Invention Application
- Patent Title: MEDIA SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ACCOMMODATING HEARING LOSS
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Application No.: US17583105Application Date: 2022-01-24
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Publication No.: US20220150626A1Publication Date: 2022-05-12
- Inventor: John Woodruff , Yacine Azmi , Ian M. Fisch , Jing Xia
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Main IPC: H04R3/04
- IPC: H04R3/04 ; G10L21/0324 ; G10L21/10

Abstract:
A media system and a method of using the media system to accommodate hearing loss of a user, are described. The method includes selecting a personal level-and-frequency dependent audio filter that corresponds to a hearing loss profile of the user. The personal level-and-frequency dependent audio filter can be one of several level-and-frequency-dependent audio filters having respective average gain levels and respective gain contours. An accommodative audio output signal can be generated by applying the personal level-and-frequency dependent audio filter to an audio input signal to enhance the audio input signal based on an input level and an input frequency of the audio input signal. The audio output signal can be played by an audio output device to deliver speech or music that the user perceives clearly, despite the hearing loss of the user. Other aspects are also described and claimed.
Public/Granted literature
- US12058494B2 Media system and method of accommodating hearing loss using a personalized audio filter Public/Granted day:2024-08-06
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