Systems and methods for facilitating user control of ambient sound attenuation during an audio streaming session
US11863939B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 12, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jan 2, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 10, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04S7/30
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An exemplary system includes a memory storing instructions and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to determine that an audio streaming session is to be initiated in which an audio signal is streamed to a hearing device, provide, based on the determining that the audio streaming session is to be initiated, an option for a user to select an ambient sound attenuation setting for use by the hearing device during the audio streaming session, detect a selection by the user of the option; and direct, based on the user selecting the option, the hearing device to initiate the audio streaming session and attenuate, in accordance with the ambient sound attenuation setting, ambient sound during the audio streaming session.
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