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Method and device for audio recording

US8254591B2 · kind B2 · utility

35Cited by
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16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 1, 2008
Grant dateAug 28, 2012
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Expiry dateJun 28, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R2499/11
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An earpiece (100) is provided. The earpiece can include an Ambient Sound Microphone (111) configured to capture ambient sound, an Ear Canal Microphone (123) configured to capture internal sound in the ear canal, a memory (208) configured to record at least a portion of the history of the ambient sound and the internal sound, and a processor (121) configured to save a recent portion of the history responsive to an event.

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