Patent US10224019: Wearable audio device

Patent registration number US10224019B2

Patent inventors: Arnoldas Jasonas, Sacha Krstulovic, Joe Patrick Lynas, Julian Harris and Chris Mitchell.

Abstract

Broadly speaking, embodiments of the present invention provide a wearable audio device including one or a plurality of microphones, a sound recognition systems and a controller to control the device based on one or more recognized sounds or classes of sound. Embodiments use stored sound models.

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The new patent enables ‘hearable’ devices to recognise sounds that cannot be heard by wearers, as well as adapting to the acoustic environment to enhance the audio experience and improve battery life. You can read more about the patent in our blog post.

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