Customizing audio output to a user's hearing in a digital telephone
US6212496A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 13, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 3, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 13, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10L2021/065
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus implementing a technique for producing an audio output customized to a listener's hearing impairment through a digital telephone. A user initially sets user parameters to represent the user's hearing spectrum. In receiving a call, the digital telephone receives an input signal. The digital telephone adjusts the input signal according to the user parameters and generates an output signal based upon the adjusted input signal.
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