AMBIENT NOISE-REDUCTION CONTROL SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A noise reduction control system for an ear-worn speaker-carrying device (“
- ESD”
) comprising means for sensing ambient noise on its way towards an ear of a wearer of the ESD, for developing electrical signals indicative of said noise and for utilising said signals to reduce the amount of said ambient noise audible to a wearer of the ESD, and control means for setting a plurality of predetermined and discrete levels for said reduction;
said control means further comprising response means for automatically responding to at least one controlling event, outside the control of said wearer, to set the degree of said reduction to a preselected one of said discrete levels.
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Abstract
The invention provides a noise reduction control system for an ear-worn speaker-carrying device (“ESD”). The system is configured to sense ambient noise and to develop electrical signals which can be used to reduce the amount of said ambient noise audible to a wearer of the ESD. The system sets a plurality of predetermined and discrete noise reduction levels and automatically responds to at least one controlling event, outside the control of the wearer, to set the degree of noise reduction to one of those discrete levels. Typically, the system inverts and filters the electrical signals relating to ambient noise and feeds the inverted and filtered signals to the speaker of the ESD in time for the speaker to generate sounds capable of interfering destructively with the ambient noise.
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22 Claims
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1. A noise reduction control system for an ear-worn speaker-carrying device (“
- ESD”
) comprising means for sensing ambient noise on its way towards an ear of a wearer of the ESD, for developing electrical signals indicative of said noise and for utilising said signals to reduce the amount of said ambient noise audible to a wearer of the ESD, and control means for setting a plurality of predetermined and discrete levels for said reduction;
said control means further comprising response means for automatically responding to at least one controlling event, outside the control of said wearer, to set the degree of said reduction to a preselected one of said discrete levels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A noise reduction system comprising means for sensing ambient noise for developing electrical signals inclusive of said noise and for utilizing said signals to reduce the amount of said ambient noise audible to a wearer of the system, and control means for setting a plurality of predetermined and discrete levels for said reduction;
- said control means further comprising response means for automatically responding to at least one controlling event, outside the control of the wearer, to set the degree of said reduction to a preselected one of said discrete levels.
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