Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Occlusion reduction and active noise reduction based on seal quality
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Application No.: US14985057Application Date: 2015-12-30
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Publication No.: US09779716B2Publication Date: 2017-10-03
- Inventor: Sharon Gadonniex , John Woodruff , Tony Verma
- Applicant: Knowles Electronics, LLC
- Applicant Address: US IL Itasca
- Assignee: Knowles Electronics, LLC
- Current Assignee: Knowles Electronics, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Itasca
- Agency: Foley & Lardner LLP
- Main IPC: H04R1/10
- IPC: H04R1/10 ; G10K11/178 ; G10L25/81 ; H04R3/00

Abstract:
Systems and methods for active noise reduction and occlusion reduction based on seal quality of an in-the-ear (ITE) module inserted into a user's ear canal are provided. An example method includes receiving one or more acoustic signals. Each of the acoustic signals represents at least one captured sound having at least one of a voice component and an unwanted noise. The voice component may include the user's own voice. A quality of a seal of an ear canal is determined based at least partially on the acoustic signals. If the quality of the seal exceeds a predetermined threshold value, an occlusion reduction is performed on the acoustic signals to improve the voice component. If the quality of the seal is below a predetermined threshold value, active noise reduction is performed on the acoustic signals to reduce the unwanted noise.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170193974A1 Occlusion Reduction and Active Noise Reduction Based on Seal Quality Public/Granted day:2017-07-06
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