Method and system for adjusting sound playback to account for speech detection
US11822367B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 17, 2021 |
| Grant date | Nov 21, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 17, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04S2420/01
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method performed by an audio system comprising a headset. The method sends a playback signal containing user-desired audio content to drive a speaker of the headset that is being worn by a user, receives a microphone signal from a microphone that is arranged to capture sounds within an ambient environment in which the user is located, performs a speech detection algorithm upon the microphone signal to detect speech contained therein, in response to a detection of speech, determines that the user intends to engage in a conversation with a person who is located within the ambient environment, and, in response to determining that the user intends to engage in the conversation, adjusts the playback signal based on the user-desired audio content.
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