ALWAYS ON HEADWEAR RECORDING SYSTEM

• US 20150370527A1
• Filed: 08/31/2015
• Published: 12/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/09/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ST Case1Tech, LLC
• Original Assignee: Personics Holdings, Inc.
• Inventors: Goldstein, Steven Wayne, Usher, John
• Granted Patent: US 10,365,883 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/16 Sound input; Sound output speech processing G10L
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1091 Details not provided for in groups H04R1/1008 - H04R1/1083
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2420/07 Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2460/15 Determination of the acoustic seal of ear moulds or ear tips of hearing devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 29/00 Monitoring arrangements; Testing arrangements for hearing aids H04R25/30; detection of loudspeaker connection H04R5/04; sound-field adaptation dependent on speaker detection H04S7/308
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 3/04 for correcting frequency response

Abstract

An analysis system has an audio signal data communication system for receiving contents of a buffer where the buffer is configured to buffer at least one microphone signal responsive to an acoustic field proximate to a monitoring assembly at a remote location from the analysis system and a server having a data processing system configured to receive at least a portion of the contents of the buffer and configured to analyze at least the portion of the contents of the buffer. The data processing system includes an audio analysis system configured to analyze the at least the portion of the content of the buffer to process a sound into a response or action. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Claims

1. An analysis system comprising:

an audio signal data communication system for receiving contents of a buffer, wherein the buffer is configured to transfer at least one microphone signal responsive to an acoustic field proximate to a monitoring assembly, wherein the analysis system is at a remote location from the monitoring assembly; and

a server having a data processing system configured to receive at least a portion of the contents of the buffer and configured to analyze at least the portion of the contents of the buffer;

wherein the data processing system includes an audio analysis system configured to process the analysis into a response or an action.

2. The analysis system of claim 1, wherein the contents of the buffer comprises one of a circular buffer at the monitoring assembly or a second data storage device.

3. The analysis system of claim 1, wherein the audio signal data communication system is further configured to transmit the analysis of the content of the buffer or an instruction back to the monitoring assembly or a mobile phone operatively coupled to the monitoring assembly.

4. The analysis system of claim 1, wherein the audio signal data communication system is further configured to transmit the analysis of the content of the buffer or an instruction back to the monitoring assembly or a mobile phone operatively coupled to the monitoring assembly via one of email messaging, SMS texting, as a computer-generated speech from text, or sending information to others.

5. The analysis system of claim 1, wherein the data processing system includes an audio analysis system configured to perform speech-to-text analysis.

6. The analysis system of claim 1, wherein the data processing system includes an audio analysis system configured to perform key-word detection and analysis.

7. The analysis system of claim 1, wherein the data processing system includes an audio analysis system configured to perform signature sound identification and analysis.

8. The analysis system of claim 1, wherein the data processing system includes an audio analysis system configured to perform analysis from a transient event detector.

9. The analysis system of claim 1, wherein the data processing system includes an audio analysis system configured to perform language translation to translate text from one language to another.

10. The analysis system of claim 1, wherein the data processing system includes an audio analysis system configured to invoke a dictation application to dictate a conversation selectively after the conversation is done.

11. The analysis system of claim 1, wherein the data processing system includes an audio analysis system configured to translate text into speech and wherein the audio signal data communication system is transmitted back to the monitoring assembly or a mobile device operatively coupled to the monitoring assembly.

12. The analysis system of claim 1, wherein the system further comprises a text-based acoustic-event logging system wherein audio data communicated to the analysis system is analyzed for pre-determined events.

13. The analysis system of claim 9, wherein the pre-determined events comprise one of detection or analysis of transient sounds, car-crash sounds, gun-fire sounds, accident sounds, or a motion sensor reading or an accelerometer reading indicative of a fall or a collision.

14. The analysis system of claim 1, wherein the system automatically informs a third party in response to detecting or analyzing for a pre-determined event.

15. The analysis system of claim 1, wherein the system further comprises an audio data memory for recording audio data remotely from the monitoring assembly.

16. The analysis system of claim 1, wherein the monitoring assembly receives an audio content input signal and wherein the system further comprises an audio signal router and switching matrix for selecting which to record among a signal from an ambient microphone on the monitoring assembly, a signal from the ear canal microphone on the monitoring assembly, or the audio content input signal.

17. The analysis system of claim 1, wherein the analysis system is configured to record a conversation after desired information is heard.

18. A non-transient computer readable medium containing computer instructions, the execution of the instructions by one or more processors of a computer system causing the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

receiving at least a portion of contents of a buffer or a data storage device at a server, wherein the buffer or data storage device is configured to buffer at least one microphone signal responsive to an acoustic field proximate to a monitoring assembly at a remote location from the server;

analyzing at least the portion of the contents of the buffer or the data storage device to provide an analysis; and

processing the analysis into a response or an action.

19. The non-transient computer readable medium of claim 18, further comprising instruction which when executed by one or more processors causes the one or more processors to transmit the analysis of the content of the buffer or an instruction back to the monitoring assembly or a mobile phone operatively coupled to the monitoring assembly.

20. A method, comprising

receiving at least a portion of contents of a buffer or a data storage device at a server, wherein the buffer or data storage device is configured to buffer at least one microphone signal responsive to an acoustic field proximate to a monitoring assembly and wherein the server is at a remote location from the monitoring assembly;

analyzing at least the portion of the contents of the buffer or the data storage device to provide an analysis; and

processing the analysis into a response or an action.