Personalized, real-time audio processing
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a sensor configured to detect a first direction of a gaze of a user and output a first gaze signal corresponding to the detected first direction of the gaze of the user;
a digital signal processing unit configured to;
receive the first gaze signal from the sensor;
read the first gaze signal to determine the first detected direction of the gaze of the user;
determine a second gaze signal using a motion input signal, the second gaze signal corresponding to a second direction of the gaze of the user, the second direction of the gaze of the user being different than the first detected direction of the gaze of the user;
select the second direction of the gaze of the user over the first detected direction of the gaze of the user;
responsive to determining the detected second direction of the gaze of the user, identify, in an electronic data storage, one or more available actions that correspond to the detected second direction of the gaze of the user;
select a first action from the one or more available actions; and
execute a set of computer-readable instructions that correspond to the first action.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for real-time audio processing employs a gaze detection sensor to detect a direction of a user'"'"'s gaze and output a gaze signal corresponding to the detected direction of the user'"'"'s gaze. A digital signal processing unit responds to a plurality of signals corresponding to a plurality of sounds received at the apparatus, and the determined direction of gaze to identify a signal of interest from the plurality of signals using the gaze signal. The signal of interest is processed for output to the user. In embodiments, a microphone array provides the plurality of signals. An imaging sensor may work with either the microphone array or the gaze detection sensor to identify the signal of interest.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a sensor configured to detect a first direction of a gaze of a user and output a first gaze signal corresponding to the detected first direction of the gaze of the user; a digital signal processing unit configured to; receive the first gaze signal from the sensor; read the first gaze signal to determine the first detected direction of the gaze of the user; determine a second gaze signal using a motion input signal, the second gaze signal corresponding to a second direction of the gaze of the user, the second direction of the gaze of the user being different than the first detected direction of the gaze of the user; select the second direction of the gaze of the user over the first detected direction of the gaze of the user; responsive to determining the detected second direction of the gaze of the user, identify, in an electronic data storage, one or more available actions that correspond to the detected second direction of the gaze of the user; select a first action from the one or more available actions; and execute a set of computer-readable instructions that correspond to the first action. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method, comprising:
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receiving, from a sensor, a first gaze signal corresponding to a detected first direction of a gaze of a user; reading the first gaze signal to determine the detected first direction of the gaze of the user; determining a second gaze signal using a motion input signal, the second gaze signal corresponding to a second direction of the gaze of the user; selecting the second direction of the gaze of the user over the first detected direction of the gaze of the user; responsive to determining the detected second direction of the gaze of the user, identifying, in an electronic data storage, one or more available actions that correspond to the detected second direction of the gaze of the user; selecting a first action from the one or more available actions; and executing a set of computer-readable instructions that correspond to the first action. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory machine-readable medium having stored thereon machine-readable instructions executable to cause a machine to perform operations comprising:
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receive, from a sensor, a first gaze signal corresponding to a detected first direction of a gaze of a user; read the first gaze signal to determine the detected first direction of the gaze of the user; determine a second gaze signal using a motion input signal, the second gaze signal corresponding to a second direction of the gaze of the user; select the second direction of the gaze of the user over the first detected direction of the gaze of the user; responsive to determining the detected second direction of the gaze of the user, identify, in an electronic data storage, one or more available actions that correspond to the detected second direction of the gaze of the user; select a first action from the one or more available actions; and execute a set of computer-readable instructions that correspond to the first action. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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