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Personalized hearing profile generation with real-time feedback

US8379871B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 12, 2010
Grant dateFeb 19, 2013
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Expiry dateMay 13, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R2205/041
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A personalized hearing profile is generated for an ear-level device comprising a memory, microphone, speaker and processor. Communication is established between the ear-level device and a companion device, having a user interface. A frame of reference in the user interface is provided, where positions in the frame of reference are associated with sound profile data. A position on the frame of reference is determined in response to user interaction with the user interface, and certain sound profile data associated with the position. Certain data is transmitted to the ear level device. Sound can be generated through the speaker based upon the audio stream data to provide real-time feedback to the user. The determining and transmitting steps are repeated until detection of an end event.

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