Audio communication networks
First Claim
1. A database of “
- audio communication codes”
for determining the optimal sound amplitudes to be relayed to the respective ears of the parties in an electronic audio communication, comprising “
hearing thresholds”
, “
hearing loudness” and
“
voice intonation”
tables in the spectral domain S, wherein the data elements of said tables may be related to one of the ears of the communicating person, and are enumerated in “
SPL dB”
units, whereinan element (ATL)i of the “
hearing thresholds”
table represents the magnitude of amplification factors (ATL) in the spectral domain, of sounds reaching one of the ears of a person, needed to bring his hearing level to a level, equivalent to that of a normal person, and,elements (AL)j of the “
hearing loudness”
table represent the loudnesses extending from the minimal to the maximal tolerable loudness levels in the spectral domain (S) including the mid-level of loudness denoted as the “
comfort”
level L=C and,an element (AV)k of the “
voice intonation”
table represents a distribution of the voice articulation loudness levels in the spectral domain (S) and wherein,any combination of the elements [(AT)i, (AL)j, (AV)k] of said tables may be represented by a unique code in the spectral domain (S), wherein a “
multiplication”
of two Codes [(ATL)i, (AL)j, (AV)k] and [(ATL)l, (AL)m, (AV)n] each attributable to a different person, is not commutative, and is defined for a “
comfort”
loudness level Li=Ci by
[(ATC)i,(ALC)j,(AV)k]*[(ATC)l,(ALC)m,(AV)n]=[(ATC)i+(ALC)j]*(AV)k[Σ
S(AV)k/Σ
S(ATC+ALC)m]
(I);
or
[(ATC)l,(ALC)m,(AV)n]*[(ATC)i,(ALC)j,(AV)k]=[(ATC)l+(ALC)m]*(AV)n[Σ
S(AV)n/Σ
S(ATC+ALC)k]
(II);
where(I) gives the optimal sound level to be channeled to the ear of one party, and(II) gives the optimal sound level to be channeled to the ear of the other communicating party.
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Abstract
As the possible variations of “Hearing Thresholds”, “Hearing Loudness bandwidths” and “Voice Intonation” characteristics of people are finite, it is proposed to set a Database of these characteristics, where the data elements fully describe the Hearing and Talking characteristics of anyone, while many have the same characteristics. Thus any voice communication between two parties may be optimized by correcting the intensities of the call in the spectral domain, differently for each party and each ear. The optimizations are automatic given the “codes” of the parties and have a minimal latency. The system may be implemented either centrally in the world-wide-web or at the edges, in cellular phones, landline phones, VoIP, VoIM and in the audio parts of entertainment devices.
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15 Claims
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1. A database of “
- audio communication codes”
for determining the optimal sound amplitudes to be relayed to the respective ears of the parties in an electronic audio communication, comprising “
hearing thresholds”
, “
hearing loudness” and
“
voice intonation”
tables in the spectral domain S, wherein the data elements of said tables may be related to one of the ears of the communicating person, and are enumerated in “
SPL dB”
units, whereinan element (ATL)i of the “
hearing thresholds”
table represents the magnitude of amplification factors (ATL) in the spectral domain, of sounds reaching one of the ears of a person, needed to bring his hearing level to a level, equivalent to that of a normal person, and,elements (AL)j of the “
hearing loudness”
table represent the loudnesses extending from the minimal to the maximal tolerable loudness levels in the spectral domain (S) including the mid-level of loudness denoted as the “
comfort”
level L=C and,an element (AV)k of the “
voice intonation”
table represents a distribution of the voice articulation loudness levels in the spectral domain (S) and wherein,any combination of the elements [(AT)i, (AL)j, (AV)k] of said tables may be represented by a unique code in the spectral domain (S), wherein a “
multiplication”
of two Codes [(ATL)i, (AL)j, (AV)k] and [(ATL)l, (AL)m, (AV)n] each attributable to a different person, is not commutative, and is defined for a “
comfort”
loudness level Li=Ci by
[(ATC)i,(ALC)j,(AV)k]*[(ATC)l,(ALC)m,(AV)n]=[(ATC)i+(ALC)j]*(AV)k[Σ
S(AV)k/Σ
S(ATC+ALC)m]
(I);
or
[(ATC)l,(ALC)m,(AV)n]*[(ATC)i,(ALC)j,(AV)k]=[(ATC)l+(ALC)m]*(AV)n[Σ
S(AV)n/Σ
S(ATC+ALC)k]
(II);where (I) gives the optimal sound level to be channeled to the ear of one party, and (II) gives the optimal sound level to be channeled to the ear of the other communicating party. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
- audio communication codes”
Specification