the user's face, wherein the processor acquires a sound which is a target of hearing aid, generates an assistant sound by amplifying a predetermined frequency band of the sound or converting the predetermined frequency band of the sound into a different frequency band, and outputs the assistant sound through the speaker.
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