SHARING OF CUSTOM AUDIO PROCESSING PARAMETERS

• US 20170147284A1
• Filed: 12/19/2016
• Published: 05/25/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/25/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation (Dolby Laboratories Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Doppler Labs, Inc.
• Inventors: Klimanis, Gints, Lanman, III, Richard Fritz, Kraft, Noah, Jaffe, Matthew J., Baker, Jeffrey
• Granted Patent: US 10,275,209 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/165 Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/146 Markers for unambiguous identification of a particular session, e.g. session cookie or URL-encoding
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1016 Earpieces of the intra-aural type
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1083 Reduction of ambient noise active noise reduction per se G10K11/175; protective devices for the ear, e.g. providing acoustic protection A61F11/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2430/01 Aspects of volume control, not necessarily automatic, in sound systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2460/07 Use of position data from wide-area or local-area positioning systems in hearing devices, e.g. program or information selection
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 3/04 for correcting frequency response

Abstract

Ambient sound is converted into an ambient audio stream. A processed ambient audio stream is generated by processing the ambient audio stream in accordance with a selected set of processing parameters selected from the plurality of processing parameter sets stored in the memory. Trigger data is searched and a new set of processing parameters is requested. The trigger data identifies the new set of processing parameters that is available for use in processing the ambient audio stream. A received new set of processing parameters is selected as the selected set of processing parameters. The processed ambient audio stream is converted into processed output sound.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

an active acoustic filter configured to convert ambient sound into an ambient audio stream;

a memory configured to store data defining a plurality of processing parameter sets; and

a processor coupled to the memory and configured to;

generate a processed ambient audio stream by processing the ambient audio stream in accordance with a selected set of processing parameters selected from the plurality of processing parameter sets stored in the memory;

search for trigger data;

request a new set of processing parameters, wherein the trigger data identifies the new set of processing parameters that is available for use in processing the ambient audio stream; and

select a received new set of processing parameters as the selected set of processing parameters,

wherein the active acoustic filter is configured to convert the processed ambient audio stream into processed output sound.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the active acoustic filter is included in a housing that is configured to fit, at least partially, within and be supported by a user'"'"'s ear.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the trigger data includes at least one of changes in a location of the system, changes in an audio environment, changes in aspects of the audio environment, a user request to search for a new set of processing parameters, and/or a user manual selected of different processing parameters.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein to search for trigger data includes searching for trigger data within the ambient audio stream.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein to search for trigger data includes searching for trigger data within a network data broadcast.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein to search for trigger data includes searching for trigger data within a network data broadcast, wherein the trigger data within a network data broadcast is broadcast by one of a sound knowledgebase, network equipment at a location, or a device of another user.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the trigger data at least identifies a secondary audio stream for inclusion in the processed ambient sound.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the processor is configured to combine the secondary audio stream with the processed ambient audio stream as the processed output sound.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the trigger data at least includes a notification that a secondary audio stream and related processing parameters are available.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the trigger data at least includes a URL from which a secondary audio stream can be streamed.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the new set of processing parameters that is available for use in processing the ambient audio stream is embedded within the trigger data.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to receive the new set of processing parameters identified by the trigger data.

13. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a user interface configured to receive a command from a user to obtain the new set of processing parameters,

wherein the processor is further configured to search a sound knowledgebase for the new set of processing parameters.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein a central sound knowledgebase remote from the system is configured to transmit the requested new set of processing parameters.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein a central sound knowledgebase remote from the system is configured to transmit the new set of processing parameters, wherein in response to receiving the new set of processing parameters, the system is configured to transmit the new set of processing parameters to one or more nearby systems.

16. A method comprising:

converting ambient sound into an ambient audio stream;

generating a processed ambient audio stream by processing the ambient audio stream in accordance with a selected set of processing parameters selected from the plurality of processing parameter sets stored in the memory;

searching for trigger data;

requesting a new set of processing parameters, wherein the trigger data identifies the new set of processing parameters that is available for use in processing the ambient audio stream;

selecting a received new set of processing parameters as the selected set of processing parameters; and

converting the processed ambient audio stream into processed output sound.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the trigger data includes at least one of changes in a location of the system, changes in an audio environment, changes in aspects of the audio environment, a user request to search for a new set of processing parameters, and/or a user manual selected of different processing parameters.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein searching for trigger data includes searching for trigger data within the ambient audio stream.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein searching for trigger data includes searching for trigger data within a network data broadcast.

20. A computer program product, the computer program product being embodied in a tangible non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:

converting ambient sound into an ambient audio stream;

generating a processed ambient audio stream by processing the ambient audio stream in accordance with a selected set of processing parameters selected from the plurality of processing parameter sets stored in the memory;

searching for trigger data;

requesting a new set of processing parameters, wherein the trigger data identifies the new set of processing parameters that is available for use in processing the ambient audio stream;

selecting a received new set of processing parameters as the selected set of processing parameters; and

converting the processed ambient audio stream into processed output sound.