Sound enhancement for mobile phones and other products producing personalized audio for users
First Claim
1. A personal communication device comprising:
- a transmitter/receiver coupled to a communication medium for transmitting and receiving audio signals;
control circuitry coupled to the transmitter/receiver that controls transmission, reception and processing of call and audio signals;
an audio transducer coupled to the control circuitry that renders call and audio signals audible;
a microphone coupled to the control circuitry that transduces sounds to audio signals; and
said control circuitry including logic applying multiband compression to the audio signals, including generation of parameters for the multiband compression based on stored user data and based on environmental data determined while rendering the audio signals audible.
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Abstract
A mobile phone or other personal communication device includes resources applying measures of an individual'"'"'s hearing profile, personal choice profile, and induced hearing loss profile, separately or in combination, to build the basis of sound enhancement. A personal communication device thus comprises a transmitter/receiver coupled to a communication medium for transmitted receiving audio signals, control circuitry that controls transmission, reception and processing of call and audio signals, a speaker, and a microphone. The control circuitry includes logic applying one or more of a hearing profile of the user, a user preference related hearing, and environmental noise factors in processing the audio signals. The control circuitry may includes instruction memory and an instruction execution processor such as a digital signal processor.
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41 Claims
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1. A personal communication device comprising:
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a transmitter/receiver coupled to a communication medium for transmitting and receiving audio signals;
control circuitry coupled to the transmitter/receiver that controls transmission, reception and processing of call and audio signals;
an audio transducer coupled to the control circuitry that renders call and audio signals audible;
a microphone coupled to the control circuitry that transduces sounds to audio signals; and
said control circuitry including logic applying multiband compression to the audio signals, including generation of parameters for the multiband compression based on stored user data and based on environmental data determined while rendering the audio signals audible. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A mobile phone, comprising:
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an antenna;
a transmitter/receiver coupled to the antenna for transmitting and receiving call and audio signals;
control circuitry, including a processor which executes instructions, coupled to the transmitter/receiver which controls the transmission and reception of the call and audio signals;
an audio transducer coupled to the control circuitry;
a microphone coupled to the control circuitry;
a memory coupled to the control circuitry holding instructions, executable by the processor, to apply multiband compression to the audio signals, including generation of parameters for the multiband compression based on stored user data and based on environmental data determined while rendering the audio signals audible. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A telephone communication system comprising:
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a service provider; and
a mobile phone comprising an antenna for transmitting and receiving call and voice signals;
a transmitter/receiver coupled to the antenna for transmitting and receiving the call and voice signals;
control circuitry, including a processor which executes instructions, coupled to the transmitter/receiver for controlling the transmission and reception of the call and audio signals;
an audio transducer coupled to the control circuitry for amplifying the call and audio signals;
a microphone coupled to the control circuitry for receiving audio signals;
a memory coupled to the control circuitry holding instructions, executable by the processor, for applying multiband compression to the audio signals, including generation of parameters for the multiband compression based on stored user data and based on environmental data determined while rendering the audio signals audible, and for communicating with the service provider. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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